Cool and Bizarre Boutique Guitars at this site.

They've announced that they are shifting all but their CUSTOM line to Asia for manufacturing. Which will drop the price by at least half. I bet lots of shredders will be happy about that.

This guitar is a work of art in my eyes.

It was designed for and promoted by this dude....

"I have played many guitars over the years and what can I say; I must have an instrument that has power, sustain, incredible tone and durability. Esoterik Guitars give me that and so much more. Like any guitar player who is equipped to punish, it drives me nuts when the guitar I'm playing cant take what I dish out and goes out of tune after a song or two. I can wail on my Esoterik DR-1 for hours and it doesn't even flinch. This baby performs like a Lamborghini but is built like a tank. I also love that these guitars are handmade right here in America with amazing detailed craftsmanship. Built by guitar players for guitar players. Playing Esoterik guitars for me is a no brainer; they are truly incredible."
(Click here for BraveWords.com article)

http://www.bravewords.com/news/153501

Dave Reffett
Official Site - Dave Reffett
Regular in - Guitar World
Guitar, Vocals - 'Shredding The Envelope'

And a few bands that use it ......

http://www.esoterikguitars.com/artists.html

guenterhaas · Jun 8th 2014

Quote from Armin

Nice - but hard to hold?
(Edit: there is a video as well - may work not to bad)

If got a few minimalist / travel guitars before I found "The Bone" ....

The Gittler Guitar is nothing for me (as you can imagine), but I like people who dare to do something totally different and new (like CK did, too).

Generally guitar-players are VERY conservative, I know so many guitar-players who never would even try the KPA because it's a digital tool. They'll stay with their tube-amps 'til the end of their days.

DonPetersen: there's always the possibility of NOT clicking a link.

Armin · Jun 8th 2014

so true

I use this guitar for my holiday/business trips:

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(Plays and sounds well)

guenterhaas · Jun 8th 2014

Interesting one, do you have a link? How does it sound?

I'm looking for a small electric guitar to use for my next vacation in Vietnam. Probably I'll also do some shows on the beach with my mini-setup (Macbook Air, Apollo Twin with Softube-amp-plugins + 2 active boxes).

Armin · Jun 8th 2014

Mine was one of the first models - made in Switzerland - incl. custom humbucker

Bought 2003
Pickup Seymour Duncan Humbucker SH-11 Custom-Custom
Body Hard Maple
Neck Hard Maple, rosewood fretboard
Specials Travel guitar, parallel / seriell switch, volume / tone

Here is a link to the current lineup:
http://www.thebone.ch/DE/modelle.htm

My guitar sounds and plays good - you can check it out here

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