News And Updates

I am designing bass hardware on a tight schedule. If you want to take part and influence in this process, and make sure it meets your requirements, contact me ASAP!

Materials for fixed bridges are back in stock, but still need to be sent out for anodization, so delivery will be a few weeks still. I also have production version of the hybrid tuner that accepts bass strings, for those extended range projects where you need to go beyond a .074″ – .080″ gauge string. It is not possible to order from the products page currently, so please send an e-mail to order it separately.

But all those that have been in touch lately requesting to purchase, please place your orders now so that I can plan the next batch.

I discussed face markers on the fretboard recently with Tosin Abasi, of Animals as Leaders. The reason was that with the fanned frets, the visual cue that side markers otherwise provide is only really valid for the bass side of the fretboard.

So on #15, which is being completed for Misha Mansoor of Periphery, I am implementing a compensated positioning of the side markers to provide a solid and familiar impression when viewing the neck from the upper right position.

The wide angle lens of the camera approximates the eye in the image above. Click on the image to zoom, and you will note that the side markers for fret 5 and 3 are progressively shifted towards the player, to be positioned closer to the virtual center of the scale. The 7th fret marker is placed equidistant between the frets and moving up the fretboard, the markers are placed progressively farther away from the player.

The intent is that this will help guide the fingers to a familiar position with even less adjustment required for the fanned fret layout.

When Tosin Abasi received #8, he was astounded at the possibilities of the baritone hybrid concept, which has led to several new compositions in a tuning of C#AEADGBE. For existing song material, he tunes it DGEADGBE and places a capo on the 0-fret for an effective tuning of EAEADGBE. To overcome this, we created #17, which is similar in specs but a regular 28″-26.5″ mixed scale.

The design brief from Alex Stegmayr was clear with regards to neck slimness and playability in addition to accessibility of the 24th fret. The entire neck/bridge package was shifted forward in relation to the body to accommodate this. Due to the relatively heavy magnetic pickups, the balance of the instrument is good despite this. The weight still lands at only 2,700 grams. This is the first guitar equipped with a Graphtech Ghost system – I hope to have sound samples up soon.

Here is a first clip of #8 in the hands of Tosin Abasi.

Check it out on YouTube for HD version.

#8, built for Tosin Abasi of Animals As Leaders, is completed. For specs and more pictures, see the gallery.

#7 is completed and will ship out tomorrow to its owner Brandon Montgomery of Littleton, CO. For specs and more pictures, please see the gallery http://guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com/gallery/

It is with great pride and joy that we can today announce jointly that Strandberg Guitarworks is the first licensed user of Rick Toone’s patented Trapezoidal Neck Profile™ (TNP™) and Intersecting Plane Neck Profile™ (IPNP™) technologies.

The TNP™ has been used on a few builds already (#3, #6) and has been extremely well received by the musician community. In addition to its excellent ergonomics, I have found that the design makes for a more stable neck that also sounds exceedingly good. In build #8, commissioned by Tosin Abasi, Rick Toone has been engaged to work directly with Tosin to adapt the design to his exact specification.

I am very pleased to report that the new EGS Pro Tremolo is now available for worldwide sales, having resolved the patent licensing matter for the US Market. 6-string Dual Action and 7-string tremolos in black are available for immediate shipping. For more information, see the ordering page. For more information about the EGS Pro Tremolo, please download the brochure from the downloads page.