What's the most intelligent guitar accessory you have ever seen?

[Pitar]

Strings. Before they arrived on the scene my guitars sounded pretty thin and the volume was so low I had to use more imagination that ear. But, with strings my entire aural experience has been amazingly audible and tonefully uplifting, except with Gibson guitars. They still sound thin and lack volume.

[TBman]

Originally Posted by Pitar

They still sound thin and lack volume.

I think the most recent politically correct adjectives for Gibsons these days are "lifeless and dead"

You have to say it with enough emphasis so that no one realizes that "lifeless" and "dead" actually mean the same thing......

[Mr Fingers]

Richard Thompson. No object is intelligent.

[Sonics]

Straplocks squeak, rattle and you need a tool kit to install them. These do not and work with any strap. Avoid the rotating version.



https://www.amazon.com/Planet-Waves-.../dp/B005FKF3L6

[printer2]

Why carry your guitar if you don't have to?

[Rosewood99]

I would say my Black and Decker electric screwdriver with the string winder attachment. I get two different uses from it---can't beat that. No 2 would be my Planet Waves sound hole tuner. Love having the tuner always available and out of sight.

[Big Band Guitar]

The most intelligent accessories are:

1. good working knowledge of the fingerboard.

2. good working knowledge or chord structure and chord forms.

3. knowing where the root of all chord forms are.

If you have these in your gig bag no other "accessories" will be needed.

[zombywoof]

Guitar strap. It would be a pain in the butt making one out of Duck Tape.

[zombywoof]

Originally Posted by Mr Fingers

Richard Thompson. No object is intelligent.

No but their creation in human minds acknowledges the existence of a problem and an intelligent solution to it.

[Dru Edwards]

Originally Posted by Tony Done

Capo. I'm currently having lotsa fun using mine for drop D, 022222.

String winders and clip-on tuners are also good

I never thought of capos but yes, they indeed are one of my favorite accessories, intelligent or otherwise.

[edward993]

Originally Posted by Todd Tipton

I'll try to redeem myself from that last post of mine. Off the top of my head, I gotta say a string winder.

LOL! No "redemption" required ...I enjoyed your last thread!!!

For this thread, I will go with:

1. Gigbag, a good one like Mono or ReunionBlues. Nothing like freeing one's hands when having to move gear.

2. Those elliptical strap buttons. Zero moving parts and nothing to fail: simple, elegant, effective, and cheap (how often does that ever happen )

3. Clip-on tuners, yes. I go with snarks because they are cheap and accurate enough. That they are quasi-disposable is alright with me given their low cost and great utility.

Edward

[Scootch]

Tube socks on my forearm. Best invention ever.
Except it leaves a tan line on my arm.

Right up there with my unicorn tattoo.

[Jabberwocky]

Most intelligent? Hmmm, it has to be the Harmonic Capo.

[Steve DeRosa]

Originally Posted by Brucebubs

Whoa, looks like someone set that up with cello strings and tried to tune it to high A - probably make a great baritone slide guitar...

[Goat Mick]

Originally Posted by rlb9682

I am very fond of the sound hole tuner. It's unobtrusive, simple functions, and a handful of frequencies.

I really like the idea of these, but I bought two and the little tab that you see from the front of the guitar broke off on both of them. Anyone else have this problem?