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February 19th, 2010, 22:50
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Look, that BOSS TU-2 has served you (and eleventy billion other guitarists (http://www.engadget.com/tag/guitar+tuner/)) well, but isn't it time for something a bit different in the pedal board mix? Stimmmopped is that very thing, which is a darling little contraption that uses LEDs rather than a microphone in order to tell you if your strings are tuned as they should be. Put simply, the device illuminates a string with a pair of lights, both of which are flashing at the frequency that the string should be vibrating at if it's in tune; if you're off, the illuminated part of the string will appear to be moving (thanks, stroboscopic effect!), and if you're on the money, the lights will appear fixed. Have a peek at the source link for more, but don't go building one yourself without a steady hand and a few vacation days to spare.Filed under: Misc. Gadgets (http://www.engadget.com/category/gadgets/)
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Look, that BOSS TU-2 has served you (and eleventy billion other guitarists (http://www.engadget.com/tag/guitar+tuner/)) well, but isn't it time for something a bit different in the pedal board mix? Stimmmopped is that very thing, which is a darling little contraption that uses LEDs rather than a microphone in order to tell you if your strings are tuned as they should be. Put simply, the device illuminates a string with a pair of lights, both of which are flashing at the frequency that the string should be vibrating at if it's in tune; if you're off, the illuminated part of the string will appear to be moving (thanks, stroboscopic effect!), and if you're on the money, the lights will appear fixed. Have a peek at the source link for more, but don't go building one yourself without a steady hand and a few vacation days to spare.Filed under: Misc. Gadgets (http://www.engadget.com/category/gadgets/)
Stimmmopped lets you tune your axe with LEDs (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/19/stimmmopped-lets-you-tune-your-axe-with-leds/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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