A Guitar Bag Guitar For detailed Project description and video go to http://martinhertig.ch/zippy/
- Arduino UNO
- Raspberry Pi 2 or newer
- 5V USB Battery Pack Raspberry Pi compatible (Most Battery Packs should be fine. However some cheap ones might not work properly (to few Ampere or not consistent enough))
- Thin conductive thread
- Basic Sewing skills
- Guitar AMP
- Instrument Cable 6,3mm jack
Set up your raspberry pi with the latest Raspbian. Turn it into A Sythesizer by following this tutorial: http://andrewdotni.ch/blog/2015/02/28/midi-synth-with-raspberry-p/
- Load the Sketch "MIDIGuitar.ino" onto your Arduino.
- Turn your Arduino into a native MIDI-Controller - check out this: https://github.com/ddiakopoulos/hiduino
- To sew the notes follow these instructions (once per note): http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=2620
- To add an optional vibrato use this technique: http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=2627
- For a view inside the guitar check "ZippyInstructions.pdf", to get an idea how it is put together