There have been a number of attempts to add digital sound processing tech to analog guitars, to create all-in-one rockers, make mobile MIDI machines, or to give players numerous guitar tones in one ...

Zivix launched a compact digital guitar called the JamStik in 2013 that allowed pickers to keep their calluses nice and hard while traveling by chording on real strings. It only had five frets though, ...

Magic Instruments co-founder and CEO Brian Fan knows the pain of learning new instruments. A Juilliard-trained pianist before starting his own company, he spent years trying to learn the guitar, only ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As Gibson Guitar Corp. launches a new digital model, company head Henry Juszkiewicz can close his eyes and almost hear the music. “The defining moment will be when a certain lick in ...

If HAL 9000 made a guitar, it would probably look a lot like the Fusion. Freshly launched on Indiegogo, it might just be one of the smartest guitars we’ve ever encountered. Sure, there are other smart ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Scott Legato/Getty Images Jerry Cantrell may not be completely averse to using digital ...

Axe Digital Guitar, a device first conceived by reverse-engineering a Guitar Hero game controller to play real music, is among the first startups to seek a "micro-IPO" under federal crowdfunding ...

Believe it or not, this electronic guitar is actually a Gentoo Linux box, running a 500MHz AMD Geode processor, an 8.4-inch, 800x600 LCD touch screen with an SSH server and a MIDI output. It is made ...

In a quiet meeting room one level above the NAMM show floor in Anaheim, Calif., Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz opened a guitar case revealing the future of Gibson instruments: a digital guitar. Eleven ...

Based in Sydney, Australia, Misa Digital has created a revolutionary string-less digital guitar. Their aim was to develop a simple and effective instrument with a minimalistic interface and a ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Medios y Media/Getty Images Guthrie Govan made recent appearance at a Charvel guitar ...