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Video: Chameleon guitar mimics many axes

By Sandrine Ceurstemont

5 February 2009

Video: One instrument, with multiple sounds

A new guitar will allow wannabe rockstars to take on the sound of almost any guitar, without a collection of many instruments.

Swapping part of the soundboard changes the acoustics, while a computer inside the instrument tunes the sound. This completes the audio transformation and allows the guitar to mimic the sound of a completely different instrument.

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