Another option for a buyer is to have a built in RFID. For touring bands it is likely to have several separate instruments to assure that if one fails then there will be another to back up. However, it is extremely difficult to keep track off all of the guitar cases the musicians has. I believe that the RFID system will be a tool that is much easier to keep accurate track of the instruments.
Once all of the equipment is packed up after a show the band must board a bus to be on their way to the next venue. The band techs want to have a tool that is trustworthy to make sure they leave with what the band came with. Everything will be equipped with a small RFID an when the techs are finished packing all of the instruments/guitar cases one quick swiped of a wand will assure them that everything is accounted for.
If things go missing, for instance a guitar case or an amp the RFID will have a tracking device on it to help assist the tech to find it more easier. It is very important to make sure that you have all of you stuff cause if a musician loses one their down perhaps thousands of dollars.
I really like the way that you have connected the RFID technology to your entrepreneurial idea. Guitars (and their cases!) are extremely expensive and it is very important to efficiently keep track of all the instruments and their whereabouts. However, I think that you could take this idea even further. RFIDs are also so innovative because the tags themselves store information. Each tag that corresponds with each guitar case could document when that particular guitar was last played (which concerts/venues/etc) and for how long. It could also document the guitar's "health history"- whether or not it has had any damages (and then subsequent repairs), etc.
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