Have you ever been caught jumping around the house with an air guitar and felt embarrassed? Well now you can do that while making real sounds! The Kurv Guitar is a real-life air guitar. You hold a “pick” in one hand, which detects strumming and picking movements. In your other hand you hold a device with 8 buttons that can be reached like youâre playing notes on a the fretboard of a real guitar.
Having only 8 buttons means the Kurv will never be as expressive as a real guitar but the official app lets you customise the notes that you can play. Moving the Kurv around can change the octave of those notes or switch between individual notes and chords, so you can do more with 8 buttons that you might think. The Kurv can sound like an acoustic, electric, or bass guitar.
The Kurv isnât going to replace guitars but that isnât really the idea. It makes guitar playing easy and accessible. Itâs supposed to be fun for people who canât play guitar. You can see how it works in the video below. Thereâs also this video if youâre more interested in abs and pole-dancing than an accurate representation of how the product sounds.
The video does a good job explaining how the Kurv Guitar works but we doubt weâll see many people jamming away with it while sitting on the tube. It just looks like youâre playing air guitar, so if you wouldnât do that sitting on the tube then you probably wonât use this either. We like the concept though and weâre fans of inclusivity and making musical instruments accessible. Some people will never ever be able to play a real guitar for all sorts of reasons and this could be the closest they get.
The Kurv had a successful Kickstarter campaign and should be shipped to customers in September. Preordering for new customers is available through Indiegogo for $245 (£171) plus shipping at $20 (£13.97).
All images Š Kurv Music
