“Essentially a souped-up Guitar Hero for adults”: A New Zealand brewery has invented a beer vending machine that lets you pay with your guitar skills

Slay to pay guitar beer vending machine.

A bar in New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington, has gained an international reputation as a go-to for guitarists, after it unveiled a beer vending machine that lets you pay with your electric guitar skills. 

Panhead Custom Ales Brewery’s Slay To Pay vending machine is equipped with a customized Epiphone Explorer guitar and uses an AI algorithm to assess the player’s ability. If you pass the machine’s test, you are rewarded with a cold can of beer.