USB Electric Guitar

The Peterson StroboStomp2 replaces the original Peterson StroboStomp; the world’s first Virtual Strobe tuner in a stompbox. It features improved battery life; additional Sweetened Tunings for electric & acoustic guitar, bass, Dobro, pedal steel guitar,and electric violin; and offers four user-programmable Sweeteners. More Info!

Feature:
The StroboStomp2’s die-cast aluminum chassis features industry standard Neutrik 1/4″ and XLR jacks , blue accent lighting and is finished in a Titanium Pearl coat that will keep it looking great even after years of getting stomped on.

100% True Bypass is accomplished via a rugged 3PDT stomp switch which allows the player to mute both regular and DI outputs to allow silent tuning to an incredible 0.1 cent accuracy. Open string Buzz Feiten settings for guitar, bass, and 12-string are included with drop-and capo-tuning transposition and, as if all that was not enough, a built-in active DI (with a power saving mode for longer battery life) for acoustic and bass guitarists. The StroboStomp2 is constructed from heavy-duty die-cast aluminum and even has a 9VDC output to power other pedals. More features!

Sound:
Have been set mine for true bypass so sound isn’t an issue.

Ease of Use:
Took a few times to get used to the strobe display. You don’t have any problems with it now. Scrolling through the menu is simple enough.

Value:
A little pricy but worth it for the accuracy and abundance of features. Check latest price!

Overall:
Accuracy is paramount for tuners and the Peterson is the most accurate have ever had. Now these guitars are properly intonated. The difference is very noticeable. If all you need is a stage tuner then the Boss will work just fine but if you need something more accurate for intonating then the Peterson is the way to go.

Technical Info:
* Peterson Custom Sweetened Tunings Include: Electric Guitar, Bass, Acoustic, 12-String,Steel Guitar, Dobro and Violin
* Power-Saving DI and True Bypass Modes
* One-Button Access to Favorite Sweeteners
* 4 User-Programmable Sweetener Banks
* Metal Neutrik 1/4 in. and XLR Jacks
* 100% True Bypass Switching with Heavy Duty 3PDT Stomp Switch for Silent Tuning
* Real-Time Virtual Strobe Technology
* Accuracy to 1/10th of a Cent (30 Times More Accurate than LED / Needle Tuners)
* Buzz Feiten Tuning System® Open String Offsets
* Drop/Capo Transposition for All Tunings
* Built-in Mute-able Active DI
* Power-Sharing 9V DC Input / Output or 9V Battery
* Rock Solid Die-Cast Construction
* Ergonomically Designed to Protect LCD and Stomp Switch

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Do you have a Mac ? Do you have an electric guitar?

Yes  you  can  record  your  guitar using  your  mac.  You  don’t  need  an  amplifier, effect to record your great music.

You can connect your guitar to Mac through your computer’s audio line in jack, or through an audio interface that connects to your computer via a USB or FireWire cable.

What you need?

- 1/4 inch guitar lead
- 1/4 inch to 1/8 inch adapter
- a headphone or speakers

For more details check this step by step connection!

It is a curious paradox of the music industry: guitars, especially rock guitarists, are often regarded as trends when it comes to fashion and culture, but when it comes to their instruments, they are very conservative. Innovations such as electronic active, guitar and synthesizers Steinberger of the fearless steps in the field of head instruments in the 80 have not been able to make much on the market. Gibson and Fender continue to dominate the market for electric guitar much as they did in 1950 and 60. Even with the entry of new competitors into the market over the years, as Ibanez, Paul Reed Smith and Charvel / Jackson, the electric guitar has remained basically unchanged with one to three magnetic pickups and a mess of wires that connects controls. But things may be about to change!

Over the past couple of years some have arrived over the innovations that have transformed completely common sense – or at least the conventional electronic guitar to the head. The first is the string nylon solid body electric guitar. The first time I saw one of these in the hands of metal as Yngwie Malmsteen and was blown away by the sound. For any artist who is trying to incorporate elements of the classical guitar in his repertoire, this instrument provides the classic soft tone of a nylon string guitar with the traditional feel comfortable and the action of a solid axe.

This has been made possible thanks to the enormous progress made in recent years in the field of technology piezo pickup. Without going into too many technical details, piezoelectric differs from the traditional magnetic collection in which the piezoelectric element vibrates with the chain, sending an electrical signal that the vibrations to a preamplifier within the guitar for processing, rather than capture a representation of the electromagnetic vibrations that can then be sent directly to an amplifier, preamplifier or aboard ships in the event of further configuration of the desired signal.

The piezoelectric eliminates the need for steel chains, which otherwise interact with the magnetic collection, and also produces more satisfactory results for players with a lighter fingerstyle technique. So you think this is just another step in fantasy, Parker has produced a nylon rope version of his famous “Fly” and the other model-and even arrived, Sadowski Guitars, is producing a style Telecaster model employing the same technology.

Another intriguing is the development in the area of guitar-computer interface. This has been a long time coming, and if we take into account the explosion in the popularity of digital recording with Pro Tools and similar software, it is surprising it took as long as it did.

By far the leader in this field is the line 6 Variax model. Now, I will be the first to admit that I know enough about computer technology to be dangerous, but I tell you what I know from what I have read and from my friends and acquaintances who have played the Variax. I should also point out that I am in no way affiliated with the Line 6 or any of its subsidiaries or partners.

The Variax is, in accordance with the line 6 brochure a “digital modeling” that allows the guitar player to switch between a wide variety of possible sounds into an instrument. The sounds of an acoustic 12-string, Fender Stratocaster style single coils, Les Paul humbuckers, banjo, chimes and dozens of others are all available at the flick of a switch. The best part is that all these tonal variations are available for free hum. For the musician of work, this means not having to lug around five to seven guitars, providing him with all the sounds you need.

The real test, however, the hearing is one of these fine instruments in action, so if you want to check one out, a list of authorized distributors is available on the website of Line 6. At a MSRP of about $ 1000 for mid-line Variax 600 – is also available in the 300 and 700 – which is not cheap, but for professionals or amateurs with money to burn, can be a good investment .

There is much more to be developed in the near future with the improvement of computer technology and miniaturization. Whole racks of effects can now be had in a box the size of a pack of cigarettes. This is certainly a blessing for the musician in terms of price and effort necessary to move the team.

I am sure that one day that an entire guitarist rig, with the exception that the instrument itself will be within the body of the guitar itself. And while that may not be a relief for the guitarist who is in his home among its racks of effects processors, the time is not expected, and he finds himself ultimately at a crossroads in the development of musical instruments , both men made in the 1930’s and 40’s when the acoustic guitar was forced to make way for the first electric guitar.

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