It just went live on Kickstarter. Meet the Fingersonic Guitar — the guitar studio that fits in your pocket. Strum chords, play melodies, accompany your own voice, and drive real MIDI instruments, all from one device you can slip into a bag and take anywhere.
The campaign is officially open on Kickstarter. Backing opens for 30 days, from September 17 to October 17, so this is your window to get one of the first units at an early backer price.
A Whole Band in Your Pocket
The idea behind Fingersonic Guitar is simple but powerful: what if everything you need to make a complete musical idea lived in one small, portable instrument? No amps, no cables, no backing tracks, no app required to make a sound. You pick it up, it's on, and it plays.
- 6 touch strings — laid out low-to-high as E-A-D-G-B-E, just like a real guitar. Touch and release to play; how hard you touch maps to playing intensity.
- 8-direction chord joystick — the center position plays open strings, and pushing to any of the eight directions arms a chord. One hand picks the chord, the other plays — no barre chords, no memorized shapes.
- Auto strumming — sweep across the strum zone to lay down a full one-bar rhythm instantly.
- Tap-tempo — tap the strum zone three times to set your own BPM (30–200).
- Loop recording — hold the joystick to record and overdub layers, building a song right on the device.
- Palm-mute by touch — press all six strings at once to kill the note, just like a real palm mute.
Your Band Starts Here
Here's the part that makes it more than a toy. The Fingersonic Guitar isn't locked into one built-in sound — it's a real MIDI controller. That means it can play the guitar tones inside it or talk to any DAW, synth, or MIDI instrument you already own.
- Bluetooth MIDI + USB-MIDI — wirelessly or by cable, connect to your phone, tablet, laptop, or hardware.
- Works with your DAW — Logic Pro, Ableton Live, GarageBand, FL Studio Mobile, BandLab, Cubase, and any software that speaks MIDI.
- Solo mode — use the joystick to walk up the fretboard (frets 1–8) for melodic lines instead of chords.
- Reverb & transpose — add space to your tone and shift key on the fly (−11 to +11 semitones) with the control knob.
For a club DJ adding live melodic layers, a bedroom producer sketching riffs, a singer who just wants a live rhythm behind their voice, or a guitarist adding synth textures without a second pedalboard — it's a complete, carry-anywhere instrument. That's the whole pitch: your band starts here.
Designed to Be Picked Up and Played
Fingersonic Guitar is built for instant, tactile play:
- 150 g, pocket-sized — 172 × 71 × 20 mm. Lighter and smaller than most phone cases people carry.
- 0.96" color display — shows tone, volume, key, and settings at a glance.
- 16-LED RGB ring — lights the direction you've picked on the joystick, so chord and fret selection is visible, not guesswork.
- Built-in speaker — play solo right out of the box, or plug headphones or external speakers into the 3.5 mm jack.
- Multi-function knob — cycle through tone, volume, reverb, transpose and capo; rotate to adjust.
All-Day, Anywhere Power
A 1,500 mAh battery gives you roughly 4 hours of play on a charge, and it tops back up over USB-C in about 2.5–3 hours. No outlet needed for a set, a rehearsal in the park, or a song at a party.
Why Back It Now
The campaign runs for 30 days (Sep 17 – Oct 17). Backers get the earliest access and the best pricing before it's available to the public. If you've ever wanted to make a complete song from a single pocket-sized instrument — chords, melody, rhythm, loops, and MIDI control — the Fingersonic Guitar is live and ready to back.
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Product features may evolve with firmware and app updates. Tone names and final specifications are based on the shipped product.