
Polyend has introduced Endless, an AI-powered guitar pedal that allows users to create custom effects using text prompts. The pedal, priced at $299, uses a custom language model to generate effects, which can be loaded onto the pedal through a web app called Playground. While the pedal offers a unique approach to creating guitar effects, it has some limitations, such as slow code generation and the need for manual power cycling. Despite these issues, Endless provides musicians with a new way to experiment with sounds that are not commonly available.
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