Misa Kitara Digital Guitar

Say hello to the next generation of instruments. The Misa Kitara Digital Guitar ($850) melds the traditional guitar shape with new technology to create an instrument that's instantly familiar and yet unlike anything you've played before. In place of the bridge sits an eight-inch multitouch screen which allows for a wide range of playing techniques, while buttons on the fretboard serve up the notes from the built-in database of more than one hundred sounds — and if that's not enough for you, you can always use the Kitara as a MIDI controller. Coming soon to a stage near you.

Blackbird Lucky 13 Guitar

Inspired by early 20th century 12th fret guitars, the Blackbird Lucky 13 Guitar ($1,800) packs full-size sound into a three-quarter sized body. This is made possible by the Lucky 13's hollow-neck carbon fiber construction and head mounted Stereo Sound Port, which combine to offer a fuller sound. Other features include a 3D sculpted back, a unique 13th fret neck connection that allows for greater fret access while retaining the tonally preferable bridge placement, and a classic shape that mixes the new and old with class and style.

Pocket Piano Synthesizer

Despite its name, it's definitely more of a synth than a piano. The Pocket Piano Synthesizer ($150) is a nifty small bag- or cargo pocket-sized musical contraption featuring an industrial look, a built-in 3-Watt speaker, a 1/4" output jack, wooden keys, and the ability to run off a 9V battery, as well as six unique modes, including a vibrato synth, harmonic sweepers, two-octave arpeggiator, an octave cascade, mono FM synth and a FM arpeggiator, or more than enough to amused for hours, or at least until the battery dies. [via]

Gibson Dusk Tiger Guitar

Remember the Gibson Dark Fire Guitar we covered a while back? Well the company is back with its latest "world's most advanced guitar." The Gibson Dusk Tiger Guitar ($4,150) features a Les Paul-like body, but with a flat top, tone-chambered back, magnetic and piezo pickups for traditional and more "acoustic" guitar tones, separate outputs for each string for crazy effects, a multichannel FireWire interface with Ableton Live 8 and Guitar Rig 4 Pro for even more sound processing possibilities, 18 user-programmable alternate tunings with third-generation Robot Tuning Technology, and an exotic hardwood body that looks every bit as good as it sounds. If you want to get your mitts on one, you'd better hurry: only 1,000 Dusk Tigers will be produced.

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Eigenharp Alpha

And here we thought real harps were unusual. The Eigenharp Alpha (£4,000; roughly $5,800) is a mixture of woodwind and keyboard, offering up an unorthodox musical control paradigm that includes a breath pipe, 120 keys, 12 percussion keys, two strip controllers, and multiple pedal inputs, all of which are fed into a Mac for digestion by custom software that somehow translates all of that into music. Great for the musical prodigy in your life that can't choose between Julliard and MIT.

Hercules DJ Console Mk4

Despite its name, you don't need to be built like an ancient mythological demigod to drag around the Hercules DJ Console Mk4 (£180; roughly $275). Billed as the most portable and compact 2-deck DJ controller with built-in audio for PC and Mac, the Mk4 weighs just 3.3 lbs, and offers dual stereo outputs and inputs, a USB port for making nice with software programs, headphone output, microphone input, two jog wheels, a cross fader, dual volume faders, six EQ knobs, functions for automatic looks and recording mixes, and included VirtualDJ DJC Edition mixing software. Just enjoy that "most portable" title while it lasts, because last we heard an iPad running Mixr isn't exactly heavy, even if you've tossed it in a case.

NES Harmonica

If you're old enough to have owned an NES, you no doubt have memories of foolishly blowing into game cartridges in the hopes that it would allow them to play without forcing some sort of improvised wedge into the console. NES Harmonicas ($20-$35) take advantage of this nostalgia by installing Hohner harmonicas in the cartridges themselves, letting you play music while reminding you of your wasted youth. As an added bonus, you also get the game's circuit board in the package, so you can actually play the copy of Zelda that sacrificed its housing for your harmonious enjoyment.

Gibson 50th Anniversary 1960 ES-335TD Guitar

Sporting a semi-hollow body, period-correct hardware like volume and tone knobs, double band tuners and dual PAF-style 57 Classic humbucking pickups, the Gibson 50th Anniversary 1960 ES-335TD Guitar ($5,700-$6,200) is as close as you're going to get to an original without shelling out way, way more cash. Created to celebrate the ES-335TD's golden anniversary, each guitar is handcrafted by Gibson Custom's Memphis division, and comes in either a Vintage Sunburst, Faded Cherry, or Antique Natural finish, each of which is applied using Gibson's Vintage Original Specs process to make sure it looks the part. [Thanks, Jacob]

Gibson Buckethead Signature Les Paul Guitar

Say what you will about his weird persona and on-stage fashion, but Brian Patrick Carroll, a.k.a. Buckethead, sure as hell can play a guitar. The Gibson Buckethead Signature Les Paul Guitar ($4,300) is a tribute to his prowess, featuring an oversized, chambered mahogany body, a two-piece maple top, ceramic humbucking pickups with modified electronics and red arcade button kill switches, a marker-less ebony fingerboard, and a high-gloss Alpine White finish that's as striking as the player for which the axe is named.

Nine Inch Nails Touring Gear

It may not help you play like Reznor, but with the help of some Nine Inch Nails Touring Gear ($TBD; Auction), at least you can look the part. This selection of high-end guitars — soon to be joined by other gear like keyboards, amplifiers, drums, guitar effects, and more — was taken directly from the Nine Inch Nails tour and studio rig, making each item a small piece of music history.

Fender 57 Champ Custom Amp

Now you can get vintage tones to go along with your vintage axe from the Fender 57 Champ Custom Amp ($1,000). A hand-wired recreation of the 1957 Fender Champ used by legends such as Johnny Cash, Keith Richards, and Eric Clapton — on "Layla," no less — this low-output, easy-to-record amp offers vintage knobs and controls, an 8-inch Weber Special Design driver, two inputs, a finger-jointed, solid pine speaker cabinet, and super-retro lacquered tweed covering with oxblood grille cloth.

Custom Guitar Straps

Get yourself a strap that's every bit as customized as your axe with Custom Guitar Straps ($60-$90). Made from 7-8 oz. thick high-quality leather overlaid with a printed matte layer and available in 2.5- or 3.5-inch varieties, each strap comes customized with your own original art — free templates are available from the site — either on the main strap piece only, or all the way up through the adjustment area. [Thanks, Wesley]