Rabs Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Wow.. I really wasn't expecting that... I will leave you guys to watch it and see... Its for their 60th anniversary... Gibson did the autotune, Fender have gone with the personality card... Kind of interesting (go to about 4:20 if you want to skip to the juicy bit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quapman Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I'm holding out for the mojo card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 I'm holding out for the mojo card. Ohh heres a thought... how about the Gilmour or Hendrix card :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Much prefer this approach, to just "robot" tuning! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobF_ Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Ah. Perhaps someone heard about the ACME toneshaper then - http://www.guitarexperience.co.uk/hardware-components/acme-guitar-works/toneshaper/toneshaper-for-stratocaster-ts-s1-sw5a.html There's one for a LP and a Tele too..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I'm holding out for the mojo card. I'll take a talent card? So at first I was like, h3ll no! But after the demo I can see the advantages. Still, I'd rather just wire up a guitar how I want. If I had this I wouldn't have and excuse to have three Strats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brytam Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Don't like the idea...Do like the Rick 360 in the background of the video! I guess before long, you can just plug in a guitar & it will play itself!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I'll take a talent card? So at first I was like, h3ll no! But after the demo I can see the advantages. Still, I'd rather just wire up a guitar how I want. If I had this I wouldn't have and excuse to have three Strats! Talent Card! I LIKE it! But, is this all really "new?" Didn't Line 6 do much the same thing, with the Variaxe, just without the cards? CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Since circa three months I have an axe to grind with Fender. After it will be accomplished, I will for sure create a topic on the whole story. For the moment I just want to state that they seem to be unable replacing defective piezo saddles on warranty. Luckily there is a both large and reputable dealer on my side. B) Therefore I couldn't care less about those personality cards at the moment. I also guess they won't offer these for long due to insane success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReGuitar Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I'm not realy into new technology when it comes to guitars. Robot tuners, personality cards, I don't give a sh*t. IMO, modern guitars haven't got the same vibe. Sold my American deluxe strat and now saving for a custom shop, the way a strat has to be and sound like. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Talent Card! I LIKE it! But, is this all really "new?" Didn't Line 6 do much the same thing, with the Variaxe, just without the cards? CB The Variaxe does quite a bit more than this does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 The Variaxe does quite a bit more than this does. Never played one! Was just referring to the "similar" concept, not to the degree. But, it's good to know...Thanks! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 CB, think of the line 6 model (or any amp modeler - where by the models are supposed to be recreations of the classic amps.) the Variaxe takes that to the guitar, so it "models" specific guitars or stringed instruments, (like banjo, sitar) so you select the "guitar" you wish to sound like (in theory), like a 68 Tele Thinline - just like with the amp model, where you can you select a 59 Bassman model. and again "In Theory" you are now setup to have all the juicy tonal goodness of a REAL Thinline and 59 Fender Bassman. Sounds too good to be true right? yea.. know that say about "too good to be true" right? :) I shouldn't cast dispersions.. I've never heard them in person to know how close they come. the Personality card appears to be a way to change how card's "circuit" will interact with the pickups you have. I don't think it would ever sound like an acoustic,, or what ever other "guitar" sound you were trying to recreate. at the end of the demo, Chappers had a great question.. what happens with "no card"? does it work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 CB, think of the line 6 model (or any amp modeler - where by the models are supposed to be recreations of the classic amps.) the Variaxe takes that to the guitar, so it "models" specific guitars or stringed instruments, (like banjo, sitar) so you select the "guitar" you wish to sound like (in theory), like a 68 Tele Thinline - just like with the amp model, where you can you select a 59 Bassman model. and again "In Theory" you are now setup to have all the juicy tonal goodness of a REAL Thinline and 59 Fender Bassman. Sounds too good to be true right? yea.. know that say about "too good to be true" right? :) I shouldn't cast dispersions.. I've never heard them in person to know how close they come. the Personality card appears to be a way to change how card's "circuit" will interact with the pickups you have. I don't think it would ever sound like an acoustic,, or what ever other "guitar" sound you were trying to recreate. at the end of the demo, Chappers had a great question.. what happens with "no card"? does it work? Thanks, I wasn't (totally) aware of all the Variaxe was (supposedly) capable of. I guess I'm more "Luddite" and/or "Conservative" than I had imagined, or (possibly) wanted to admit? CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Thanks, I wasn't (totally) aware of all the Variaxe was (supposedly) capable of. I guess I'm more "Luddite" and/or "Conservative" than I had imagined, or (possibly) wanted to admit? CB ya, I hear you.. I can only say to that "move over rover, you have company"... :) I do like the amp modeling, for the convenience factor. I've acquired two mustang combos, they sound good for what they are. never tried a variaxe, so I just know what they are supposed to be able to do, no idea how well they do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson Artist Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Wow.. I really wasn't expecting that... I will leave you guys to watch it and see... Its for their 60th anniversary... Gibson did the autotune, Fender have gone with the personality card... Kind of interesting (go to about 4:20 if you want to skip to the juicy bit) I may be in the minority here but i think it's rather interesting. I just hope fender doesnt put it in EVERY single model like Gibson did with the coil tapping. Sometimes, you just want your guitar to be the way it was intended and make your own effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 ^-- pretend there's a like button Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I think the idea is pretty decent - to have a single guitar that covers a wide range of tone. In theory you could have a guitar, neck, shape, etc., that you really like and then have one guitar that does the work of everything from an acoustic 12 to a classical guitar. Listening to Line 6 demos, I'd suggest it falls short - but in ways kinda like my Leslie emulator kinda falls short. In ways I don't care for the concept for several reasons, and some are specific to Fender. I don't like Fender necks in general, and in particular the tighter fretboard radius. I can play Bach on a Gibson-style neck and shorter scale, but not on a Fender, for example. Ditto a lotta other fingerpicking that I do. Thing is, for some folks it's likely a good idea within the parameters of what and how they play. For me... I'd not spend my money on it. Then again, each of us has guitar concepts we like and bond with, and other concepts we just don't get into. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 Heres part 2 of that review where they answer what happens when there is no card in one of these guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Still not sold on the sounds, but those guys are really funny. Surprised how they sometimes kinda dis stuff that they are selling. I respect that. So they have an actual guitar shop in the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan H Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Still not sold on the sounds, but those guys are really funny. Surprised how they sometimes kinda dis stuff that they are selling. I respect that. So they have an actual guitar shop in the UK? Yeah, Andertons Music is an actual store in Guildford, Surrey, UK. If you go to Rob's channel (just search Rob Chapman) he recently uploaded a video (with him and Lee shopping for pedals for their pedalboards) where you get a good look at most of the store. Really nice place. It's a family-run big-box store. -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Yeah, Andertons Music is an actual store in Guildford, Surrey, UK. If you go to Rob's channel (just search Rob Chapman) he recently uploaded a video (with him and Lee shopping for pedals for their pedalboards) where you get a good look at most of the store. Really nice place. It's a family-run big-box store. -Ryan And all this time I thought you were a Yank. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan H Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 And all this time I thought you were a Yank. rct I'm neither a Yank nor a Brit. I'm from the Great White North... -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I'm neither a Yank nor a Brit. I'm from the Great White North... -Ryan <Johnny Carson> I did NOT know this. </Johnny Carson> rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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