Why not guitar synth?
by Brian Murphy Guitar Synthesizers have been around for years. I remember seeing a picture of Pete Townsend of The Who back in the early/mid-seventies with an ARP. Since then it has come a long way and still needs tweaking, but it is usable. The technology is there. Use it. If you do not, you are missing a lot. Check out Pat Metheny and others. You can’t just plug your guitar’s output into a box and get great synth sounds. You need a 13-pin connection. This is achieved by using a specially designed hex pickup that attaches to your guitar (Roland, Axon) or using a guitar that has it built-in already. The guitar option also comes in two versions – Hex pickups or piezo. The hex pickup is the same as the external pickups. The piezo version has piezo transducers in the bridge. The piezo built-in version is better, more accurate. It will also give you an acoustic sound via the piezo transducers. This is a great option to have because you can have an acoustic sound through an amp without bri
