New GhostGuitar App Improves the Air Guitar Experience

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The makers of a new augmented-reality app called GhostGuitar have found a way to improve your air guitar experience.

You can check out the video below for a demo -- but basically, when you strum (or air strum), you'll hear the sound of a guitar coming from your iPhone or iPad.

GhostGuitar uses the front-facing camera on your device to track the positions of your hands. You prop up the iPhone or iPad so you can stand or sit in front of it hands-free, and the app overlays an image of a guitar on the video feed of you.

As Rob Reiner says in This Is Spinal Tap, enough of my yappin'!

Just check out the video below.

Damian Fanelli
Damian Fanelli
Editor-in-Chief, Guitar World

Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.