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The Strobel Folding Guitar

The Strobel Folding Guitar comes apart in less than two minutes with no tools. Simply loosen the thumbscrew at the top of the neck, remove the string keeper, wrap the strings around the body and detach the neck. Stow the body and neck in your briefcase and you’re ready to go. Assembly is just as easy, simply reverse the process. Plenty of room to pack your files and accessories!

Official Webpage: Strobel Guitars

The Moog Guitar

The Moog Guitar puts revolutionary new technology in the hands of the guitarist. Moog Music is known for building the finest instruments and the Moog Guitar is first and foremost a very fine guitar; designed to be played by the best musicians as their primary axe. Its AAAAA maple top, swamp ash body and ebony finger board bespeak the quality that musicians have come to expect from a Moog instrument.

The addition of Moog Guitar Electronics opens guitarists to a whole new musical vocabulary: Not a guitar synthesizer, not a MIDI guitar or an effects processor; players are intimately connected to The Moog Guitar because it works its magic on the strings themselves.



Approximate Cost: $6500

Official Webpage: Moog Music

Yamaha Silent Guitars

The Silent Guitars are fine examples of Yamaha's unique capability to combine modern and traditional elements into instruments that are truly innovative and versatile. Utilizing an original design in combination with quality electronics these hybrid instruments deliver outstanding tone and playability that is just as at home on the stage or in the studio, as it is in your living room or dorm room. The series consists of three models: the steel stringed SLG100S, nylon stringed SLG100N, and wide neck nylon stringed SLG100NW'an instrument designed with the classical guitarist in mind with a wider fingerboard for extended playability. All three guitars utilize proprietary Yamaha electronics matched with advanced pickup systems that have been chosen to deliver the utmost in realistic tone from each instrument. While headphones allow for private practice, the instruments plug into an amplifier or a sound system for powerful live performance. Built-in DSP processing adds the warmth of reverb without having to plug into any outboard processing gear or effects, and solid body designs let you turn up the volume without the worry of annoying feedback when playing live. When it's time to pack up and move on, the composite body quickly breaks down and fits into a compact soft case for easy transport. To see how versatile these instruments really are, visit your local Yamaha dealer and ask for a demonstration. And remember, you don't have to stay silent.



Approximate Cost: $700

Official Webpage: Yamaha

Behringer iAxe393 USB Guitar

The Ultimate Electric Guitar with Built-In USB Port to Connect Straight to Your Computer. Jam with Killer Modeling Amps and Effects

You have a great song in mind and want to record it straight to your PC. You want all your amps and effects in your workstation so you can jam like you’re in the studio or on stage. With the BEHRINGER iAXE393 USB-Guitar you’re just a cable away.

The high-quality electric guitar comes with a fantastic maple neck and its screaming tone sings through 3 single-coil pickups with 5-way switching. A built-in connector allows you to connect your headphones straight to your guitar so you can jam with your favorite band. Cool, isn’t it?

The iAXE393 USB-Guitar comes with the great-sounding "Guitar Combos BEHRINGER Edition" software pack from Native Instruments featuring the exclusive Tapedeck and Metronome. Jam along with your MP3, WAV and AIFF songs or backing tracks on your PC or Mac computer. We even included multi-track recording and editing software so you can record your music on the spot.

Classic Combos
Native Instruments GUITAR COMBOS* perfectly recreate three classic combos. The lovingly emulated tube combos have an absolutely authentic, warm and dynamic sound, producing the purest of tones. A computer that has these combos installed, headphones and your iAXE393 USB-Guitar are all you need to enjoy the sounds that turned rock stars into legends.

GUITAR COMBO I’s popular role model revolutionized British pop music. From soft to distorted: this combo has a uniquely inspiring sonic character. GUITAR COMBO II is the epitome of the clean and crunchy blues sound. Over the course of several decades this warm and unmistakable sound has made a valuable contribution to countless hits. Based on the famous tube amps that spawned the guitar legends of the late 60s and early 70s, GUITAR COMBO III embodies the rock sound. Its distinctive and individual tone can be as warm as it can be hard. Plug in your new iAXE393 USB-Guitar and rock the world today.

Approximate Cost: $150

Official Webpage: Behringer

Fender Intellicaster

Fed up posing in front of the mirror strumming a tennis racket? Still searching in vain for the lost chord? Help is on hand for all aspiring rock gods thanks to Fender and Intel, who’ve teamed up to create a concept guitar that explores the possibilities and redefines the term ‘music on the move’ – an internet-enabled super guitar. Beginning with the iconic FENDER Telecaster made famous by legends from Bruce Springsteen to Franz Ferdinand – the ‘surf guitar’ is the world’s first to allow you to download and playback your favourite riffs from the internet without touching the strings, so you can sound like Bo Diddley while doing diddly-squat. Yes folks, if this concept ever makes production, you’ll be able to play, record, email and surf the web from the comfort of your six-string Incorporating Intel Centrino Mobile technology, the supercharged TELE also means players can, send a quick email in-between songs on stage, scour the web for inspiration or chords they’ve forgotten, practice their guitar solo grimaces via a built in webcam and check their royalties online. Channelling the combined power of an Intel Centrino mobile technology-based laptop with the distinctive sound and look of the TELECASTER, there’s nothing to stop the touring rock god from recording a guitar riff in the back of the van and emailing it from the guitar to their producer in the studio in LA or to friends and band mates wherever they are in the world, making the world of online jamming just a plectrum stroke away. The prototype v1.0 guitar is the result of a partnership between Intel and Fender to push the boundaries of music technology and demonstrate the power of Intel Centrino mobile technology that allows internet access on the go. Built in software means you can access a massive variety of sounds directly from the computer. And for the older guitarist about to embark on the reunion tour, the internet-connected mp3 player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_player means they can download the old hits for a quick refresher before the first night. Simon Shipley, UK and Ireland Brand Manager said: “Forty years after the first surf guitar sounds came out of California, a new generation of ‘surfing guitars’ have been born.” “With this guitar, it doesn’t matter if you’re Joe Walsh http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Walsh or Joe Bloggs, you’ll sound just as good once you get this guitar online, download a few of your favourite tracks, and strike a pose in front of the mirror. And if you’re already halfway to becoming a rock legend, this guitar will help you to record, playback and email your music to your agent, your band, or just your mates with the minimum hassle.” The Intel Concept TELECASTER Guitar incorporates the latest Intel Centrino mobile technology and was developed to provide the ultimate in technology for music on the move. The guitar can be played when you want, wherever you want, allowing you to: Plug in headphones and listen to your tunes through the built in amp Record demo songs and email them to friends Go online to find the chords to that song someone just requested Stay in touch through email or Instant Messenger – on stage or on the tour bus Conduct webcam interviews with friends or fans Download your favourite tunes and just listen - or play along The TELECASTER guitar contains a Hewlett Packard TC1100 tablet laptop with 1.25ghz RAM and an Echo Indigo I/O soundcard for maximum fidelity The laptop uses Intel Centrino mobile technology to access a wireless network, where one is available. The guitar’s pickups are routed straight into the tablet PC for direct recording Two _ inch jack sockets allow you to either play the guitar like a normal Telecaster, or listen to the songs you’ve downloaded direct from the guitar. Of course, if you want to travel light you can just run a lead from your guitar to the venues PA system and play live through the computer.

Line 6 Variax Modelling Guitars

Variax® is the one guitar that is a complete collection of guitars. No more dragging around multiple acoustics and electrics to gigs or recording studios. Variax gives you an endless variety of sounds from classic acoustic and electric tones all the way to sitar and banjo, all in one instrument. Moreover, the absence of magnetic pickups means that every note comes out crystal clear without any unwanted pickup noise.

Variax is the only guitar that allows you to plug into a computer and customize your tone or apply alternate tunings to any of the 25 presets. Line 6's exclusive Variax Workbench software lets you fine-tune all the details of each tone, or change your tuning to Open G, DADGAD, D-MODAL, Drop-D, or any tuning you can imagine, without ever needing a tuner.

For greater control, Variax integrates seamlessly with POD® XT Live and Vetta™ II - not only powering the guitar but also letting you control the entire signal chain right at your feet.



Approximate Cost: $500 to $1500 (depending upon which model)

Official Webpage: Line 6

Stow-Away Travel Guitar

The standard Stow-AwayTM model features traditional styling with a double cut-away, solid alder wood body, three single coil pickups mounted in a 3-ply white pickguard, a headless 25 & 1/2" scale maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, 22 medium frets, and a linear tuning system. Standard colors include: black, red, dark blue metallic, and two color sunburst, all with gloss polyester finish. Optional various pickup and electronics upgrades from Acme Guitar Works can be installed prior to shipping.

As with all Stewart guitars, the Clip-JointTM neck connection system allows easy assembly and disassembly. When disassembled, the neck of the Stow-AwayTM can be stored in a diagonal storage cavity in the back of the guitar body. (See photo below left.) The Stow-AwayTM can then be discretely stored and in a well padded carrying case (included). The Stow-AwayTM provides the look and feel of traditional guitars and allows guitar players of every skill level to play or practice wherever they choose.

Media: Video

Approximate Cost: $500

Official Webpage: Stewart Guitars

DeVillain Guitar Co's Centerfold Guitar

The world’s first folding guitar that actually solves the problem of “where should the strings go when I fold the neck”. How are strings packaged when you buy them? Rolled up in a paper sleeve. If that’s the way strings are sold, it must also be a pretty good way to store them when the guitar is folded. That’s why the Centerfold collects the strings on a roll when you fold the neck.

The Centerfold is hand built in Sweden using only high end components and the finest pieces of tone wood. This is a guitar of the highest quality for dedicated players. The neck joint is made of airplane aluminum and locks the neck to the body in a way that’s superior to ordinary bolt-on necks. This construction together with high end components and quality tone woods makes this guitar a fantastic instrument. We use nitrocellulose lacquers and oil finishes to further strengthen the tonal qualities, the wooden feel and the look of our guitars.

Media: Video

Approximate Cost: $3370

Official Webpage: Devillain Guitar Co