CRKD's Stage Tour Guitar Controller Hits 8,000Hz Polling Rate Wired and Wireless

CRKD's Gibson Explorer: 20th Anniversary Edition, a guitar controller for RedOctane Games' Stage Tour (launching December 10, 2026), achieves an 8,000Hz polling rate in both wired and wireless modes. By comparison, the companion Les Paul and SG models top out at 1,000Hz wired and 500Hz wireless. All three feature Hall effect strum bars, mechanical frets, and modular necks. The Explorer ships mid-January at $130.