The conventional wisdom in building electric guitars has long been that the more dense and heavy the material, the better the sound. But not any more.
Our goal with the A2 guitars was to create a range of modern performance instruments – stylish, lightweight and with a strong contemporary sound.
Developed in our Tokyo design studio Alternative Internal Resonance (or A.I.R.) technology utilises a lightweight Falcata wood core sandwiched between a harder maple on both the front and back of the guitar's body. Special sound tubes pass through the body so that string vibrations normally resonating only the guitar's top are transmitted through the entire body. By exciting the entire body structure and shaping the tone with the hard top and back, A.I.R. construction creates a full, powerful, and resonant tone with distinctive presence and body that are truly unique.
The A2 range are 21st century players’ instruments.