iPhone Guitarists - The Gig of the future

Thomas from Presence

There are now three guitar to iPhone interfaces - none from Line 6 strangely.

This was just announced from Peavey - http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Peavey_and_Agile_Announce_AmpKit_and_AmpKit_LiNK_iPhone_Interface_App.aspx



This was announced a month ago.

Are we looking at a future of just bringing our phone and guitar to the gig and wiring into the PA?!

Grolschevik

Thomas from Presence wrote: »

Are we looking at a future of just bringing our phone and guitar to the gig and wiring into the PA?!

Wirelessly sending to people's iPods, probably...

quicklickpaddy

Nah sure you've been able to do that with countless software for computers for years. It's just a gimmic. Although it could be pretty cool if it has an 8-track home recording facility and some sort of accompanying software to edit it slightly. Just to see what things sound like together as opposed to anything else. And a drum track thing too

Demeyes

I was messing around with some of those music apps through a hi fi before and some of them have real potential for live use. You can have synth parts and instead of bringing a synth you just use your iphone. The guitar thing is pretty cool too, sure you could do this with laptops and interfaces but the iphone is so much more portable. I think in a few years it could be a really viable backup rig.

kneeelix

What about that lovelly interference when a call is incoming?:P

darrenw5094

iPhones don't have 12AX7 valves.......;)

Another wasp in a jar tone.

stephenshields2

darrenw5094 wrote: »

iPhones don't have 12AX7 valves.......;)

Another wasp in a jar tone.

So, so true...

bytey

any one who plays a guitar into an iphone needs to be beaten to death with their own face .

there , i said it.

darrenw5094

I can see Spinal Tap with a wall of iPhones on stage instead of amps..........not.

landsleaving

I like the idea of it as a practice tool, the amplitube one particularly. It's like a headphone amp with a few stomp boxes and more sounds. Very handy.

But I don't have an iphone, and it'd be cheaper to get a decent amp

Thomas from Presence

landsleaving wrote: »

I like the idea of it as a practice tool, the amplitube one particularly. It's like a headphone amp with a few stomp boxes and more sounds. Very handy.

But I don't have an iphone, and it'd be cheaper to get a decent amp

€30 and a pair of computer computer speakers if you did have one though. With regards tone I've been gigging with a Pod X3 Live straight into the PA in a blues/soul/classic rock band an the afficianados are frequently left stroking their pointy beards regarding the quality of the tone in the absence of some mega tube amp.



I'll order one and I'll do a song with it at a gig for a dare to see what happens. Watch this space!

120_Minutes

kneeelix wrote: »

What about that lovelly interference when a call is incoming?:P

Switch it to airplane mode before the gig.


I like the idea of these apps, but would I use one at a gig? Prob not, but they'd be handy for an inpromtu jam in the local...


And whoever said wasp in a jamjar has never uses guitar rig or amplitube. Sure they're not as good as a plexi, but they ain't ****..,

darrenw5094

Thomas from Presence wrote: »

€30 and a pair of computer computer speakers if you did have one though. With regards tone I've been gigging with a Pod X3 Live straight into the PA in a blues/soul/classic rock band an the afficianados are frequently left stroking their pointy beards regarding the quality of the tone in the absence of some mega tube amp.

Absence of a valve or two i would say. Great technology though.

Thomas from Presence

120_Minutes wrote: »

Switch it to airplane mode before the gig.


I like the idea of these apps, but would I use one at a gig? Prob not, but they'd be handy for an inpromtu jam in the local...


And whoever said wasp in a jamjar has never uses guitar rig or amplitube. Sure they're not as good as a plexi, but they ain't ****..,

Good tip on airplane mode but what if an update to my Marshall plexi comes available just before the big solo some night? :-p

120_Minutes

Tsk tsk tom, I'm sure you're aware that with wifi off and airplane mode on no push notifications get through!