Here we have a very unique, lightweight, ergonomic headless guitar by Michael Sankey in NY. A great amount of careful research went into building this piece and it shows. The guitar plays effortlessly and has a warm and airy characteristic to it's tone. This headless may look short, but it actually has a 25 1/2" scale. Last but not least this guitar is very resonant; you can feel the neck and body vibrate in your hands and against your body with each note you play. For certain, this is an inspiring, lightweight build weighing in at only at 5lbs 1oz.Ā
From Sankey Guitars:Ā
"In my practice of lutherie, I subscribe to the credo not that a guitar is more than the sum of its parts, but that there are no parts, only the guitar in and of itself.
So while Gespalt may be made of bolted-together bits, it is and cannot be anything other than itself. The body has a resonant core of Alaskan Yellow Cedar, capped with plates of locally-sourced spalted maple. This is complimented by a vibrant and unique neck, sculpted from a single perfect piece of Kabo Rosewood. The neck blank rings like a marimba bar; it is also so dense, stiff, and stable that no truss rod is needed. The stainless steel frets are Plek-processed too, so the action and playability are as absolutely perfect as the laws of physics allow.
Itās equipped with two Lace Alumitone pickups. Rather than a master volume and master tone, the timbre and amplitude are infinitely adjustable via two separate volume controls. In this way any variation between clarity, grit, depth, warmth, and bite can be dialled in.
The bridge and tuners represent the state of the art in both cases. The bridge is made of , while the tuners are the machined version of my concept, with ball-bearing thrust plates for easy operation and long life. Headless guitar are rapidly becoming popular- it seems only fair to be able to offer them without compromises."
Specs:
ā¢ Body: Alaskan Yellow Cedar, caped with Spalted MapleĀ
ā¢ Neck: Kabo Rosewood 1-Piece
ā¢ Nut width: 1 3/4"
ā¢ Scale: 25 1/2"
Board Radius: 12ā
ā¢ Neck profile: Med-Chunky U .86"-.96"
ā¢ Pickups: Lace Alumitone Set
ā¢ Controls: 1 Vol, 1 Tone
ā¢ Bridge and tailpiece: Sankey made
ā¢ Weight: 5lbs 1oz
ā¢ Case: OHSC
