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04-29-2014, 02:21 AM
FretPen Is the Tiniest Guitar You Will Ever Play
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The urge to RAWK OUT really can hit at any time or place, but who wants to be that weirdo who's always lugging a guitar around?
**w there's FretPen, which makes even your hipster ukelele look big and clumsy.
See also: 23 Freaking Rad Spotify Playlists for Every Mood (http://mashable.com/2013/05/27/top-playlists-on-spotify/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Pop off the cap, snap the ball-point end into the guitar body and pluck the tiny string; a Bluetooth-connected smartphone acts as a wireless amp that can make a host of sounds, from clean acoustic to dirty garage.
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FretPen uses your smartphone as an amp.
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Since there’s only one actual string, you also need to play a directional pad on the body to move across the strings, which isn’t all that hard for a seasoned player. Though FretPen is too small to create actual string vibrations — electronics in the fretboard recognize your finger positions instead — its external materials are just*like a real electric guitar. The fretboard is wood, the frets are steel and the string is also the real deal: Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/28/fretpen-is-the-tiniest-guitar-you-will-ever-play/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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The urge to RAWK OUT really can hit at any time or place, but who wants to be that weirdo who's always lugging a guitar around?
**w there's FretPen, which makes even your hipster ukelele look big and clumsy.
See also: 23 Freaking Rad Spotify Playlists for Every Mood (http://mashable.com/2013/05/27/top-playlists-on-spotify/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Pop off the cap, snap the ball-point end into the guitar body and pluck the tiny string; a Bluetooth-connected smartphone acts as a wireless amp that can make a host of sounds, from clean acoustic to dirty garage.
http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzA0LzI4LzI4L0ZyZXQuUGVuLkEuMmU2YjcuanBnCn AJdGh1bWIJNTc1eDQwOTY-/afc13144/0cf/Fret.Pen_.App_.jpg
FretPen uses your smartphone as an amp.
Image: FretPen FretPen
(http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Fret.Pen_.App_.jpg?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
Since there’s only one actual string, you also need to play a directional pad on the body to move across the strings, which isn’t all that hard for a seasoned player. Though FretPen is too small to create actual string vibrations — electronics in the fretboard recognize your finger positions instead — its external materials are just*like a real electric guitar. The fretboard is wood, the frets are steel and the string is also the real deal: Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/28/fretpen-is-the-tiniest-guitar-you-will-ever-play/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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