Fretlight News and Press Releases

2010-11-01T10:58:00.001-07:00

"FretLight : Learn Guitar the Modern Way" article on Leftyfretz.com

http://leftyfretz.com/fretlight-left-handed-guitars-lefty/

2010-10-27T10:08:00.000-07:00

ANNOUNCING FRETLIGHT STUDIO 4.5 ADVANCED LEARNING SOFTWARE FOR FRETLIGHT GUITAR USERS

2010-10-04T10:07:00.000-07:00

Gadgetell.com reports on Fretlight. Check out the article here: www.gadgetell.com

2010-06-24T13:18:00.000-07:00

Peter Hodgson of I Heart Guitar says "Fretlight just got even cooler with the introduction of the FG-411 Basic"

2010-05-27T11:45:00.000-07:00

5/21/2010 - Investor's Business Daily suggests the Fretlight Guitar as cool gift for Dads & Grads
"For Dads And Grads: TV Adapter, Fretlight"

2009-12-23T11:42:00.000-08:00

12/22/09 - JustLuxe.com features Fretlight Guitar in Luxury Electronics
FretLight: Learn How to Play the Guitar

2009-12-21T18:40:00.000-08:00

12/21/09 - Fretlight Guitar featured in the Las Vegas Review-Journal

2009-12-14T10:24:00.000-08:00

11/24/09 - GeekBrief TV features Fretlight Guitar in holiday gift round up segment, "Geeked Out Gifts for Kids"

"The Fretlight Guitar will help teach kids how to play the guitar and where to put their fingers..."

2009-12-14T10:07:00.000-08:00

12/3/09 - Fretlight Guitar featured on The Daily Advertiser's Holiday Wish List

http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200991201055

2009-12-14T10:02:00.000-08:00

12/1/09 - Fretlight Guitar seen on News 8 Austin

News 8 Austin runs report on NYC WIRED Store featuring the Fretlight Guitar as a high-tech gift idea for the holidays
http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=260055

2009-11-30T11:21:00.000-08:00

11/30/09 - You Tube Customer Review

Check out this fantastic in-depth customer review.....

http://freeonlineguitartutorials.com/fretlight-guitar-walkthrough/

2009-11-27T10:35:00.000-08:00

11/26/09 - Fretlight is a hit at the WIRED store in NY!

Noah Norman, WIRED tech manager: "We have an area called 'Hands On' that’s featuring a lot of touch driven stuff items including the fret light which is a guitar that lights up on the neck that kinda lights up like Guitar Hero only it’ll teach you how to play guitar."

CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO

2009-10-19T11:40:00.000-07:00

MMR magazine does in-depth article on Fretlight inventor Rusty Shaffer and why the Fretlight is the best way to learn guitar....

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/25674a62#/25674a62/27 (search "fretlight")

2009-07-29T10:45:00.000-07:00

Modern Guitarist says that "Fretlight guitar provides a unique approach to both learning and playing the guitar."

2009-07-27T17:36:00.000-07:00

Optek’s Fretlight Guitar Now Available to Dealers with a Customized Point-of-Purchase Display

2009-06-24T09:57:00.000-07:00

Qwowi.com reviews Fretlight and the writer, Lou Chitty, a multi-instrumentalist and Grammy nominated recording engineer calls it, "...a holistic approach to guitar education that offers almost as many different ways to learn the instrument as there are ways to play it.”

2009-06-16T14:14:00.000-07:00

Optek Releases FREE Fretlight Studio™ PC Application for the Fretlight Guitar

2009-06-03T16:59:00.000-07:00

"FretLight Guitar Turns You Into a Real Guitar Hero, With Practice" - Wired.com reviews Fretlight

2009-06-03T16:23:00.000-07:00

Go from gamer to rocker, says GamingBits.com in their Fretlight review.

2009-06-03T14:10:00.000-07:00

See why JumpIntoTomorrow.com says Fretlight is a breakthrough product.

2009-04-07T05:41:00.000-07:00

Fretlight is ExtremeTech Approved, Gives Fretlight Four Stars!

2009-04-01T19:18:00.000-07:00

Fretlight Featured on The Family Groove

2009-03-27T11:18:00.000-07:00

ComputorEdge Gives Fretlight 4.5 Stars!

2009-03-11T14:40:00.000-07:00

Fretlight Visits Sacramento's KCRA-TV

2009-03-10T18:23:00.001-07:00

Read BusinessWeek's Profile on Optek Music

2009-03-03T17:03:00.000-08:00

Red Herring Reviews Fretlight

2009-03-02T13:07:00.000-08:00

Fretlight Reviewed on Examiner.com

2009-02-27T10:35:00.000-08:00

Watch Fretlight Live on Fox 40 Sacramento!

2009-02-26T16:01:00.000-08:00

View Fretlight in Action on San Francisco's KRON-TV

2009-02-24T21:31:00.000-08:00

Fretlight Reviewed on About.com

2009-02-12T20:02:00.000-08:00

Fretlight Featured on GamePlasma.com

2009-02-08T19:54:00.000-08:00

Fretlight Selected as a Meaningful Distraction for Valentine's Day

2009-01-28T10:18:00.001-08:00

Look for Fretlight on PCMag.com

2009-01-23T18:00:00.000-08:00

designapalooza's posterous Gives Fretlight a Glowing Review

2009-01-07T12:20:00.000-08:00

Government Technology Selects Fretlight as a Best Gadget of 2008!

2008-12-22T11:38:00.001-08:00

Attention CPA's, Look for Fretlight in the Dec. issue of CPA Technology Advisor

2008-12-22T09:31:00.000-08:00

Fretlight Reviewed on Lisa Reviews

2008-12-19T10:16:00.000-08:00

Fretlight Featured on Elfster

2008-12-15T07:16:00.000-08:00

The Dirty Shirt Blog gives Fretlight a glowing review!

2008-12-14T22:03:00.000-08:00

Check out Fretlight in today's USA Weekend magazine!

2008-12-07T19:48:00.000-08:00

bookroomreviews Highly Recommends Fretlight For Anyone Who Wants to Start or Improve Their Guitar Playing

2008-12-07T19:45:00.000-08:00

See Fretlight on Kit's Repair blog

2008-12-01T19:55:00.000-08:00

Look for Fretlight in Sound & Vision's Holiday Gift Guide

2008-12-01T18:22:00.000-08:00

Fretlight FG-401 Featured in Nashville Parent's Dec. Issue Holiday Gift Guide

2008-12-01T18:16:00.000-08:00

Fretlight Featured in Gotham Magazine's Holiday Gift Guide

2008-12-01T16:07:00.000-08:00

Fretlight Featured in GamesRadars' 100% Game-Free Gift Guide

2008-11-25T05:29:00.001-08:00

San Diego residents, look for Fretlight in Living in Style's Holiday issue

2008-11-23T18:40:00.000-08:00

Fretlight Receives Nod in KittenLounge Holiday Gift Guide

2008-11-20T06:15:00.000-08:00

Look for Fretlight in Game Informer's Holiday Gift Guide

2008-11-20T06:07:00.000-08:00

Fretlight Featured in ENTREE

2008-11-18T12:55:00.000-08:00

Attn Indiapolis & St. Louis Residents! Look for Fretlight in the Nov. issues of Indianapolis Woman and St. Louis Woman.

2008-11-16T21:02:00.000-08:00

Fretlight Featured on JumpIntoTomorrow.com

2008-11-16T10:36:00.001-08:00

Look for Fretlight in Women's Health magazine's gift guide in their November issue

2008-11-12T16:37:00.000-08:00

Fretlight Featured in The Housewife's Holiday Gift Guide

2008-11-04T09:32:00.000-08:00

Fretlight Featured in Alternative Press Magazine's December issue holiday gift guide

2008-11-03T17:28:00.001-08:00

Fretlight Featured in the November issue of Jamrock Magazine

2008-11-03T09:59:00.000-08:00

Fretlight Receives ShoppingbyMail.com's Editor's Pick!

2008-11-01T11:03:00.000-07:00

Rusty Shaffer, Optek's President & CEO, discusses Fretlight for the Mac on Inside Mac Radio

2008-10-23T20:05:00.001-07:00

Fretlight FG-421 Electric featured in the Guitar Player Gear Guide

2008-10-23T20:01:00.000-07:00

Win a Fretlight in the October 27 National Examiner!

2008-10-22T09:00:00.000-07:00

Aspiring Guitar Players Can Now Use Video Technology to Learn to Play Guitar

2008-10-07T11:58:00.000-07:00

Lesson Player is now available for the MAC!

2008-07-23T18:12:00.000-07:00

Fretlight Featured in The State Newspaper

2008-07-15T06:52:00.000-07:00

The Fretlight Improvisor software is made available to Mac users! Download the PDF

2008-07-11T05:58:00.000-07:00

Is Fretlight the ideal wedding gift? One couple thinks so...

2008-07-08T11:12:00.000-07:00

Fretlight Reviewed on This Week in Geek

2008-07-02T11:31:00.000-07:00

Fretlight Featured on RedOrbit.com

2008-06-29T06:47:00.000-07:00

Nuts and Volts gives a full review of the Fretlight guitar. Download the PDF

2008-06-24T16:24:00.000-07:00

Learn Guitar in a Flash Says the Chicago Tribune

2008-06-11T19:24:00.000-07:00

Fretlight Picked for Dad's Who Want to Be a Rock Star!

2008-06-11T10:09:00.000-07:00

Invention and Technology News gives Fretlight 4 stars! Click here to read.

2008-06-01T13:54:00.000-07:00

Look for Fretlight in the Summer issue of Urbanology!

2008-05-11T21:57:00.000-07:00

Fretlight Featured in the Washington Post

2008-04-14T22:40:00.000-07:00

Fretlight featured in LAN in-flight magazine

2008-03-24T21:12:00.000-07:00

Fretlight Featured on Atomic Motor blog

2008-02-21T14:54:00.000-08:00

Attention all you baby boomers! Fretlight reviewed in ELDR Magazine.

2008-02-10T16:23:00.000-08:00

Burgerville Exec Spices Up Meetings with Fretlight!

2008-01-25T06:54:00.000-08:00

Check out Fretlight in the January issue of Music & Sound Retailer

2008-01-25T06:53:00.000-08:00

Fretlight Featured in the Jan/Feb issue of Making Music Magazine

2008-01-04T08:38:00.000-08:00

Fretlight is in today's Christian Science Monitor.

2007-12-18T09:02:00.000-08:00

Answer many of your questions by reading the Fretlight eBay Guides!

2007-12-17T18:29:00.000-08:00

Fretlight featured in the November issue of >New Jersey Tech News

2007-12-12T10:34:00.000-08:00

The Associated Press calls the Fretlight an "Innovative Way to Learn Guitar"! Check it out!

2007-12-05T07:45:00.000-08:00

Attention all Guitar Teachers: Fretlight FG-401 Acoustic Guitar Featured in the Nov/Dec issue of Music Education Technology

2007-11-27T15:01:00.000-08:00

Check out Fretlight in the UK's Custom PC Magazine!

2007-11-25T15:23:00.000-08:00

Fretlight guitar featured in the new coffee table book Guitars: Sounds, Chrome & Stars

2007-11-25T15:21:00.000-08:00

Feeling naughty? Check out Fretlight on the Naughty American.

2007-11-20T09:22:00.000-08:00

Attention all you Valley girls and guys -- the Fretlight Acoustic guitar featured in ValleyLife Magazine's holiday gift guide.

2007-11-09T05:16:00.000-08:00

Fretlight Featured on MusicGadgets.net

2007-11-08T10:47:00.001-08:00

Fretlight Featured in the Official Xbox Magazine Holiday issue!

2007-11-08T10:45:00.000-08:00

New Fretlight FG-405 for Left-Handed Players on Harmony-Central.com

2007-11-08T10:43:00.000-08:00

Optek Music Systems Featured on MSNBC

2007-11-07T11:01:00.000-08:00

New Fretlight FG-405 for Lefty's Featured on MusicGearReview.com

2007-11-06T10:06:00.000-08:00

Southpaws Can Now Become Great Guitar Players Quickly & Easily

2007-11-05T19:32:00.000-08:00

Optek founder featured in Entrepreneur.com Article

2007-11-05T18:41:00.000-08:00

The November issue of Boston Spirit Magazine says Fretlight will "turn you into a real Guitar Hero in no time!"

2007-11-04T20:03:00.000-08:00

Optek Music Systems Announces Major Expansion

2007-11-01T18:19:00.000-07:00

Look for Fretlight in the November issue of KIWI Magazine

2007-10-25T12:04:00.000-07:00

Fretlight Featured on Canada's The Lab with Leo LaPorte TV Show

2007-10-22T18:52:00.000-07:00

Fretlight Featured on Louisville, KY's WHAS 11 TV