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Oddball |
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Joined: March 2007 Posts: 841 Location: CA | I've always run a year or two behind the latest craze, but have you guys seen Pocket Guitar, an app for IPhones? OMG. This thing has totally blown me away the better part of the afternoon after being shown to me by my boss, of all people. (We're supposed to working today, ha ha ha). Anyway, there are a zillion vids on youtube for the thing. Here's just one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hIpTo410oU&feature=related Jimi's gotta be spinning in his grave, and Slash and David Gimour are probably doing involuntary twirls themselves. | ||
cholloway |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 2791 Location: Atlanta, GA. | Wow... what's next? Between this, Guitar Hero and who knows what else, there won't be a need for musicical instruments in the next generation. | ||
Jeff W. |
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Joined: November 2003 Posts: 11039 Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | It's the coolest gadget ever... (however, I still prefer the real thing) | ||
Joe Rotax |
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Joined: February 2008 Posts: 747 | Does it only play whatever input it gets from the player or does the programme know the song as well and kind of fill in the blanks here and there. Reason I ask is that there seems to be inputs coming from somewhere other than his hands - this is particularly noticeable with the right hand. Edit - there also seems to be a couple of pull-offs and slides in there that his left hand doesn't do either. Or maybe I'm just to old to see it..lol | ||
OldLiverJones |
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Joined: October 2005 Posts: 803 Location: Avondale, AZ | Originally posted by Oddball: What, you couldn't find a more tallented one to post?Anyway, there are a zillion vids on youtube for the thing. | ||
Waskel |
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Joined: February 2005 Posts: 11840 Location: closely held secret | I have to admit that's pretty stonking cool. | ||
MusicMishka |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 5563 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Does it come with a maple neck? lol | ||
Old Man Arthur |
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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777 Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I don't own one of these, so I don't know how big an iPhone is... But it looks like a pretty tight squeeze for the fingers. | ||
Gallerinski |
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Joined: May 2008 Posts: 4996 Location: Phoenix AZ | That app is very cool. I've been playing it for awhile. I'm not sure it does anything to improve your real playing, but it's fun as hell. | ||
Oddball |
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Joined: March 2007 Posts: 841 Location: CA | I think Iphones are overpriced and overrated gadgets, so I don't have one, and so I've never tried this app my self. To answer other questions: - I don't know, but there DOES seem to be some kind of accompaniment aspect to the gizmo in some vids - If you look at 'pocket guitar hotel california' that guy is just pressing buttons that say the chord name (rather than fingering the 'keyboard'), so again, there are apparently many permutations to how you can use the thing - including modeling for acoustic and various electric sounds - OldLiverJones: I actually looked through quite a few of them before settling on this vid as this one seemed to me to be most like actually playing a guitar (strumming and fingering chords). Figured anyone interested could peruse through the rest. - Of course it will never replace guitars (even if you put the Iphone in a birdseye maple case), but what a hoot. I can also see how it would be a great teaching device if some kind of riff catalog was available to highlight how to play various lead arrangements. | ||
stonebobbo |
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Joined: August 2002 Posts: 8307 Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by Oddball: When I saw that, it reminded me of grade school when we would play 'pop' tunes (along with the old standards) on the autoharp that every single teacher had. And how cool it was when Harrison used one in (ahem) that old Chiffons song.- If you look at 'pocket guitar hotel california' that guy is just pressing buttons that say the chord name (rather than fingering the 'keyboard'), | ||
dweezil |
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Joined: April 2008 Posts: 2336 Location: Brighty in Blighty | Originally posted by Oddball: I very much doubt it. Jimi's gotta be spinning in his grave, and Slash and David Gimour are probably doing involuntary twirls themselves. I can see it now, Jimi setting fire to his iPhone. Hmm?!?!? And really, to compare this toy to what beautiful, soulful music Dave Gilmour can create from his guitar is quite frankly insulting (or at best naive). | ||
Trader Jim |
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Joined: June 2006 Posts: 7307 Location: South of most, North of few | just another marketing gadget. Cool toy, but little else. | ||
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