Active Band Man Chats - Something that is too detailed to convey, but surely useful-PART2

Now, the theme is "niches", as it was last time!

Again?

We’ll make it a series! But I didn't declare it. So, I also thought about it, something like this would be great... A guitar with a built-in polytuner!

I see.

Acoustic guitars with a tuner on the body have become popular.

I agree.

By all means, let’s do the same for electric guitar!

So that's it. Moreover, you want a polytuner, do you?

Oh yeah, I want to tune all strings strummed at once. Kyoji Yamamoto's signature model electric guitar must have a tuner.

I agree. What's more, it's been around for a long time, right? So, technically, the hurdle shouldn’t be too high.

Yes, yes.

If you have a built-in tuner, you’ll also want a mute switch.

That's a must! Okay, let’s dothis.

What? Are you hiring? (laughs)

Next is a guitar with built-in a booster!

Booster? A built-in effector?

Oh yeah, you can make a rhythm sound without returning to a particular position after playing a guitar solo, and in the last minute you can go to the front of the stage wirelessly. Switching the volume instantly would be similar to the Fender Jaguar and Jazzmaster preset switches, but I think it's more flexible to incorporate an effector.

So that's it. Wouldn't it be that complicated if you simply boosted it?

Well, it's a fairly old technique, and guitars with built-in effects... With the current technology, it should be possible to achieve with even higher accuracy.

Where to place the switch would be quite important.

Yeah, it would depend on the player's habit.

Surprisingly it would be nice to have it on the bass as well. There are things like wanting to make only the delicious phrases a little louder.

Alright, let’s do this, too...

So, what, are you hiring!? (Lol)

Next is a guitar that shows the tempo!

Tempo?

A long time ago, an older guitarist showed me a guitar made by Fresher, and the 12th fret mark on the neck glows regularly.

Hmm. I’ve never heard of that before.

It has a built-in rhythm machine and flashes based on the BPM. You don't have to have a rhythm machine, and if it flashes with the correct BPM, it's safe to start playing a song. It seems that it would be possible to get a synchronous bonus as it is.

With the 12th fret, there are two position marks, so you can make them flash alternately ... If so, you could have various rhythm patterns.

If they both flash, you could play more accurately with respect to the tempo! Alright, that's all for today! Let’s carry out all of today’s ideas!

... I hope some manufacturers take heed and do these.

Yes, and everything?

Is for love!