Home ➲ idea update
this site started off with a simple idea, a borrowed wp theme, and a few hours to spare.
over the coming weeks we plan on putting a little more oomph in this project.
with a simple idea, a tweaked wp theme, and a few more hours to spare.
as a refresher: the basic idea was a guitar that has the capability of recording what is played on it.
there have been many ideas on how to execute this - from taping on an mp3 player with recording capabilities, to simply buying a guitar that already has these capabilities, to making the guitar around ...
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ARM Product Feature Matrix
thanks to Coocha for the suggestion:
VIA EPIA N-Series Nano-ITX Mainboard
body to be ash core, with ebony & holly top, back & sides
flush mound touch screen lcd/oled
tuner display built in to side of fingerboard
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rough, but gets the idea across.
the back will be covered in linux distro logos, and have clear liquid sand plates to enable hardware viewing.
view in slideshow bob above.
simplified.
Incremental update.
Post ideas in comments instead of by email.
Less production involved.
Are you reading this at the Linux Caffe? âž² Smart.
color/colour added.
ubuntu confirmed as the os for the main computer.
next update âž² deciding on final hardware âž² start looking for sponsors to make this project a reality.
here is the latest build of the linux guitar project.
if your idea did not make it into this draft:
• we might not have read it yet
• it may be in our junk mailbox
when in doubt âž² revise & resend
for the next build we will introduce color/colour to differentiate between versions.
hash the ideas in the comments for each update.
thanks to everyone for submitting their ideas.
