Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: Will on September 13, 2007, 08:47:22 PM
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http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/Introducing%20Powertune_%20Gibson_/
Well a friend just showed me that, just thought i would let the rest of you know about it.
(in time out as i guess it fits here)
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So they're really taking it on..
I was suprised when I first heard about it - I doubt anybody will buy it.
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you can buy the system seperately for about £600
http://www.tronical.com/
maybe when they get it down to around £150 it will be worth considering
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Noone will buy it partly because it just doesnt fit with Gibson's image. If Ibanez used it then maybe, but only maybe because it's clearly going to cost a BOMB, have many drawbacks and hiccups, and just not be RAWK enough. plus it's just another thing to go wrong.
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I do believe I saw Jimmy Page using this (maybe a prototype).
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Page used a different one with an LCD didn't he?
I was going to have a look at those to compare them (general interest, not going to buy one) but couldn't remember what they were called
£600 is a lot, I agree with Wez, would be fun and convenient for 150, but thats about it
looks like these have been around for a bit and I was a little slow :P
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^ did'nt pay much attention as I am more 'old skool', just thought mightta been a proto
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Page certainly had something called the Transperformance (http://transperformance.com/test/f_jim.html) Performer bridge system.
It was quite a few years ago, as you can tell from the pic of the black-haired, slimline JP!
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Gibson doing a line6 idea then
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Gibson doing a line6 idea then
no, line 6 (and Fender) change the tuning through digital pitch shifting, the Gibson system actually moves the machine heads to physically change the tuning of the strings.
as a no extra cost feature i can see it catching on, it's perfect for beginners, but currently i can't really see who's going to use it. first saw this about three years ago, so everyone check back in another few years to see does it still exist :wink: remember, most guitarists are luddites!
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Clever idea, but I wonder how much it weighs? I have visions of letting go of the neck for a second and the headstock plummeting towards the floor....
It's not as if tuning a guitar is actually all that difficult or time-consuming in the first place... but I suppose if you used different tunings for every song it would be neat.
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actually, what we all need is a little Richard Thompson sitting on our headstock, happily tuning away between tunes while entertaining everyone with anecdotes about what he got up to in the sixties :wink:
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automatic tuning is a great idea, eventually it will catch on to the masses but i dont think this is the ideal solution just yet
It is relatively uninvasive which has to be a good thing.
one question, can you actually use the tuner buttons as normal? They are apparently locking tuners so restringing is ok but what happens if i am dumb enough to try and tune normally!!
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actually, what we all need is a little Richard Thompson sitting on our headstock, happily tuning away between tunes while entertaining everyone with anecdotes about what he got up to in the sixties :wink:
:lol: :lol: Brilliant idea! Down the patent office with it quick!
He'd probably be a bit lighter than the Gibson tuners too.
one question, can you actually use the tuner buttons as normal?
Apparently you can - "In the event that you are caught out with a low battery, the Powerheads can function as standard tuners for manual tuning." Phew!
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actually, what we all need is a little Richard Thompson sitting on our headstock, happily tuning away between tunes while entertaining everyone with anecdotes about what he got up to in the sixties :wink:
...and then another little Richard Thompson on the bridge so you can fingerpick as good as that envy-enducing git.
:twisted:
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Isn't this just a LP version of the VG strat?
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nop, VG strat changes the pitch, this changes the tuning
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I thought the VG strat did that too?
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The VG strat essentially has a pitch shifter. You play strings that are tuned normally and it changes the note to a different tuning for you.
this system physically re-tunes the strings rather than modelling the tuning
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ahh clever, but as Philly says wonder how much it weighs
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The VG strat essentially has a pitch shifter. You play strings that are tuned normally and it changes the note to a different tuning for you.
this system physically re-tunes the strings rather than modelling the tuning
Ahh right i get it now, thanks for that :D
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ahh clever, but as Philly says wonder how much it weighs
on the website that Wez linked. it said that it is the same weight as gotoh tuners
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on the website that Wez linked. it said that it is the same weight as gotoh tuners
That's pretty impressive - look at the pics of the Strat tuners in this review (http://www.tronical.com/downloads/git_bass_artikel.pdf), they're enormous!