I like the idea and would definitely consider one if they were between $1000-$1500. The price on these is astronomical and virtually assures that the company won't be in business very long. There's not much of a market for ultra-premium guitars that aren't remakes of 60 year old designs. The older men that can afford such a guitar aren't really interested in the "cutting-edge."
they should get the price point down to around $500-800 each and they'd probably explode. at $5k each, there's literally nothing here to make me want to branch out and invest in it.
For people who are shocked at the price, the $5000 cost is because it is machined out of titanium. If it was cast with a cheaper metal, and many many thousands were manufactured, the cost could be way lower.
Yeah and this thing has no intonation or string height adjustment and looks to be dead flat.. I'd have to try one to be sure but I serious doubt I would like a guitar without at least a slight fret radius.. Also what about pickups? I guess it'd be a great midi guitar but what the market for something like this? This would've been a hit in the 80s. I'm sure Adrian Belew will buy one.
beautiful. judging by the tone of his voice, it seems he really believes in his product and put a tremendous amount of thought into it. best of luck to gittler. i hope i'm lucky enough play one someday.
Wood Does make a difference- so far as "feel" while playing, and probably other things, sound-wise. The problem with that debate is the idea that any particular wood is "critical", or "essential" for good tone- it's not. A masonite Danelectro can sound as "good" as a mahogany/maple Les Paul [different, but certainly "good"]. If your preference is Stratocasters, you might notice a difference between an ash one and an alder one, and have a preference for one wood over another- but that's just in relation to Stratocasters and the variables in their physical tone. Tone has many variables, and the physical setup of a guitar matters with wood-type(s), how the wood is put together (bolt-neck, fixed neck, through-neck, hollow-body, solid-body, etc.), hardware, how the strings are attached to it (string-through, top-loader, single-bar, stud tailpiece-and-tune-o-matic, trapeze, vibrato, etc.), nut material, fret gauge, string gauge, and so- on. One looks for a guitar with the elements of it's setup and construction that one likes when they add up to a guitar that's fun to play and sounds good.
It's cool, but the price is way too much. There's no expensive wood going into it or anything. Titanium is relatively cheap. About 35 bucks a pound. This weighs 3 pounds. I can't imagine manufacturing this costing in the thousands. There's no reason that this costs so much.
+Jon Alanoor Yeah the grade they're using is 5 and goes for about $50 per kilo, so it's about $150 in titanium. So virtually nothing in contrast to the over all price. Not sure what planet they think this things is worth this much but I'm guessing they are losing money keeping this venture going.
Wow, I like it and would probably pay no more than about $700-$800 for it. (I can't see any guitarist playing something like this all the time. It would wear your hands out) Plus I can't believe the asking price, you guys ARE proud of this guitar! I don't think you will sell a ton but I certainly wish you guys good luck!
Great work of art. The problem I see with not having a body is there is no place to anchor the pinky finger. Most all guitarists find and anchor point when playing.
I've got a Kramer aluminum-neck bass, from 1979*. (I think that might be the year, anyway.) There's no adjustment, because it doesn't need any. It already has the ideal neck relief, of being almost perfectly straight but with just a slight bit of bowing. The great thing about a metal neck instrument is that the shape will never change. It's set how it's supposed to be, and you never have to worry about it. Just sit back and play.
Solid titanium? Oh okay that makes it extremely affordable... Hmmm the Classic Model is only $4995 -- Wowie Kazowie!. Can I be an endorsee one them space age string-a-ma-jigs?
I kind of have a problem with tone though yes it is using midi, there are still electric guitars (with midi) that are normal not just for the feel but for also the tone of it, it's hard to emulate a les pauls crunching abilities then jump from there to the bright tweed of a telecaster. Not completely sold on this
Boris'Guitar&Computer Something like that. In fact I don't hate anything, including apple, I just think that they are selling shit like gold. No more no less. Therefore, have no sympathy of any kind for, well, shittars or dumb products, assaulting everyone's intelligence with their promotion style and `innovation` ideas. No such thing as wood in this case.
***** I agree on Apple. Plus they don't give their users any freedom and a lot of their products are badly designed in regards to repairability. Why do think this guitar is shitty? I think it has a few drawbacks, but if you can live with them, it's better than any "traditional" guitar (but inferior to Steinbergers in some regards). I don't get the sentence about wood. Do you think it's shitty because it's not made of wood? I think wood is beautiful, but it warps, breaks and dries out and is therefore inferior to e.g. carbon fiber when it comes to guitars. Also a lot of the woods commonly used in guitar building are near extinction.
Boris'Guitar&Computer You saw any Gibson LesPaul dried so far? I don't think so. Wood can last over 200 years. And if You want titanium, You already have models with wood + titanium, and how bad that is comparing to the shit above? Why do I think this guitar is shitty? Because it is. Overrated. Overpriced, ugly. This `smart` fella' can speak fairytales and fairytales just to make some fucktard put 5k into their pocket if fucktard wants to, but that's not me, not even as rich as Bill fucking Gates. Ibanez Iron Label series, this one particulary -> --www.ibanez.co.jp/products/eg_page15.php?year=2015&area_id=3&cat_id=1&series_id=1&data_id=143&color=CL01--
***** - Of course the fingerboards of Les Pauls can dry and crack, just like any other guitar's fretboard made out of wood if not treated properly. Here's an article with pictures: avhguitarrepair.com/repair-blog/fingerboard-crack-repairs/ . But it's funny you bring up the Les Paul in this context. It's one of the most flawed electric guitar designs. The headstock's back angle is too high -> neck breakage when falling backwards + too much pressure on nut, leading to tuning issues. Strings go from tuners to nut at an angle, causing friction, leading to tuning issues. Nut is no roller nut, leading to tuning issues. Neck-Body joint WAY too thick, prevents good access to lots of the frets in the second octave. Tune-o-matic bridge instead of roller bridge, leading to tuning issues and string breakage. Also, Les Paul necks break more often than those of any other guitar model, even Ed Roman has an article about it on his/his company's site: www.edroman.com/rants/les_paul_necks.htm . - Could you please give me a link to a guitar made out of wood and titanium? Would be interesting! - I can't say if it's overpriced, as I don't know how expensive titanium and the production process is. I do know however that they include a lifetime warranty and are not mass producing. Also, companies like Gibson sell way more expensive guitars, which offer NOTHING special and are generally vintage reissues (the whole vintage hype is BS IMO). - The Ibanez you posted I actually like though. Of course there is still room for improvement, but it's mostly well-designed! Yes, it's a G U I T A R. Just like any other guitar is a G U I T A R. Seriously, dude. - The guy in the video owns a company that manufactures parts for the US military. The "armed forces" edition of the guitar is made to the same standards as military weapons. Before you could seriously damage it, your Ibanez would be bits and pieces (not that I would like to see any guitar destroyed, I find it stupid even if bands do this on stage...)
I'm wondering, if you take that system and put a body on it, how does that sound? When I hear this Gittler, it lacks a bit of soul in it's sound, it sounds the way it looks, like a chunk of steel. I'd love to hear if it regains a bit of the organic with a body, because I love to play one of these, I keep having to grind out the necks of my guitars.
I'm gonna build a dual coil 7or 8 string based off this design and possibly lengthen the scale to a 32 inch and see how much the total cost to build is, i might put a patent on a similar design that's not midi and with the metal players in mind.. No pun intended
Actually, I was surprised by the low price. You can easily spend the same amount on a Fender or Gibson Custom shop, not even thinking about the prices vintage instruments go for. I'm a little sad we couldn't get to hear it tho.
MaGariShun Oh I agree and if I were actually making bank with my stuff I would be interested as it looks bomb-proof. I don't think you would ever need another guitar. As it is tho - its about x4 out of my price range (My Gretsch & Variax cost €800 each).
My concern is the proximity of the pickups to the strings- as a fingerpicker, I'd be afraid of hitting something with my picks- but I'd like to try one to feel what it's like. I think they're going for about seven and a half grand, now, and the midi box and case are about eight or nine hundred extra...
"It's like standing on the edge of a building. If you walk along the edge normally, it's like you're just walking on the street, but if you look down, you lose your confidence." Okay so I'll just spend 4k less and buy a guitar I can look at.
+Stephen Smith Why does everyone want to innovate guitar design? Has the violin changed, has a piano ever really changed, an upright bass? No, because the most effective form has obviously existed already for many years...
+Stephen Smith Why does everyone want to innovate guitar design? Has the violin changed, has a piano ever really changed, an upright bass? No, because the most effective form has obviously existed already for many years...
Perpetual Motion There's a lot of strength to the argument that present day designs are successful because they are good. 'If it ain't broke don't fix it.' But unless there is experimentation there's no telling whether received wisdom can't be improved on. For example I can't be sure that the Fender Strat (1954) really is practically the best electric guitar there is...
actually yes. you can. As well as you can say, that the piano Bach played was a perfect instrument. To the point where the instrument doesn´t limit a player, it´s about the player. Why do all great Jazz players rely on old instruments, why does Al Di Meola play vintage instruments? It is always the people who can´t play, that want to improve instruments, but they don´t get the point that it is their playing, not the instrument to be improved. Btw do you really think an all metal guitar is an improvement??
Perpetual Motion It depends on the evaluation criteria. I suspect that sustain will be better on instruments which are made from denser materials. There are always going to be biases built into any evaluation criteria which make it impossibe to say, for example, which is the World's best car: fuel consumption, acceleration, crash safety, cornering, braking, reliability, driveability, aesthetics, ease of maintainance, carrying capacity.... different cars would win against different criteria. I would guess that something similar applies to musical instruments.
Well as a midi controller i think that it is good enough...but as a guitar that is suposed to be played at studio, on the road......not so much. I mean it is like 8-9 and now 10 strings, it is a whole new instrument with the principles of the classic guitar :)
I could see how the interesting neck would be great for forcing yourself to use good technique. plus the sound wasn't terrible. I definitely wouldn't be able to develop an attachment with it like I can with other guitars, but I can imagine it would be cool to play
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Probably. All it would take is some tubular aluminum of various gauges, bar stock, Steinberger tuners, pickups, and strings. Just gotta get your "fret" placement, string height, and scale length right.
morddas I would only want one as a display, I couldn't really see actually playing one but it has a unique, albeit ugly, look to it. Artsy, ya know? But for 5g's, I'd rather spend that money on something like a bunch hookers...
that's what i asked myself too, bassists like weird shit (no offence), whereas guitarists are much more conservative, so i think they'd sell more basses than guitars
Jacob Wilson Just ask the company whether they can make you an 8 string. They say in their FAQ that they generally don't make custom guitars but they can make exceptions. gittlerinstruments.com/faq gittlerinstruments.com/contact
5000 Bucks??? It costs about 10 Bucks to produce one of them, it's impossible to use less hardware on it. Even thou the design is cool id never pay that amount of money for such a piece of metal. It propably just takes 2-3 days to build something like that by yourself!!!
I would gladly spend 5k $ on a guitar which is nothing but a neck with frets.... Why bother with Suhr, Mayones or Blackat when you can buy this baby for the same price ?
thing they didnt thing about is that the sound of a guitar comes from the body wood and neck for tone if you played this on clean it would sound like shit no doubt
Guys, seriously, consider changing the name - Gittler sounds like Hitler to lots of people. Secondly, there has to be an affordable composite material to make this product cheaper. Thirdly, I believe if you also marketed it as an upright bass, you will have wider spectrum of potential buyers. Best of luck!
Vol Deineko Well, the original inventor's name is Allan Gittler... 2. I agree, the guitar and accessories are too expensive. 3. Their website says that there's one coming soon.
No...just...no. I'm sorry No matter how much I admire and want changes in this field...this is not it. IMO (I admire however carbon guitars and aluminium guitars like Aristides for example...)
Why do all Americans brag about things being made in America, Ford was once made in America,,, thay were shit, Gibson Guitars.. shit, Harleys...they are shit too.... the mind boggles....lol
+Paul Shaw Because there are very few good products being made in America these days. When someone makes something in America that's good, yes, there's a reason to get excited!
Just a crappy attempt at someone trying to think outside the box and make money in an already saturated guitar market. There's nothing wrong with Strats, or Les Pauls. Why on earth would you try to change what's worked for years, and still continues to work today?
Very cute to hang on walls, to pay $5.000 I don't think so LOL But suckers never die, they only recycle in society, all you have to do is find them LOL
As a non-guitarist: it looks more like the guitar was reduced to convention. Just cold metal and strings, keeping things minimal in a rather unstylized way. Boring. Like if you took off the shell of a car and polished it. Yeah it looks cool in a way but...
90% less material and 500% more price! Buy now!
yeah it's so fuckin stupid, this guy can blow it out of his ass. although the LED's must jack the price up right?
Shaun Hill No, the titanium body jacks up the price lol.
you sure them LEDs get expensive man
also that doesn't look like 5000 dollars worth of titanium
Shaun Hill LEDs are pennies each
"it's all made in America" is that a good thing for anyone that isn't American? I for one would prefer it to be made in Germany.
I like the idea and would definitely consider one if they were between $1000-$1500. The price on these is astronomical and virtually assures that the company won't be in business very long. There's not much of a market for ultra-premium guitars that aren't remakes of 60 year old designs. The older men that can afford such a guitar aren't really interested in the "cutting-edge."
they should get the price point down to around $500-800 each and they'd probably explode. at $5k each, there's literally nothing here to make me want to branch out and invest in it.
+rockbass the price makes it a boutique item for the few.
For people who are shocked at the price, the $5000 cost is because it is machined out of titanium. If it was cast with a cheaper metal, and many many thousands were manufactured, the cost could be way lower.
***** The Classic Model is still $5k. The $1995 is just a deposit.
FIVE FUCKING THOUSAND DOLLARS. You guys have to study a little marketing strategy here.
yeah 5k for a UHF aerial and some perspex lol I thought this was an April fools at first.
Lost me at $5000. I am sure this will be 3D printed in a few years out of great materials and the cost will be a fraction of this. I can wait.
Yeah and this thing has no intonation or string height adjustment and looks to be dead flat.. I'd have to try one to be sure but I serious doubt I would like a guitar without at least a slight fret radius.. Also what about pickups? I guess it'd be a great midi guitar but what the market for something like this? This would've been a hit in the 80s. I'm sure Adrian Belew will buy one.
beautiful. judging by the tone of his voice, it seems he really believes in his product and put a tremendous amount of thought into it. best of luck to gittler. i hope i'm lucky enough play one someday.
This settles the debate and proves that tone wood makes absolutely no difference in the sound quality of an electric guitar.
+moogandfender
WOOOOOOAHHH, go to another channel, listen to this thing clean, damn dude.... This things tone is.........just bad
Wood Does make a difference- so far as "feel" while playing, and probably other things, sound-wise. The problem with that debate is the idea that any particular wood is "critical", or "essential" for good tone- it's not. A masonite Danelectro can sound as "good" as a mahogany/maple Les Paul [different, but certainly "good"]. If your preference is Stratocasters, you might notice a difference between an ash one and an alder one, and have a preference for one wood over another- but that's just in relation to Stratocasters and the variables in their physical tone. Tone has many variables, and the physical setup of a guitar matters with wood-type(s), how the wood is put together (bolt-neck, fixed neck, through-neck, hollow-body, solid-body, etc.), hardware, how the strings are attached to it (string-through, top-loader, single-bar, stud tailpiece-and-tune-o-matic, trapeze, vibrato, etc.), nut material, fret gauge, string gauge, and so- on. One looks for a guitar with the elements of it's setup and construction that one likes when they add up to a guitar that's fun to play and sounds good.
It's cool, but the price is way too much. There's no expensive wood going into it or anything. Titanium is relatively cheap. About 35 bucks a pound. This weighs 3 pounds. I can't imagine manufacturing this costing in the thousands. There's no reason that this costs so much.
+Jon Alanoor Yeah the grade they're using is 5 and goes for about $50 per kilo, so it's about $150 in titanium. So virtually nothing in contrast to the over all price. Not sure what planet they think this things is worth this much but I'm guessing they are losing money keeping this venture going.
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Wow, I like it and would probably pay no more than about $700-$800 for it. (I can't see any guitarist playing something like this all the time. It would wear your hands out) Plus I can't believe the asking price, you guys ARE proud of this guitar! I don't think you will sell a ton but I certainly wish you guys good luck!
No wonder it's called Hitler Guitar. At 5k you really need to have access to some of that Nazi gold in order to afford one...
Great work of art. The problem I see with not having a body is there is no place to anchor the pinky finger. Most all guitarists find and anchor point when playing.
I've got a Kramer aluminum-neck bass, from 1979*. (I think that might be the year, anyway.) There's no adjustment, because it doesn't need any. It already has the ideal neck relief, of being almost perfectly straight but with just a slight bit of bowing.
The great thing about a metal neck instrument is that the shape will never change. It's set how it's supposed to be, and you never have to worry about it. Just sit back and play.
Did I miss the part where he actually played it?
Solid titanium? Oh okay that makes it extremely affordable... Hmmm the Classic Model is only $4995 -- Wowie Kazowie!. Can I be an endorsee one them space age string-a-ma-jigs?
Interesting instrument. It would have been nice to hear more demos, but the price is reasonable, but steep.
They should make a fret-less Bass version.
Fuzz Cous they have now.
I don't really know why you'd need MIDI on a guitar, but if you reaaaally did, this guitar seems to be the way to go...
I kind of have a problem with tone though yes it is using midi, there are still electric guitars (with midi) that are normal not just for the feel but for also the tone of it, it's hard to emulate a les pauls crunching abilities then jump from there to the bright tweed of a telecaster. Not completely sold on this
Undistructable ! Really ! Please give me one of those.
This is titanium shittar for iPhone users.
***** I love the guitar but hate Apple...?
Boris'Guitar&Computer
Something like that. In fact I don't hate anything, including apple, I just think that they are selling shit like gold. No more no less. Therefore, have no sympathy of any kind for, well, shittars or dumb products, assaulting everyone's intelligence with their promotion style and `innovation` ideas. No such thing as wood in this case.
***** I agree on Apple. Plus they don't give their users any freedom and a lot of their products are badly designed in regards to repairability.
Why do think this guitar is shitty? I think it has a few drawbacks, but if you can live with them, it's better than any "traditional" guitar (but inferior to Steinbergers in some regards).
I don't get the sentence about wood. Do you think it's shitty because it's not made of wood? I think wood is beautiful, but it warps, breaks and dries out and is therefore inferior to e.g. carbon fiber when it comes to guitars. Also a lot of the woods commonly used in guitar building are near extinction.
Boris'Guitar&Computer You saw any Gibson LesPaul dried so far? I don't think so. Wood can last over 200 years. And if You want titanium, You already have models with wood + titanium, and how bad that is comparing to the shit above? Why do I think this guitar is shitty? Because it is. Overrated. Overpriced, ugly. This `smart` fella' can speak fairytales and fairytales just to make some fucktard put 5k into their pocket if fucktard wants to, but that's not me, not even as rich as Bill fucking Gates. Ibanez Iron Label series, this one particulary -> --www.ibanez.co.jp/products/eg_page15.php?year=2015&area_id=3&cat_id=1&series_id=1&data_id=143&color=CL01--
***** - Of course the fingerboards of Les Pauls can dry and crack, just like any other guitar's fretboard made out of wood if not treated properly. Here's an article with pictures: avhguitarrepair.com/repair-blog/fingerboard-crack-repairs/ .
But it's funny you bring up the Les Paul in this context. It's one of the most flawed electric guitar designs. The headstock's back angle is too high -> neck breakage when falling backwards + too much pressure on nut, leading to tuning issues. Strings go from tuners to nut at an angle, causing friction, leading to tuning issues. Nut is no roller nut, leading to tuning issues. Neck-Body joint WAY too thick, prevents good access to lots of the frets in the second octave. Tune-o-matic bridge instead of roller bridge, leading to tuning issues and string breakage. Also, Les Paul necks break more often than those of any other guitar model, even Ed Roman has an article about it on his/his company's site: www.edroman.com/rants/les_paul_necks.htm .
- Could you please give me a link to a guitar made out of wood and titanium? Would be interesting!
- I can't say if it's overpriced, as I don't know how expensive titanium and the production process is. I do know however that they include a lifetime warranty and are not mass producing. Also, companies like Gibson sell way more expensive guitars, which offer NOTHING special and are generally vintage reissues (the whole vintage hype is BS IMO).
- The Ibanez you posted I actually like though. Of course there is still room for improvement, but it's mostly well-designed! Yes, it's a G U I T A R. Just like any other guitar is a G U I T A R. Seriously, dude.
- The guy in the video owns a company that manufactures parts for the US military. The "armed forces" edition of the guitar is made to the same standards as military weapons. Before you could seriously damage it, your Ibanez would be bits and pieces (not that I would like to see any guitar destroyed, I find it stupid even if bands do this on stage...)
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if I see a underwater demo, i will buy it :D
I do want one. This guitar works for me.
Are you going to make 4,5,6 string Bass guitars using the. Basic same concepts?
5:23 weapons-grade finish, damage- and impact resistant, for just $1k extra.. because a titanium guitaris so fragile, right?
I'm wondering, if you take that system and put a body on it, how does that sound?
When I hear this Gittler, it lacks a bit of soul in it's sound, it sounds the way it looks, like a chunk of steel.
I'd love to hear if it regains a bit of the organic with a body, because I love to play one of these, I keep having to grind out the necks of my guitars.
Like how that guy in the green shirt was disregarded. He just introduced him almost as if he was a mascot.
i think the price just makes it a novelty item
the guy who says there would be a market for double basses is right.. tho if the guitar in titanium costs this much..
I'm gonna build a dual coil 7or 8 string based off this design and possibly lengthen the scale to a 32 inch and see how much the total cost to build is, i might put a patent on a similar design that's not midi and with the metal players in mind.. No pun intended
So beautiful! Wow!
The price is a premium though! :-(
Actually, I was surprised by the low price. You can easily spend the same amount on a Fender or Gibson Custom shop, not even thinking about the prices vintage instruments go for. I'm a little sad we couldn't get to hear it tho.
MaGariShun
Oh I agree and if I were actually making bank with my stuff I would be interested as it looks bomb-proof. I don't think you would ever need another guitar. As it is tho - its about x4 out of my price range (My Gretsch & Variax cost €800 each).
Yeah ill buy one to add to my air guitar collection.
mmm a military-grade minimalist guitar that'd last forever... if only I had a better job.
a minimalist guitar in all sense of the word, except for price.
My concern is the proximity of the pickups to the strings- as a fingerpicker, I'd be afraid of hitting something with my picks- but I'd like to try one to feel what it's like. I think they're going for about seven and a half grand, now, and the midi box and case are about eight or nine hundred extra...
"It's like standing on the edge of a building. If you walk along the edge normally, it's like you're just walking on the street, but if you look down, you lose your confidence."
Okay so I'll just spend 4k less and buy a guitar I can look at.
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how about a fanned fret version or the true temperment system....i mean for the money it should have perfect pitch
It is great to see an authentic attempt at innovation. Guitar design is too conservative!
+Stephen Smith Why does everyone want to innovate guitar design? Has the violin changed, has a piano ever really changed, an upright bass? No, because the most effective form has obviously existed already for many years...
+Stephen Smith Why does everyone want to innovate guitar design? Has the violin changed, has a piano ever really changed, an upright bass? No, because the most effective form has obviously existed already for many years...
Perpetual Motion
There's a lot of strength to the argument that present day designs are successful because they are good. 'If it ain't broke don't fix it.' But unless there is experimentation there's no telling whether received wisdom can't be improved on. For example I can't be sure that the Fender Strat (1954) really is practically the best electric guitar there is...
actually yes. you can. As well as you can say, that the piano Bach played was a perfect instrument. To the point where the instrument doesn´t limit a player, it´s about the player. Why do all great Jazz players rely on old instruments, why does Al Di Meola play vintage instruments? It is always the people who can´t play, that want to improve instruments, but they don´t get the point that it is their playing, not the instrument to be improved. Btw do you really think an all metal guitar is an improvement??
Perpetual Motion
It depends on the evaluation criteria. I suspect that sustain will be better on instruments which are made from denser materials. There are always going to be biases built into any evaluation criteria which make it impossibe to say, for example, which is the World's best car: fuel consumption, acceleration, crash safety, cornering, braking, reliability, driveability, aesthetics, ease of maintainance, carrying capacity.... different cars would win against different criteria. I would guess that something similar applies to musical instruments.
What about tremolos?
Well as a midi controller i think that it is good enough...but as a guitar that is suposed to be played at studio, on the road......not so much. I mean it is like 8-9 and now 10 strings, it is a whole new instrument with the principles of the classic guitar :)
I could see how the interesting neck would be great for forcing yourself to use good technique. plus the sound wasn't terrible. I definitely wouldn't be able to develop an attachment with it like I can with other guitars, but I can imagine it would be cool to play
Me gusta esta guitarrita donde las venden y cuanto cuesta
What i like the most on my Guitars is the Wood, so i don't think this my cup of tea.
But sure looks interesting with the lights.
Looks like a Sawfish rostrum.
I’m going to make this out of wood for $50
I'll buy it when I'll earn about 1000$ a week.
It's not so expensive for a lifetime warranty.
5000/50=100$ a year
For Five Grand Hope It Can Drive Me To The Gig.....
shittler guitarded
This is more Modern Sculpture than Instrument but of course it's both.
I would probably get this if it was more affordable.
[Secretly Made by Cyberdyne Systems from the Terminator T-800 Left Behind Prosthetic]
Thanks to Sarah Connors `encounter` with a T-1000 the T-800 Series in T2 had to remove its Arm once again as it was stuck in the chain drive of another machine:
One was destroyed; but another T-800 series forearm and hand remained:
Someday a truly pissed T-9000 will show up and you best not be playing its great ancestors bones as a "heavy metal" instrument: Oh Oh some people are already on FB tagged:
$5,000?! Yeah, no...
+bibby42 ikr! its an overpriced fucking gimmick!
+bibby42 I wonder if you can make one? It looks simple.. but I don't know
Probably. All it would take is some tubular aluminum of various gauges, bar stock, Steinberger tuners, pickups, and strings. Just gotta get your "fret" placement, string height, and scale length right.
morddas I would only want one as a display, I couldn't really see actually playing one but it has a unique, albeit ugly, look to it. Artsy, ya know? But for 5g's, I'd rather spend that money on something like a bunch hookers...
+bibby42 I've seen one for 1,000 EU in a guitar shop (the later factory series), and I thought it was overpriced.
@rehpotsirhic then start your own german brand.
I want to play underwater now lol
do they make basses??
that's what i asked myself too, bassists like weird shit (no offence), whereas guitarists are much more conservative, so i think they'd sell more basses than guitars
itabtoo They're working on 4 and 5 string versions which should be available later in 2015:
gittlerinstruments.com/faq
if i can have this as an 8 string i would be happy how can i accomplish this dream??
Jacob Wilson Just ask the company whether they can make you an 8 string. They say in their FAQ that they generally don't make custom guitars but they can make exceptions.
gittlerinstruments.com/faq
gittlerinstruments.com/contact
Gun finish...'Murica!
Why not make one from aluminum and without midi? It would definitely lower the price
+Jack Hadaki No need, the Titanium is only about $150 for what they have. Even with the components, this thing shouldn't be over 2k.
misa tri-bass is a better midi controller i think, and it's much cheaper
I would pay a max of 2k for it, I mean you cant even try it before you buy it.....
Allan Holdsworth should own one of these.
Damn these guys are trippin' asking 5k for this--thing.
$5000???? FIVE?!!?!?
5000 Bucks??? It costs about 10 Bucks to produce one of them, it's impossible to use less hardware on it. Even thou the design is cool id never pay that amount of money for such a piece of metal. It propably just takes 2-3 days to build something like that by yourself!!!
Are there any discount coupons on this guitar for Jewish people?
But what does it sound like? Crappy advertisement.
hey that was my idea! just i want it to be cheaper haha
5000? I was thinking $150...
+Mike Panera That's a little low but that is about the market value of the titanium in it.
remove everything and bump up the cost
$5000 dollars i rather spend on a esp horizon 3
name it WTF guitar
5000 lol u couldnt pay me 5000 to play that live
I would gladly spend 5k $ on a guitar which is nothing but a neck with frets....
Why bother with Suhr, Mayones or Blackat when you can buy this baby for the same price ?
Waaaayyyy too expensive !
Я пытался для себя придумать что-то подобное, выяснил что все уже придумано
What the hell? Nice looking but $5,000? Hell no.
5000 Dollars.. Too expensive.
I looks like a UHF antenna.
thing they didnt thing about is that the sound of a guitar comes from the body wood and neck for tone if you played this on clean it would sound like shit no doubt
I would buy it if the company was called Hitler Guitar.
to much fuckin money!!!
This is something for Adrian Belew or other experimental players... (But ugly as possible..).
That neck looks comfy as fuck....not
I can see a lot of people owning this if it was 1,000% cheaper. It's also just not an attractive guitar....
Guys, seriously, consider changing the name - Gittler sounds like Hitler to lots of people.
Secondly, there has to be an affordable composite material to make this product cheaper.
Thirdly, I believe if you also marketed it as an upright bass, you will have wider spectrum of potential buyers.
Best of luck!
Vol Deineko Well, the original inventor's name is Allan Gittler...
2. I agree, the guitar and accessories are too expensive.
3. Their website says that there's one coming soon.
way too expensive!
No...just...no. I'm sorry
No matter how much I admire and want changes in this field...this is not it.
IMO (I admire however carbon guitars and aluminium guitars like Aristides for example...)
uhhhh
Why do all Americans brag about things being made in America, Ford was once made in America,,, thay were shit, Gibson Guitars.. shit, Harleys...they are shit too.... the mind boggles....lol
+Paul Shaw Because there are very few good products being made in America these days. When someone makes something in America that's good, yes, there's a reason to get excited!
That thing is hideous. Put it back in the closet.
Just a crappy attempt at someone trying to think outside the box and make money in an already saturated guitar market. There's nothing wrong with Strats, or Les Pauls. Why on earth would you try to change what's worked for years, and still continues to work today?
That is the ugliest looking guitar ever.
Gary Smith I love how it looks. For me, guitars like the Gibson ES-335 and similar are ugly ^^
wtf none of these guys can play guitar.
+Snoo Lee Maybe it just sucks to play, hence the shitty return policy.
You're not innovating at $5K!
Very cute to hang on walls, to pay $5.000 I don't think so LOL
But suckers never die, they only recycle in society, all you have to do is find them LOL
As a non-guitarist: it looks more like the guitar was reduced to convention. Just cold metal and strings, keeping things minimal in a rather unstylized way. Boring. Like if you took off the shell of a car and polished it. Yeah it looks cool in a way but...