output, and ground, plus seven
additional gold-plated ground
pads, which are designed to be
much easier to solder than the
back of a potentiometer.
The Liberator is launching
with 250k and 500k single-coil
and dual-humbucker versions
at retail prices of $35 each. The
company says it plans to release
more options, including prewired
pickguards, in early 2011.
seymourduncan.com
Kitara Digital Guitar
Has Touch Screen
Instead of Strings
BY REBECCA DIRKS
HONG kONG, SAR – Misa
Digital, a new company out
of Hong Kong, has launched
a fully digital guitar with a
multi-function touch screen,
MIDI controls, and an onboard
polyphonic synthesizer. The
company’s debut product, the
Kitara, has garnered quite a bit
of internet buzz, with more than
two million views of the 30-sec-
ond debut video on YouTube.
