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Armless Guitar Player

February 13th, 2008


Wow! That’s amazing, there’s an armless guy can plays guitar with his feet as he sing at the Balboa Park in San Diego. He’s singing the “Drift Away” a song from Dobie Gray. It goes like this… Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul, I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away… He’s rock. Video after the jump. Read more…

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Video: Playing Song with iPhone/iPod Pocket Guitar Application

January 30th, 2008

Hey guys, here are more videos on the Pocket Guitar application for iPhone/iPod Touch. You can really play a song and sing with it. They are playing “Behind Blue Eyes” and “Wake Me Up when September ends”. Videos after the jump. Read more…

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Pocket Guitar for iPhone or iPod Touch

January 21st, 2008


Good news for all the guitarists that owned an iPhone. Here’s the PocketGuitar, a virtual guitar application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It’s developed as a Google Code project by Shinya Kasatani, allows you to recycle the songs on your iPod/iPhone for some strumming action. Please put on the screen protector before you install the PocketGuitar.

[via Ubergizmo | Mobile Whack]

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Veggie Musical Instrument

January 15th, 2008


Find this interesting, the Japanese are using the veggie to play music. Funny but amazing. There are Carrot Pan-flute, Mushroom and Paprika ocarina, playing “Old Castle’s moon “(Koujou no Tsuki), “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”. Check them out after the jump. Read more…

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World's Oldest Guitar

January 14th, 2008

Wow! Frank Koonce is holding the world’s oldest surviving full-sized guitar. It is over 400 years old. The guitar has gone through a lot of restoration work but all the work has been done to a high standard of originality. More pictures after the jump. Read more…

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Beethoven's Fur Elise played using Mini Tesla Coil

January 14th, 2008

Someone managed to hack an 18V mini tesla coil to play Beethoven’s Fur Elise. It is by using the UM66T-19L melody generator chip. Video after the jump. Read more…

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ELECA's eNote – Digital Tuner for Musical Instrument

January 12th, 2008

Shaped like the guitar pick, this is the eNote Digital Tuner from ELECA which helps you tune your musical instruments to the right notes. Just place it near your guitar and you will get green light for the correct note. However, you will still need to know what not corresponds to each string. This can also help you tune your bass, violin, banjos, dulcimers and other stringed instruments. You can get an eNote Digital Tuner for $25.

[via New Launches]

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Computer-Controlled Drumset

January 4th, 2008

This is created by a group of UK students, a computer-controlled drumset works using general MIDI. It allows connections to MIDI controller (keyboards, etc) and also the sequencer software such as Cubase SX, Pro Tools etc. Video after the jump. Read more…

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Graphics Card a musical instrument?

December 26th, 2007

Wow! That’s cool! Alessandro Bordin is playing a Christmas song Jingle Bells with a graphic card. Check it out after the jump. Read more…

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Light Up Tambourine

December 19th, 2007

Joining the Christmas Carol? Make it different this year with the Light Up Tambourine. Every time you slap, shake or tap it on your hip, it lights up, keeping perfect beat with your performance. It is powered by 9-volt battery and it measures 7-inch in diameter. The Light Up Tambourine is available for $20.

[via Nerd Approved]

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