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Wired's Chris Hardwick checks out the Gibson Robot Guitar. If you've ever had trouble tuning up your electric, look no further. This one of a kind instrument uses robotics to tune itself!

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wtf?? i am so ... ( 6 months ago by utubeboi3451)

wtf?? i am so jealous of him

This might sound a ... ( 6 months ago by 1PhatL)

This might sound a little outta tune but my friend just got one & sliding into the g string was tight could ya send some K.Y.?

just got one of ... ( 6 months ago by grandpacharli)

just got one of ebay cnt wait to get it

well this about the ... ( 6 months ago by yagaflaga)

well this about the start of a generation of degraded musicianship....lazy people who can't tune their guitar by ear since just having a developed ear is a big part of being a musician

what has mankind ... ( 6 months ago by rocky2021)

what has mankind done now! lol

Just wait till the ... ( 5 months ago by BunchofBS)

Just wait till the robotics break. Then the people who can't tune their guitar will cry

u can tune it ... ( 5 months ago by cheesysped)

u can tune it manually too i think lol

it looks like a ... ( 5 months ago by saulhudson12)

it looks like a hell of a machine but its just something that will break within 5 minutes

lmao 1Phat ( 5 months ago by chattin91)

lmao 1Phat

yeah sadly i agree. ... ( 5 months ago by airsoftsniper4307)

yeah sadly i agree...and people with no skill will cry and shoot themselves.

Array ( 5 months ago by SixInchAverage)

haha
its a quality machine and i would love one
even if the robotics did mess up and break youd still have a gibson les paul that tunes manually lol

Array ( 5 months ago by SixInchAverage)

haha
its a quality machine and i would love one
even if the robotics did mess up and break youd still have a gibson les paul that tunes manually lol

Array ( 5 months ago by SixInchAverage)

haha
its a quality machine and i would love one
even if the robotics did mess up and break youd still have a gibson les paul that tunes manually lol

god bless the ... ( 4 months ago by RadioCambodia)

god bless the normal tuner and my hears too

i so dont want one ... ( 4 months ago by vibrax7795)

i so dont want one cuz A) its expensive B) hoo would wanna pay over 2Gs over sumthing that that does things for ya (y dont they make sumthing that plays for ya too?!!) and C) this is a PERFECT example as to y America is so lazy!!!

It's not about the ... ( 3 months ago by Janco1973)

It's not about the guitar tuning itself but the need of playing in alternative tunings at a touch of at button that's attracts me.... and yes, you can manually tune the Guitar.... And I been doing that for 20 years...Think of it as a piano player that's never need's to tune his piano... That's the keyboard player we hear on the radio every day... It just hit the guitar decades later and that is today...

the whole package, ... ( 2 months ago by Madzuhk)

the whole package, hell yeah.. FOR THOSE RICH ASSHOLES!

Doesn't the space ... ( 2 months ago by Ceminon)

Doesn't the space used for the hardware affect the sound?.. I mean there's no wood there, and almost every variable affects the tone in some way..

are you saying that ... ( 2 months ago by jeisc)

are you saying that all people who work alot and finally makes much money are assholes..?

ehm..... you ... ( 2 months ago by Madzuhk)

ehm..... you perfectly know that i'm not

..lets just say ... ( 1 month ago by niya321)

..lets just say that this is a blessing to people that tune horribly.

I don't agree that ... ( 1 month ago by K3vinJC)

I don't agree that this is just for lazy players or people who can't tune. I own an Epiphone SG std, which goes out of tune like a bastard. I have to tune it almost every minute. It would be nice to not have to take that much time out of my playing. Plus getting set up for shows is a lot easier, especially since you wouldn't have to switch guitars to save time when swtiching tuning. In my opinion this is quite innovative even for the most experienced players

My Epiphone SG ... ( 1 month ago by redbird963)

My Epiphone SG Special also comes out of tune alot.

We're lazy because ... ( 1 month ago by ToplessArt)

We're lazy because we create innovate technology that enhances science and our understanding of how the universe works? How's about you're lazy because you won't spell out the word "why".

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