Apple selling iOS enabled Fender Squier Stratocaster

The various plugs that come with the guitar

The Fender Squier Stratocaster is an entry-level guitar for those without blisters on their fingers. The guitar has the traditional jack to plug into an amp, but this guitar can also be plugged into an iOS device. Unfortunately, the connection is made using an included USB mini to 30 pin connector adaptor. This means that if you want to use the new lightning connector, you will need another adaptor to go from 30 pin to lightning. Also part of the guitar is a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a high-quality headphone amp comes with the guitar so that you can hear "the processed guitar signal right from the guitar itself."

The whole package will cost you $199 and will allow you to record directly to the Garageband app on your Apple iPhone, Apple iPad and Apple iPod touch. We've been wondering of the proliferation of musical instrument apps has cut into the desire to play the real thing. With Fender fighting back like this, perhaps there still is hope that we will still see future Clapton,VanHalen, Hendrix (select one) wannabes bending strings in the future. The Fender Squier Stratocaster with iOS support is available at Apple's online store only.

source: YouTube, 9to5Mac via SlashGear

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posted on 12 Nov 2012, 18:12 7

1. Droiddoes (unregistered)

An iGuitar, jesus christ...

posted on 12 Nov 2012, 18:16

2. Hallucinator (Posts: 387; Member since: 24 May 2010)

Can I play angry birds on it? ;)

posted on 12 Nov 2012, 19:54 2

3. lyndon420 (Posts: 4953; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)

I sure hope fender isn't sucked in to some exclusive rectangle device deal.

posted on 12 Nov 2012, 20:05 2

4. Guile (Posts: 7; Member since: 26 Feb 2012)

Not just rectangle, but also with rounded corner...

posted on 12 Nov 2012, 20:11 2

5. meowcenary (Posts: 187; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)

*Yawn* Fender or should I say Fender Jackson use to produce very good axes. The same could be said for Gibson as well.....

posted on 12 Nov 2012, 20:23

6. rbasky61 (Posts: 34; Member since: 21 Jan 2012)

iCompany can do everything you can imagine except iEnvy.

posted on 12 Nov 2012, 20:43

7. rbasky61 (Posts: 34; Member since: 21 Jan 2012)

thanks. i don't have iProducts and no plan to have one. i use Android. I just like their innovations and I'm just fair so to speak.