Guitars
Freenote Guitars
Freenote guitars and necks are designed by Jon Catler and come in a number of different varieties. Fretless, 12 Tone Plus & Ultra Plus, and 19 Tone Equal Temperament are currently in production. Read More →
True Temperament Guitars
With a revolutionary new approach to the design of the guitar’s fretboard True Temperament delivers an accuracy of fret scaling never before achieved in thehistory of the guitar. Genuine innovation, and a radical new fretting technique, make it possible to accurately implement any target temperament on the guitar, while retaining full playability. Read More →
Lehtela Guitar Craft
The SITARI, a unique, one-of-a-kind instrument combining elements of sitar, guitar and some of the fretless instruments of the East. Ari Lehtela has taken the ‘hybrid’ concept to the next level with an entire family of new hybrid instruments. The family consists of five instruments that combine elements of string instruments of the East and the West. These instruments should be of particular... [Read more]
Godin Glissentar
In a nutshell, it’s an eleven string, fretless, acoustic/electric instrument, strung with nylon strings and tuned to standard guitar tuning. More than ever before, musicians are mixing sounds and musical styles from all over the world. This often involves the mixing of Eastern and Western music, such as using a Sitar in a western musical setting or using western instruments to imitate the sounds... [Read more]
Fernandez/Fretless Guitar.com
Fretless instruments derive their unique sound from the fingers engaging the strings directly against a fingerboard made of wood, glass, metal, or plastic. The fingerboard material contributes substantially to the tonal properties of the sound. Fretless Guitar is a close relative to slide guitar in many ways, with the fingertips taking the place of the slide. Read More →