Unlimited guitar with built-in amp comes with smartphone-based digital effects
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Black Unlimited with Rosewood fingerboard and blue edition with Maple
The Unlimited features a solid state amplifier with a maximum output of 7 watts that sits between two single coil pickups
The guitar has three knobs circling the three-way toggle switch pickup selector, one for volume, one for gain and the other is an on/off switch
The Ultimate development team intends to combine the on/off circuitry with the volume knob and replace the pickup switch with a tone knob
Andrew Penrose and Ari Atkins with the Unlimited electric guitar
Having some fun with the go-anywhere Ultimate electric guitar
Having some fun with the go-anywhere Ultimate electric guitar
Ari Atkins with the go-anywhere Ultimate electric guitar
Andrew Penrose with the go-anywhere Ultimate electric guitar
The Ultimate features a rather chunky body that's made up of a cast aluminum frame with polycarb plating front and rear
The bridge, tuners, pickups and neck are all off-the-shelf components, although the designers say that several different combinations have been tried and tested for the best sound and playability at an affordable price
Front and back section in polycarb, and the speaker driver to the top of the picture that's responsible for the instrument's thickness
The iPhone app currently in development will allow users to mix in digital distortion, delay, reverb, and EQ effects as they play
The app will include its own tuner, so there'll be no need to sit a separate, dedicated device on your knee while you tune up
The finished Ultimate prototype
The Unlimited electric guitar has a built-in amplifier which can be fed digital effects from a smartphone app
The Tuxedo Edition assembled and ready to rock
The Ultimate has a 25.5-inch scale Maple neck with 20 frets
Article Summary
Travel-friendly guitars like the Backpacker from Martin are all fine and dandy if you're into acoustic playing but those of us who prefer electric portability will likely need to seek out something like Traveler's Speedster or Bob Wiley's Ministar. The problem with the latter choice is also having to lug around an amp and cables in order to be heard. Stanford graduates Andrew Penrose and Ari Atkins have developed a go-anywhere electric guitar called the Unlimited that features a built-in, battery-powered amplifier and smartphone-controlled digital effects.
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