Modern guitar

[the rossness]

Modern? What is the most modern guitar? I’m trying to think of trends I see in the guitar industry to make a guitar that captures modern innovations. So far, this is what I’ve got,-

Headless design
Evertune bridge
Faned SS frets
Fluence Pickups
Pau ferro or ebony fingerboards
A killswitch
Onboard preamp
Poplar Burl tops
Coated strings


What am I missing?

 

[paulyc]

Composite materials in bodies, necks or fingerboards...Nuno has been using an N4 with a Carbon Fiber fingerboard...

 

[the rossness]

Composite materials in bodies, necks or fingerboards...Nuno has been using an N4 with a Carbon Fiber fingerboard...

Didn't Parker's used to have those? Lots of innovation in Parker Fly's and they're out of business. Go Figure.

 

[cardinal]

Yeah, I think an ergonomic 7+ string guitar that’s headless with a tremolo and fanned frets made from synthetic materials with stainless frets.

 

[BackCrack]

Taken individually, I only see two things listed so far that are recent innovations: Evertune & Fluence pickups. The coated strings showed up in the late 90's. Everything else except the pao ferro/ebony options and onboard preamp is from the 80's. Boogie Bodies in the 70's had pao ferro and ebony options for fingerboards. And correct me if I'm wrong, but the first battery powered preamp circuit showed up in Vox guitars & basses in the 60's.

 

[Mad Axe]

Ebony fingerboards have been around a looooong time.

 

[messenger]

Headless makes me think of Steinbereger and 80s pop

 

[maddnotez]

Modern? What is the most modern guitar? I’m trying to think of trends I see in the guitar industry to make a guitar that captures modern innovations. So far, this is what I’ve got,-

Headless design
Evertune bridge
Faned SS frets
Fluence Pickups
Pau ferro or ebony fingerboards
A killswitch
Onboard preamp
Poplar Burl tops
Coated strings


What am I missing?

Pretty much nailed it but you could add Luminay side dots?

However messenger is right. "modern" or headless guitars are a trend that is coming back from the 80's. The trend seems much bigger now than it was back then but I didn't play much guitar in the 80's so idk.

Edit: If you want to change the topic to innovative, I would say Aristides.

 

[Mudder]

Truss rod tech has come a long way.

 

[the rossness]

Truss rod tech has come a long way.

Graphite reinforced necks. Doesn't Vigier insert carbon fiber and there's no truss rod?

 

[petejt]

Headless makes me think of Steinbereger and 80s pop

And mullets...

 

[Mudder]

Truss rod tech has come a long way.

Graphite reinforced necks. Doesn't Vigier insert carbon fiber and there's no truss rod?

Neck tech as a whole then.

 

[Wayniac3]

Roasted woods seem to be a "newer" thing as well...

 

[Spaceboy]

wood isn’t modern, go aluminum ala egc haha

 

[Metlupass2]

Ebony fingerboards have been around a looooong time.

Pau ferro too

 

[harsh59]

There is a guitar company that makes guitars where the neck and body is all 1 piece of molded carbon fiber and some kind of proprietary material . That is the most "modern" type of guitar I can think of . I just can't remember their name . I believe they are in Europe .

 

[harsh59]

The company is called Aristides , and there there proprietary material is called Arium .

 

[braintheory]

The company is called Aristides , and there there proprietary material is called Arium .

Yes, I have an Aristides 060 and it's a wonderful guitar! One of my favorites of what I currently have

 

[Mudder]

The company is called Aristides , and there there proprietary material is called Arium .

Yes, I have an Aristides 060 and it's a wonderful guitar! One of my favorites of what I currently have

There's an acoustic guitar company that does something similar with carbon fiber...Rainsong.

 

[oddguitar]

I have to agree with most of what the OP said, although I agree that many of these technologies have been around for a long time. What I look for in a modern guitar is the following:

Torrefied (roasted, chocolate, etc) neck, fingerboard and body woods.
Stainless steel frets, preferably fanned (although True Temperament Frets would be an alternative).
Fret ends inlaid into the fingerboard (which eliminates fret sprout and is easier to refret than binding).
Satin finished neck & fingerboard with beveled edges.
Evertune bridge (I wish they would tremolo version).
Luminlay fret markers.
Headless or high ratio staggered locking tuners (GraphTech Ratio tuners are really nice).
Compound radius fretboard.
Killswitch.
Fluence pickups (although I've honestly never tried them, they seem very cool).
Onboard booster (whether active or passive).
Improved ergonomics (light weight, no neck dive, forearm contour, belly cut).
Drop D tuner.
Compensated nut.
Straight string-pull over the nut.
Ergonomic neck pocket with upper fret access (Stephens Extended Cutaway comes to mind).

Oddguitar