Austin, Texas guitarist Justin Telepak demos the unique combination of Little Guitar Works’ Torzal Twist neck with a genuine Klein Electric Guitar.
Building the Ergonomic Guitar
Guitar Designs. Ergonomics. Guitar Making.
The Most Ergonomic Electric Guitar Ever?
Little Guitar Works luthier Jerome Little has been busy – busy bringing his remarkable Torzal Natural Twist Neck to the Klein electric guitar!
Make Your Own Headless Guitar Tuners!
Reader Jeff Turpin shares several approaches to DIY headless instrument bridges.
Lavish Guitar’s Kleincaster
What happens when you cross a Klein electric guitar and a Telecaster? That’s easy. You get the “Kleincaster” by Lavish Guitar! A recent entry into the Klein clone arena, this guitar matches a Klein style body with a Telecaster style neck and bridge. Leveraging the ergonomic advantages of the Klein guitar shape – good balance, [...]
October 2007 Most Popular Posts
Here’s a look at October’s most popular articles according to most visits and most comments: Most Visits: Crimson Guitars’ 05Ric Extended Range Bass – Part guitar, part bass and part Chapman stick, this instrument is the result of a collaboration between Crimson Guitars and drummer/extended bass guitarist 05Ric. Guitar Building Resources for Headless Guitar Designs [...]
05Ric Playing His Extended Range Guitar
Musician 05Ric planned this extended range guitar over the course of two years – an instrument first looked at in Crimson Guitars’ 05Ric Extended Range Bass. Now let’s take a look and have a listen to 05Ric on his Crimson Guitars ERB: Thanks to reader Ray DeGennaro for pointing out this Youtube video.
Guitar Parts Maker ABM Mueller is gone…
UPDATE: ABM Mueller has returned! For more, read Guitar Parts Maker ABM Mueller Is Back! ABM Mueller, makers of high quality guitar parts and a headless bridge seen on several featured guitars, appears to be out of business. Their site is still up but word on this Project Guitar Forum thread is that the owner [...]
Crimson Guitars’ ERB in Pictures – Part 1
In Crimson Guitars’ 05Ric Extended Range Bass, I introduced you to this unusual seven string instrument – part Chapman Stick and part conventional guitar. Now we’ll get to know the guitar better through a series of progress pictures. The multi-laminate neck, seen here sitting on the plan drawing, will provide the strength necessary for this [...]
Alan Barley’s Forshage Ergonomic Headless Guitar
While staying true to his ergo guitar design, Chris Forshage still tailors each instrument to the customer. In this case, Alan Barley had his guitar built with several differences including a thicker 1.75″ chambered body and 14 frets of clear access. For tonal variety, Alan’s guitar includes Schaller Golden 50′s pups, a Duncan single coil, [...]