Fishman Triple Play Express

Though not without its flaws, this is a great tool for those guitar producer who want to speed up their workflow and explore new creative horizons.

I never expected it to be perfect and to track notes like a midi keyboard, but for the price it's really amazing. Being able to instantly add synth sounds into a song without switching over to a keyboard and killing your creative momentum is a game changer (im bad at playing keyboards).

Im using a M1 Macbook with Ableton Live. When it comes to software it just works perfectly out of the box and the amount of options available is truly amazing.

Now here's a detailed rant about the main issue specific for me:
The bridge on my guitar (off-brand strat) was set too low so the pickup didnt initially fit under the strings. The solution for this was raising my bridge and therefore string action to almost unplayable height. Im guessing this can be remedied by changing the neck angle by placing a shim under it. I alredy ordered one but it hasn't arrived yet so I don't yet know if this is an effective workaround.
This also effects the midi tracking because the strings are still a bit too close to the pickup so even at the lowest sensitivity it can get too sensitive.

Other than that, this is a great tool for creative guitar players with at least some experience in music production. It's crazy to me that this is more or less the only option out there at this price range.



also, it looks cool