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Lava updates oddly-shaped carbon smart guitar, adds new options

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The Lava Me 4 Carbon smart guitar is joined a spruce-topped edition and an entry-level, low-action model
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The Lava Me 4 Carbon smart guitar is joined a spruce-topped edition and an entry-level, low-action model
Lava Music
The Lava Me 4 Carbon smart guitar has been treated to a fresh operating system for its onboard computer, a new FreeBoost speaker, and a C-to-U profile neck
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The Lava Me 4 Spruce features a spruce top and laminate back/sides
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The entry-level Lava Me Play features a weatherproof laminate body and okoume neck with beginner-friendly low action
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We first got our hands on Lava Music's oddball carbon-fiber Me 2 smart guitar back in 2021, which was followed by a new model later that year. Now the company has announced the fourth generation, adding a spruce option plus a more affordable Play flavor.

The Lava Me 4 Carbon comes in purple, gold, pink or gray, and measures 36 inches (91.4 cm) in length as standard, through a slightly longer version can be optioned.

As with previous models, the sound hole is positioned above the strings on the one-piece AirSonic composite body. Inside is an 8,000-mAh battery that powers an updated speaker and the onboard computer system running the HILava 2.0 operating system for effects, backing tacks, percussion and learning apps accessed by the 3.5-inch touch display to the top.

The Lava Me 4 Carbon smart guitar has been treated to a fresh operating system for its onboard computer, a new FreeBoost speaker, and a C-to-U profile neck
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The system includes dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0, Sharc digital signal processing, a FreeBoost 3.0 preamp, and 32 GB of onboard storage for recording your grooves. A companion mobile app expands functionality, while hands-free control is possible via the optional wireless floor pedal.

The flagship model rocks an 18-fret, 24-inch scale neck with a C shape towards the nut end that changes to a U profile from fret 12 for improved comfort, and benefits from a new truss rod system. The Carbon edition is priced at US$999.

The Lava Me 4 Spruce features a spruce top and laminate back/sides
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Lava has expanded the Me 4 family with the introduction of a smart guitar with a spruce top and laminate sides and back. This one comes in at 36 inches long only, features a similar library of effects and grooves as well as learning apps, and sports a FreeBoost 2.0 preamp, but lacks the Sharc audio chip. There's a 5,000-mAh battery inside, and the okoume neck with 18 frets still runs from C-to-U but features a carbon reinforcement rod. This one can be had for $699.

The entry-level Lava Me Play features a weatherproof laminate body and okoume neck with beginner-friendly low action
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Also new to the range is the Lava Me Play, which shares much with the spruce edition but its weatherproof body is fashioned from high-pressure laminate with a two-tone finish. It's been designed for easy access, with the neck boasting an "ultra-low action" and a price tag that comes in at a beginner-friendly $399.

The expanded Lava Me range is detailed in the video below.

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Wavmakr
Went to a concert last night featuring Violinist Chee-Yun, One of the most gifted violinists of our time. As usual she was beyond amazing. Her violin was fabricated by the master that taught Stradivarius how to make violins. Her instrument is 345 years old and bears the original varnish applied when it was made. This violin spent 200 years of it's life sealed in a mausoleum with one of its owners. I'm sure they would be impressed by these new discoveries.........