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Another recent example of Chris Forshage’s guitar building art, this black electric guitar includes a figured maple top on a mahogany back, a maple neck and an ebony fretboard. The Benedetto pickups have ebony veneers and the ABM headless bridge is also finished in black - just a beautiful instrument.

For our first coverage of the Forshage guitar, see The Forshage Hollow Body Electric Guitar.

By Robert Irizarry on March 28th, 2008 | Stumble it! | 18 Comments →

Topics: Electric Guitar

With a yellow poplar guitar body and an all maple fanned fret neck, here’s BV Woodworks’ rendition of an ergonomic electric guitar:

Scale lengths on the fanned fret neck range from 26″ to 24.75″.

According to guitar builder Brian Shultz of BV Woodworks,

My goal is to provide the player with a fresh alternative to what is currently available on the already flooded market.

Music to my ears…

By Robert Irizarry on March 24th, 2008 | Stumble it! | 26 Comments →

Topics: Electric Guitar

This recent electric guitar by luthier Chris Forshage features a gorgeous walnut body and a Gibson Birdland scale 23.5″ neck.

In keeping with his Forshage ergonomic guitar design, it’s a hollow body with ABM bridge hardware. While the original design is already light weight at roughly 6 lb, Chris describes this one as “more hollow than usual”. The result is a guitar weighing right around 5 lb - just the thing for aching backs!

By Robert Irizarry on March 19th, 2008 | Stumble it! | 15 Comments →

Topics: Electric Guitar

Joe Giglio performs on his Forshage electric guitar with Jimmy Halperin on saxophone from a September 29th, 2007 outdoor concert in my old stomping grounds of New York City. Enjoy the video.

For more on Manhattan jazz guitarist and vocalist Joe Giglio, check out joegiglio.com.

By Robert Irizarry on March 17th, 2008 | Stumble it! | 3 Comments →

Topics: Guitar Players