Playing a GTRS Guitar! - Is This The Future of Electric Guitar? 

Thanks, wanted an unbiased review and know you will provide it SDG

I have some similar inventions 🙉🙈🙊🎸

Sounds nice

How much does it cost

Thanks for doing this one! I was looking forward to it. What kind of pots and switch are on the inside?

Except for the black knob, which looks super out of place.

I like the black knob. It looks futuristic 😊

I got to thinking about what I believe was the first being Peavey, back in the 70s, having a guitar with plug-in hardware modules for different effects.

Agreed - White would have been a much better option. The black just looks out of place on this guitar. It's not aesthetically pleasing.

Agreed. Also, why not make the FX colours more different, e.g. red, yellow, green instead of shades of blue?

@@marmadukewinterbotham2599 Good point.

Agreed 101% I might get one, see if I can replace the knob with any other regular white knob, or paint the whole thing in white myself. lol

@@user-pt1ye7vd7m The construction is quite different from a regular knob, so no, you can't just switch it out.

My favorite RU-vidr, Darrel Graun Buitar.

But will it work without a battery installed? I Bet not. Try it and let me know. I am really interested. In the past this was the case with this type of electronics.

@@sgtmac62 You will need the battery for the modeling and effects, etc. To play it as a standard guitar you dont need the battery charged.

@Jim Gore IIRC those guitars were made by Japans' Matsumoku Uncle Mat)...very high quality craftmanship.

He normally is this has been out a while though

Funny, you sound like you got paid by the competition. And you got bot spammed to top it off...hahaha!!

@@einarabelc5 do you not know how to read and/or lack comprehension skills? You think I’m getting paid to write comments?! 😂😂😂😂 Let me break it down for you in lament’s terms because you’re clearly lacking in the 🧠🤓📚👨🏻‍🏫 department: You’re saying I’ve been paid by the competition, and that guitar wasn’t even the main subject of my comment. 1) I made an intelligent, thoughtful comment about the big problem with embedding tech within instruments like the one Darrell reviewed being that companies provide no way to upgrade the hardware in the future. That tech eventually becomes obsolete and makes the instrument an essential and/or total brick several years down the line. 2) I mentioned Jamstik Studio as an example of a better way to spend one’s money if a person is going to buy a guitar with hardware inside being that it offers many more useful modeling, recording, MIDI, and other features (with all software included free) for $799 or less with sale prices. 3) I also suggested this guitar because it still can function as an analog guitar, so the guitar will still play as a high quality sounding strat like any other guitar even when the hardware eventually becomes obsolete when they create a Jamstik 2, 3, etc. or if they eventually go out of business. Many other guitars with embedded tech don’t have a separate analog capability, so those “instruments” would land in the trash just like phones, computers, and other devices when they become obsolete. 4) I suggested that Darrell review the JamStik Studio because he’s always looking for interesting, small brands that have unique features and high quality. JamStik Studio is an extremely well-reviewed guitar if you look on their own website, Amazon, Sweetwater, Reverb, and other shops. Go to the Jamstik website and read about the guitar. Read the reviews. Watch the demos on RU-vid. Is it not worthy of being shared with Darrell’s audience? I think he would absolutely love this polyphonic MIDI/analog guitar, the only one of its kind in the world, and I’m certain the audience would love it too. 5) I’ve never been paid by a company to push their merchandise, review their products, etc. I wouldn’t even know how to do that, lol. But I would not accept payment for doing so even if it were offered to me. 6) You’ve never recommended guitars and gear to people? There are probably very few people who would say no because we all do it - even those of us with a single guitar will happily tell people about it if we love and enjoy it. 7) 🙄🙄🙄🙄

I mean yeah, that'd be great, but that's just the nature of products like these and just not feasible.

Lol yikes what a horrible take. Guitar is under $700

Yeah, thats the issue I thought of. Bit like the fender mustang (yes, I know that is an amp), but they just stopped letting people share settings. No reason aside from money. I still use my fender mustang floor, killer set up. But cannot share my settings, or get others. IA great shame.

I honestly think I could build that

The Prime P1 is effectively (pardon the pun) the effects unit part in a little box that looks like an old iPod. I have one velcroed to the back of my bass, so I can select four effects just by pushing a button on the back of the bass (I could select more if I were to get the footswitch he mentioned). Very handy for gigs in small pubs where there's very little room for any effects pedals on the floor.

Exactly, i dont really see any situation where this could be useful

AND(!) don`t forget the pleasure of GAS 😂

Firefly is garbage? First I've heard of that!

Isn't this an integrated version of the Vox, Fender Mustang Micro, NUX Mighty Plug etc headphone amps? If that's the case I would imagine a firmware update would be possible. If it was able to be removed and replaced with a new version after the firmware was at it's limit then that would be brilliant. It certainly looks like a more convenient option.

Very good point. Not a dependable choice for live performances, in my opinion.

Yes, but i think this is intended for beginners, you buy the guitar, its afordable, effects are inlcuded, you can go directly into a audio-interface or into a cheap clean-amp. And i think that for its a great choice.

@@RBdeBell Kinda cool. I have a Danelectro Danoblaster and it has 4 on board effects. Basic controls though but there's a niche for everything

I play in a duo at a swanky resort every Saturday. For that it is perfect. I just go wireless directly into the house PA and my 4 presets on the footswitch are all the same amp setting, but with a different effect for each (reverb, delay, tremolo).

@@RobCmusic that makes a lot of sense. I am sure there are a lot of use cases and less gear to carry/setup is one of them. 😊

Spark amp would be great with that guitar , I'm impressed I've had really expensive guitars , but that guitar is beautiful and sounds great ,,,,,, I'm very picky 51 years I've been playing , if Darrel Braun says it's good I trust him , he's honest and he's the only one on RU-vid I truly trust , that's why I subscribed , the other guys show guitars but I can't honestly feel what they say ,,,,,, Darrell Braun your awesome Thank you

You can overwrite the colors with your own patches, each one containing multiple effects. It actually benefits both kinds of guitarists.

Let’s say you a few effects that you like but wish they had a blend knob - it’d be pretty good for that (as long as the GTRS effect sounded good)

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