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Zivix Jamstik Studio MIDI Guitar Matte Black Electric Guitar with Gig Bag

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Product no: 9000-0086-8983 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

While MIDI-guitars have existed for a while, with the Studio MIDI Guitar, Zivix take the concept and push it to a completely new level. The headless Jamstik Studio MIDI Guitar is a 24-fret slice of ingenuity kitted out with a built-in HEX MIDI pickup that converts MIDI data to audio in real-time. But this guitar is no mere MIDI instrument, it's a fully-fledged electric guitar loaded with a pair of humbuckers, a coil-split switch that can be toggled to unleash single-coil sound, a three-way pickup switch for combining or isolating the neck and bridge pickups, and a standard jack output port. This is left-handed edition.

Fast Tracking & USB Connection + Charging

The high-speed HEX pickup accurately tracks the output of the guitar, analysing the pitch and immediately converting the result into MIDI. Since a USB-C port has also been fitted, this future-thinking guitar can be directly linked to a laptop or desktop computer to not only send and receive MIDI data, but to recharge the active electrics. Taking things even further, this original Jamstik design features a 3.5mm mini-jack TRS-MIDI port, Bluetooth functionality, and comes including Mac and Windows compatible Jamstik Creator software, which can be used as a standalone programme or as a DAW plug-in.

A Compact Yet Fully-Grown Instrument

The headless design not only makes this model nice and compact but reduces the scale length to just 32.5 inches (which is around three-quarters of the length of most standard electric guitars), making for a comfortable and manageable gigging or studio tool that even provides an integrated plectrum clip. The Jamstik Studio MIDI Guitar is available in black, white, blue, and orange, and there's a left-handed edition in black. Each model has a mahogany body fitted with a snug C-profile neck and a rosewood fretboard, completing one of the most flexible and adaptable six-strings on the face of planet Earth.

The Jamstick Studio Buzz

Since its release, the Jamstik Studio has received widespread acclaim, including a glowing review from Guitar.com, who described this ground-breaking model as "the most convincing integration of MIDI’s boundless control possibilities and a true, no-sacrifices-made electric guitar". Music Tech is just as impressed, who states that the Jamstik Studio is an "an unbelievable instrument". This innovative guitar was also awarded Best in Show at NAAM by SB&O magazine in their article, 'Best Tools for Schools'.

Specifications

Product features

Number of frets 24
Number of strings 6
Bridge type double locking tremolo
Sustainable product not specified
Pickup configuration HH
Pickup type humbucker (passive)
Suitable style of music warm blues, metal, rock
Neck connection bolt on
Fretboard wood rosewood
Includes cover yes
Includes case no
Colour black
Country of origin China
Left-handed no
Body material mahogany
Scale length 25.5 inches (648mm)
Body type other

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging) 5,0 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging) 91,0 x 40,0 x 10,0 cm

Product specifications

  • electric guitar with MIDI functionality
  • body: mahogany
  • colour: matte black
  • neck: maple
  • neck profile: C
  • scale length: 25.5" (648mm)
  • fretboard radius: 13.78" (250mm)
  • under of frets: 24 (mother-of-pearl dots)
  • truss rod
  • fretboard material: rosewood
  • nut width: 40mm
  • bridge pickup: Lightning LH-B
  • neck pickup: Lightning LH-N
  • three-way pickup switch
  • pickup configuration: HH
  • special controls: volume pot with push/pull coil-split switch
  • height: 825.5mm
  • weight: 2.5 kg
  • included:
    • Jamstik Creator software for Mac & PC
    • padded gig bag
    • USB-C to USB-A cable and adapter
    • 3.5mm TRS-MIDI cable
    • guitar cable
    • strap locks
    • adjustment key
    • plectrum
    • user manual
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Zivix Jamstik Studio MIDI Guitar Matte Black Electric Guitar with Gig Bag

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Afgelopen week een Jamstik Studio besteld. Kwam op tijd; dat wel. De gitaar is eigenlijk een ALP Leaf-100 die door Zivix als basis is gebruikt voor de Jamstik Studio. Hoewel ik na de nodige inspanning de Jamstik aan de praat kreeg via MIDI, mankeerde het ding helaas van alles. De frets zijn erg ruw (niet gepolijst) en de afdekplaat van de electronica golft fors waardoor hij op enkele plaatsen uitsteekt boven de achterzijde.

Het grootste probleem was echter dat de single-coil-schakelaar van de pickups niet juist werkte. In de ene stand was de brughumbucker enkelspoel en en de neckhumbucker dubbelspoel; in de andere stand precies andersom. Niet bruikbaar, dus. Nu heb ik niet zo'n goede ervaring met dingen terugsturen naar BAX (omruilen of geld terug), dus maar besloten er zelf in te duiken. Wat bleek: niet alleen is het soldeerwerk in de elektronicaruimte erg slordig; de aansluitingen bij de singlecoilschakelaar bleken volstrekt niet te kloppen. Niet slechts 1 draadje niet goed; nee, ALLES niet goed! Gelukkig zijn op het web de nodige wiring-schema's te vinden. Je moet echter wel alle electronica demonteren om er bij te kunnen. Push-pullschakelaar opnieuw bedraad, alles opnieuw aangesloten en weer in elkaar gezet. Viel bepaald niet mee....... Gelukkig werkt alles nu zoals het moet en werkt ook het MIDI-gedeelte nog steeds. Oef!!

Het goede nieuws is echter dat de Jamstik prima werkt met zowel mijn softsynths (in Cubase) als met mijn hardware YAMAHA synth. Erg leuk!! Wel moet je de Jamstik heel goed afstellen en kalibreren met de Jamstik Creator software. Is even een klusje maar maar dan werkt het goed.

Jammer dat de kwaliteitscontrole bij Jamstik/Zivix flink te wensen over laat......

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