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Guitar Rising for Real Guitar Heroes

I never got the whole Guitar Hero, Rock Band and their fake guitars playing thingie, which require so much practice to master that you may as well use a real guitar to become as good as Satriani. That's why I love the idea of Guitar Rising, which can use any real electric guitar, from a Fender Telecaster to a Gibson Les Paul. The software teaches you how to play actual songs, tracking your accuracy much like Guitar Hero would do, as their demo video shows.

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9:20 AM on Thu Feb 7 2008
By Jesus Diaz
223,301 views, 125 comments

Latest by Gilbert: My old American Standard Strat is getting dusty in lieu of my Martin acoustic. I would buy this in a heartbeat. more »

musical instruments

Guitar Captured with Enough Coke Stashed Aboard to Take Us All to Electric Ladyland

What on earth would make this Stratocaster clone worth well over a million dollars? As you can see in the pic above, the electric guitar was stuffed with lots of cocaine, that's what. We former musicians are well aware that the gigsters always have the best blow, but this guitar player went overboard when he decided to fly from Costa Rica to Rome with his drastically modified Squier ax in tow. Too bad The Man noticed a bit of telltale powdery residue poking out of a conspicuous spot on this git-box. We have another pic of the guitar before it was dismantled, looking perfectly innocent. More »

9:45 AM on Fri Oct 26 2007
By Charlie White
37,067 views, 42 comments

Latest by Barfolemew: These guys check everything, I was carrying my guitar through Logan about 11 years ago coming the Philippines and the case was lined with Anhydrous copper sulfate. The chemical is used as a drying agent and keeps my guitar rust more »

gadgets

Hello Kitty Stratocaster Guitars

So, today I realized it has been almost two months since our last Hello Kitty related post, which happens to be two months too long. So here is a Fender Hello Kitty Stratocaster guitar. It is available in pink or black and features the famous Hello Kitty head. If bass guitar is more of your bag, there is always the Bronco featuring that son of a bitch penguin, Badtz-Maru. Either guitar will set you back $200 from Musicians Friend with optional Hello Kitty accessories also available. – Travis Hudson More »

4:15 PM on Tue Dec 19 2006
By Travis Hudson
1,851 views, 14 comments

Latest by combat chuck: I would pay money to see one of the guys from Slipknot rocking the Hello Kitty strat. more »

gadgets

Fender, Intel to Make "Surf Guitar"

Probably my two most favorite things in life are jamming out to a guitar and watching pornographic movies on the Internet. My life has been rough because I couldn t possibly do both at once. Intel and Fender have answered my call by developing this Telecaster that has a HP TC1100 tablet integrated into it. It features Intel Centrino technology for wireless sharing and downloading of your favorite tunes. I can't wait to try out some pornography on this baby. It will give a whole new meaning to "rock out with your..." erm... More »

9:59 AM on Fri Feb 3 2006
By Travis Hudson
507 views, 5 comments

Latest by mikeT: What's the point? Many musicians use software based processing to get their sound. This would eliminate a laptop or desktop in/around their rack and the extra hassle of having to carry yet another component around. Plus a computer more »

gadgets

Hello Kitty Fender. Repeat: Hello. Kitty. Fender.

No sir, this isn t some crappy, off-brand guitar plastered with Hello Kitty, this is a respectable Fender Stratocaster featuring the face of that cute and cuddly kitty that seems to be plastered on gadgets worldwide. This Fender costs $230 and there pretty much isn t a reason to NOT get one. David Ponce over at OhGizmo says it best: " every time you buy a Hello Kitty product, your soul gets an extra year in Heaven." But then again, David also huffs paint thinner. More »

5:38 PM on Tue Dec 6 2005
By Travis Hudson
880 views, 4 comments

Latest by gunnk: This is a "Squire by Fender" Stratocaster and NOT a Fender Stratocastor. I own/play a Fender Standard Strat: they're a rather different beast than the Squire by Fender guitars. A Fender Standard Strat starts around $370 via more »

gadgets

Fender Pocket-Sized Tuner Keychain

For the avid musician on the go, having an instrument in perfect tune is a must. Just imagine if Rush tried playing "2112" without being in tune? A disaster. Fender wants you to make sure your Telecaster, Strat, or any product made by them is in tune so they don't get a bad rep when you're playing. So they created the Speed-e (Get it? If not, go pick up guitar 101 and keep reading) keychain tuner for tuning on the go. It's about the size of a 1/4" instrument jack and has a little LED indicator. It works by tuning your high E string and then using your ear to do the rest or by playing an E on B,G,D,A, and low E. A new approach to tuning. At $19.95, the price isn't bad, either. A great gift for the holidays. We're sure you know a coffee shop musician in need of a tuner. More »

9:40 AM on Wed Nov 23 2005
By gizmodo.com
334 views, 1 comment

Latest by Fnord Prefect: Lollerskates. "2112" is my all-time favorite Rush song. Rush rocks. :) more »

guitars

Intel And Fender Design A New Telecaster

Intel decided to really go all out with Fender on this one. They took the ever-so-popular Telecaster and made it do the digital dance. It looks like the sleek and slender tele at first, but flip it over and you'll reveal a touchscreen with Wi-Fi capabilities. The goal here is silly, but promising. Fender imagines you'll want to surf the web on stage in between songs. I could see this being useful for getting tabs or lyrics for a cover song, but other then that, it seems like a great way to charge a lot of money for a Telecaster. More »

1:05 PM on Mon Nov 21 2005
By gizmodo.com
865 views, 8 comments

Latest by SpudMills: Just be ready for the Blue Screen of Death right in the middle of your solo. Oh, and don't you people put your belt on so the buckle's on the side? I've never known a guitarist who didn't do that. more »