guitars
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Behold The Spectacle Of 14 Guitars Played By An Arduino-Powered Army
Sound art is a term that’s almost always cause for concern, but this elegant installation by artist Ruben Dhers is gloriously captivating. In “Playa”, 14 guitars lying under a tangled canopy of wires are listlessly strummed by an orchestra of 31 fabric-clad DC motors conducted (in the musical sense) by an Arduino processor.
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How To Shred On A Guitar With Your Foot
A group of students in Japan is trying to develop a machine that lets you pluck guitar strings with your foot. The technology could one day help people who only have one arm play guitar. Some day we might have a world of Rick Allen-like guitar players.
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Sinuous: The Guitar Designed Like An Eames Chair
Musical styles come and go but electric guitar designs — not so much. Any design that doesn’t fit within a few long-accepted cookie-cutters is met with contempt. Cars and toasters have been updated to reflect more sophisticated thinking, so why haven’t guitars?
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Millennium Falcon Guitar Guarantees You A Spot In The Cantina Band
It’s not the first Millennium Falcon guitar mod we’ve seen, but Brian Fisk’s creation goes the extra mile with an R2-D2 themed headstock, sound effects and even glowing engines. And, unlike that previous creation, this guitar is very much playable.