Because of its weight, size and resistant materials is perfect for carrying it everywhere. Is a unique instrument that you will not find anywhere else. Because of the maple wood and the design, the MUSK Skateguitars it’s not only a high quality instrument, it’s like a collectible piece.
Guitars inspired by passions.
MUSK Skateguitars is the result of our two passions: MUsic & SKateboarding. These two combined turned out to be a fascinating product and project!
Why do we use skateboards? Simply because our love for skateboarding and their durability… like fine wine they also look better with age. Our guitars body and neck are made entirely with skateboards having as a result a cool longer lasting guitar.
The project started in Argentina when Gianfranco De Gennaro, professional skateboarder and Ezequiel Galasso, luthier, started designing handmade guitars using pre-owned skateboards. At first, guitars were made one by one but then we realized that we could not keep up with the existing demand. So we started thinking about how to produce a guitar that could be developed in a shorter period of time without loosing any of its quality. As a result, we created two different models that are more accessible than the first guitars and that could be made on a more effective way.
We have created two models of MUSK skateguitars specially designed to optimize the assembly time. That allows the skateguitars we produce to be more affordable.
Since we started experimenting with skateboards to build guitars we discovered many peculiarities in terms of their function and sound. Due to its shape and method of construction by layers of maple we obtained a structurally very resistant instrument with an excellent attack and brightness, which makes it ideal for all kinds of configurations. For this first edition we decided to use humbucker microphones equipped with Alnico V in the Bridge and Alnico II in the Neck, to obtain that characteristic sound that distinguishes MUSK skateguitars.
Why Kickstarter
Although we discovered the way to produce this models in a more efficient way we don’t have the necessary funds to achieve our objective. It has been a very long process where we tried different materials and shapes, we made different prototypes and consulted several professionals until we could reach a result that we were happy with. But all that effort is still not enough, we can’t afford their production. We really want this project to see the light and that’s why we are asking for your support. If you like the project or you would like to have a MUSK in your hands, please help us out!
Contact Information:
Website: www.kickstarter.com
