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Or more accurately, strum all your strings and instantly find out which ones are out of tune. The PolyTune by TC Electronic bills itself as a revolutionary new way to tune your guitar. You strum your guitar once and the readout will display which strings are out of tune. You can then tune those strings individually with a more traditional display. You can check out a lengthy review of the PolyTune here. This actually does appear to be a timesaver but will set you back around $100. If you don’t perform onstage much or don’t want to spend the dough, they’ve also released a free Polytune iPhone App. There are two videos below. The first is a demonstration of the pedal by a dude with a sweet Danish? accent that will give you a good idea of how the PolyTune works. The second video shows the iPhone App in action.

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Jody Worrell explains how to create different tones by adjusting the Drive and Master controls on your guitar amp. Create a clean sound with the Master know set higher and the Drive know lower. To get a distortion, set the Master low and Drive high. Of of course, you can go for something in-between.

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Cordinated makes handmade guitar cables with a little bit of personality. These boutique cables offer a little something different to the endless streams of black cables littering stages across America

“Each Cordinated Cable is hand soldered with care using high quality 1/4″ Neutrik plugs and then hand wrapped in a colorful fuzzy sweater using heavy duty acrylic and wool yarns.

The cable is then Scotchguarded to protect against dirty floors often found in music venues and basement practice spaces. They can be carefully cleaned with a damp rag if necessary.”

Prices range from about $7 for a 6 inch cord to run between pedals to $100 for a 15 foot cord. You can also contact them and get your cable with a custom color choice.

(HT: Effects Bay)

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The Guitar Hanger is unlikely to be the solution for everyone, but for certain people, the ability to hang your guitar in the closet would be incredibly convenient. It allows you to get the instrument off the floor without having to mount a hanger onto a wall if you are worried about foot traffic, pets, or small children knocking the guitar over. Single males living in dorms or apartments seem to be the most likely to have the extra closet space. Not a bad little niche product. You can pick a Guitar Hanger 1001 up from Amazon for $23. The explanation video below includes flying cats. I guess they are working under the assumption that PETA will never see this.

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