The Teaching Guitar
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:05 am
I have often wondered if a guitar could actually show you around the fretboard in some way and even play songs like those self-playing pianos you might see in gift shops. Ridiculous? Not any more...

I actually have one of these. A novelty to be sure but it did show me how to play some songs in real time. I teach my guitar students with it.

Tabber is interesting but way too geeky for me. Nobody wants to play a guitar with wires all over it.

ColorChord is software that rects to the vibrations of your guitar. You can assign a different color to every pitch. Where you put the LEDs is entirely up to you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_i6bse7SKw
Just a Thought: If I could put any assigned color into my fretboard (12 pitches = 12 colors) and then have it react to my playing style in real time it would make for a pretty awesome spotlight solo don't you think?

I actually have one of these. A novelty to be sure but it did show me how to play some songs in real time. I teach my guitar students with it.

Tabber is interesting but way too geeky for me. Nobody wants to play a guitar with wires all over it.

ColorChord is software that rects to the vibrations of your guitar. You can assign a different color to every pitch. Where you put the LEDs is entirely up to you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_i6bse7SKw
Just a Thought: If I could put any assigned color into my fretboard (12 pitches = 12 colors) and then have it react to my playing style in real time it would make for a pretty awesome spotlight solo don't you think?