In case you are on any social media platforms, you’ll in all probability have seen quite a lot of advertisements for the Jammy guitar. Its a customized MIDI controller which is available in a quite fashionable, assassins fashion snap collectively case. 

Within the mannequin we’re taking a look at , the Jammy G, it has a physique, two half neck, strap and case which all lock along with a quite satisfying locking mechanism. We despatched it to Matt Hodson (who in a earlier life, performed guitar) to check out.

The Jammy makes use of a mixture of optical and electrical sensors to translate guitar enjoying into MIDI. with velocity, pitch bend and controller information (through the one assignable rotary encoder).

It has a USB-C connection, plus Bluetooth MIDI for connecting to the host and and included app for setup.

Additionally included is a rudimentary on-board sound engine with restricted sounds for standalone enjoying. 

The strings are in two elements, a brief part for taking part in, and the longer part for the fretboard – which is a shortened 15 fret sort.

As Matt says, it doe take a little bit adaptation to the enjoying fashion however he discovered it really works very effectively for chordal work and in addition finger picked. As keyboards will not be his first instrument, he discovered it helped him shortly put in notes to items he was engaged on utilizing a well-known methodology.

By way of latency, it was spectacular, although retriggering quick work was someday a little bit extra pernickety.

Jammy G is obtainable now priced at £322/$449 (presently discounted until Feb 28th/21)

https://store.playjammy.com/merchandise/jammy-midi-guitar

Matts on Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3W9F21HExKg31MAsIJ0Vsg