{"id":257149,"date":"2026-01-22T02:07:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T02:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/257149\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T02:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T02:07:28","slug":"strandberg-and-jamstik-partner-on-a-headless-electric-guitar-with-midi-functionality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/257149\/","title":{"rendered":"Strandberg and Jamstik partner on a headless electric guitar with MIDI functionality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In one of the most innovative new offerings to be revealed at NAMM 2026, <a href=\"https:\/\/guitar.com\/brands\/strandberg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Strandberg<\/a> has partnered with Jamstik for a new MIDI technology-infused headless electric guitar.<\/p>\n<p>The Strandberg x Jamstik Chameleon MIDI Guitar is essentially a traditional analogue electric guitar (well, \u2018traditional\u2019 might be a stretch \u2013 it is Strandberg, after all) with MIDI functionality. The instrument aims to empower guitarists not only in playing, but in composing, producing, transcribing and other areas of modern digital music creation.<\/p>\n<p>Via its onboard MIDI functionality, the Chameleon MIDI Guitar allows players to control software instruments, hardware synthesizers, as well as other digital production tools.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of connectivity, the guitar features a USB-C input for direct computer and DAW integration, TRS-MIDI for controlling hardware synths without a computer, and even Bluetooth functionality for wireless configuration and real-time setting adjustments via mobile devices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy embedding our MIDI technology into Strandberg\u2019s guitars, we\u2019ve built an instrument that supports modern creative workflows while still feeling unmistakably like a world-class guitar,\u201d said Jonathan Keller, Senior Engineer at Jamstik.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStrandberg\u2019s craftsmanship and ergonomics gave us the ideal foundation to make MIDI feel expressive, musical, and completely natural to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-187308\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Strandberg-Jamstik-1@2000x1500.jpg\" alt=\"Strandberg x Jamstik Chameleon MIDI Guitar\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\"  \/>Credit: Strandberg<\/p>\n<p>Aesthetics include a \u201cchameleon-style\u201d finish which subtly shifts between purple, green and graphite tones depending on the lighting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStrandberg guitars are designed to remove friction between the player and their ideas,\u201d says\u00a0Ola Strandberg, Founder and Creative Lead at Strandberg Guitars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis collaboration with Jamstik extends that philosophy into the digital domain, giving players new creative possibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Each guitar includes access to Jamstik Creator, Jamstik\u2019s companion software for configuring MIDI behaviour, sensitivity, tuning options and performance settings.<\/p>\n<p>The Strandberg x Jamstik Chameleon MIDI Guitar is priced at $2,199\/\u00a31,799, and is available now as a limited pre-order via <a href=\"https:\/\/jamstik.com\/products\/strandberg-x-jamstik-midi-guitar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jamstik<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/strandbergguitars.com\/en-GB\/product\/strandberg-x-jamstik-chameleon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Strandberg<\/a>. The first batch is scheduled to ship early spring 2026.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re heading to NAMM 2026, you can also visit Strandberg at Booth #5414 and Jamstik at Booth #9907.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/30cfa9dfe2ef5f4704e63601a6ff380a89bf11635a6fb564f9b628f626434185.png\" alt=\"Sam Roche\" height=\"64\" width=\"64\" class=\"w-16 h-16 rounded-full object-cover !my-0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"leading-relaxed !my-0\">Sam is the Associate News Editor for Guitar.com and MusicTech. Thoroughly immersed in music culture for the majority of his life, Sam has played guitar for 20 years, studied music technology and production at university, and also written for the likes of Guitar World, Total Guitar, Metal Hammer and MusicRadar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In one of the most innovative new offerings to be revealed at NAMM 2026, Strandberg has partnered with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257150,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[72288,61,60,124518,80],"class_list":{"0":"post-257149","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-electric-guitars","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-namm-2026","12":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257149\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}