WORLD’S FIRST SELF-TEACHING ELECTRIC GUITAR IS “EZ”
—Yamaha EZ-EG Features Lighted Frets,
Built-In Lessons, Realistic Sounds—No Strings or Tuning
Required!—
ANAHEIM, CA—Yamaha Corporation of America, Portable Keyboards,
will showcase a new dimension in interactive music technology
with the Winter NAMM 2003 introduction of the new EZ-EG Guitar,
where learning to play has become as easy as following lights
on a fret board.
The EZ-EG features 12 lighted frets that show beginners the
actual hand positions for all the chords they’ll need
to know before they take off on their own, and six “strings”
that emulate strumming or finger-picking. In addition to an
onboard selection of 36 songs, songs can be downloaded in the
guitar’s Flash ROM via MIDI IN/OUT connections and a quick
connection to a computer. The EZ-EG will also reproduce nine
realistic guitar sounds, eight bass guitar sounds and the timbres
of a banjo, piano and traditional Japanese shamisen through
its built-in speaker.
“The Yamaha EZ-EG is a unique product in that it can
provide a great foundation to music and to the guitar,”
states Jim Presley, marketing manager, Portable Keyboards. “It
not only prepares you for a future of playing, but also makes
learning interactive and fun for those who may prefer the guitar
to a traditional keyboard.”
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.
Standard “guitar” features include volume, tempo,
and balance controls, standard tuning plus open tuning options
and a tremolo bar. A unique electronic capo allows pitch adjustment.
Users may plug the EZ-EG into a standard guitar amplifier, or
use the mini-headphone jack for private practice. The EZ-EG
operates on six “AA” cells, and includes a power
adapter, pick and strap.
The EZ-EG guitar will be available in February 2003.
For more information on the EZ-EG Guitar, visit Yamaha at
Winter NAMM 2003 in the Marquis Ballroom at the Anaheim Marriott
Hotel; 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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