Gittler Guitar Anyone?

[The Owl]

Anyone here ever encountered, played or experienced the Gittler Guitar from the late 70's at all?

http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/guitars/noframes/de08.htm

 

[Erlend_G]

Re: Gittler Guitar Anyone?

Err... i'd rather not play that...thing!

Looks like a bad copy of an old Steinberger headless bass

 

[The Owl]

Re: Gittler Guitar Anyone?

Err... i'd rather not play that...thing!

Looks like a bad copy of an old Steinberger headless bass

And the strange thing was, this thing came out BEFORE Steinberger! I think I'd have a devil ofa time plying something with no body to it at all.

 

[MattPete]

Re: Gittler Guitar Anyone?

I remember Andy Summers playing one in one of the Police videos.

 

[Hellion]

Re: Gittler Guitar Anyone?

They were actually considered works of art. The one in the picture isn't one of the originals. The first ones had no body, only a bar that ran the length of the guitar. I've never played one, but the designer's goal was to create an instrument that had only bare necessities; ie, frets, tuning machines. The pickups were specially designed and were hexaphonic. Each string's volume could be adjusted. Andy Summers is shown with one on the "Synchronicity II" video.

 

[minimalism]

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[Guest]

Re: Gittler Guitar Anyone?

I once thught of doing a headless but in an acoustic version (as a beater guitar). My idea for the tuners appears to be close but I thought it was too simple too actually work out. :smack:

I think I may have a summer project after all
:dance:

 

[guitarfan007]

Re: Gittler Guitar Anyone?

Hey guys, the Gittler guitar has actually come back
The new model is made of Titanium and has LED fret lights.
It's only a few pounds and has a lot of other cool features.

Their new site is www.gittlerinstruments.com

Have you guys played one?

Cheers