Polyend Endless review: An AI guitar pedal with potential, but not quite ready for the pedalboard
By
Terrence O’Brien
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Summary
Polyend's Endless is a $299 programmable AI guitar pedal running an ARM processor. While the concept of an AI guitar pedal may seem unnecessary, Polyend—known for niche music gear—has built a device with potential. The pedal pairs with Playground software and offers interesting capabilities, though the reviewer remains unconvinced it's ready for their pedalboard. It represents an early attempt at integrating AI into guitar effects, with mixed results.
Key quotes
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But it was inevitable that someone would build one.
There was at least some hope that if anyone could do an AI effect pedal right, it would be Polyend.
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