Photos: Self-tuning guitars
Summary: The Performer, invented by Neil Skinn, hears strings that are off-pitch. And can do something about it.
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Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page was TransPerformance's first client. Before the Performer system was compressed into a guitar body--when it was still a couple of laptops plugged into a guitar--the guitarist explored the musical possibilities of the self-tuning device, which now can be used to quickly change tunings during a song. The Gibson Les Paul that Page is holding, from his collection, is equipped with an early version of the system. Note the single row of push buttons. Current models of The Performer feature two rows of buttons, making it easier to move through control menus, insert tunings and edit each setting.
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