(Source: CNET News.com)

Well, it seems that the Performer automatic tuning system has been ported over to acoustic guitars, namely the Gibson Chet Atkins SST. Previously, it was exclusive to electrics, such as Gibson’s Les Paul and Fender’s Stratocaster and Telecaster electric guitars.

The Performer self-tuning system consists of small electric motors and rocker arms that automatically change the tension of open strings to pitches set by the player. So, all you need to do is to tune your guitar once (and fix it as your preset), and the system will automatically tune it for you the next time (and the time after, etc.).

Pretty time and effort-saving if you ask me, but I’m not sure if something as “sacred” as tuning your own guitar should be substituted by electronics. Call me a technophobe, but I feel some things should be kept old-school.

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(Source: Bananas.com)

The Hello Kitty craze swept much of the world (I might be exaggerating a little here), but you must really be crazy if you thought that it ended with plushies. After all, we have with us here Fender’s Hello Kitty Stratocaster - an electric guitar imprinted with the “friendly” face of Hello Kitty.

The Stratocaster comes in two colours, pink and black, and is based on a classic Fender design. So, you will not have to worry about the basic features of the guitar. It’ll definitely work. How well? No idea there.

P.S.: The Hello Kitty brand name is printed at the back of the guitar. Yeah, it’s huge.

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