As a guitar player, I’ve never been fond of instruments on the tech market. Pressing the little colorful plastic tabs (not unlike a children’s toy) on video games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band never did it for me. There was nothing out there for the modern shredder looking to venture into the electronic world of music, that is, until the Misa Kitara.
A new instrument, the Kitara is a digital stringless guitar, which includes a touch screen and an interface that allows the player more control over sound. That’s right, no more plucking or calluses. Instead, the sleek 24-fret neck contains buttons for each note one would normally find on an electric guitar. When playing, press the button for the desired note with your left hand and use your right on the touch screen to manage the sound and digital effects like distortion, modulation, and delay.
This ability is what sets the Kitara apart from standard electric guitars. There’s no need to worry about re-adjusting sound effects with foot pedals when your hands are busy doing other things. Cool, right?
Yes, but it is pricy. The Kitara (available in black) and the Limited Edition (in white) can be pre-ordered before its release in April for $849.00 and $2,899.00 respectively. However, any decent guitar is going to cost a pretty penny, but how many people can say that theirs has a polyphonic synthesizer?
There is, though, the obvious catch – you have to know how to play guitar, and even those who do know are going to have to adjust to the Kitara. But if you’ve ever wanted to learn, here is your perfect, stylish, and freaking cool excuse!
