Thursday 16 January 2014

Swinger Riviera and Tour De Force tennis racket guitars

guitarz.blogspot.com:
The brainchild of Canadians Gaetano Frangella and Noah Vachon, the Swinger is an electric guitar cunningly disguised to look like a tennis racket. It's no "cigar box guitar" job either, these guitars are quality instruments and are handcrafted from scratch. The guitar's electrics are mounted on an transparent acrylic insert printed with the racket's strings and which completes the illusion exceedingly well (as does the headless design and the body-mounted Steinberger gearless tuners).

The neck is semi-fretless featuring only the first seven frets, so wouldn't be a lot of use for those of you who make extensive use of barre chords up and down the neck, but would be great for those willing to experiment with fretless stylings further up the neck.

Or to let the Swinger website explain:
The world’s first guitar of its kind, the Swinger puts the soul of an electric guitar into a body inspired by vintage tennis rackets. It looks as light as a tennis racket yet has the solid weight and authority of a rich-sounding electric guitar.

The Swinger invites you to take a new look at how you play music. Since we were kids we’ve been pretending our tennis rackets were guitars. Now the illusion has become reality.

Handcrafted using select high-end materials and specialty fittings, the Swinger features a semi-fretless neck that invites exploration and musical freedom. Enjoy it as much for the beauty of its form as for its great sound.

The Swinger’s shape, balance, and detailing are a blend of art and craft, while the instrument’s sound qualities are a solid fusion of fine-instrument building and musicianship. It’s an entirely unique instrument, built to give you a lifetime of beauty, play, and creativity.
Thanks to Vincent for bringing these guitars to me attention via our Facebook page.

On a related topic, check out the Cricket Bat guitar.

G L Wilson

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2 comments:

  1. Many of us,"old style guitar players" use mainly the seven first frets because that's where the big sound is .So ,if this guitar sounds good, it looks amazing, is very well crafted ! Who could ask for more? I wrote a lot of words but it leaves speechless!

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  2. Who hasn't thought of that idea? And yet they went ahead and did it anyway!

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