Iconic Gittler Guitar updated and relaunched

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The unique two-part Gittler tuners

The Gittler guitar update features a newly-designed headstock

There's a small electronics box sat behind the pickups that offers both standard 6.3 mm instrument output and hexaphonic

The instrument's fret markers appear in the shape of LEDs that shine through tiny holes along the central channel

Each string of the updated Gittler guitar has its own magnetically isolated transducer

There is no need for an externally mounted synth pickup since each of the transducers sends an individual signal for optimal tracking

Gittler Instruments has updated and relaunched the minimalist icon, the 31-fret Gittler guitar

The new headstock's string lock mechanism is said to provide an isolated vice grip on each string individually to prevent pitch from wandering

The small E-Box at the back of the instrument has a volume wheel and a pair of assignable tactile buttons

The Gittler guitar is claimed to be the world’s first and only guitar with 6 discrete transducers, one for each string

Article Summary

While many players will insist that great tone can only result from the use of certain exotic woods, guitar design pioneer Allan Gittler saw things a little differently. He methodically stripped away all that he deemed unnecessary and redundant, and embarked on a minimalist instrument design adventure that resulted in the iconic Gittler guitar. Steel sitar or electric fishbone, the instrument had arguably its most famous public airing in the hands of Andy Summers of The Police in the 1983 Synchronicity II music video, and featured 31 frets, individual pickups for each of the six strings, and unique tuners. A new and improved version of the Gittler guitar is set to make its official debut at NAMM 2013 this coming January, and Gittler Instruments has opted to pull back the curtain early for a pre-production peek.

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