NAMM 2020: Jamstik Launches Flagship Studio MIDI Guitar

Hollin Jones on Fri, January 17th 0 comments

With USB charging and MIDI, bluetooth and DAW integration as well as classic guitar features, the latest hardware from Jamstik looks set to shake up the guitar MIDI world.

Jamstik, leaders in MIDI guitar controller innovation, today announce a limited pre-order for its entry into the full-size guitar market with the new flagship Studio MIDI Guitar. Built in partnership with ALP Guitars, this dynamic guitar is powered by Jamstik's state of the art signal processing technology utilizing hexaphonic MIDI pickup.

The Studio MIDI Guitar is a headless, 24 fret guitar with hybrid digital and analog capabilities, markedly more advanced than its Jamstik smart guitar predecessors. On top of its groundbreaking performance versatility, the Studio's compact size makes it a great fit for maneuvering around the studio and aims to level the production and songwriting playing field for guitarists everywhere.

"The Studio MIDI Guitar represents the culmination of a 10 year arc of research and development, product design, and strong partnership building," said Matt Cannon, Chief Growth Officer at Jamstik, "We're truly proud of the value we've brought to the table with this new tool for guitarists, producers and tech enthusiasts alike."

Specs

Size: 24 Frets, Compact 3/4 Body Size, Weight: 5.5lbs, Length: 32.5''
Scale Length: 25.5"
MIDI Pickup: Hexaphonic Pickup MIDI Connectivity:
USB C: for MIDI Out & Charging
3.5mm TRS: MIDI Out option
Bluetooth Wireless: BLE-MIDI In/Out
Analog Features: Standard 1/4" out, 2 Humbucker Pickups: With 3-Way Switch & Coil Tap for single coil use, patented Tuning System: Bridge-located tuners and headless design

DAW Integration: Works out of the box with all MIDI-capable DAWs and plugins. Jamstik will also support the Studio MIDI Guitar with a custom-built VST tailored to the nuances of guitar playing and six string input. The Jamstik VST will include an expandable library of curated sounds for the Studio guitar and offer limited backwards compatibility with previous Jamstik models.

Pre-Order Details

Jamstik's Studio MIDI Guitar is available as a limited pre-order at studiomidiguitar.com with discounted pricing of $749.99 + Shipping (MSRP $999.99). The first batch of pre-order shipments begin in April 2020 and the guitar will be available at Select Dealers and Online Retailers beginning in Q2 2020.

Web: https://jamstik.com

Hollin Jones

Hollin Jones was classically trained as a piano player but found the lure of blues and jazz too much to resist. Graduating from bands to composition then production, he relishes the chance to play anything with keys. A sometime lecturer in videographics, music production and photography post production, Hollin has been a freelance writer on music technology and Apple topics for well over a decade, along the way publishing several books on audio software. He has been lead writer at a number of prominent music and technology publications. As well as consultancy, full-time journalism, video production and professional photography, he occasionally plays Hammond, Rhodes and other keys for people who ask nicely. Hollin is Contributing Editor at Ask.Audio.