Category: Fretless Guitars
David Vorhaus’ Kaleidophon, an early electronic Unfretted instrument
David Vorhaus has been involved in electronic music since the late sixties after meeting with and later working with Delia Derbyshire and Brian Hodgson from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Classically t... Read More
Fretless Fibreglass Acoustic Guitar by Chadelz Petzer
Chadelz Petzer is from South Africa and has designed a fretless acoustic guitar that is made from carbon fibre in the same way that traditional guitars are made. The carbon fibre really helps with the... Read More
Making a Glass Capo for Fretless Guitar
The idea that you could use a Glass Capo on a Fretless Guitar has the ring of “Chocolate Teapot” about it. Yet Ned Evett made one and used it extensively on his “Glass Guitar (Vol 1)... Read More
Fretless Acoustic Guitar fitted with a Vo-96 Acoustic Synthesis device
Back in February 2014, Killick Hinds of Athens, Georgia, USA picked up his new Fretless Acoustic from the Vo Innovations factory. This was a Wes Lambe fretless guitar fitted with a Vo-96 Acoustic Synt... Read More
Lava Fretless Guitars – Kickstarter Campaign
Lava Guitars have just launched a new Kickstarter campaign in order to show the precision, innovation and exclusivity of Lava guitars. They have three different new models for a discounted price as p... Read More
Partially Fretless Guitars
If you thought Fretless Guitars were rare, there is a rarer beast, the Partially Fretless Guitar, which means it has some frets and some fretless sections. These do vary, so let’s take a look at... Read More
Lehtela Guitar Craft and Ari Lehtela
Profile Ari Lehtela is a fretless guitar player and luthier running his company Lehtela Guitar Craft in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. He specialises in hand made instruments and also providing luthe... Read More
The Influence of Fretless Guitar in Heavy Metal Music
Fretless guitar is very well suited to Heavy Metal music as there are many techniques and doom laden sounds that can be made on the fretless that just cannot be done on a standard guitar. Two surprisi... Read More