Optical pickup

[Coma]

This popped up in my inbox. Considering how dreadfully reactive and conservative most of us guitarists tend to be, I'm guessing purists will turn up the noses at this. I think it's pretty cool though, esp the option of tweaking filters for each string separately.

https://newatlas.com/music/opik-optical-guitar-pickup/

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[ICTGoober]

Re: Optical pickup

Great. Now I have to buy a smartphone to run it. Expensive.

Sounds like it would make a good pickup for a guitar synthesizer.

 

[Nsatke81]

Re: Optical pickup

It sounds like a cool idea, I would probably try it and spend too much time tweaking and not enough time playing, ha!


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[GuitarStv]

Re: Optical pickup

That's pretty cool. I'd be interested in hearing one at least.

 

[Masta' C]

Re: Optical pickup

That's such a friggin' cool concept and I really like the look, also

But every driven sample they have in their demos sounds like utter crap.

 

[Mincer]

Re: Optical pickup

I like that after all this time, people re-think how things are made. Guitar is due for a revolution, from strap buttons to tuners.

 

[GuitarStv]

Re: Optical pickup

Guitar is due for a revolution . . . tuners.

Careful . . . that's how the Gibson robot stuff started.

 

[Coma]

Re: Optical pickup

Careful . . . that's how the Gibson robot stuff started.

We don't talk about the... wicked step children.

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[Mincer]

Re: Optical pickup

Careful . . . that's how the Gibson robot stuff started.

Well, yeah, while I don't consider those the travesty that most people do, I think there can be a more elegant solution.