To coincide with The NAMM Shows “Believe in Music Week”, I decided to unveil two of my latest creations at the same time. On the left, Madeleine, a sweet little morsel of headless archtop guitar. On the right, Char, with a truly unique and dramatic appearance and texture. Clic on the pics to learn more about them!
The one that got away
I hate to rush. But when a guitar has to be done in time to fly to a Vai Academy session, a good photo session is the first casualty. The second is a sound recording session. So the Tyger got neither, but it did get a good workout from its new owner right out of the gate. Clic on the pic to learn more...
New Guitar: "Midilicious"
Despite the lack of visible pickups, this is one of the most versitile guitars I have ever made. One of the more exotic ways that one can use an electric guitar is as a synth controller. Midilicious has a hexaphonic pickup system and a MIDI-compatible polyphonic output for doing just that.
Utilizing the analog 1/4" output it also works superbly as an acoustic-electric guitar, albeit the lightest, most comfortable and fastest-playing one you've ever tried. It's also a sweet solo instrument if you crank up the gain. Clic on the pick to learn more...