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[Jeri Ellsworth] finally set aside some time to talk about the build process for her Commodore 64 bass keytar. We think what started by taking a band saw to the guitar body ended up as a fantastic new instrument. When she was showing off the project at Maker Faire we really only got a cursory look at what it could do. Her most recent video covers all that went into pulling off the project. Once … [Read more...]
We like what we're seeing and hearing with [Dorian Damon's] newest version of the Potentar. This is revision 2.0 of the instrument we saw in a December links post. He calls it the Potentar, since it uses a linear potentiometer in a way similar to how the frets on a guitar work (Potentiometer + Guitar = Potentar). The first thing you should notice is the case upgrade. The original used what … [Read more...]
This peculiar instrument, called the Dronitar, is completely made from scrap. Interestingly, it sounds pretty good. You can hear the dronitar in action in the video after the break.The call this a "2 stringed" instrument,and most who are instrumentally savvy will find a bit of confusion here. They are referring to the string that you play as well as a small string that is struck against the … [Read more...]
It becomes obvious when you listen to this player guitar that it's not a human being playing. But the only reason for that is the unrelenting precision with which the songs are played. In addition to that accuracy, it's interesting to note that this tune is normally played by a group of guitarists but here the machine manages to do it on one instrument. And we think it sounds fantastic! This … [Read more...]
[Rob Morris] has been hard at working improving his guitar augmentation techniques. Here he's demonstrating the use of an iPhone to control the effects while he plays. This builds on the work he shared a few years ago where he strapped a Wii remote to the body of his ax. Just like the Wii remote, the iPhone includes an accelerometer. As you would expect the best parts of the older hack made it … [Read more...]
[Sam] is working on his Interactive Technology Degree and he made some alterations to this guitar as a class project. It doesn't look much different, but closer inspection will reveal a handful of extra buttons, and a camera module. He actually added a Wii remote to the guitar which is used to control Max/MSP. His pinky is pointing at one of the buttons. That one is red and triggers the … [Read more...]
[Justin Lange's] dad loves playing guitar, but an accident left him with nerve damage that makes it pretty much impossible these days. He just doesn't have the dexterity needed to form the cords using his left hand. But his son's hacking skills are helping him get back into it. [Justin] built a button-based add-on that forms the cords for him. The build has two parts. A frame mounts over the … [Read more...]
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