Look ma, no body! Or neck! The world's first all-titanium, futuristic-looking Gittler guitar has absolutely no need for them, either. In fact, electric guitars only look like guitars because we've essentially been copying the same design plan for the electric guitar since the 1930s and never bothered to change. All that extra wood is essentially a matter of preference — which Alan Gittler, the Gittler guitar's creator, conveniently stripped away to create the ultimate minimalist guitar in the 1970s.
Now, Gittler's son Jonathan is carrying on his father's legacy by reintroducing the bare bones bass through Kickstarter. It incorporates cylindrical yet ergonomic features all fashioned out of 6AL-4V aircraft grade Titanium. Fret marking is made easy with built-in LED lights installed in tiny cross holes across the guitar's central channel, allowing easy play in dimly lighted areas.The 30.25 inch and three inch wide Gittler guitars are also world's first and only model to include six transducers in a single guitar unit.
The tuning mechanism uses only two parts to provide tension to the string via anti-galling treatment and Teflon aerospace coating of the base metal, further simplifying and improving the Gittler guitar's performance.
Headless For Less Stress
Though the guitar is a headless wonder, it still has a firm grip on its strings using a headstock "string lock" mechanism for each individual string. Since the strings are not actually wound around a post, winding and core fatigue issues are eliminated, something lazy guitar tuners will appreciate. The custom-wound and waxed copper guitar strings ward off dust and grime, keeping the Gittler dirt-free for years to come.A small E-box in the back of the guitar contains a volume wheel, dual tone controls for treble and bass, and magnetically isolated transducers that send individual signals for optimal tracking, negating the need for an externally mounted synth pickup.
The starting price of a Gittler guitar is currently $1,000.Gittler is also producing a special edition "Armed Forces" model with Deluxe Tiodize Type 2 "Weapons Grade" Teflon finish, the very same finish used in jet aircraft turbines, helicopter rotors and military weaponry for extreme durability against dust and damage.As of this writing, the Gittler Kickstarter has only $2,064 pledged out of the $80,000 needed so far. But with 30 more days to go, there's still plenty of time to invest in this awesome-looking titanium guitar. Someone lend me $2,500, please!
Via Kickstarter
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