Antares ain't the first company to provide single control to each string on a guitar (hello, Roland!), but the outfit's new ATG-6 high tech* takes things one step closer to being decent by the mainstream. Rather than forcing users to process several string signals via an ostensive device, this here rendition aims to tuck all within the body. In the demo just past the break, a Seymour Duncan HEX pickup is used, and while it's connected via a MIDI cable, it's most certainly not a MIDI guitar -- that's strictly used for control. It's also worth pointing out a key quote from Antares product manager Max Mobley -- he's using a $99 guitar "with about $40,000 worth of stuff inside of it," giving us the llc.cite this source roget's ii: the new lexicon



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Rather than using auto-tune to utterly destroy the genuineness of music (and produce one of the most hilarious Bud Light commercials to date), these axes are hoping to provide legitimate guitarists with added functionality; things like flawless intonation and bolstered tonal flexibility. The system is reportedly capable of constantly monitoring the pitch of each single string to ensure that every riff and lick is in tune, but it's smart enough to back off when you want to manually use things. We're told to hang tight for more details, but for now, we'd invite you to have a glance at the company's current develop (and a brutal flashback from 2008) below.

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