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Seen on Reverb $4800.

You are right, you can indeed compensate for a weaker pickup by raising it up. Our interchangeable cartridges allow you to change the pickup height, same as you would in a standard guitar. In some cases like the P-90 soapbar we have to make a mounting plate which attaches to the bottom of the pickup, and that plate has height adjustment screws. No matter what style pickup you put in a Somnium, that pickup is fully adjustable and installs in our cartridges without soldering, unlike a standard guitar.

Seriously? That's what you got out of this? We build the most advanced electric guitar on the planet and what you noticed was the duct-tape gag at the beginning. I think it has been our most-viewed segment ever, so thank you for participating! If you are suspicious about our guitar, just ask Neal Schon how he likes his. He has posted at least 5 videos with his Somnium, and a hall-of-fame legend like Neal doesn't mess around with anything less than the best. If you have any questions I'll be happy to answer them for you. Again, thanks for watching!

No, taking electric guitars to a whole new level. Modular was a separate category because they never worked that well or were severely limited. No more. We changed all of that. A Somnium plays and sounds as amazing as any top level standard guitar, but then blows those out of the water.

The duct tape intro is called shtick. Ask @NealSchon if our guitar is fake. He owns one and has posted multiple videos playing it.

Respectfully, 4-2 headstocks have been around for decades, premium brand Music Man the most notable and there are no issues, no warping. Some of the top guitarists on the planet play their guitars. Our necks are not thin, they are 0.820" to 0.880" at the 1st and 12th respectively. Our roasted Maple Impulse neck went from warm humid Florida to snowstorm-cold and dry New Jersey and did not need any truss rod adjustment during the two weeks it was there. If that's not stable I don't know what is. We can put a truss rod cover over that channel, it just means more work taking out 3 screws before you can get to it. We design for performance and ease-of-use, and a truss rod cover plate serves neither purpose. If that's what you want though, we're happy to oblige.

We do need to update our web site and we’re working on that, but what would you like to know? Are you referring to our Impulse model in particular, or our guitars in general?

@@guitartonecentral Just on this video in general. I might not be driving you tube right and my knowledge of guitars is limited. But I don't know what the guitar is called,the cost are they special pick ups etc etc. The name of it being the main thing.

@@ianjackson2763 That's my bad, I assume people have seen some of our prior videos or have been to our web site. SomniumGuitars.com. This model is the Impulse and it was designed to be the most ergonomic guitar ever made. The balance is amazing and the integrated adjustable leg rest has never been done before. All of our guitars have interchangeable pickups, you can snap in passives, actives, any brand, any style, it's the most versatile guitar ever made. The impulse starts at $3795 for a hard tail with three pickup cartridges which gives you 6 tone combinations, 6 guitars-in-one essentially. It's on our web site but those pages need some updating.

@@guitartonecentral No worries if I could play the bleeding things I would have one

Well maybe.

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Reddick guitars are much more limited than ours. They can't swap out individual pickups, only in sets. You can't invert the sets. You can't run active pickups or active/passive together. You can't snap in effects. You can't have any shape body you want. Their cartridges don't use a secure locking system. No, we didn't invent the modular concept, that started back in 1970. But we perfected it.

@@guitartonecentral Thank you. Reddick was just the first example that Google found. My point (which you confirmed) is that this is not a new idea. As to whether yours is perfect, well you would say that, wouldn't you?

@@1man1guitarletsgo Prove me wrong. What can't my guitar do that another guitar can? Ask Neal Schon, he owns one and called it "mind blowing". That's no small statement from a player like Neal.

@@guitartonecentral I have no reason to doubt that your interpretation of the modular guitar works well, but that has nothing to do with my original point, i.e. _this is not a new idea._

@@1man1guitarletsgoyou sound like a redditor right now. Why are you so mad? Lol

Sometimes being so advanced doesn't mean popular. Guitar players are a fickle bunch, they are stuck on the same old-same old classic designs. Hard to get them to take notice when something revolutionary comes along. Obviously you are not one of those, so thank you for noticing!

Their 4-2 headstock shape has a curve (hook) in it, ours does not. As long as our headstock is not so close to theirs so as to be confused with theirs in the marketplace, there should be no objection. I've seen their trademark registration even though it mentions the arrangement of string posts and tuning keys, ours are positioned somewhat differently. Yes, still 4-2 but our headstock is quite different from theirs.

false presentation how? if you pass an electric current through any metal it becomes a magnet. the vibrating ferrous string produces a charge imbalance in the coil and consequently a potential difference starts moving electrons through the coil.

@@tonydigregorio3806Not any metal, just imagine if the unwound strings where made out of stainless steel.

Yeah, there's definitely not a wear point where you clamp it down on a FR lol

@@robertthomas7239 there is, but since you decided to be a smart Alec about it it appears you lack knowledge and need some education from a guitar tech standpoint. When you clamp it using the block it relieves almost all of the friction against the bridge as the bridge point isn't the only thing holding it, and the string has something to push back against even though there is always a degree of actual string tension the string does try to push backwards when the trem is depressed. Say you're holding a stack of books... would it be easier holding them in one hand with an extended arm or with both hands and bent elbows? The clamped down block takes on an equal amount of pressure. It's very simple physics.

The only improvement on the Edge Pro is you don't have to take the ball end off of string, but you still have to use tools to back the clamp screws out before you can insert the new string. The saddles are not rollers, the individual string height is not adjustable, and it doesn't lock into a fixed position. These are all features that a Kahler can do, but this one can't.

String height on the Edge is already set for optimal height and to adjust it would be crazy. Also it's not difficult to block the trem like a floyd when changing strings, no need to touch the clamp screws until after the strings are fitted. @@guitartonecentral

Magnet dumpening strings myth - busted many times.

Kahler 2300 series

@@guitartonecentral Oh yea. Body routing. Nope. I'll go with the new top mount Floyd for my SGs.

​@@MrJohnnyDistortion Have you actually installed and tried a Floyd FRX? I have, for about 30 seconds and then I took it off and sent it back. I thought the feel was terrible, it had a herky-jerky movement as I recall. And bad enough that the SG already suffers from neck dive, the FRX puts a large metal locking nut and plate on the headstock. Maybe you should consider a Kahler stud mount instead, and their string lock is much smaller: i.pinimg.com/originals/78/83/95/7883951336f33c0459bba81df264b3dc.jpg

@guitartonecentral Thanks for your experience with the FRX & the image. 24 frets. Does the Khaler go out of tune if a string breaks?

@@MrJohnnyDistortion Yes, it is a floating system so the strings and the springs are all balancing each other. However, string changes are quick because you don't need tools at the bridge, you simply hook the ball end of the string in, takes 2 seconds. If you are using the Kahler lever-lock string clamp then you don't need tools at the headstock either, just flip the clamp up and slip the string through to your tuning machine. Of course if you lock the Kahler into fixed-bridge mode (can't do that with a Floyd), then broken strings have no effect.