Maryland guitarist, Tobias Hurwitz has invented The Shred-o-Meter, the world’s first musical note speedometer.

Shred-O-Meter
It is now possible to measure exactly how fast you can burn up the fretboard!
The Shred-o-Meter is the first and only musical note speedometer in existence. It works on electric guitar or keyboard, and measures NPS (notes per second) in real time on a round meter that looks like an automobile’s speedometer. It can be used to clock top speeds or to learn to play steadily with instant visual feedback instead of a click. The device also includes a ”super” metronome that goes to 1,300 BPM.
Now that is a lot of BPM!
“Now guitar performance can be quantified like an Olympic sport”, said inventor, Tobias Hurwitz. “It’s just like one of those machines that clocks the speed of a baseball pitch, except it’s a guitar riff instead! This is tons of fun, and might even turn your guitar addict teen into real life guitar hero. People love to play games and The Shred-o-Meter has a very playful aspect. You compete against the machine, yourself, your friends, ultimately the world!”
You can watch Hurwitz demonstrate his invention at www.shredometer.com
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3 responses so far ↓
1 Brian // Mar 3, 2009 at 11:11 am
Holy cow this is so cool!! I’ve never seen such an awesomely useless guitar device ever. Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s pretty cool and funny. Not sure if I would buy one but I’m pretty sure I’d have a lot of fun trying to pick as I could on that thing.
2 Learn and Master Guitar // Mar 11, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Looks great Tobias! Great invention which I’m sure will take off. Good luck bro.
3 Chazz Korvex // Mar 31, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Pretty cool piece of equipment – ive often wondered how fast I can pick.
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