NO STRINGS ATTACHED: YAMAHA EZ-AG GOES ACOUSTIC
—Self-Teaching Guitar Has Appearance of
an Acoustic, Lighted Frets
and Realistic Sounds—
NASHVILLE, CA—Yamaha Corporation of America, Portable
Keyboards, will showcase the EZ-AG at Summer NAMM 2003—a
new musical instrument which provides all the fun and excitement
of an acoustic guitar without the sore fingers, broken strings,
poor tuning and tedious exercises. Now, anyone, of any age,
can learn chords and strumming by following lights.
And, like its "electric" counterpart (EZ-EG), the
EZ-AG features 12 lighted frets that show beginners the actual
hand positions for chords, plus six "strings" that
emulate strumming or finger-picking. The onboard selection of
songs can be expanded via the Web—songs can be downloaded
into the guitar's Flash ROM via MIDI IN/OUT connections and
a quick connection to a computer.
The EZ-AG reproduces realistic guitar sounds, bass guitar
sounds and the timbres of a banjo, piano and more through its
built-in speaker.
"Yamaha technology has made the EZ-AG one of the first,
and certainly the easiest pathways to playing and having fun
with the guitar," states Jim Presley, marketing manager,
Portable Keyboards. "You're literally playing in minutes.
And, as easy and fun as the EZ-AG is—you're really learning
to play."
Selectable play modes include: Strumming Practice
for the right hand, where chords change automatically during
a strumming practice; Chord Training for the left
hand, where the user simply makes the chord changes while it
strums; and Full Play, which shows chord changes
by lighting the frets, while the user strums and plays chords.
"Guitar"-type features include volume, tempo, and
balance controls, standard and open tuning options, plus an
electronic capo for pitch adjustment. Users may plug the EZ-AG
into a standard guitar amplifier, or use the mini-headphone
jack for private practice. The EZ-AG operates on six "AA"
cells, and includes a power adapter, pick and strap.
The unit will be available in October.
For more information on the EZ-AG Guitar, visit Yamaha at
Summer NAMM 2003, Nashville Convention Center, Booth 834; write
Yamaha Corporation of America, Pro Audio & Combo Division,
Portable Keyboards, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622; telephone
(714) 522-9011; e-mail infostation@yamaha.com;
or visit www.yamaha.com.
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