Building the Ergonomic Guitar

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Singer-songwriter and guitarist Lou Reed performs “Heroin” on a Klein electric guitar. The clip is from a documentary on the highly influential Velvet Underground (1965-1973).

Archtop guitar meets modern features in this unique multi-scale instrument by Koll Guitars.

On the benefits of headless tuning bridges for ergonomic guitars.

Machinist Jon Bondy’s fixed bridge replacements for the headless Steinberger Trans-Trem, S-Trem, and R-Trem bridges.

Roger Placer plays Harboring Days on his Forshage ergonomic electric guitar – a song with lyrics by Henrik Takkenberg.

A quick look at a Klein style guitar body by Rick Canton.

Little Guitar Works, primarily known for bass instruments, has also produced the Torzal 6 String Electric guitar. With it, Jerome Little brings the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) and Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI) fighting benefits of his Torzal twist neck to the electric guitar player.