LEGO Ukulele Perfect for Geeky Hawaiians
I took guitar lessons when I was a kid, but I never practiced because practicing anything wasn’t for me. The instructor kicked me out of class, and I moved on with my life. I have never seen a ukulele...
View ArticleTurboHarp ELX: The Harmonica Goes Electric
I’m always coming across all sorts of interesting inventions over on Kickstarter, and this one is definitely one of the more unusual ones I’ve seen lately. The TurboHarp ELX is what its inventor calls...
View ArticleMIDI Hats Make Music While Looking Ridiculous
When I first saw these things, I honestly didn’t know what to say, but you get used to ridiculous headgear pretty quickly around here. These MIDI hats were designed by Sunny Oh and Anna Obikane, and...
View ArticleFlashHarp USB Harmonica: Hootie and the BlowFlash
I had a couple harmonicas as a kid. I liked them because all you needed to do to annoy the hell out of the parents was blow on one for like 30 seconds. I hated it because blowing on the harmonica was...
View ArticleGibson Limited Edition Firebird X Guitar: High-Tech Axe Supports Apps, Ships...
The Gibson Firebird X guitar is a limited edition, but that alone isn’t what makes this guitar special. The guitar has 20 revolutionary features according to Gibson that were impossible to have even...
View ArticleUtamin is One Ugly Hairless Mogwai Theramin
Have you ever wanted a Mogwai? You know, those creatures from Gremlins who remain cute and cuddly as long as you don’t expose them to sunlight, feed them after midnight or get them wet? While this new...
View ArticleKickstarter Project Turns the Gameboy into a Musical Instrument
The Nintendo Gameboy. One of the most iconic portable gaming systems in the history of video games. Its brick-sized form has occupied many a nerd for hours on end with it’s monochrome green-grey...
View ArticleAutobot Ukulele: Strumbot in Disguise
If you know someone who’s a Transformers fan, and who also knows how to play string instruments, I think I just took care of your entire Christmas list for you. Yep, it’s a ukulele, fashioned in the...
View ArticleMinistar Travel Guitars: Perfect for the Vagabond Musician
These Ministar travel guitars will allow you to easily play music, almost the same way as if you’d be carrying a bulky electric guitar. There are some models that are only 19 inches long, and they lack...
View ArticleCthulhu Guitar Perfect for Death Metal
If you’re going to really rock out with an electric guitar, you deserve to look like a bad-ass, right. Well, behold the bad-assiest guitar out there – formed in the image of the mighty Cthulhu! This...
View ArticleThe Badgermin Sounds Exactly Like You’d Think It Would Sound
What do you get when you combine a taxidermied badger with a theremin? You get the Badgermin. Yes, in this world of “if it can be done, why not try it?” somebody actually has created what is likely to...
View ArticleDigitar: Revolutionizing the Future of the Electric Guitar
One of my favorite instruments is the guitar, although I never really learned how to play it all that well. I’m constantly fascinated with the people who do, however, and even more fascinated by people...
View Article3D Printed Guitars Rock the House
If you ask me, 3D printing is the future of small-scale and short-run manufacturing. Assuming that the technology can come down in cost and increase in speed, many of the smaller items we use will...
View ArticleFutulele: Not the Cheapest Way to Play Ukulele, But It Is the Geekiest
You can pick up an actual ukulele for under 50 bucks, but if you don’t like the idea of plucking real strings and would rather remain in your virtual world, you might want to check out the Futulele –...
View ArticleArduino Controlled Drummerbot Lays Down the Beat
This little arduino controlled Drummerbot was created by Steffest, and is called the My Little Arduino Drummerbot. Just like the name implies, this little robot can play the drums either by itself or...
View ArticleTabber LED Light Sleeve Helps You Learn to Play with a Real Guitar
With the music games out there these days, there are already some high tech ways to learn the guitar. However, most of these don’t let you play with an actual guitar, strings and frets, so it’s not...
View ArticleCustom Draco Electric Guitar Will Turn You into Ozzy Dragonborn
Here’s a guitar fit for some heavy metal rocking all night long in Skyrim. This chrome metallic dragon ‘Draco’ guitar comes from Emerald Guitars and it is awesome looking. It’s also fully functional....
View ArticleDiego Stocco and His Enchanting Orchestra of Modified Instruments
Music is a great medium for self-expression. But if you can’t be bothered to play traditional instruments, what then? Diego Stocco has made a name for himself with his multi-track music videos where...
View ArticleMechBass Grooves on Some Muse
Despite the increasing number of robotic musical acts, I’m still always tickled by the idea of a band that does away with the human element, and puts robots in their rightful place – to entertain their...
View ArticleiKazoo Music Controller Hits Indiegogo for Pre-Order
A little while back, we featured an unusual little interactive gadget called the iKazoo. This wireless device can be paired with iOS or Android gadgets, and can be used as a touch, voice or breath...
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