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I wonder if it would be possible to build a six-item menu selector that worked by picking up when you tap a string. This would get in the way of alternating between selecting an amp and trying that amp, but maybe there's some way to detect when a string has been tapped from behind the bridge?

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I thought about this too. Multiple choice A, B, C, etc... just play the chord. :)

But that's pretty challenging from an engineering standpoint and Alexa skills can't be controlled externally yet. I briefly added a footswitch and could get Thingamagig to cycle through the tones of a particular song with it, but the Alexa screen won't update on that "outside" information.

Amazon has said they'll consider it but my gut says that's way down the list of things they're trying to do.

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