Ion makes more than just the iCade and it’s myriad spin-off products, it also makes devices to try to breach instruments. The newest such device is the Ion Guitar Apprentice. The Guitar Apprentice is a $99 plastic guitar with a spot to hold in your iPad. Along the neck there’s a total of 84 buttons more »

Think of it as Simon Says for a guitar. As a guitarist/bassist myself, I sure as heck could have used an instrument like this during my early stages as a musician. Not only can the Fretlight guitar show you specific scales to play, but it can also map out an entire song for your convenience. more »

The Gibson Dark Fire is an electric guitar with lots of tech that will be released on December 15th. So, what’s the big deal?

At first blush, the Dark Fire just looks like a damn cool Les Paul, but there’s more under the hood. You can change tunings and the combination of pickups with a simple turn of a knob. It’s supposed to tune faster than Gibson’s first attempt at a robot guitar and should be able to produce lots of different tones. More after the break.

Icanplayit is a new web site that will help all you budding rock stars, or Guitar Hero addicts, to hone up your real life guitar playing skills. They offer a range of online tutorials for guitar, bass, keyboards and somewhat bizarrely the clarinet for around £30 (around $60 US). If you are not sure whether more »