Every week, Axehole finds a unique musical item that makes you think “WTF?”. Usually it’s something tacky, distasteful or somehow weird or disgusting.
This week, though, we’ve got something that’s actually desirable - a guitar that’s sexy, in a gorgeous, totally out of your league, Monica Bellucci-esque sort of way.
The Handle guitar, described as the “most revolutionary electric guitar of our times”, is produced by Jim Reed and was introduced during the Salone del Mobile in Milan in April 2006.
The mono-chassis carbon fiber guitar was designed by Peter Solomon, and is conceived as a single body from which superfluous material has been removed.
Or as the promotional lit puts it, “The eye of the observer plays over its organic and dynamic lines and the contrast between its positive and negative spaces, while its silhouette recalls familiarity of traditional electric guitars. The end result is a sophisticated slim instrument teeming with high-impact modernity.”
Yow! Talk design to me baby!
Here’s the scoop from Jim Reed:
A true high-tech design object. Its mono-chassis construction favors direct transmission of acoustic vibrations without sound dampening nor loss. The entire guitar is hollow sectioned, creating a resonance chamber similar to that of a semi-acoustic guitar. The ebony fret board, chosen for its excellent tactile response, distinguishes itself with 24 frets, all perfectly playable. THE HANDLE is made from carbon fiber, developed for the aerospace industry, and used in F1 race cars. This ultra lightweight material is incredibly resistant, it won’t bend or deform under high temperatures or humidity. Surprisingly, carbon fiber offers a much wider harmonic range than wood.
Following the concept of excellence, the handle was designed for comfort. Its concave form anatomically fits the body, its thin profile of the neck for all 24 frets, and its lightweight offer truly pleasing experience to anyone who plays it. The special form of the volume knob and its position under the pinkie were studied for quick action. The ease with which you can take it in hand and carry like an attaché explains the name of this invention, which will technologically change the face of music.
via Jim Reed Guitars
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