this guy is the true hero of new guitar design. and haircuts in interesting keys. this is the greatest interview you will ever hear - about Chet. about Lenny. about Phil
Phil is amazing.
Thursday, 19 March 2015
Phil Degruy
this guy is the true hero of new guitar design. and haircuts in interesting keys. this is the greatest interview you will ever hear - about Chet. about Lenny. about Phil
Phil is amazing.
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
the love affair continues
ahhh.... carbon fiber
can I love you any more?
I can when I see such beauty in design
Emerald Guitars
let's start with a design feature we all know and love
fanned frets
the X20 9 string
look where the sound hole is!
nothing short of breathtaking!
now here is something to write home about
a pin less bridge! brilliant!
look at curve of the upper bout! inspired!
carbon fiber and wood together. one of many examples
a carbon fiber harp guitar
feeling like you want to go that extra mile and try out some Phil DeGruy inspired madness?
just add some treble harp strings
can't go past this one without looking at it from another angle
this is a small sample of the amazing range of instruments from this designer.
make some time to go have a look at Emerald Guitars.
you will definitely not regret it.
click here
can I love you any more?
I can when I see such beauty in design
Emerald Guitars
let's start with a design feature we all know and love
fanned frets
the X20 9 string
look where the sound hole is!
nothing short of breathtaking!
now here is something to write home about
a pin less bridge! brilliant!
look at curve of the upper bout! inspired!
carbon fiber and wood together. one of many examples
a carbon fiber harp guitar
feeling like you want to go that extra mile and try out some Phil DeGruy inspired madness?
just add some treble harp strings
can't go past this one without looking at it from another angle
this is a small sample of the amazing range of instruments from this designer.
make some time to go have a look at Emerald Guitars.
you will definitely not regret it.
click here
Friday, 13 March 2015
bass is the place
am I showing my bias or am I neglecting my admiration?
well let's rectify the bias and shift it toward admiration with this
well let's rectify the bias and shift it toward admiration with this
Feanor Bass by GNG
alder body, flamed maple top, birdseye maple fretboard, flamed maple neck with carbon fiber bar reinforcements. Fanned fretting 37/33". Gotoh knobs and strap pins. Abalone dots, slim profile neck, 20" radius.
24 stainless steel frets.
T4M bridges and locking nut
Bartolini pickups and electronics (passive/active)
bolt on (6 screws)
I love the look from this angle
Giulio has done the magic again!
If you go to the GNG website, be prepared to go on adventure. of new guitar design and superb quality.
click here
Artiphon
now I've tried a few controllers over the years
Casio DG 20 (as strange as it may seem, not too bad)
Stepp DG1 (that was pretty good, but the plucking strings kept breaking)
of course the holy grail was the Synthaxe (few made and you could buy a decent car for the money)
just to name a few
now this one intrigues me
Artiphon Instrument 1
here's the introduction video
probably the most interesting thing is that you have the ability to play more than one note per string. or pad or raised lump string controller thing.
seems velocity and pressure sensitive, too
plus as far as I can see you can play it in so many different ways
two handed tapping
piano like two handed tapping with the unit flat on your lap
configure it so zones become drum pads
violin plucking
you can even bow it with your phone!
hey! get those drummers and violinists out of here! this is new guitar design!
I have two questions that have plagued me since a certain controller came out (that turned out to be awful).
how does it perform doing hammer-ons, pull offs and trills?
can you adjust sensitivity to your own personal playing style?
If it performs these tasks with ease - I am there!
this instrument has generated a lot of interest over the last few weeks.
go to Artiphon and check out further information regarding their Kickstarter campaign.
click here
technology has moved on a great deal since the controllers I mentioned earlier were made. I think the Instrument 1 could be....the one.
Casio DG 20 (as strange as it may seem, not too bad)
Stepp DG1 (that was pretty good, but the plucking strings kept breaking)
of course the holy grail was the Synthaxe (few made and you could buy a decent car for the money)
just to name a few
now this one intrigues me
Artiphon Instrument 1
here's the introduction video
probably the most interesting thing is that you have the ability to play more than one note per string. or pad or raised lump string controller thing.
seems velocity and pressure sensitive, too
plus as far as I can see you can play it in so many different ways
two handed tapping
piano like two handed tapping with the unit flat on your lap
configure it so zones become drum pads
violin plucking
you can even bow it with your phone!
hey! get those drummers and violinists out of here! this is new guitar design!
I have two questions that have plagued me since a certain controller came out (that turned out to be awful).
how does it perform doing hammer-ons, pull offs and trills?
can you adjust sensitivity to your own personal playing style?
If it performs these tasks with ease - I am there!
this instrument has generated a lot of interest over the last few weeks.
go to Artiphon and check out further information regarding their Kickstarter campaign.
click here
technology has moved on a great deal since the controllers I mentioned earlier were made. I think the Instrument 1 could be....the one.
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
celebratory stats
so we started on the 22nd of November
4406 page views (so far)
111 days - an average of 39 views per day
101 posts - an average of 43 views per post
here's the break up by country (so far)
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Canada
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I would like to thank you all for the support and kind words you have given so far. a lot of the designs I have written about I either had no idea existed or hadn't actually come into existence!
after having chats with many designers on line, I can honestly say, I can see the future from here....
most of the time I have been completely blown away by the designs I have gleaned.
fantastic.
Saturday, 7 March 2015
linear tremolo
I have always had a dream. I thought the day would come when this would happen.
12 string with tremolo
but no ordinary tremolo
Don Ramsay - linear tremolo
let's see one in action
that looks like a synth pickup to boot!
the beauty of this design is that the base plate of the tremolo moves in a direction parallel with the body - no pivoting here!
click on this link to see the mechanism in action
click here
can be installed on True Temperament guitars
there are plans to implement piezo systems in the design
the design can be incorporated in fanned fret systems
I love the dual tremolo arms
this design is fantastic
go have a look around at the linear tremolo site - plenty of fun!
click here
now without going into details, Don Ramsay is going through a bit of a rough patch. this design and this designer needs to be preserved - and championed.
I would ask that the readers of new guitar design go to the linear tremolo site and send Don an email, with the following message in the heading - and nothing else.
"take care and get well soon Don, we are here for you,mate.EOM"
what a brilliant piece of design
but no ordinary tremolo
Don Ramsay - linear tremolo
let's see one in action
that looks like a synth pickup to boot!
the beauty of this design is that the base plate of the tremolo moves in a direction parallel with the body - no pivoting here!
click on this link to see the mechanism in action
click here
can be installed on True Temperament guitars
there are plans to implement piezo systems in the design
the design can be incorporated in fanned fret systems
I love the dual tremolo arms
this design is fantastic
go have a look around at the linear tremolo site - plenty of fun!
click here
now without going into details, Don Ramsay is going through a bit of a rough patch. this design and this designer needs to be preserved - and championed.
I would ask that the readers of new guitar design go to the linear tremolo site and send Don an email, with the following message in the heading - and nothing else.
"take care and get well soon Don, we are here for you,mate.EOM"
what a brilliant piece of design
Friday, 6 March 2015
100 posts young
It's been a while, busy dealing with the minutia of life. I was waiting for people to get back to me - and for something special for the 100th post
BINGO!
Cycfi Research Neo Aura
single coil - a phrase that is not entirely accurate because the side wound coils are based around the principles of the humbucking pickup
bottom view
Neo Aura Quad
bottom view
frequency response from 20hz to 20 khz.
ultra quiet.
active or passive.
both available in 6,7 or 8 string versions. you want more than that? Joel at Cycfi can handle any kind of configuration possible. just submit your query to their wildest imagination department for some custom work.
but this is the best part. the options for wiring and configuration.
resonant filter.
one knob to control the frequency and another to control the Q. maybe a control voltage could be added to do acid house filter sweeps on a guitar. (actually, forget that. that sound has been so done to death).
5 way switch with preamp
Intended for use with Neo Aura passive pickups, the integrated preamp gives you the necessary gain and buffering to drive guitar amplifiers as well as line-level inputs.
blend control
now this I like A LOT! like the sound of the neck neck/middle middle pickups? why not blend in the sound of the bridge pickup? takes that tele sound I loved (when I owned one) and sends it into hyperspace.
add a volume and tone control and we are almost there
everything is of the highest quality and SOLDERLESS!!
there is so much more to talk about here. go to Cycfi and check out the full story
click here
BINGO!
Cycfi Research Neo Aura
bottom view
frequency response from 20hz to 20 khz.
ultra quiet.
active or passive.
both available in 6,7 or 8 string versions. you want more than that? Joel at Cycfi can handle any kind of configuration possible. just submit your query to their wildest imagination department for some custom work.
but this is the best part. the options for wiring and configuration.
resonant filter.
one knob to control the frequency and another to control the Q. maybe a control voltage could be added to do acid house filter sweeps on a guitar. (actually, forget that. that sound has been so done to death).
Intended for use with Neo Aura passive pickups, the integrated preamp gives you the necessary gain and buffering to drive guitar amplifiers as well as line-level inputs.
now this I like A LOT! like the sound of the neck neck/middle middle pickups? why not blend in the sound of the bridge pickup? takes that tele sound I loved (when I owned one) and sends it into hyperspace.
add a volume and tone control and we are almost there
everything is of the highest quality and SOLDERLESS!!
there is so much more to talk about here. go to Cycfi and check out the full story
click here
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