AeroBand Guitars

AeroBand guitars are digital MIDI guitars with no strings along the neck: the fretboard is made of silicone with pressure sensors, and the six real steel strings are only on the body, where you pluck or strum them. The range includes the Smart Digital MIDI Guitar in black and white, together with replacement strings and padded straps. The guitar suits quiet practice through headphones, travelling and controlling virtual instruments on a computer.

How do you play a guitar with a silicone fretboard?

On the 22-fret silicone fretboard, there are no strings to press down, so even barre chords are easy to fret, and your fingers don't hurt as they do on steel strings. Your right hand plays real strings, so both strumming and fingerpicking retain their dynamics. A magnetic strip by the bridge responds to contact with your palm and simulates palm muting. The guitar doesn't go out of tune, you can activate the capo with a single touch, and the app offers 15 alternative tunings, such as Drop D and Open G.

What can it play on its own and with a computer?

The Smart Digital MIDI Guitar has nine built-in sounds: acoustic, electric and classical guitar, piano, bass, banjo and clavinet, plus six drum rhythms for accompaniment. Sound comes from the speaker in the body, goes to headphones through a 3.5 mm socket or to an amplifier through a 6.3 mm jack. Via USB-C, it connects to a computer as a MIDI controller, without installing drivers on either Windows or macOS, and you can use it to play any virtual instrument in programs such as Logic Pro, Ableton Live or Cubase.

How do you transport the guitar, and what can you add?

The guitar weighs 2.7 kg and separates into two parts at the neck joint, which fit inside the supplied case measuring 74.5 cm in length. The package also includes a USB adapter, a USB-C cable and picks. Replace worn strings on the body with originals from the AeroBand Guitars Strings page; for playing standing up, there's a padded strap with adjustable length in black or white. You'll also find the guitars themselves on the AeroBand Electric Guitars page and the same brand's PocketDrum electronic drumsticks on the AeroBand Drums page.