This guitar BLEW MY MIND (dreamed about it for 15 years)

[@samuraiguitarist]

Oh hey, welcome to the world of weird guitars Paul, glad you made it!

[@logankeilty4529]

@sammy G hi fellow Canadian please respond to me

[@patrickwayne9074]

😆😆😆

[@robbiebrumby2212]

I follow you're channel and just found this one you are both awesome💛

[@paulhughes8294]

Dude that's crazy ass hell I just happened to look at this video and seen the comment on top and my name is Paul

[@vancegalloway5257]

what he said

[@gfalxius1025]

This instrument is to guitar, what a synthesizer is to the piano. It will not replace the good old guitar, but It can open the door to a brand new style of music. I love this.

[@MrPartch]

@Satanic Panic Fun and Games except... some people have already trained on the fretboard and can play melodies easier on a fretboard than on a keyboard

[@headspacetheace]

@Satanic Panic Fun and Games don't think it'll be as popular as the traditional midi keyboard but when this good tracking comes to other guitars and improves it'll be great for any guitarist working with midi, bands use midi keyboards for synths sometimes it would be easier for em w the guitar

[@psychoprosthetic]

It doesn't need to replace a good old guitar - it IS a good old guitar as well. I've always thought midi guitars were for people who didn't like guitars, but this is a good guitar that can do all the other stuff too, and it seems so responsive.

[@Str1ng5]

@@chopholtz4950 hardly a comparison....a lot of musicians out there have "normal" guitars that are way more of the "ferrari" price and they DO use them for very small things...you must not be a gigging musician

[@dannydoyle8731]

@@MrPartch that's exactly my thinking, if I were recording some doodling, I don't have to switch my brain off from guitar to mess with a synthesizer or other instruments to add layers of effects (and I really have no business with any other instruments), but just keep playing on my "guitar".

[@NickNeblo]

Thanks for the review Paul. Do you know if with this guitar you can write tabs as you play along? It should recognise the exact string, bend, slide and so on. That could be the most useful aspect of MIDI guitars.

[@definitelyzeblackcat743]

Hah, that was my thought too. A midi guitar seems unappealing to me, and 'string instruments' are generally easy on a keyboard even if you're not a big piano player. But being able to record vibratos and bends in tabs as you play them could be nice.

[@gerrielubbe3968]

And/or can it do real time sheet music, transposing etc? The cost of a guitar such as this has to weigh up to real money, man-hour and time for its development. To then further develop it adds to the cost needless to say. This is a very brave energetic effort, and will have future applications indeed. Awesome design.

[@richardervins]

Funny question. The guitar obviously is a regular MIDI controller. So you can control any MIDI responsive software. Plus some. 😁

[@valentynnetiaha1519]

I'm a guitar beginner, check my videos, all the donations (if any) will be used for volunteering in Ukraine. Will upload some new ones soon. Thanks!

[@kasman1980]

Yes you can. Record into a miditrack and chose tabs. (Studio one)

[@midashygienicsolutions2872]

Dude you have your soul connected directly to your fingers man so expressive

[@CorneliusMagnus]

It is very easy to achieve when all your original songs are in fact one and the same song over and over and over🤣

[@xyzyzx1253]

@@CorneliusMagnus ????? It’s called having a style, they’re literally Not the same. They’re just his style, Kinda a salty take from you if you ask me 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@improvingguitarist1595]

@@xyzyzx1253 ikr

[@WellzeyWells]

@@xyzyzx1253 he's just jealous he doesn't have a KZbin channel 😂... So he puts his head down and packs his lunch for work haha

[@YellBT]

Should I place my soul before or after my whammy on my pedalboard ?

[@bitumenroad4648]

I can already see some gamers playing dark souls with this

[@elefantemortal3704]

true haha

[@billbergen9169]

thedooo needs one

[@bacicinvatteneaca]

Inb4 LobosJr

[@Mr_Bedlam215]

Don't give me too many ideas lol

[@ninjamasterflex]

I’d play dark souls with it lol 😂

[@thetreeformerlyknownasmike7394]

Hey Paul, just want to say - I love seeing your genuine excitement about things like this! It's so nice to see someone doing what they love and the obvious passion behind it. Always appreciate you choose to share your time with us.

[@alefander4622]

brother?

[@tball5677]

I normally like traditional guitars and am very closed minded when it comes to modern reimagining of classic instruments but this blew me away! My wife already said NO!

[@RByrne]

Yeah,same here. Except replace "wife" with "wallet".

[@rancidfarts8993]

Eggs are the breakfast of champions

[@jaxonrox]

She's right. This probably ain't going to be good in 5 years.

[@TruenorthmtGod]

Ya I bet I don’t even want to look at the price.

[@definitelyzeblackcat743]

@@jaxonrox Yeah it's absolutely not going to last that long. Even now I feel like the midi aspect already sounds outdated. And putting it on a guitar is just a bit convoluted for me.

[@trufflefunk]

The only time I've heard a price that high for a guitar and thought it was reasonable. Great vid ✌️

[@nkechietudo7325]

How much is it?

[@trufflefunk]

@@nkechietudo7325 2990 euros.

[@allengoeddey2719]

@@trufflefunk $3,640 US

[@martys9041]

About a million bucks Australian 😐

[@Dryblack1]

True, it's actually much cheaper than I expected. If I were a better player, I'd totally look into getting one someday

[@ELISHASKYZ]

One thing i enjoyed the most is the you play this guitar. Feels so breath take en relaxing

[@Karlgolden]

My god this guitar is incredible! Great demo Paul!

[@nkechietudo7325]

It looks more expensive than my two kidneys lol! 😂

[@lb7625]

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[@presidentuwu3206]

Ok boomer

[@Karlgolden]

@@presidentuwu3206 I prefer to be a boomer than to be a broke millennial

[@Karlgolden]

@@nkechietudo7325 it’s a very reasonable price for such a sophisticated device that does an incredible job of what so many companies have failed to do in the past. It’s not a big brand as well

[@guitarzilla555]

Back in the day my Dad played a Guitorgan, a 1970's semi hollow body guitar with organ electronics and sensors in every fret. It was way ahead of its time. Just by touching the strings he could play different organ tones while simultaneously picking the guitar. Watching this video, it's crazy how far we've come. I wonder what Dad would have done with this kind of technology.

[@awidikor2821]

Sending love to Dad . May he sleep tight 💙 ☮️

[@MaranathaMetal]

The first thing I can think of is being able to sync guitar chugs and bass drum hits perfectly.

[@111Looping]

"This guitar can sound like any instrument you ever dreamt about." I dreamt about guitar.

[@Slammigon]

We don't do that here

[@leviwarner1119]

It can also sound like a guitar though

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Exactly....enough with the gimmicky horse shit

[@111Looping]

@@leviwarner1119 lol, imagine you buy that guitar to hear the sound of guitar 😄

[@brianbergmusic5288]

Similar story... When I was an electronic musician, I always wanted to play guitar. Then I stopped dreaming. Playing a real instrument changed me forever.

[@kaselier1116]

The note detection is so clean and accurate, I would have sworn it was a synth. I've never seen anything so impressive

[@stevejungdo]

It's simply magic that you can control your pedals thru the guitar. Playing the guitar as you do, I can see why you sweat a lot in doing this video. Simply magical video, thank you 🎸

[@allsosavvy]

Somebody saw Matt Bellamy’s guitar and thought it wasn’t enough

[@jollyca]

I was about to say the same thing: Matt Bellamy had a chaos pad modded into a guitar 15 years ago.

[@AMIRNORAZAN]

Indeed! 😄

[@greysuit17]

Nah, way before Matt guitarists were dreaming of this. People have been dabbling with this stuff and guitar for a long time.

[@StickSkits]

yeah his guitar is a Manson's guitar, I've been to their shop and met the owner, I highly recommend, great place and great people!

[@aunbomb]

Immediately what I thought of

[@nareh1113]

This guitar is beyond impressive. I can't even imagine how long it took them to get it right. Super cool.

[@martin-1965]

I have two small children for sale - price : whatever the guitar costs 😂

[@pauldalton2004]

@@martin-1965 €2900, my dad saw this and is impulse buying this instant, i think i’m about to have divorced parents haha

[@martin-1965]

@@pauldalton2004 Make sure you with whichever parent gets possession of the guitar 😎

[@Fred-gi4uz]

That guitar sounds beautiful, the way you’re playing it….absolutely awesome

[@damnboy1235]

Your enthusiasm for guitars is so contagious. It inspires me to take not only my playing but also my knowledge to a new level. You're a source of happiness and inspiration Paul, keep the awesomeness coming!

[@Michael_Dolences.]

Cool guitar, but I'd still just play Smoke on the Water on it.

[@DaveGaming99]

Anyways here's Wonderwall

[@hochiminhunited1444]

lol!

[@ab_brambila]

But you could play it on every instrument 😏

[@JR0d117]

MAYBE...

[@mattburgess5697]

And I’d get it wrong

[@everbrightmobile9008]

Thank you for taking the time to record this video which help me discover and see what this unique guitar can do🙂

[@christianzafiroglu6705]

In my hands this would be like giving a four year old child a light saber. A lot of useless destruction but I have fun without knowing what I’m doing.

[@Goofy_The_Scot]

As long as you're having fun then that's all that matters imo 😊

[@Musical.Princess]

@@Goofy_The_Scot ikr so true but when you actually know wtf you’re doing then you’re gonna have even more fun

[@onen0zednine753]

I feel like so many of us have dreamed about a guitar like this- oh the possibilities- I am excited

[@reubennb2859]

Listen to the album 'Sand', by Allan Holdsworth in 1987. Almost all synth parts played on guitar synthesiser, it's super futuristic-sounding

[@grumpyoldwizard]

Awesome video. My daughter picked up the Guitar and bass guitar a year ago. She really shows promise. I am trying to give her the tools to succeed. I appreciate your videos.

[@kylereece1979]

The synth tapping section of the video utterly blew my mind. The idea of recreating Synthwave music, or even video game sounds that resemble the classic Commodore 64 or Sega Megadrive on an actual guitar is a dream come true! Absolutely wonderful video with incredible demonstrations and descriptions.

[@Cionaoith]

"You do have to play the notes neatly." I'm out.

[@TheStrick1976]

That's funny

[@HigherPlanes]

I'll buy it if they make the headstock look cool. It's like a kitchen gadget for guitarists.

[@ryun_d3v]

Plus, you cannot play chords it seems?!

[@NicoKyunKyun]

@@ryun_d3v you can strum it. But it's not gonna ring

[@NormenHansen]

Not only that, you have to play in a completely different way which contradicts the naive notion that you could apply your guitar music skills to other instruments this way. I have been playing with guitar-to-midi for a long time now and all systems have the same issues which are not down to the tech but some fundamental incompatibilities between how MIDI and guitars work. Hammer-ons, ghost notes, double notes, bends, the list goes on.

[@regiskraeski]

That guitar is my new dream, I neeeed it!!! Amazing playing as always Paul!

[@nikolanebulus7259]

I'm gonna wait for the fender squier version lol

[@ΟΟύτις]

Or a Chinese copy

[@AdAstraOnYafro]

Fishman triple play connect hexaphonic pickup something like 250 dollars.

[@notone4540]

Yea the price keeps me from buying this one... for now.

[@SamOjalvo]

When is that gonna be out?

[@AdAstraOnYafro]

@@SamOjalvo if you are talking about the fender squire version, I believe that was a joke, the Fishman pickup is available right now on Amazon and is amazing for getting any instrument that can be played with midi to be played on guitar. I tried it on several of my guitars, but have it semi permanent on an Ibanez rga32. Some instruments work better than others but it is kind of intuitive S to what works the best. The cello and other strings are amazing and actually piano and any synth software are great too. Perfect for pads and other ethereal stuff. You don’t get the cool chaos x-y pad, but being a really good midi interface for guitar for 230 bucks it pretty cool. You can trigger midi with any guitar but the true polyphonic ability isn’t really there.

[@Relyx]

I remember the first time I saw a guitar with an XY midi control pad was Matt Bellamy's guitar for playing Madness on Muse's The 2nd Law tour, back in 2012. I remember being mind-blown that there was a guitar with a tiny little pad able to reproduce dubstep sounds.

[@gavinkurn]

I remember seeing that as well and man did I want that guitar

[@thysweetlord]

Was looking for this comment!

[@lukasmenkhoff9035]

Ahh that was actually not a midi touch pad and a synth guitar integrated into a bass guitar

[@guitaristanime]

This guitar shop is actually in my area (Manson's) great shop.

[@connorweller9189]

@@guitaristanime Devon massive

[@josuewilliamrosales205]

I love the sound of the guitar itself and having those features makes it more interesting

[@SFtheWolf]

imagine this with a double locking trem, I need a piano that can dive bomb

[@chrisjanschuite2896]

Oh yeah

[@michaelwilliamson248]

That’s what the x y pad is for!

[@waydebaker33]

@@michaelwilliamson248 not the same....

[@kyleheaser351boombaby]

hell yes

[@eatsblades]

Do it... put it on you tube... tell me... 🤣🤣🤣 I gotta hear that. That is an Awesome concept

[@nitinchainani2739]

Give a cheers to that tapping solo , its just awsome

[@BrianBiggerstaff]

If I had something like this I would never have a reason to leave my apartment.

[@bobthompson937]

I was near to send the same comment before my eyes went down XD

[@verslalchimie5824]

Your neighbors would😊

[@Pokitchange86]

@@verslalchimie5824 😂

[@huela4408]

@@verslalchimie5824love it!

[@fargeeks]

More like you don't need anyone when you're doing a show for the audience on stage

[@yoloyo7019]

Can I just say this is one of the most well done guitar/gear review videos I’ve seen. You conveyed your genuine appreciation for every part really well and showed its insane potential while also really noting your criticisms realistically. Some musical virtuoso genius could be unstoppable with this

[@Kevin-ju1kb]

Indeed my friend. I trust a review that contains honest criticism. It lends credibility to the positive comments. Also, what one person “doesn’t” like may be the exact feature someone else is looking for in their music.

[@ThomasBrunkard]

I see that master craftsman, luthier Pat Beasley is involved in making this instrument. Pat has done some great work for me so this thing is going to play fantastically.

[@jcminvestments9078]

Honestly, I am agree, that is the instruction I was looking for. Love the versatility of playing all kinds of sounds helps to develop any kind of rhythms, I am glad you mentioned it. Thanks for sharing. I’ll get your posters too..

[@anthonydallarosa8314]

What an incredible instrument! I haven’t been this excited about music tech for guitar in years.

[@michaelraimondi4448]

I am like you, I’ve dreamed of this for so long. Many systems like this are either missing something or make the playing experience unnatural or clunky. It looks like you were really able to get lost in playing, which is important.

[@mmiller6873]

Not sure how I missed this video when it came out but sure glad I just found it. That guitar seems to be so damn interesting and super fun to play around with. Well done!!

[@xanderstuff7]

Someone send this to Andrew Huang and get him to hook it up to his modular synth!!! Don't know how you'll get it into space though...

[@SpedSpedding]

“If you play more funk lines it goes more…..” Paul you sounded like a piano pro from a blues bar. 🤣🙌🏻

[@Duderonemy]

Yes! Specifically sounded like Professor Longhair, go look up his stuff and tell me Paul didn't nail it (accidentally?).

[@TheVigilantStewards]

I know I thought it was new orleans for a second! I was like ok ok that mess sounds good haha

[@kidoedee9987]

The part after the funny base line, that part is so addicting to listen too, I keep rewinding too the beginning of that part where you keep looping. Much love

[@killerkite333]

I'd love to see Matt Bellamy, Jonny Greenwood or even Tim Henson would do on this beast.

[@ЂорђеСарић-ц8г]

I guess that Matt will do something extreme with his Manson's

[@charliehanley1503]

Matt Bellamy has guitars very very similar to this with the touchpad and MIDI controls, look at their show from Rome in 2013 and you’ll see him using a guitar like this for a lot of the show

[@ЂорђеСарић-ц8г]

@@charliehanley1503 He's using kaoss pad since BHAR tour (around 2007 HAARP-WEMBLEY) I built one into my Stratocaster and it's a killer combo with whammy 😂

[@ethanvelazquez6077]

Imagine Jimi!

[@steveshadforth]

Or even a decent guitarist

[@SymphanyinSorrow]

I've been following Midi Guitars for so long but never bothered with any of them. FINALLY this seems like one that actually works like how you need it too work. Too expensive for me unfortunately, but I'd say worth the price regardless. Too awesome. Also, can't wait to see all the other musicians I follow use this. Normally kind of boring when you know everyone is going to be making similar videos for a product you don't want, but now I'm actually excited to see them use it lol.

[@sensiblynumb]

Try Jam Origin MIDI GUITAR 2 the best VST guitar to midi software IMHO. As good as this guitar anyways.

[@SymphanyinSorrow]

@@sensiblynumb I'll check that out, thanks!

[@freefromit2]

there are alternatives to hardware. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKLUe6Bjq9GahJI

[@johnrandle8365]

I am just a beginner no way to go down this road with the experience you have it sounds fabulous you must be happy it has a quality to it great.

[@pablogilberto9715]

When me and Paul said "that's a bass" at the same exact time, I felt that.

[@KarstenJohansson]

Davie504 would consider this an improvement

[@bienstar4349]

heressy!

[@SilverKarlov]

This reminds me of a plugin I made in college to convert a guitar's audio output into MIDI information (obviously this guitar does WAY more). It's a blast to play around with, you can do some really weird and unique things on a guitar that you wouldn't do on keys, and unique things with synths that you couldn't do on guitar.

[@user-sw1wq8lh2w]

that's a super cool project!

[@SilverKarlov]

@@user-sw1wq8lh2w Thanks! Was a lot of fun to do for sure!

[@AlexHutchingsMusic]

Wow, Now this look VERY interesting... Would love to get my hands on one... Great video mate ;-) 👍

[@steveallen525]

This guitar seems like they've *finally* cracked the biggest issues with midi guitars. $3000+ is a bit out of my price range right now, but I want one!

[@srijannepali5971]

Oh that intro was sick man . Keep up the good work.

[@keithdunwoody1302]

Bloody hell, this thing is in a class by itself. Wow. Like the Seaboard of guitars. Thanks for the demo.

[@pieter4098]

Muse/Matt Bellamy fans reacting in 3…2…1…

[@curioussnake]

Exactly my thoughts.

[@SteelSkin667]

To be fair this does a lot more than the Matt Bellamy guitar, but because it's a black tele it really looks a lot like it.

[@BaselessClaimYT]

Shout out to Manson Guitars.

[@guitarjonn7103]

A huge step forward from the Roland guitar synths of the past. I look fwd to trying one someday soon. Thanks for the demo, Paul.

[@JO3B1Shinobi]

Saw Muse play with a similar guitar and now I get to see it! Great demo! Amazing! Will definitely get one someday

[@Deliquescentinsight]

I am impressed, this will be superb for recording!

[@haolejohn]

I've played guitar 40 years and keyboards 35 years but for me it's having that package. Yes, takes time to set up what you want but when you have that it looks like a super time saver. No more switching back and forth to bass, keyboards, drum pads then guitar. It can all be right there and when I have that moment of inspiration I want to capture it quickly. It's something I would consider saving up for. Oh, I like that 2 finger tapping which I do a lot too but on guitar you need setting so it can pick that up well. With that guitar it looks like you can be way more creative and get sound out of the notes to a more balanced volume between the right and left hand. I could spend hours just doing that. Great video again. Thank you!

[@vubear]

I’ve been dying to hear this in the hands of a professional. Great demo.

[@BrianBoniMakes]

It's a performance tool, this guy can do many things. With pedals (or plugins) you can get a piezo to sound as good as any acoustic on stage, I wouldn't sit down at home to play acoustic on it but it can cut down one live guitar. The trigger buttons can be mapped to whatever percussion you need, vibraslap, congas or cowbell, or some bass notes if you want to cover Rush. All you need is this guitar, a good laptop, a good I/O and a personal monitor and hit the road. I use the Fishman TP and it's the best of all the ones I've had but it has the same glitch as yours maybe not as much but I can hear them. I have MIDI foot controllers and a octave of bass pedals so I wouldn't use the pad and joystick but if I was forced to bring less gear or build a B rig I'd use it. Are the trigger buttons on the pickguard velocity sensitive? Mapping the midi is fun but you have to try to get at the velocity sensitivity setting and play with the articulation mapping built into the patches if you really want your strings and horns to sound good.

[@Typical.Anomaly]

Cowbells across all the triggers.

[@djpickard89]

Dude your content is amazing! I really love the way you speak and articulate your words! It's very pleasing lol.

[@chrisbauman2562]

Paul always makes my days off great

[@FenderLesPaul1989]

Some great playing there, this offers a lot of possibilities. I would like to see what someone like Døvydas could do with it.

[@carolineburns1816]

Amazing Paul, I definitely could see me playing something like that guitar. Just awesome.

[@weeb7967]

The high quality of the guitar is as the same level of Paul's quality videos.

[@TerryWadeThompson]

The tone is stunning and wow, this guitar is crazy.

[@cloudbloom]

4:00 this whole segment from start to finish is brilliantly played and gorgeous

[@StreetTwinRider]

Like Matt Bellamys Manson guitars… or John Paul Jones lap steel with the kaos pad in it.

[@zollyclaman]

4:11 you know Chris Bucks greatness when he's influencing Paul Davids playing! Beautiful playing, video and content as usual.

[@hisham_hm]

That's a typical David Gilmour bend

[@NedJeffery]

besides the double bends, another thing chris does is do a slide while bending. Never seen anyone else do that.

[@noahleach7690]

You guys are trolling right

[@castrucciocastracani0]

@@NedJeffery John Mayer?

[@Aku-kh5qy]

@@noahleach7690 lol i hope

[@JordanWhiteTechy]

This seems so awesome! I was classically trained on piano, switched to metal and jazz guitar in high school, and recently went back to learning piano since im doing more music production with midi and such. I would've LOVED to have this and not have to re-learn piano again haha

[@reubennb2859]

Finally a modern midi guitar capable of almost outdoing the Synthaxe

[@rockdfunk]

I'm wondering how this could work with a looper like the RC-505, being able to rec/start/stop tracks and control input/track fx. Could be very interesting

[@Texasbluesalley]

The tracking quality is insane!

[@Rutger2502]

Imagine what David Gilmour could do with this guitar!

[@adi_niko]

Exactly my thought!

[@TheAkdzyn]

Considering how synth heavy most music is nowadays, I can see how this instrument will revolutionize how guitarists are incorporated in live performances.

[@jamesmesser1212]

my thought exactly. you could have a guitarist front and center of a rave. That may not be everyone's cup of tea, but that would be unbelievably revolutionary for many.

[@maxkelter3561]

Having any sound you want come out of your guitar is pretty awesome. A nice add on later for me. Thanks for sharing.

[@GreenhamGuitar]

I installed drum triggers under my scratch plate and in my guitar's neck, and I've hunted for every synth pedal to get closer to these sounds, but this would really solve my problems! I am so excited about the direction guitars are headed... a blend of the past and the future is why I loved Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds since I was a kid.

[@wille9040]

If Ichika Nito ever got his hands onto this, the collective minds of humanity would be blown.

[@puffballbk2186]

I love ichika but holy shit, shut the hell up all you people only talk about in relation to guitar is ichika.

[@kinkynikk]

@@puffballbk2186 I agree with you my man. I feel it's kind of disrespectful to go to someones video and be like "WOW THIS ONE GUY WOULD MAKE THIS AMAZING" while Paul is just over here vibing, rocking out and sounding majestic as f*ck doing so. As if Ichika is a million times better. (I really like Ichika and Paul, so no hard feelings toward anyone, just putting that out there.)

[@relish1192]

Yeah imagine if he couldn't plug it in. Omg ichika would be doomed

[@wille9040]

@@puffballbk2186 I get what you mean. But he was just the first guitarist that came to mind when I saw this MIDI-featured guitar that's even amazing for tapping. I'm currently mostly listening to stuff by Metheny and Lage, but Ichika is just the only tapping guitarist I know of, since I'm really unfamiliar with that genre ^^

[@boi-august5959]

@@puffballbk2186 the op , said it in the meaning that , this guitar suits Ichika’s style ,just like when I see metal guitars I think about djent guitarists , and classical I would think of fingerstyle guitarists like Tommy , or the gods of the genre, like Lucas.

[@craigcampbell8595]

I love the idea of that guitar. I'm a gadget guy but I'm worried about being overwhelmed with the learning curve and lengthy set up. I currently use Amplitube and ToneX and I'm pretty proficient with it after a few years with it but I'm not convinced I know it all and getting the best tone out of that system. I haven't even got to setting it up and running it through a DAW yet. So although I love the idea of that guitar, I'm afraid it would become a dust collector and something use briefly for special affects. Then I'd also would need to invest in MIDI controlled pedals too. I have some, the IK Multimedia's Boutique pedals and admittedly they are a bit of a dust collectors too with me using the software almost exclusively now If I could sit with someone😮 as proficient as you on a regular basis to set it up and play music with, then that's a different story. I for sure would invest.

[@MudPud]

Beautiful playing! I have been using midi guitars for years. There are some crazy things you can do with tunings and sound fonts, like in Kontakt by NI. Latency and accuracy are important issues, but it actually improved my playing because it is so unforgiving. The down side is that only fretted hand notes are synthesized. No harmonics, zydeco scratching, pick sounds, etc. Someone should invent a midi pick or midi strings. To that end, midi needs an upgrade, because it is like seriously 1970’s tech. We’re not going to Mars on the space shuttle.

[@HammyHavoc]

MIDI has gotten an upgrade already, and MPE and CV also exist.

[@luiswittrock223]

Technically we are not going to mars with the space shuttle. The space shuttle doesn’t even leave the earth anymore

[@MudPud]

@@luiswittrock223 yeah, that’s what I am saying, midi is like the space shuttle, not really though, it’s just like a bad dad joke, but anyway, midi sucks

[@MudPud]

@@HammyHavoc Where’s my CV guitar? “I want my … MPE”- Sting There’s a whole other problem though. You play these things live and people are like “Dude, is that a Keytar!” or “my son has that for his video games”

[@kayokk-]

Really liked the demo, well explained and you took us through pretty much everything really well. Well done. Thank you.

[@AnthonyAsher-kk7kj]

You are an all around bad ass musician. It the beginning of your tutorial, felt some pink floydish vibes. Wow!

[@markokalcic3113]

And...have ever played it again?

[@louvanveen4115]

I owned a Roland midi guitar. After 6 months I sold it again. It’s not a guitar .

[@sixdegreesofgaming4719]

Why not it's amazing

[@sixdegreesofgaming4719]

​@@louvanveen4115good for you

[@shugoki3497]

He didn’t own the guitar he says at the end

[@Pulse2AM]

With a multi track looper you could do a lot with that guitar in a performance. I saw Robert Fripp back in the 80s when he had his frippertronics set up, a looping tape machine and a recording tape machine. He built up this amazing ambient type track as a performance.

[@blueckaym]

Just two questions: 1st) can it sound like a cello? 2nd) can it play crysis?

[@jeremy7383]

Matthew Bellamy has been using a Korg equppied, geeked out guitar for a long time right?

[@gabrielvasconcelos4055]

Muse music can be a bit tacky, but Bellamy proficiency on instruments is underrated

[@Bready3000]

@@gabrielvasconcelos4055 tacky maybe, really depends on what set of albums you're talking about but I agree, his proficiency is insane

[@0nk3lH1]

It is a Manson Guitar. As I just found out he owns the company since 2019

[@Ueltze]

@@0nk3lH1 yeah thats because he already destroyed about 150 of his guitars on stage..

[@QueLoKevin]

Yeah. He's been using them since 2005/2006

[@Osmone_Everony]

Hi, software developer here. You have mentioned that chords are not handled accurately and sometimes there's an "anomaly". This could possibly be caused by the extremely short scanning interval of 2 ms. This is very short even for a computer (which this guitar is to a certain extend) to process data. Have you tried with a longer scan interval? Nobody can play single notes every 2 ms anyway.

[@palehorse1511]

Have you watched Bernth? Lol.

[@Osmone_Everony]

​@@palehorse1511 Quite obviously you have no clue what 2 ms even are. That's two THOUSANDS of a second! I googled for you ""how many notes can the fastest guitarist play in one second". The result was 27. That's 27 beats per second but 2 ms equals 500 beats per second!

[@MikeWacker-y7o]

That's pretty cool.i like the way you can make it sound like a different instrument.

[@emiliomonroy7929]

I saw a Casio midi guitar from the 80's and i was like ''This is so freaking cool, i wish it was better built thought'' And this seems like its exactly that, i love it

[@Headysgallery]

A year late but still amazed. This seems like a guitar that explosions in the sky would utilize the hell out of.

[@LeandroTorneri]

The music you played is very beautiful!!!!

[@pauel6747]

I live in California. So I have to get up at like 5:30 to watch your new video. It is 5:30 now. In the morning.

[@Timberwolf69]

Do you regret getting up that early for this?

[@pauel6747]

@@Timberwolf69 no

[@NishantNaik19]

Kids 10-20 years later: "What's a pickup?"

[@TheNinnyfee]

Maybe they will play an actual sounding air guitar. And then misplace it.

[@buckdashe2571]

I have to say, the sequence from 10:00 to 10:15 literally was mind blowing. Literally. (I don’t know why it gave such a feeling of elation…!)

[@loren7570]

What an amazing instrument!! It does help that you are such a gifted musician!😄

[@DanielVerberne]

It's amazing to me that MIDI as a standard has been around since the early 80s and yet we're (musicians) only now starting to truly see the value of it in playing situations in the context of a guitar.

[@aly-bocarcisse613]

Being an amateur bassist and working in tech, the lack of tech interest from music company always blow my mind… 😅 You take any area of music production and from a tech point of view, we could do twice better…

[@edwinwise6751]

Paul you never disappoint

[@kimklbk3721]

Holy shit. Together now: "Holy shit!"

[@fabian6428]

Holy Shit!!

[@munismusa7099]

Sanctified defecation!

[@dantheguitarist5823]

Holy shit!

[@Tigerex966]

I had one of the first midi guitars that was a guitar, made by Casio, it was a strat copy, very well made, but lots of latency back in the days.

[@raymondvaughan6262]

Remember the guitar my mate used one doing his own recording at home

[@Tigerex966]

@@raymondvaughan6262 my brother sold mine without permission, it was way ahead of its time, and better built then my fender strat at the time.

[@김정호-x1e1l]

어린시절 꼭 만들어보고 싶었던 만능 기타가 현실에 있었군요!! 항상 재밌는 영상 감사합니다!

[@cannibalholocaust3015]

Had no idea this existed let alone made in Ireland. We have some of the “alpha” acoustic builders like Lowden, McIlroy and Avalon. The attack on the piano emulation is incredible on this machine, I’d say worth the money considering the considerable R&D.

[@espvp]

David Gilmour would've gone crazy with this guitar in the 70's!

[@andreaspedersen3952]

Or Pete Townsend?

[@anglodutch8321]

Would have changed the sound of Pink Floyd but is that what you want ?