The first guitar/amp combo I came across with built-in effects was the Fernandez Nomad, with up to ten being available at any one time. Now there's a new kid on the block: the Penrose and Atkins ...

F rom fuzz circuits in 1960s Vox electric guitars to the Kaoss pad in Matt Bellamy’s signature Manson, guitars with built-in effects have a long history. However, they’ve not normally been ...

Featuring built-in effects, robotic tuning and coming with wireless pedal controllers, ... Ableton Live 8 and Guitar Rig Pro 4 are supplied with the Firebird X, ...

Yamaha's lineup of TransAcoustic guitars combines superb build quality with cool built-in effects. I sampled a concert-size FS-TA that sells for about $940. The Yamaha FS-TA features onboard ...

Using the X Guitar without any active effects, the pickups sound okay, if not exactly refined, but the standard five combinations give a versatile variety of tones that translate well through an amp.

MUSIKMESSE 2016: We know and love Yamaha's L Series acoustic guitars, but for 2016, the company has taken the format and added something entirely new with TransAcoustic acoustic guitars: built-in ...

Currently, the guitar has a planned limited edition run of 1,800 coming out on December 11. Of course, if this experiment goes well, we could see more (and cheaper) guitars with built-in effects ...

For others, it will open up a whole new galaxy of guitar apps, effects, tones and recording possibilities. Those vintage guitars with built-in amplifiers have all sorts of cool cachet these days.

Simple and easy to use. Looks and plays like a solid mid-tier acoustic guitar. Innovative looping function using spot on top of the body. Nice built-in effects and tuner.

With little more than a gutted record player, a light bulb, and the legendary 555 timer IC, [Jacob Ellzey] has constructed this very slick optical tremolo effect for his guitar. By modulating the v… ...