Gibson Tuning system

[Will]

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)

[noodleplugerine]

So they're really taking it on..

I was suprised when I first heard about it - I doubt anybody will buy it.

[WezV]

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

[indysmith]

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.

[Dakine]

I do believe I saw Jimmy Page using this (maybe a prototype).

[Will]

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

[Dakine]

^ did'nt pay much attention as I am more 'old skool', just thought mightta been a proto

[Philly Q]

Page certainly had something called the Transperformance Performer bridge system.

It was quite a few years ago, as you can tell from the pic of the black-haired, slimline JP!

[sgmypod]

Gibson doing a line6 idea then

[blue]

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     remember, most guitarists are luddites!

[Philly Q]

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.

[blue]

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  

[WezV]

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!!

[Philly Q]

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  

 :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!

[HTH AMPS]

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  

...and then another little Richard Thompson on the bridge so you can fingerpick as good as that envy-enducing git.

 :twisted: