Review: Jamstik+ Smart Guitar

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Jamstik+ isn't an electric guitar but a synthesizer. It plays sampled chords or sounds depending on where you touch, hold or strum the instrument.

Jamstik+ is a unique new MIDI controller that's being marketed as a 'smart guitar,' this small and lightweight device recalls the look of Steinberger basses from the 80's, which are basically a neck, strings and pickups and not much else. It pairs to your iOS device via an app and can simulate various sounds ranging from steel strings to wah-wah distorted guitars and even sitars, saxophones and other synth sounds.

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Zivix’s jamstik+ now teaches you to play 1,000 popular songs with Musopia partnership

Zivix, the technology company with a mission to make music accessible to everyone, today announced a new partnership with and Musopia, makers of the popular FourChords Guitar Karaoke App. The collaboration adds full jamstik+ integration into the app, and players learning with the jamstik+ will now be able to learn more than 1000 popular songs in a simple, fun and interactive way.

The jamstik+ is a portable Bluetooth MIDI controller which can be paired with an iPhone, iPad or Mac and be used to control various sounds. It its an ideal guitar learning tool for chords and strumming and it can also serve to control various MIDI and synthesized instruments and loops. 

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