Kenny Preece, president of iCoustic Guitars, gives Gearwire a demo of his unusual line of iCoustic electric-acoustic guitars. All iCoustic guitars feature a speaker tucked away in the soundhole, as well as the capability to hook up an iPod for jamming along with your favorite tunes. (You can also plug in the Korg ToneWorks PXR4 for demo recording and real-time effects processing.) Also featured is the PorchBoard Bass, an stompable, electric time-keeping thingamjig that's somewhere between a kick drum and, well, a porch board.