[1][2] The first run of limited edition Robot Guitars was exclusively made up of Les Paul bodies.

[2] The Gibson system uses the standard Tune-o-matic style bridge typical on their guitars, but modifications were made to have individual piezo saddles that transmit each string's pitch to the microprocessor.

[2] The entire system is powered by a nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery pack housed in the control cavity of the guitar.

When in the up position, however, the MCK is what coordinates the automatic tuning for the guitar by sending the information and power to the neck PCB through the strings.

[10] The drawback to the Transperformance system is that it requires heavy modification to the instrument, including routing and installing multiple cams and cantilevers.