I Tested This Guitar & It's Not What You Think It Is..(Aeroband Guitar)

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  • čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
  • HONEST review of this Aeroband guitar! I put it through the ULTIMATE test. The results were completely unexpected.
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    Timecodes
    0:00 - Intro/Unboxing
    0:48 - THE TRUTH
    2:47 - Guitar Features
    4:15 - MIDI Sound Examples
    6:30 - Extra Features
    7:04 - The App
    7:30 - Honest Playability Opinion
    8:34 - Who is it for?
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  • @petercohen3966
    @petercohen3966 Před 7 měsíci +126

    When you ignore the problems with their advertising and price point it makes your review look suspicious. And please don't say it's a well-priced midi instrument because it's not being marketed as that.

    • @Liofa73
      @Liofa73 Před 7 měsíci +20

      And there are much better midi guitars on the market.

    • @NiechoBGC
      @NiechoBGC Před 7 měsíci +7

      Sus indeed-- this is why I didn't subscribe.

    • @hesspet
      @hesspet Před 5 měsíci +4

      @@Liofa73 Yes, but for a much higher price tag. So if you not a keyboarder and need, like me, a way to control synths. This works very well.

    • @ceeemm1901
      @ceeemm1901 Před 3 měsíci +1

      It's not "well-priced" period.

    • @soggybiscotti8425
      @soggybiscotti8425 Před 3 měsíci +2

      ​​​@@hesspetit doesn't work very well at all, it plays like absolute trash. Been playing 9 instruments for the last 23 years. This thing is just worthless, excessively expensive trash and is barely worth it's own weight in dog poop.
      Plus marketing it to musicians to record is just wrong. It's just too crap at everything overall to be used for that purpose.
      The ONLY thing it could do even slightly ok, is be a guitar for people who absolutely cannot physically play an actual guitar. And even then, there are far superior options on the market for thst. And frankly, I'd just get a normal guitar still anyway, because the pain from playing a real guitar is nothing compared to the pain you will be forced to endure from having to play this thing, and for that price.
      Asking $500 USD for this bad joke of an Aldi brand toy is disgusting. It's not even with $100, let alone 500

  • @PhoenixRising-nm1he
    @PhoenixRising-nm1he Před 7 měsíci +81

    Having played the guitar for 60 years, I can tell you that arthritis makes the fingers unable to form the correct shapes anymore. Making it easier to press the 'strings' doesn't help if you can't put the fingers in the right position in the first place.

    • @em7dim9
      @em7dim9 Před 7 měsíci +8

      You are spot on and I have the same issue. Perhaps there's just no old guys on their marketing team but this is not an instrument for people with arthritis.

    • @NuncNuncNuncNunc
      @NuncNuncNuncNunc Před 7 měsíci +1

      @JamieDupuisMusician's review indicated to me that he has not met anyone with arthritis and was repeating this in an attempt to justify the instrument (in response to all the negative press?) even though he had no clue.

    • @em7dim9
      @em7dim9 Před 7 měsíci

      @@NuncNuncNuncNunc I know. It's like he adopted their brain rot.

    • @sectionq1
      @sectionq1 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Yes. Sausage fingers were my issue, meaning I couldn't bend them or if I could I couldn't put them close enough together to get the right shapes as you pointed out.

    • @brandonbeery2484
      @brandonbeery2484 Před 4 měsíci +2

      On the other side, carpel tunnel makes it so we can't squeeze the strings tight enough. I'm sorry for your situation but some people could benefit.

  • @stuartmiller7419
    @stuartmiller7419 Před 8 měsíci +65

    They are marketing it as a way to learn the required skills before getting a real guitar, not as an overly expensive midi controlller with a redundant 50w speaker in it and an app with some unrelated games on it. The reason they got slated was because guitar reviewers feel that the product does not meet the required brief to be fit for the purpose that it's being marketed and sold for. In their marketing, they are even implying that it's better than a guitar. This would be unfair to prospective customers (who want to learn how to play the guitar), which is why they are facing such flack from guitar reviewers. That and the alleged intimidating emails that threaten these reviewers not to criticise the product as part of their 'honest review'.

  • @kenabi
    @kenabi Před 7 měsíci +49

    they're not confused. the company claims one thing, the reality is wildly different. they're getting dragged for it, and the, quite frankly, sub standard implementation, both hardware and software.
    even as a midi controller this product is.. sub par.
    and the company response to people being highly unimpressed with it for the price is.. less than stellar.

  • @nekot9274
    @nekot9274 Před 7 měsíci +65

    This guitar is not a guitar, it is a way to check who will say whatever for money.

    • @masterkane5340
      @masterkane5340 Před 7 měsíci +1

      LOL 💀

    • @sofiakatelyn
      @sofiakatelyn Před 7 měsíci +2

      This is an instrument invented to facilitate learning. The lights can be used with the app to let you know which notes to play duh

    • @masterkane5340
      @masterkane5340 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Sarcasm... You either speak it, or you don't. Lol @@sofiakatelyn

    • @typical_veteran
      @typical_veteran Před 7 měsíci +4

      The former guitarist in me agrees, the nerve damage in my hands that makes playing a guitar difficult to the point I hung them up wants one.

  • @FrancoisDUFAU
    @FrancoisDUFAU Před 7 měsíci +10

    No bending
    No left hand muting
    No actual learning from the app
    Lots of lies in the internet advertising (dubbed with **real** guitar sounds)
    And... USD569 !!!
    I do apologize for my hard words, but this review can't possibly qualify as « honest » and your test is definitely **NOT** « ultimate ».

    • @hesspet
      @hesspet Před 2 měsíci

      ADD:
      * the worst MIDI implementation I ever had on a MIDI Controller.
      * No setup for MIDI Function
      * Weak BlueTooth MIDI (Works mostly if you start their "learnig app" before
      * Note Off Event doesn't work corret or is configurable
      I bought one to use it as MIDI Control. I knowed, that this is not a guitar. But what I got was a piece of shit. They had build the You Rock Guitar (YRG, I own also one), which shared the same neck and string technoloy. They had a lot of nice features added to the YRG, Switchable tunings, you could configure the the way it handles open strings, a well working not off MIDI implementation. And they forgot all their knowledge and build a toy. The YRG looked like a toy but was more usefull insturment, this piece looks like a real instrument, but it's toy.

  • @paulysguitarjournal
    @paulysguitarjournal Před 8 měsíci +34

    This is the only positive review I have seen so far. Everyone is calling it trash. Did they send you the email? 😅

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 8 měsíci +13

      I saw it differently, most saw it as this is not a high quality guitar, I saw it as a MIDI tool. MIDI plug-ins are used everywhere nowadays, some are aware, some are not. But this guitar can help with that. If people don't need to use MIDI sounds and just want to play a guitar, then yep this won't be for them.

    • @paulysguitarjournal
      @paulysguitarjournal Před 8 měsíci

      I wouldn't mind a midi guitar, but I'm not convinced that this is the one. I come up with so much stuff on guitar to transfer to orchestra, it would be helpful.@@JamieDupuisMusician

    • @darkstarrtech
      @darkstarrtech Před 8 měsíci +33

      @@JamieDupuisMusician the problem is that its not being marketed as a MIDI tool. Its being marketed as a learning tool.

    • @Liofa73
      @Liofa73 Před 7 měsíci +12

      @@JamieDupuisMusician --- It's marketed as a beginner guitar, they don't need a midi tool. Besides the advertising videos were all faked. How can you put your name to something from a company that put our a lot of false advertising? Dubbing singing and acoustic guitar over footage of their guitar?

    • @everythingbobbywolfe
      @everythingbobbywolfe Před 7 měsíci +7

      I suspect the threatening emails were sent to everyone. He just happens to be positive and wants to make money and is a professional that can make those and great. I don't fault him for playing along (no pun intended) and scoring another payday. He was honest enough about this..."guitar". It would have been nice for him to have disclosed the email, as I suspect he wasn't excluded from their study practices.

  • @NuncNuncNuncNunc
    @NuncNuncNuncNunc Před 7 měsíci +7

    Honest? Let's see...
    1:50 "This is marketed to people who have arthritis" - large photo on main page shows young guy seeming to have no difficulty holding pick or barring neck. All of the models depicted on main page are young seemingly without any dexterity issues. If DAW is needed then there is another issue for those with arthritis. The company makes no mention of arthritis. Did @JamieDupuisMusician even ask anyone with arthritis to try the instrument?
    2:40 "This could potentially bring someone success [making MIDI music]" - did you ask anyone in that category?
    3:40 How easy is it for someone with arthritis to (dis)assemble the instrument?
    5:10 Are you actually getting any vibrato?
    8:40 Again, another mention of people with pain in their hands, but not actually asking anyone in that category to try the instrument
    Missing:
    can the tuning be changed
    does string tension change over time, can it be adjusted
    how are broken strings replaced
    how does it compare to other similar instruments (or are you not allowed to say)
    how does it compare to a nylon string/steel string guitar at similar price
    company bills it as a learning guitar, which you don't. Why?
    as someone with experience, do you think it is a good instrument to learn guitar
    is their software any good
    what other software did you need in order to get the sound in the video and price (hint at least another ~$100)
    latency
    were you paid to make this review

  • @azzan66
    @azzan66 Před 6 měsíci +8

    The thing i am most wondering is can it do alternate tunings? If not, it wasnt built to be a guitar or even guitar like. I learned about alternative tunings early on and they are a mainstay for guitarist.

    • @Krzztl
      @Krzztl Před 5 měsíci +1

      I saw a comment on a different review video saying that he messaged the company asking about drop tunings, and the company didn’t even know what he was talking about

  • @veri745
    @veri745 Před 7 měsíci +13

    4:55 Does vibrato actually work as being shown? I would think not. Doesn't seem to be mentioned elsewhere unless I missed it

    • @NuncNuncNuncNunc
      @NuncNuncNuncNunc Před 7 měsíci

      I saw that too.

    • @ronaldm8235
      @ronaldm8235 Před 5 měsíci

      I noticed that 😂

    • @Chrisamic
      @Chrisamic Před 4 měsíci +1

      It does not. No vibrato or bending. From what I can hear you can't play with any dynamics on the right hand either. Might as well buy a $100 midi keyboard, at least they have dynamics and pitch manipulation. Akai MPK for example does a whole lot more.

  • @Liofa73
    @Liofa73 Před 7 měsíci +15

    There's something strange about this review compared with other "honest" opinions on youtube. I'll let you all watch the others to make up your own mind.

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 7 měsíci +12

      No real acoustic sounds in this video, it’s Native instruments plug-ins if you’re not familiar with them they have MIDI guitar sounds, synths, horns, pretty much everything you can imagine, which you can use with this MIDI guitar. I wasn’t aware of the whole ordeal before even filming this, that only came out afterwards. But that’s my own thought on it, I understand it is not a beginner guitar nor a substitute to playing guitar which I mentioned in this video. I just show what it is capable of. They need to reevaluate their marketing for sure though, I agree!

  • @obrienct
    @obrienct Před 8 měsíci +20

    there used to be a thing called the casio eg5, it was a little more analog than this. it had a built in tape deck and regular strings. might be fun to compare them

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 8 měsíci +1

      That is true, very similar concept!

    • @jaytmoon2331
      @jaytmoon2331 Před 5 měsíci

      Still recall a Mattel product called Tiger Guitar. All plastic with nylon strings@@JamieDupuisMusician

  • @rabarebra
    @rabarebra Před 7 měsíci +10

    This toy costs only $500 😂

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 7 měsíci +1

      It works well with MIDI but it’s not a substitute to playing a real guitar!! It’s a MIDI instrument

    • @vvoof2601
      @vvoof2601 Před 7 měsíci +3

      @@JamieDupuisMusician But there are better midi instruments (guitars no less!) for cheaper.

    • @con-rob
      @con-rob Před 25 dny

      Exactly!! All the people trashing it but other midi guitars are WAY more expensive (Godin, Jamstick, Carvin NS1, etc).... please give me make and model if there's a cheaper one.

  • @ItsOmarBro
    @ItsOmarBro Před 2 měsíci +3

    Lol this should have just been a midi controler/ launcher. For guitarist who can't be don't want to learn piano this is a mad tool for recoding midi on a daw.

  • @robertallen5980
    @robertallen5980 Před 7 měsíci +2

    I have arthritis and neuropathy in hands and fingers. I grieve for the time used to spend playing guitar. I just want to know if it would be worth buying.

    • @ceeemm1901
      @ceeemm1901 Před 3 měsíci

      If you can't fret a real guitar how are you gunna play this when you will need to position your fingers the same way. Buy a glockenspiel.

  • @jaytmoon2331
    @jaytmoon2331 Před 5 měsíci

    wondering about the actual build of this instrument. is it a lightweight POS or does it have some level of Heft to it? Re durable?

  • @TheCliffzone
    @TheCliffzone Před 3 měsíci

    Sounds convincing but wondering if one can play it on a hardware synthesizer. An example for the yamahs dx7 or casio vz-1 midi wise?

  • @MrDuncanDidit
    @MrDuncanDidit Před 2 měsíci +1

    I'm waiting for a version with a tremelo bar.
    In spite of all the trash talking here, one very valid use for this guitar would be for a keyboard player (with a bit of guitar experience) wanting to add acoustic rhythm guitar tracks to a production. 30 years ago, I bought an Oberheim Strummer - a midi processor that would convert a 3-note chord from a midi keyboard into a 5 or 6-note strummed chord in the shape of how it would be played on a guitar, with various choices for the strumming pattern, synced to the midi tempo. Without the Oberheim Strummer, or this Aero guitar, it's virtually impossible to mimic an acoustic guitar strum on a midi keyboard.
    Another advantage of this guitar would be the fact that it stays in tune, no matter where you are on the neck. As a recording studio owner, I've seen working musicians unable to play a G chord in tune, due to the set up on their guitar, or the fact that they're pushing too hard on the strings. In that respect, this guitar could be a life saver for rhythm tracks in the recording studio.

  • @jonr1122
    @jonr1122 Před 8 měsíci +6

    This, 'guitar' and the startup behind it has been absolutely slated on other videos.

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 8 měsíci +2

      That is true, I have seen that. To me they went a little overboard, using this as a MIDI guitar is actually fun 😃 but it’s definitely not for everyone and it shouldn’t be considered a guitar or substitute to playing guitar!

    • @vvoof2601
      @vvoof2601 Před 7 měsíci +2

      @@JamieDupuisMusician But it's marketed as such. Odd thing to leave out of a review. This is why folks (myself included) are suspicious of reviews like yours. It seems like you were paid off.

  • @richarddutton1981
    @richarddutton1981 Před 2 měsíci

    so do you HAVE to actually strum/pick one of the physical strings to produce a note? can you play on the fret board as well like a real guitar? this has soooo much potential if they can nail some things down.

  • @Ziegen-Sauger
    @Ziegen-Sauger Před 5 měsíci

    Thank you, I needed this review desperately. What about the €50 Fwndel “version” being sold out there? Is it a scam?

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 5 měsíci

      Haven’t heard of that one

    • @onemanband3579
      @onemanband3579 Před 3 měsíci +1

      I've seen Ali adverts too....also for that kind of price. I'll hang on to my money.

  • @PaleHorseShabuShabu
    @PaleHorseShabuShabu Před 8 měsíci +2

    Shiren from Unlucky Morpheus might like this considering that some nights he can't play due to pain.

    • @kirin1864
      @kirin1864 Před 7 měsíci

      That’s why he has a strandberg, but he won’t be interested, due to his incredible skills, and the guitar doesn’t sound good either 😅

  • @berttorino3063
    @berttorino3063 Před 7 měsíci +6

    Don’t forget the Artiphon Instrument 1 at almost half the price. Both have built-in sounds and can hookup through MIDI to your computer, iPhone or iPad. The biggest difference is that the use of real strings for the dominant hand instead of strum buttons on the Artiphon Instrument 1.

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Didn’t know about that one, I’ll check it out! Thanks!

    • @berttorino3063
      @berttorino3063 Před 7 měsíci

      @@JamieDupuisMusician Check out this basic demo video for the Artiphon Instrument 1. See if they will give you a demo unit? czcams.com/video/Ij3DGj1dR0I/video.htmlsi=80DfHFSslK0ZRmL5
      Or this: czcams.com/video/GSD9UlvCl4M/video.htmlsi=JYa3ppuqguZa49rN

  • @hannanathan564
    @hannanathan564 Před 10 dny

    I was watching this video for the product review, then I noticed we’ve met years ago! Tucson, AZ with a whole bunch of banjos if that rings any bells 😂

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 10 dny

      Hey Nathan, I totally remember man, how have you been? That was a great banjo hangout!!

    • @hannanathan564
      @hannanathan564 Před 10 dny +1

      @@JamieDupuisMusician Haha. Great man! I’ve just been on the road and making records. You’ve got a pretty prolific channel I see, I’ll check some stuff out later tonight.

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 10 dny

      @@hannanathan564glad to hear man, the music industry is a grind but gotta follow your passion and gift! I heard some of your tracks just now, you sound awesome as always!

  • @calledtoserv
    @calledtoserv Před 3 měsíci

    Can you tap the fret board to produce sound?

  • @carlosclaptrix
    @carlosclaptrix Před 7 měsíci +8

    I heard that they threatened youtubers who did critical reviews that they will have to pay compensation to them. Well, freedom of speech is a really good thing!

    • @Liofa73
      @Liofa73 Před 7 měsíci +3

      They won't have to pay compensation. But they did threaten legal action for bad reviews.

    • @NuncNuncNuncNunc
      @NuncNuncNuncNunc Před 7 měsíci +2

      They threatened legal action for negative PAID promotion. If someone is being paid to review an item, there is zero expectation that the review is honest.

  • @ardalla535
    @ardalla535 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I like this sound. It's like a sound track from "It Came From the Crypt."

  • @AHCHUUU
    @AHCHUUU Před 7 měsíci +3

    That thing belongs at ToysRUs

  • @chrism5810
    @chrism5810 Před 7 měsíci +7

    I love what you managed to do with it but they really did mislead people by trying to market it as a learning tool... in that description it is an expensive bag of dog turd.

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 7 měsíci +2

      This was more of a first impressions type thing, I tried to do the best I could with it. Although I didn’t realize the marketing angle as much, I just saw it as a MIDI guitar for the most part

    • @chrism5810
      @chrism5810 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Gunna be honest, seeing what you managed to do with it and how cool that was. I've gone straight onto reverb... and bought a casio dg-20.

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@chrism5810glad to hear! There’s so much you can do with those, especially with good plug ins like Native Instruments, Alchemy with Logic Pro X

  • @NiechoBGC
    @NiechoBGC Před 7 měsíci +2

    Better just to buy a guitar/amp bundle, something quality but inexpensive like a Yamaha Pacifica or an Epiphone Les Paul Special and learn on that. I'm sure that was a cool toy (It's a toy or a keyboard as you said), but my issue is the false advertising and promotion.

  • @playauthentic1082
    @playauthentic1082 Před 7 měsíci +2

    You make it sound good

  • @BracchiAlessandroFineArt
    @BracchiAlessandroFineArt Před 7 měsíci +1

    if this was at 80 $ and didn't had misleading ads it wolud be a nice toy.

  • @japopotediwow2099
    @japopotediwow2099 Před 4 měsíci

    Is this guitar no need tune up?

  • @con-rob
    @con-rob Před 25 dny

    Someone help me - many comments trash this as a good midi controller guitar. But all the other guitars that have native midi (Godin, Carvin NS1, Jamstick, etc are all 2x or 3x the cost of this). Is there a better option for me - I'm looking for something like the Carvin NS1 but sub-$500...is this not it? I don't care about the strings as I could get used to that since I NEVER do bends. If there's another sub $500 midi guitar that's better please tell me!!

  • @sofiakatelyn
    @sofiakatelyn Před 7 měsíci +3

    I just saw this product while scrolling and checked their website. From then on I found your review. I subscribed to your channel because your review is balanced and you know what you're talking about. I am a decent singer and I wanted to commit to become comfortable with the guitar, and although I own an acoustic, it is uncomfortable to play especially when one is a fast and fluid learner as I am. They explain the lights are meant to guide a learner with the app, with different colours lighting up to let you know what note comes next. To me, this is somewhat between Guitar Hero and an actual guitar. I do like how easy it is to get creative and experimental with it, and how portable it is. The price is high, but it is a crowd-funded product and as long as the reviews are not clear the price isn't going down. I definitely want to buy it as I feel that it is a great support system if you want to practice singing and writing music on your own while learning to play guitar. Thank you for the review, it was very helpful

  • @carlosd.4578
    @carlosd.4578 Před 6 měsíci

    But if just putting your finger on the fretboard you play the notes, how do you mute the notes?

    • @whannah
      @whannah Před 5 měsíci +1

      Another reviewer said it can be palm muted with the other hand.

    • @carlosd.4578
      @carlosd.4578 Před 5 měsíci

      I meant muting with the left hand lol, like they do to do specific things like groove or play licks

  • @shazam6274
    @shazam6274 Před 8 měsíci +6

    I would have loved having this when I took guitar lessons at 12. My biggest problem was fingering the notes on the frets and transitioning from one to another. The major issue was that I had to press down with enough force to avoid the mess if I didn't. I think 6 months or a year with this, and then switching to a real guitar (well made and easy to play) would have been great. I might even suggest that Music schools (if there are any left) should rent these to new students to get them started.

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 8 měsíci

      It could potentially help a beginner - but only as a temporary guitar. Let’s say your hands need a break or they’re too sore, then play the Aeroband guitar for another hour and you’ll be fine, it’s like having a break while still learning!

  • @bradflynn-uc7bt
    @bradflynn-uc7bt Před 7 měsíci +7

    Dude, did you sell out and just speak their talking points? Other creators on here were threatened with legal action if their reviews didn't paint the product in a positive light...

  • @jeremydunn7444
    @jeremydunn7444 Před 5 měsíci

    I wonder how it plays in comparison to the artiphonn Instrument 1

  • @mylogify
    @mylogify Před 8 měsíci +1

    How would it sound on high gain amp?

    • @playauthentic1082
      @playauthentic1082 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Horrible is the answer to that question

    • @mylogify
      @mylogify Před 7 měsíci +2

      @@playauthentic1082 😂. Thanks, I figured out. But thanks!

    • @em7dim9
      @em7dim9 Před 7 měsíci

      You wouldn't put your synth through one, and this is just a synth.

    • @playauthentic1082
      @playauthentic1082 Před 5 měsíci

      @@em7dim9 if I would own one and I wouldn't...then still definitely no.

  • @greyman003
    @greyman003 Před 5 měsíci

    Can I learn chords and transitions on this and then be able to play an actual guitar well?

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 5 měsíci

      You can but it’ll be harder when you get to a regular guitar, but you still can learn basics on it

  • @kingbertie
    @kingbertie Před 7 měsíci +2

    You have done quite a positive review from the perspective of a person who can obviously already play a guitar to a high standard. You have the skills to actually do something with it, but you could probablly do wonders with a guitar you built in your shed from a packing crate. How about a review from the perspective of those it appears to be marketed at... the absolute novice who wants to learn to play the guitar, and not 'experts' or hypothetical elderly people with painful hands who yearn to play a musical instrument. Can you honestly say that this 'instrument' would be of any use whatsoever to use to teach a novice ?

  • @heneverreturnasahorse9773
    @heneverreturnasahorse9773 Před 7 měsíci +4

    So, it is (sort of) an (almost) affordable 2020s version of the ultra-rare, unaffordable, unobtanium mid-30s SynthAxe. If they made a version with the ergonomics of the SynthAxe - neck at a comfortable angle for the left hand and right hand in standard playing position and a super comfortable sitting position for playing - I would purchase one immediately. Since the neck is detachable I believe they should offer an ergonomic version.

    • @hesspet
      @hesspet Před 5 měsíci

      Not really, it's the concept of the "you rock guitar" in a more guitar like body.

  • @stoneyrunva
    @stoneyrunva Před 7 měsíci +2

    Please begin review videos with the number one question everyone would like answered. $.

  • @devostm
    @devostm Před 8 měsíci +6

    Great review and showcase! I'd be curious to see how well it would work as a tool for transcribing guitar music in Finale

  • @BloodPlusPwn
    @BloodPlusPwn Před 3 měsíci

    So like... do hammer-ons and pull-offs work?

  • @brightshadowable
    @brightshadowable Před 5 dny

    So many comments about the things they couldn't do with this guitar. FYI this is what drummers feel when they play edrums.

  • @paulhamar
    @paulhamar Před 7 měsíci +1

    Can you do finger tapping?

    • @hesspet
      @hesspet Před 2 měsíci

      no, doesn't work, only hammering on/off

  • @Tamj_Bty
    @Tamj_Bty Před 2 měsíci +1

    Bro is the Aeroband guitarist 💀 ( Only real Guitarist will understand this )

  • @AndyNyle
    @AndyNyle Před 3 měsíci

    can u bend strings to pitch the sound?

  • @jrudloffmedia5264
    @jrudloffmedia5264 Před 4 měsíci

    Has anyone bought this for having carpal tunnel? Looking for something to give my hand a break but still play and write with.

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 4 měsíci

      If you use MIDI yes, there’s programs that can make this guitar sound pretty real, depends on how you want to use it. Live you’d have to get MIDI pedals and such, studio, then plug ins are best

  • @Slim..
    @Slim.. Před 8 měsíci +3

    Thank you the video Jamie.

  • @THETHIRDYEAROFNINES
    @THETHIRDYEAROFNINES Před 8 měsíci +3

    This shouldve just been marketed as a synth from the start. I like bass, guitar, and synth, and even with concerns raised about this product i still think it looks cool, and if the price comes down id definitely buy one. Its alot like that old Casio synth guitar that had rubber strings but it seems to track and play better.

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 8 měsíci +3

      Exactly! I was trying to make that point without being harsh, they are trying to come up with something cool, it just needs a new direction and a few adjustments!

  • @Guitarwolfluke
    @Guitarwolfluke Před 7 měsíci +3

    1. Cannot be a guitar.
    2. Can get you sued.

  • @ceeemm1901
    @ceeemm1901 Před 3 měsíci +1

    The "Pet Rock " of the guitar world, "Roll up! Roll up!"

  • @mustywalrus7791
    @mustywalrus7791 Před 8 měsíci +7

    Crap. Over priced crap. Looks like guitar hero, just missing the buttons.

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 8 měsíci +2

      It's a MIDI instrument

    • @vvoof2601
      @vvoof2601 Před 7 měsíci +2

      @@JamieDupuisMusician There are better alternatives for less than 600 though...

  • @gsauce132able
    @gsauce132able Před 7 měsíci +3

    The only way to learn how to play guitar is to learn on a real guitar. Just put in the work! No other way.

  • @DanielMontenegroBass
    @DanielMontenegroBass Před 5 měsíci

    I think it is cool as MIDI Controller... But it is just too expensive... Also, I really hope those lights on the fretboard can be shut down, cause I hate shiny stuff into my eyes

  • @russtex
    @russtex Před 8 měsíci +1

    Wow! Very interesting.
    I wouldn't be interested.............but, I am sure there are some that would like it.

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 8 měsíci

      It’s not for everyone for sure, as guitarists we tend to stick to real guitars. If you use MIDI, which I do from time to time for backing tracks, soundtracks and such this is a tool that can be used!

    • @mylogify
      @mylogify Před 7 měsíci

      @@JamieDupuisMusician who cares about midi. A $50 cheapest guitar you find anywhere will play midi and any synths on the computer. Plus any guitar plugged into audio interface will also has no latency when playing synths.

  • @THETHIRDYEAROFNINES
    @THETHIRDYEAROFNINES Před 8 měsíci +5

    I appreciate this video showing off the strengths of the instrument instead of just saying its a scam or a replacement guitar, because even hearing that stuff i wanted to hear good sounding stuff that this could do.
    EDIT: I'm not as keen on the aeroband after further research but it's still cool that this video explored it.

    • @LudwigVon
      @LudwigVon Před 7 měsíci +1

      Except there's nothing good about this, especially at the price point. There are fsr better midi solutions too

    • @em7dim9
      @em7dim9 Před 7 měsíci

      @@LudwigVon And who would want to support this company anyway with their practices? I would buy a competing MIDI controller even if this was the best one.

    • @sofiakatelyn
      @sofiakatelyn Před 7 měsíci +1

      It seems to me a lot of people are too tick to understand what this product is for and what it can do 😂

    • @em7dim9
      @em7dim9 Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@sofiakatelyn And the company is helping that how? By flat out lying about what it is for?

    • @sofiakatelyn
      @sofiakatelyn Před 7 měsíci

      @@em7dim9 I don't know what sites are you visiting, since there are fake online stores 'selling' it on social media, but I just checked the real website and it explained exactly what it is for...

  • @Joe-pb3lx
    @Joe-pb3lx Před 2 měsíci

    is it pressure sensative......

  • @Obet092279
    @Obet092279 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Not to be a skeptic or anything here but at around 4:24, I hear the sound of fingers sliding on strings. Based on what I've seen of the guitar, I can't see how it could have detected that sound instead of registered the movement of your pinky as a definite slide upward. So I'm inclined to believe that there's either some magic going on, or you got a pretty hefty payout to try and spin this product away from every other review that's been made on it. If I'm wrong, please do enlighten me as to how that sound was produced on that input device. Thanks. (not trying to pick a fight, genuinely curious if that piece of tech can really emulate that.)

    • @robsheppard5353
      @robsheppard5353 Před 7 měsíci

      Busted!

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Native Instruments has a guitar plug-in that’s all MIDI and it sounds like real electric guitars, so you can use this guitar with that plug in. I have the Komplete one and it’s the Sunburst package. That’s the only time I’ve ever used Guitar MIDI since I play real guitar, but I did have it with the Komplete package. Check it out here: www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/guitar/session-guitarist-electric-sunburst/

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 7 měsíci

      It also includes all the pick sounds, scratches, etc. Native Instruments gets real musicians to record samples so that when someone uses it in MIDI it sounds real. I like it for synth/piano sounds myself. Tons of people make soundtracks with these plug-ins. Movies/horror soundscapes/commercials/synthwave/lofi etc.

    • @Obet092279
      @Obet092279 Před 7 měsíci

      @@JamieDupuisMusician Sounds like this is worth a look. To be honest, not too familiar with this side of music tech so it kina blew my mind since the input device technically has no way to give tactile feedback through the "fretboard" interface since it's functionally just buttons. So you're telling me that the system detects the movement as a string slide NOT being played and just registers it as the scratch of skin on wound string? Interesting. (I get the possibility of pick sounds though since there is a provision on the device to detect a palm mute.) Thanks for the information.

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Yes, not trying to mislead people here only educate, but basically the guitar itself isn’t doing that much other than producing a note which is then process into MIDI, the Native Instruments plug-ins already have all those sounds built it to make it more “realistic” pick noises, string scrapes etc. so the guitar itself isn’t making those noises, it’s actually artificially in the plug in itself. Basically this plug in would be for someone who doesn’t really play guitar and wants a guitar track in the background. I used as a means to showcase how MIDI can be used with the guitar instead of just doing synth on it, it can be used with the spectrum of instruments as long as you have the plug ins in Logic Pro X or any other DAW. Now is it over priced for that usage? Yes it is, there’s other guitars like this for cheaper such as the Casio DG-20, which would do the same. There are more options out there as well. I’m not trying to make a selling point on this guitar specifically, only to showcase what it is and how it can be used.

  • @jonrittmann
    @jonrittmann Před 8 měsíci +3

    How is the latency on it? What does it cost?

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 8 měsíci +3

      Hey Jon, when plugged into MIDI it sounds good with synths, there’s a bit of latency for sure. However on the slow synths, it seems to respond well. Stock sounds I wouldn’t recommend. But it’s a cool synth guitar when plugging into Logic Pro X! It’s $539USD

    • @jonrittmann
      @jonrittmann Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@JamieDupuisMusician thanks

    • @playauthentic1082
      @playauthentic1082 Před 7 měsíci +1

      It can be yours for the low low price of 600$

    • @NuncNuncNuncNunc
      @NuncNuncNuncNunc Před 7 měsíci

      @@JamieDupuisMusician Why wasn't latency mentioned in the totally honest review?

  • @bernadettekuhns7832
    @bernadettekuhns7832 Před 8 měsíci +2

    OH MY… 🤔 I’m old now 😁 This might help me ! 😊
    Great video Jamie ! Can you use a slid on it ? Thank You.

  • @Maplefoxx-vl2ew
    @Maplefoxx-vl2ew Před 7 dny

    much better review than the other youtubers who just trash on this thing... i'd like to see them build one of these.. I have a jamstick in the mail already and i would still get this too. it's neat. I do video game composition, working in Reaper DAW

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 6 dny

      They just came out with a new MIDI version, better price, check out my newest video!

  • @Benjamin-om3ih
    @Benjamin-om3ih Před měsícem +1

    Why is there so much controversy surrounding this instrument?

    • @Anonymousdumbus
      @Anonymousdumbus Před měsícem

      It's because they market it as a learning tool and not an MIDI controller. It's not a learning tool because the strings on the fretboard are replaced with silicone, which gives no pain, but no gain. Also, you can't play some guitar techniques like harmonics, bending, etc. So it would be considered a guitar NOT meant for beginners, but meant for people who just want to play around with a MIDI.

  • @swervature
    @swervature Před 8 měsíci +1

    It seems like the lights might hinder new players from seeing the side dots properly. Good review.

  • @pml394
    @pml394 Před 6 měsíci

    latency ?

  • @VilhelmSauers
    @VilhelmSauers Před 7 měsíci

    Can you play heavy metal songs on a Aeroband?

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 7 měsíci

      You could, but it’s mostly for MIDI usage, like synths and soundscapes

    • @VilhelmSauers
      @VilhelmSauers Před 7 měsíci

      @@JamieDupuisMusician How much does Aeroband charge for it's products. Judging from the guitar video I saw, I'm assuming it's not cheap.

    • @kingofallwhites
      @kingofallwhites Před 7 měsíci

      @@VilhelmSauers5-6 hundred

    • @kingofallwhites
      @kingofallwhites Před 7 měsíci

      No. That is strictly forbidden. Strictly forbidden!

    • @VilhelmSauers
      @VilhelmSauers Před 7 měsíci

      @@kingofallwhites Says who?

  • @702guuy
    @702guuy Před 6 měsíci

    5:25 Baritone sound 🔥 Fs a good sample

  • @luislima5306
    @luislima5306 Před 2 měsíci

    É isso aí, vc não é o único brasileiro que não sabe fazer pestana e está interessado nessa beleza

  • @MichaelR58
    @MichaelR58 Před 8 měsíci +4

    Very cool Jamie, thanks for sharing, God bless brother !

  • @wolfiethedog76
    @wolfiethedog76 Před měsícem

    The guitar is the evolution of the "key-tar"....😏

  • @darkstarrtech
    @darkstarrtech Před 8 měsíci +5

    I love your positivity, but the fact that this product is being sold as a "guitar for beginners" is so misleading. You would only form bad technique and habits that would set a beginner back. This is nothing more than a scam to take money from newbies. Not to mention the fact that it is four times as expensive as a entry level guitar. You could get a guitar, amp, accessories, and months of lessons for that price.
    Oh, and lets be real, it sounds like absolute garbage.

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 8 měsíci +2

      Beginners should learn on a real guitar, agreed. Guitarists should play real guitars. This is a MIDI instrument, if you produce soundtracks, soundscapes, electronic music, and other genres that uses plug-ins, this can be helpful for that. The marketing with this instrument is skewed and there’s some confusion for sure, it can be improved and redirected 💯!

    • @darkstarrtech
      @darkstarrtech Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@JamieDupuisMusician That's fair and you did a good job of showing it's potential. Is there any kind of haptic feedback?

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 8 měsíci +1

      No feedback!

    • @playauthentic1082
      @playauthentic1082 Před 7 měsíci +2

      You would use this live? Jamie come on

    • @Liofa73
      @Liofa73 Před 7 měsíci

      @@JamieDupuisMusician -- But that's not what it's been marketed as, so it seems disingenuous to skew your review that way.

  • @XxdartvaderxX
    @XxdartvaderxX Před 19 dny

    i feel like if i used this thing i would break those strings within a day or two if i played it all day ofc

  • @alexshevchenko7568
    @alexshevchenko7568 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Can you do bends and double sotps with this guitar?

  • @jax408
    @jax408 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Wow

  • @JesusHernandez-dg3bg
    @JesusHernandez-dg3bg Před 4 měsíci

    Does it bend??

  • @rabarebra
    @rabarebra Před 7 měsíci +1

    Using the german language, menu doesn't list as "menu" but Speisekarte (eating menu). 😂

  • @ToxygenRecAll
    @ToxygenRecAll Před 3 měsíci

    Looks like a plastic “My first guitar” from the toys department

  • @wolfiethedog76
    @wolfiethedog76 Před měsícem

    This "guitar" has a haunting sound.

  • @WoodomainJeremyBroun
    @WoodomainJeremyBroun Před 7 měsíci

    Why dont you just demonstrate it!!! Im listening to you waiting to see what it does! why dont you guys deliver need to know info right at the beginng? Eg. does it plug into an amplifier? What does it sound like through a pedal board? Im half way through the video before you reveal it links to a computer.

  • @MindoverX
    @MindoverX Před 7 měsíci +3

    Fair review. People want straight entries into specific categories, and I've seen negative reviews as I've asked questions in my mind about their relutctance. But to me this is like an electric car driver judging a 4x4 based on it's feel as an electric car. There are some silmilarities like chassis, four wheels, seats and a steering wheel with pedals, but beyond that, it's two difffent categories. I'd try it, and I'd have friends that don't play guitar that would love it. And like I said on one post, it would be fun to take to ckaraoke as it would definitely be better than an air guitar lol
    Good review. Thanks

  • @jalithic
    @jalithic Před 6 měsíci

    6:46 it's a midi keyboard in the shape of a guitar but still noticeable latency, Ugh.

  • @kennethm.380
    @kennethm.380 Před 7 měsíci +4

    Gee, this is the guitar company that threatens legal action if you give them a negative review. And here you are. No longer subscribing. PS - I hope the company goes down the drain. But it's not really a drain. It just looks like a drain. blah blah blah

  • @barrylibecap5092
    @barrylibecap5092 Před 2 měsíci

    It's like using a kazoo to learn how to play a trumpet!

  • @SeanHoulihane
    @SeanHoulihane Před 7 měsíci +1

    Did you write any of that script?

  • @theycallmealex454
    @theycallmealex454 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Buying this hinders beginner guitar players to actually play a real guitar, and that’s who they are targeting, they don’t care if it’s for people who have arthritis, these people are making it seem like this is a genuine first step at guitar when it’s just a waste of money and time. And there are way better midi guitars.

  • @galetinm
    @galetinm Před 3 měsíci

    Oops. There goes the reputation

  • @Yorkie285
    @Yorkie285 Před 8 měsíci +3

    If the guitar was a pc of junk, you could make it sound like a $200,000 guitar.

  • @LudwigVon
    @LudwigVon Před 7 měsíci +2

    Can't bend strings which is at the heart of guitar playing. Can't palm mute properly, can't mute individual strings in chords and it sounds god-awful.

  • @dare2win215
    @dare2win215 Před 2 měsíci

    after being ripped off by the now bankrupt Jammy-E project, I was hoping this might be the solution, but I'm not sure this is as deep for the midi implementation.

  • @samiam5557
    @samiam5557 Před 6 měsíci +4

    It's a overpriced toy, being marketed as a 'guitar' it is a bad joke.

  • @onekeydown
    @onekeydown Před 2 měsíci

    Only thing is no power no play unlike a lava me which is still a guitar without charge ⚡

  • @TheBoomerPlace
    @TheBoomerPlace Před 7 měsíci +1

    Nice video. Can you “bend” strings?

  • @wadya
    @wadya Před 7 měsíci +2

    This review has been approved.

  • @krishnachaitanya6335
    @krishnachaitanya6335 Před 6 měsíci

    I loved and ordered. its been a month but no update on its shipping, no one responded so far for the queries raised. totally exhaused and distressed

  • @DeeDee-hz6wf
    @DeeDee-hz6wf Před 8 měsíci +3

    What will they think of next. Totally awesome 😊 thanks for the education ❤

    • @JamieDupuisMusician
      @JamieDupuisMusician  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Always new products coming up! Thanks Dee!

    • @GuitarP0RN
      @GuitarP0RN Před 8 měsíci

      This is 30+ year old technology. People were using these in the 1980's

  • @user-ji7gt5xd9p
    @user-ji7gt5xd9p Před 4 měsíci

    It just goes that theres no such thing as a new idea, Casio did it in the 80s.

  • @tigerauna
    @tigerauna Před 5 měsíci

    It's a Guitar Hero controller with MIDI. 🤣