Jamstik Blog

The jamstik+ makes the perfect holiday gift, but you don't have to take our word for it—check out this list of Holiday Gift Guides we've been included in this holiday season. 

Guitar FX rig automation made easy. If your multi-effects get complicated, a Bluetooth MIDI I/O, the puc+, could save you. Chris Heille has a quick tip here for guitar players w/ complex live rigs that might make performing your live show a lot easier.

Dave from GuitarZero2Hero is passionate about helping others reach their potential on the guitar through step-by-step annotated guitar lessons. Check out his review and demo video to see how the jamstik+ can benefit beginners, advanced players, transcribers and songwriters alike!

It can be hard to find the best sounds in the huge library from SampleTank's iOS app—so we put together 10 of our favorite patches to play with the jamstik+.

We've been working on developing some tools for Jamstik+ users working with Ableton Live, check out this cool-sounding Instrument Rack you can download to try yourself.

In case you haven't seen it, Apple dropped a serious 2.1 update to their GarageBand app for iOS at the end of January. Click to watch a recap video or read the recap below.

"There are countless therapeutic uses for this amazing tool that I can think of to help bring music to people of all ages, needs, diagnosis, etc.. This is just one remarkable example, and it’s enough to make me excited to continue exploring all the potential of the Jamstik as a music therapy tool!"

Laura Lenz, LPMT, MT-BC, NMT - Licensed Professional Music Therapist 

For us, the Jamstiks represent the gift of music, the chance to find confidence in creating it, and a way to participate in new forms of creating. Of course, as Levar said, "you don't have to take MY word for it!"Here is a list of Holiday Gift Guides that we've been included in this holiday season.

Greg Karas, guitarist and vocalist for the Andy Grammer Band, details his experiences using the jamstik+ on the road, in front of thousands, and in performances as big as the Jimmy Kimmel Show.

The jamstik’s bluetooth brother the, “puc+” recently had it’s biggest debut with Andy Grammer's band on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Zivix's product allowed the band to play wireless keytars making it possible for an amazingly choreographed performance on the popular late night show. Read on to hear about the experience and check out some more pictures!

I get lots of “how’d you do that” questions regarding the “Get Lucky” video we launched on YouTube in June of 2013. At some point in time I’ll cook up a video that covers this a little more in depth, but for now I’ll try to point you to some resources and explanations behind what’s happening in the video.

If you've read the previous entry, I used the analogy of MIDI keyboard controllers being similar to QWERTY keyboards. This is the most rudimentary idea of conceptualizing MIDI control. It leaves out a lot of details but helps frame the basic concept. In this entry I'm going to break down what really happens when you play a "C" on the jamstik or a keyboard controller, and hopefully bring some clarity to the whole concept.

 Why not just play an actual guitar? There's a time and a place for everything...