by generaladmin | Jul 24, 2023 | Behind the Guitars
This was our first acoustic guitar with shifted proportions. Since building this one, we started doing the asymmetrical shift the other way around, which leads to better access to the higher frets. Another new element is the armrest, which is integrated into the...
by pagelli | Jul 23, 2023 | Behind the Guitars
Even though it was conceived for DJ’s, we always thought that it would be amazing to have an Alesis Airfx processor built right into a guitar, where it could be used to controls its sounds. But we wouldn’t have been able to say whether doing so made any sense at all...
by pagelli | Jul 22, 2023 | Behind the Guitars
Even though we’ve only built two of these basses (and those aren’t even identical), this is one of our most famous designs. As such, the Golden Fretless bass has been featured in magazines around the world, and it has left a mark on the work of many other builders as...
by pagelli | Jul 21, 2023 | Behind the Guitars
OK, so this one is over the top: A GUITAR THAT CAN BE FOUR OR MORE GUITARS! Using removable top inserts, the Convertible can be configured as an acoustic, an electric, a resonator guitar, or a six-string banjo. In addition, a sitar bridge can be added to each insert,...
by pagelli | Jul 20, 2023 | Behind the Guitars
We invented the open head stock on our radical Gitane Nouveaux in 2005. As we found out later, it was not our invention… NS Basses and Floyd Rose used it years ago, and you will find them also on very old far east instruments. At least we introduced it on...
by pagelli | Jul 19, 2023 | Behind the Guitars
This is where we first introduced the Top Cut with the integrated soundhole. In an Acoustic Bass. Wanting to maximize the top’s surface in order to move as much air as possible meant moving the soundhole to the edge. But the customer had requested a cutaway, which of...
