The recording function and the ability to create loops is great for practicing, but cannot be used live. But it shouldn’t serve the purpose either. CONTROLS: Volume wheel and on/off/sleep/ wake button inside sound port. 3.5” multitouch screen on top side with status, menu and app icons For version 2.0, the manufacturer has not only embellished the interface but also attached particular importance to the improvement and expansion of the various apps, which offer you permanent pleasure in the instrument. For now, suffice it to say that Lava may be an outlier, but if the smart guitar takes off and the company plays its cards right, the sky is the limit. In short: a very promising concept that could be worked out a bit better in places. But as with the Ipad, the beauty is that it receives upgrades, adding new capabilities to the guitar. Lava Music Blue Lava

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What happens when that groovy electronic gadget malfunctions or stops altogether beyond the warranty? Most of the carbon instruments I’ve seen are dark and industrial. Not this particular Lava. The limited-edition red model I tested makes a powerful visual statement. (The guitar is also available in a range of other colors.) Because it looks like a fashion industry design exercise, it might be tempting to dismiss the instrument as a prop better suited to a music video than to sensitive musical performance. While the Practice app isn’t perfect, it’s crazy cool. Choose from one of the five headings – Chord Transition, Strumming, Scale Training, Ear Training and Single Note – and then try to perform at a given tempo. The HILAVA 2.0 operating system is installed on it, which you control via a colored 3.5-inch touchscreen.

Progressive players will flip for it the way so many car owners flip for the Tesla. On the other hand, so much of what’s on offer here relies on that flexible HILava system, with its amazing apps. In 2017, Lava Music developed the first unibody carbon fiber guitar, Lava Me, using the AirSonic carbon fiber material. [3] [4] Later, in the same year, it received an award given by the Industrial Designers Society of America. [5] In 2019, Lava Me Pro and Lava U were introduced. [7] [8] In the same year, Lava Me Pro received an award given by the Industrial Designers Society of America. [9] But there is no global wet/dry control, and effects don’t work once an IR patch is selected to make the guitar sound more like its acoustic self. In 2020, Lava Music collaborated with a fashion brand, Chemist Creations, and introduced a limited edition acoustic-electric guitar. [15]Lava Music Inc., stylized as LAVA MUSIC, is a music technology company based in Guangdong, China. [1] History [ edit ]