intel fender

guitardevil2005 · #1 02-26-2006, 11:57 PM

has any one else seen this guitar that is going to be coming out , its a f ully functional electric guitar but also has a computer built inside so you can search the web and play ur favorite music on it?

Champagne Mist · #2 02-27-2006, 12:00 AM

finally!!! i can't even count how many times i've needed to check my email mid-solo.

damo7v · #3 02-27-2006, 12:36 AM

hmm. hi-res lcd fretboard?

could switch between vines and pyramids on the fly!

pawel · #4 02-27-2006, 04:17 AM

And you could download tabs while you're playing ;-)

ibanezcollector · #5 02-27-2006, 04:40 AM

play your backing tracks anywhere your guitar is would be a cool thing..

well only cool thing I could think of that was realistic.

vette6600 · #6 02-27-2006, 05:04 AM

so you are saying i could play some funk, and search for naked babes at the same time?!............must suck when your "computer" crashes during a gig

guitardevil2005 · #7 02-27-2006, 05:09 PM

lol, i would post pics but i dont have a scaner

fettouhi · #8 02-27-2006, 05:13 PM

A Fender with a pentium inside? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. What kind of OS does it have?

ROTFLMAO

Regards

André

buddroyce · #9 02-27-2006, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pawel

And you could download tabs while you're playing ;-)

Now, if you could download tabs and have the correct fingering show up on the LCD fretboard, that be cool. It'd make my half-@$$ed playing even lazier than it is right now.

Racerx2k · #10 02-27-2006, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fettouhi

A Fender with a pentium inside? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. What kind of OS does it have?

ROTFLMAO

Regards

André

Be prepared to re-boot your guitar, multiple times a day!!!

wallopwallop · #11 02-27-2006, 05:46 PM

http://www.popgadget.net/2006/01/fender_and_inte_1.php

It looks like a Marketing gimmick to me. If we were any closer to April I'd swear it was actually a prank!

technomancer · #12 02-27-2006, 08:04 PM

If done correctly this could be awesome... unfortunately from the photo it doesn't look like it's done correctly.

Think about software possibilities... a guitar with built in digital effects, tuner, metronome, drum machine, soft synths, digital recording. As a studio tool this could be awesome. Even better, imagine an OLED fretboard that can display chord and scale fingerings on the fretboard in realtime. As a studio or learning tool this could be awesome.

Unfortunately this looks like it has none of those things.

Hmmm.... maybe I should start writing a patent application for that OLED fretboard idea

NeglectedField · #13 02-27-2006, 09:36 PM

I saw this in Guitarist magazine not so long ago.

I don't think that they think it'd take off, it's just introducing a new concept I reckon. I guess if you need to search for a tab in the middle of a gig (when you're doing a cover) it'd be good...

Or maybe if you could record stuff online to another computer with no latency (not saying that'd be possible), in the comfort of your own home...you could guest on someone else's album moments after receiving an email from them!

Quite silly, though

Jem#5150 · #14 02-27-2006, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fettouhi

A Fender with a pentium inside? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. What kind of OS does it have?

ROTFLMAO

Regards

André

well, most intels fun on, oh crap, WINDOWS. how about a guitar that crashes and get viruses. and steals you credit card number? lol. well, i guess it would be neat to have garageband on your guitar, to record on the fly.