Self-tuning guitar

Les Paul, the newest Gibson guitar model, is one that can tune itself!

The guitar maker said it is most useful for beginners who find tuning to be annoying and stressful. It is also very useful for professionals.

"If they use special tuning for just part of a concert, as he often does, it means they don't have to lug around an extra guitar with the second tuning ready."

This guitar model costs about $2,499 in the U.S. plus the extra self-tuning cost, $900.

Some are comparing it to a robot.

"Gibson guitars with the technology come preset with six types of tuning to play different kinds of music. They also can remember a player's additional original tuning styles, by listening with a microphone to the sounds of the strings."

"To set the instrument to a particular tuning, the user pulls a knob, turns it to the desired style, indicated with a blue light, and then pushes the knob back in. An electric signal travels up the strings to the motors on the tuning pegs. The system is powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery."

By Lauren Darmody