[Andy] came across this guitar midi controller project from way back ... pickups but instead of extrapolating fret data from the pitch picked up on the string, there is a second sensor mechanism ...

On those rare occasions when I've wanted to interface a guitar with the digital world of MIDI, I've headed down the somewhat problematic route of using a hexaphonic pickup and a pitch-to-MIDI ...

If only there were little robot hands that could turn the knobs (metaphorically, sorry) during the performance… Tearing into his EHX Pitch Fork ... a custom MIDI-controlled guitar pedal.

The instrument can be cabled to a regular guitar amp via the instrument jack, but also features onboard digital processing to track pitch and convert signals to MIDI The system is reported capable ...

Because the Jamstik+ is a midi interface, Apple's GarageBand can use the Jamstik+ to play various guitar sounds and other instruments, such as a piano, synthesizer or even drums. Midi stands for ...

However this is the first time I've seen a Guitar Hero controller converted in the opposite direction; it now works as a MIDI guitar, compatible with any synth with the necessary port.

But recently, I came across a guitar that offers those very same strengths: Jamstik’s Classic MIDI Guitar, which has brought my unused fretboard skills back into the digital audio workstation ...