What are Strandberg Guitars? What is the EndurNeck? Strandberg are setting a new standard for ergonomic headless guitars, and changing the way the guitar player plays. Read on to find out more!
Strandberg Guitar Guide
What are Strandberg Guitars?
Strandberg stands for the fact that not just the sound of your guitar, or how it feels to play are important components, but also how it makes you feel.
What is now .strandberg* Guitars dates back to a hobby project called the “Ergonomic Guitar System” that was hatched in 2007. While Ola’s skills as a Luthier date back to the mid-eighties, around the time that he also played in some local bands, his professional career was primarily in software. Ola’s innovative ergonomic designs quickly gained momentum through Internet forums and soon led to quitting his day job, and acquiring a patent for his EndurNeck neck shape.
Strandberg believe that your best performances come from feeling inspired, and that this inspiration can have many sources.
Strandberg Guitars have engineered the guitar components from the highest performance materials and eliminated all potential losses of energy in the strings’ vibration. The now iconic headless Boden guitar design encompasses 6-, 7-, and 8-string versions that sound, play, and look amazing, for all styles of music.
Strandberg Boden Essential
The Boden Essential is for all electric guitar players who are interested in a modern, innovative electric guitar that can cover virtually any playing style - at a more accessible price point. As Strandberg's most affordable range, it offers something for the open-minded musician who is willing to try something that looks, feels, and sounds different.
Strandberg Boden Original
The original Strandberg design. Their chambered Swamp Ash bodies coupled with Flame Maple tops, Roasted Maple necks and Roasted figured Maple fretboards not only equal low weight but also help to create an instrument with a pronounced high midrange and treble for a clear and articulate sonic delivery.
Strandberg Boden Prog
Very similar to the groundbreaking Original model, the Prog is essentially a tremolo version with an Ebony fretboard for a slicker feel and a slightly more cutting tone.
Strandberg Boden Standard
The Boden Standard Series guitars were developed to provide the same key features that Strandberg's guitars are acclaimed for but with solidbody construction, Strandberg's own design pickups, and a figured Maple top that delivers outstanding value as well as top-flight performance.
Strandberg Boden Metal
Visually sleek and futuristic, the Metal model was designed for over-the-top metal sounds that are still articulate and expressive as well as being exceptionally versatile to cover various other genres of music. The model name certainly belies what is hidden beneath its aggressive yet refined look.
Strandberg Sälen
The Sälen, while incorporating most of the features in the original Boden design, is an undeniable tip-of-the-cap to a classic solidbody electric guitar design that has stood strong for nearly seven decades. A thoughtful synthesis of the retro-classic and cutting-edge innovation, the Sälen is at once familiar and unabashedly forward-looking. Classic tonewoods and construction techniques with modern design and radical features meld cohesively together into a seamless whole.
Strandberg Artist Signature
The Strandberg Artist Signature range is a collection of guitars that are designed in collaboration with the artist, delivering thier exacting specifications, and combining it world-class Strandberg quality design. Strandberg artists include Plini, Richard Henshall & Charlie Griffiths (Haken) & Sarah Longfield to name a few!
Strandberg J Artisan
Experience for yourself the world-class levels of inspiring modern electric guitar craftsmanship found in the Strandberg J Artisan range, crafted in Japan.
These Japan-only instruments were marketed and sold in the Japanese market as “J Custom” and “Master Artist” but now, these highly sought-after guitars are finally available to the rest of the world as “J Artisan” to highlight the highest level of craftsmanship of Nick Sugimoto and his small team of master builders.
With only 120 made of each variety, these are extremely limited, and with each guitar being unique, don't miss your chance to own an extremely special instrument!
Strandberg Guitars FAQ
Are Strandberg Guitars expensive?
With the levels of technology and components, Strandberg guitars are a premium choice, however with the Brand New Strandberg Essentials range coming soon, they are the more budget-friendly option, with the same quality in mind.
What is the EndurNeck?
The EndurNeck is a patented neck profile that provides many benefits:
- More Restful Grip - By utilizing flat surfaces rather than a round profile and provides a more restful grip for the thumb
Stronger Hand Position - Your hand is much stronger when gripping something thick than when gripping something thin, and the EndurNeck uses this fact in its design. - Comfortability Over the Whole Neck - Due to the way that it is designed, it is experienced as comfortable whether you are used to a thick or thin neck
- Easier Chord Playing - Chord playing at the far end of the neck is made easier
- Easier Fret Access - Soloing and fret access in general at the near end of the neck is made easier
- Encourages Correct Playing Position - The curved rear section and the angles of the surfaces interact to encourage a more correct playing position and a straighter wrist
- Less Stress on Muscles - The result is less stress on muscles, joints & tendons, which lets you play more relaxed, with less fatigue, which results in less risk of injury and better playing.
What styles of playing do these guitars suit?
Strandberg guitars can be used for any style of music, as they provide stunning clean tones, to powerful gain.
Who plays Strandberg Guitars?
Signature Artists include: Plini, Connor Kaminski, Sarah Longfield, Per Nilsson (Meshuggah) & Richard Henshall & Charlie Griffiths (Haken) to name a few!
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