For this reason, it can sound many more notes at once than some other stringed instruments, making it more comparable to a keyboard instrument than to other stringed instruments. Instead of one hand fretting and the other hand plucking, both hands sound notes by striking the strings against the fingerboard "behind" (in guitar parlance, this means a short distance towards the tuning machines) on the appropriate frets for the desired notes. Unlike the electric guitar, it is usually played by tapping or fretting the strings, rather than plucking them. Steve Adelson describing the Chapman Stick in Guitar Player magazine Ī Stick physically resembles the fretboard of an electric guitar-it is, however, considerably longer and wider and is strung with 8, 10, or 12 strings. This instrument already exists as the Chapman Stick. Now, design a tuning to make navigation of the instrument amazingly simple, and streamline the look and feel for optimal accessibility. Add unlimited electronic capabilities and forward-thinking playing techniques for ultimate expression. Imagine creating music on a stringed instrument that is simultaneously a guitar, a bass, a piano, and percussion.
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