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December 4th, 2007 at 5:48 pm

Gibson To Launch ‘Robot’ Guitar That Tunes Itself

A self-tuning guitar said to be the first that uses robotic technology is being launched later this week

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The £1,400 Gibson Robot Guitar is able to tune itself using six presets which musicians can switch to by pushing a button as they play.

It works by a device in the bridge monitoring the pitch of the strings, and also retunes itself automatically within seconds after string changes.

Henry Juszkiewicz, the chairman of Gibson Guitar, said: "We expect it to sell out within hours on Friday, and have been taking reservations for orders as fast as we can answer the phone lines."

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