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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1165874210/the-pole-position-sliding-pickup-guitar
About this project
The patented Pole Position guitar was specifically designed to offer guitarists the greatest possible range and control over their tone. Whereas other guitars have a stationary pickup (or pickups) offering a limited number of tone choices, the Pole Position utilizes a single moveable pickup to offer unlimited choices.
The player can quickly and easily slide the pickup to any position from the bridge to the base of the neck to achieve subtle or dramatic changes in tone as often as desired, even while playing.
Canavan Musical Products has been developing the Pole Position guitar over a period of two years, producing a series of designs which culminated in the current prototype featured in our video. With your help, we will move on to create the finished product.
The Pole Position Guitar: The goal is to complete the development of the patented pickup sliding mechanism and begin production of the consumer model Pole Position guitar. The guitar will feature:
The consumer edition Pole Position guitar is expected to be in production by the summer of 2016. Supporters who pledged at the level to receive a guitar will receive it then, and it will also become available to the public at that time. Supporters who pledged at lower levels to receive other CMP merchandise such as picks, stickers, and t-shirts will receive their rewards within a month of the close of the Kickstarter campaign.
Canavan Musical Products: The amount being raised is the estimated cost of completing the development of the slider mechanism and producing the first limited run of Pole Position guitars. Any money raised over and above that amount will go towards increasing the initial number of guitars produced.
Going forward, CMP will also be developing other guitar models using the patented slider mechanism, and models which also feature other patented innovations, including:
Risks and challenges
Having arrived at the ideal design for the Pole Position guitar's patented slider mechanism, the challenges now include:
- Having the slider mechanism fashioned to our exact specifications and
produced as needed.
- Designing a guitar body with a cavity of the correct depth and width
to incorporate the slider without modification.
- Determining the best brand and type of pickup and other materials
to use for this application.
In short, the challenge is to move from the current working prototype seen in our video (which was constructed by combining modified existing guitars with a working slider model) to a first rate, finished guitar made to our specifications by researching and finding the best vendors and materials.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1165874210/the-pole-position-sliding-pickup-guitar
About this project
The patented Pole Position guitar was specifically designed to offer guitarists the greatest possible range and control over their tone. Whereas other guitars have a stationary pickup (or pickups) offering a limited number of tone choices, the Pole Position utilizes a single moveable pickup to offer unlimited choices.
The player can quickly and easily slide the pickup to any position from the bridge to the base of the neck to achieve subtle or dramatic changes in tone as often as desired, even while playing.
Canavan Musical Products has been developing the Pole Position guitar over a period of two years, producing a series of designs which culminated in the current prototype featured in our video. With your help, we will move on to create the finished product.
The Pole Position Guitar: The goal is to complete the development of the patented pickup sliding mechanism and begin production of the consumer model Pole Position guitar. The guitar will feature:
- Patented slider mechanism with humbucker pickup
- Superior construction details, including 1 3/4" thick body
- Natural wood finish, maple neck and fretboard, 3-ply (b/w/b) pickguard, and signature CMP headstock design
The consumer edition Pole Position guitar is expected to be in production by the summer of 2016. Supporters who pledged at the level to receive a guitar will receive it then, and it will also become available to the public at that time. Supporters who pledged at lower levels to receive other CMP merchandise such as picks, stickers, and t-shirts will receive their rewards within a month of the close of the Kickstarter campaign.
Canavan Musical Products: The amount being raised is the estimated cost of completing the development of the slider mechanism and producing the first limited run of Pole Position guitars. Any money raised over and above that amount will go towards increasing the initial number of guitars produced.
Going forward, CMP will also be developing other guitar models using the patented slider mechanism, and models which also feature other patented innovations, including:
- Integrated vibrato systems
- Tuner innovations
Risks and challenges
Having arrived at the ideal design for the Pole Position guitar's patented slider mechanism, the challenges now include:
- Having the slider mechanism fashioned to our exact specifications and
produced as needed.
- Designing a guitar body with a cavity of the correct depth and width
to incorporate the slider without modification.
- Determining the best brand and type of pickup and other materials
to use for this application.
In short, the challenge is to move from the current working prototype seen in our video (which was constructed by combining modified existing guitars with a working slider model) to a first rate, finished guitar made to our specifications by researching and finding the best vendors and materials.