Zoybar community project by Kevin Rupp has taken the open-source electric modular guitar to another plane. The base guitar has been combined with a Korg Kaossilator synthesizer, pocket pod, and a wireless transmitter from Line 6. One man bands rejoice.
The Zoybar was started and founded by Ziv Bar IIan as a starting place for musicians or companies can easily build their own instruments. The base design of the Zoybar is available for download on their site. All CAD files, parts lists, and assemblies are free under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.5 License. 3D drawings are available for converting to production code.
As in the example above, community members add, change, enhance their systems. However, if you are not one for complete DIY, or do not have a machine shop, kits for the base guitar or bass are also available, but not cheap.
Zoybar's mission statement says it all, "Sharing ideas and creating in a co-creation environment brings a new era in the music instruments evolution."
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