Comments on: The Devil’s Upside-Down Guitar

By: Rafael Morgan

Rafael Morgan — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:06:18 +0000

This one could have a Floyd Rose, because where would you install it?

He would have to design a second model, specially designed for the Floyd´s.

Anyway, it changes something aesthetically, but doesn´t improve it functionally.

Guitars work the same way for quite some time.

Some big brands try to innovate from time to time, like Gibson, with it´s robot guitar…But I guess guitarists are very traditionalist and don´t dig this innovations in fact.

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Une guitare enfin parfaite ? | Guitar Wink — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:21:47 +0000

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By: fernando

fernando — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:25:31 +0000

there is already one like that its the bich by B.C. rich

By: Larry Kalina

Larry Kalina — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:10:37 +0000

Umm,…..a Steinberger (headless guitar) Spirit GT-Pro has a licensed Floyd-Rose Tremelo system on it. You have been playing guitar how long?

http://www.steinberger.com/GTPROSTD.html

By: Marko

Marko — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:24:39 +0000

I am a guitar player for over 9 years now.First thing i dont like here is the fact that this kind of guitars can not have FloydRose tremollo system ever!

For the looks i think its interesting, buts besides that this kind of guitars are not that functional.

By: zeroemision

zeroemision — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:17:30 +0000

i love original one

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:41:22 +0000

Agreed. You can’t lean this up against anything, meaning you need a stand or you have to lay it on the floor like the renders.

And another flaw with headless guitars, the headstock and the neck matter in quality of sound in the guitar. The tuners in a typical headstock are like a power plant at the end of the neck, and it provides extra “give” when bending strings.
Imagine bending strings on the first fret of this guitar

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Yi-Luen Tan Reverse Guitar | StyleCrave | Men's lifestyle magazine — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:00:32 +0000

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By: Spoon

Spoon — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:30:31 +0000

Interesting Concept. I dont know much about guitars but it looks like the more experienced have some problems with it. I love the renders, very interesting and refreshing to see yet another rendition of a common object such as the guitar. I am losing the base of the guitar in the background of the last shot. Maybe a white or darker background can really pull out the interesting work you put in the areas where the tuners are mounted. Keep grinding.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:22:53 +0000

Personally i’d go for function over craziness, the tuners at the top of the neck make the guitar far easier to tune between songs etc.

Have to say it looks cool though.