Gibson produced their first electric guitar back in 1936 and since then, the name has been synonymous with the instrument. This doesn't mean that Gibson trades on its history alone and the company remains at the forefront of instrument innovation. The latest "High Performance" series is the most innovative guitar they've ever made. Daniele Mendez gets a demo of the latest axe from
Celebrating 120 years of Gibson, Aljon Go shows Jeffrey and Todd the superb Anniversary Edition of the Les Paul Standard. It's stunning both in the Ocean Water Perimeter finish, the level of detail and the technology built-in. The sound of the guitar can be changed to mimic the tone of your rock'n'roll hero and Min-ETune will tune the guitar automatically.
Gibson makes guitars and is probably not a company you would readily associate with consumer electronics, but these days everything seems to involve technology. The company has been producing tunable guitars for some time, but this year it has refreshed the lineup. While these instruments can still be tuned by hand, they can also auto-tune and the mechanism that handles that has
StantonDj which is now part of the Gibson family of products showed off the SCS 4DJ DJ Controller. Unlike many DJ system the SCS 4DJ works without any external devices. All the software and hardware needed is built-in. It works under the Unix operating system using proprietary software. There are four USB to connect hard drives, two on the outside and
If you're a DJ, you probably know the name Stanton, purveyors of DJ hardware. If you're not a DJ, you probably still know the parent company, Gibson, of the guitar fame. Either way, we're in good company here. Todd and Steve mix it up with Darrin "B-Side" Young from Stanton. On show is Stanton's SCS.4DJ Digital DJ Mixstation, a self-contained