Embed Your iPad Into Ion Audio's New Guitar [VIDEO]

post by KM

What do you get when you embed an iPad in a touch-fret guitar? The new Ion Audio Guitar Apprentice that's what. The makers of the iCADE iPad Arcade and Piano Apprentice are back with a new, full-sized guitar that can teach the average Joe how to strum some chords.

The idea behind Guitar Apprentice is to help users learn how to play the guitar in a fun, advanced Guitar Hero-type fashion.

Take a look:

The current version of the guitar is compatible with the iOS GarageBand app for iPad, although Ion Audio does have a custom app for the device in beta. The custom app comes fully-equipped with a light show that works in conjunction with the guitar strings—meaning every time the right or wrong chord is struck, the strings will light up as indicators. Pretty sweet right? You gotta love music and technology.

Guitar Apprentice will initially launch in the U.S. in July 2012 for $99 (iPad not included of course). Ion Audio also told SlashGear that it has plans for a future UK release as well.

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