linuxguitar.org | electric guitar powered by Linux

[RAV TUX]

Awesome project:

Project details (http://linuxguitar.org/?page_id=2)

Community effort to design and construct an extremely functional electric guitar powered by Linux.


http://linuxguitar.org/

[yabbadabbadont]

Good lord... what is the world coming to?

Future concert mishap: "Ummmm... hold on a moment folks. I've got to reboot my guitar..." :roll:

(Ok, that isn't too likely, given that it will be linux based, but still...)

[RAV TUX]

Good lord... what is the world coming to?

Future concert mishap: "Ummmm... hold on a moment folks. I've got to reboot my guitar..." :roll:Yes but it may perform better...:)

[yabbadabbadont]

Yes but it may perform better...:)

In my opinion (which doesn't mean much I'll grant you), if the artist can't sit down with an acoustical guitar and sound good, they don't deserve to be performing in front of a crowd.

Edit: Unless the crowd is well armed with various objects from the vegetable family. :D

[rocknrolf77]

At least you get a drm free guitar. Imagine a guitar with vista : Sorry but you can't play that song until you rent the rights for the song. :)

Or maybe : You seem to have a pirated version of vista guitar. Even though you bought it. Genuine vista guitar advantage. "GVGA" :-D

Linux guitars rocks :guitar:

[NewOldTimer]

Can I order mine with 4 fat string's only? Are they free as in beer? Oh what the hey, I'll take one since Bill's not getting anymore of my $$$$.

[CPtAJ]

I love all these open-source inspired projects popping up all over the place these days. Theres the dude's in germany designing a car, open prosthetics communities, open source kite design for sailing, open cola, the open-source Wii modchip and now this...

Its a revolution, folks.

[Bezmotivnik]

This makes absolutely not one lick of sense to me.

Not one.

[IYY]

This makes absolutely not one lick of sense to me.

Not one.

It's an electric guitar that can be used to play music, but also record, and do sound processing with an embedded Linux system. The creator of this guitar has already made an acoustic Linux guitar, although it is only a Linux guitar in spirit: it has the Ubuntu Canada logo on it, and is located in the Linux cafe. Doesn't run Linux, or any other OS.

[RAV TUX]

It's an electric guitar that can be used to play music, but also record, and do sound processing with an embedded Linux system. The creator of this guitar has already made an acoustic Linux guitar, although it is only a Linux guitar in spirit: it has the Ubuntu Canada logo on it, and is located in the Linux cafe. Doesn't run Linux, or any other OS.

cool so is it located at the "Real" Linux Cafe in Japan or is actually at the Linuxcaffe in Toronto?

[IYY]

cool so is it located at the "Real" Linux Cafe in Japan or is actually at the Linuxcaffe in Toronto?

The one right here, in Toronto.

[Nonno Bassotto]

In my opinion (which doesn't mean much I'll grant you), if the artist can't sit down with an acoustical guitar and sound good, they don't deserve to be performing in front of a crowd.

You're not quite right. Altough I don't see the need for a guitar with an embedded computer, I can assure you that playing electric guitar is quite a different matter from playing an acoustic one. This doesn't mean that if you play the electric well you are not able to play the acoustic, but you may be just a decent player of acoustic.

:guitar:

[yabbadabbadont]

You're not quite right. Altough I don't see the need for a guitar with an embedded computer, I can assure you that playing electric guitar is quite a different matter from playing an acoustic one. This doesn't mean that if you play the electric well you are not able to play the acoustic, but you may be just a decent player of acoustic.

:guitar:

Actually I AM quite right. As I stated, it is my opinion. Therefore it is right. All other opinions are wrong/evil/spawn of Satan/must be punished with Hellfire.

:lolflag:

(Oh Lord, I used one of the hideous new smilies. I must go off and hurt myself now...)

[NewOldTimer]

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yabbadabba.........dont

[Choad]

In my opinion (which doesn't mean much I'll grant you), if the artist can't sit down with an acoustical guitar and sound good, they don't deserve to be performing in front of a crowd.

Edit: Unless the crowd is well armed with various objects from the vegetable family. :D
true, but then again you cant sound like muse without a **** ton of digital effects. this would be the badboy of all electric guitars, you could litterally load any effect you wanted. as long as it has enough controls

i tant to be seeing at least one touch pad, a kill switch, a pickup selector and a half dozen knobs for custome effects

[yabbadabbadont]

true, but then again you cant sound like muse without a **** ton of digital effects. this would be the badboy of all electric guitars, you could litterally load any effect you wanted. as long as it has enough controls

i tant to be seeing at least one touch pad, a kill switch, a pickup selector and a half dozen knobs for custome effects

With this guitar, why bother with a performer at all. Just program it to play whatever the crowd wants to hear and leave it on a stand in the middle of the stage... :lol: The recording companies will love it! No unpredictable humans to worry about.

[yabbadabbadont]

yabbadabba.........dont

Good one. :D

[parker13]

This is a cool idea. The computer is becoming an essential part of the guitar player's arsenal. It can be used for everything from playing along with tracks to recording with an instant drummer.

The present problems is that most of the software is for Windows and also you end up stuck near your computer with a great big guitar on your lap - not ideal.

To combine the guitar and the computer is the next logical step.

Still, there are a lot of drawbacks with this idea. Putting a motherboard into an electric guitar will mean cutting away lots of tonewood and affecting the sound of the instrument.

Line 6 are the big players in this market, but all of their stuff is Windows based. It would be great to see an open source alternative.

[Choad]

*feels yabbadabbadont misses the points of live digital effects completely*

[Choad]

http://www.mansonguitars.co.uk/photos/Laser/muse_guitar_1.JPG

http://www.mansonguitars.co.uk/photos/Laser/muse_guitar_1_back.JPG

thats one of matts guitars. they are pretty much *the* best live band of recent years. so dont go saying digital effects dont belong on the stage :p

[yabbadabbadont]

*feels yabbadabbadont misses the points of live digital effects completely*

*feels Chod doesn't grasp the concept of humerous exaggeration*

:D

Besides, Hendrix didn't need any live digital effects... You've got to love a guy who could play the National Anthem using mostly feedback.

:guitar:

(Ahhhh! It's getting to be a habit now. Must severely punish self for smilie abuse)

[parker13]

*feels Chod doesn't grasp the concept of humerous exaggeration*

:D

Besides, Hendrix didn't need any live digital effects... You've got to love a guy who could play the National Anthem using mostly feedback.

:guitar:

(Ahhhh! It's getting to be a habit now. Must severely punish self for smilie abuse)

Er, that would be feedback generated by a stack load of analogue effects pedals, such as an Arbiter Fuzz Face. Jimi pretty much invented the use of guitar effects pedals. The job of the current digital stuff is to try to emulate his sounds without spending a stack load of cash.

[yabbadabbadont]

Er, that would be feedback generated by a stack load of analogue effects pedals, such as an Arbiter Fuzz Face. Jimi pretty much invented the use of guitar effects pedals. The job of the current digital stuff is to try to emulate his sounds without spending a stack load of cash.

Yes, but they weren't digital effects. ;)

None of the digital crap sounds anywhere near as good as the old analog setups. Of course, that is just my opinion. (see previous posts about the value of opinions that conflict with mine :lol:)

[parker13]

Yes, but they weren't digital effects. ;)

None of the digital crap sounds anywhere near as good as the old analog setups. Of course, that is just my opinion. (see previous posts about the value of opinions that conflict with mine :lol:)

True, you can't beat analogue effects, but digital stuff does have its place.

if you've every tried to mike-up and record a Marshall stack played at full volume you'd appreciate the ease at which you can get a great (albeit not quite as good) recorded sound from digital effects.

[yabbadabbadont]

if you've every tried to mike-up and record a Marshall stack played at full volume you'd appreciate the ease at which you can get a great (albeit not quite as good) recorded sound from digital effects.

Every great artist knows that you have to suffer for your art man! :lol: