by pagelli | Jul 20, 2023 | Behind the Guitars
NOTHING REALLY INNOVATIVE HERE – JUST GOOFY ALL AROUND! Bass guitar builders have been more inclined to tray from classic design forms than electric guitar builders, probably because their clients are less inclined to be married to traditional designs. Claudio...
by pagelli | Jul 20, 2023 | Behind the Guitars
VALS QUARTZITE FLATTOP Built for Pius Truffer, owner of a natural stone quarry in Vals, Switzerland, this guitar’s unusual features only begin with the fact that it has a stone top. Other innovative elements include our Top Cut with an integrated soundhole – a...
by pagelli | Jul 20, 2023 | Behind the Guitars
We invented the open head stock on our radical Gitane Nouveaux in 2005. As we found out later, it was not our invention… NS Basses and Floyd Rose used it years ago, and you will find them also on very old far east instruments. At least we introduced it on...
by pagelli | Jul 19, 2023 | Behind the Guitars
This is where we first introduced the Top Cut with the integrated soundhole. In an Acoustic Bass. Wanting to maximize the top’s surface in order to move as much air as possible meant moving the soundhole to the edge. But the customer had requested a cutaway, which of...
