“It’s the guitar I always wished existed – and now it does”: YouTuber Samurai Guitarist launches his own guitar brand
We’ve all daydreamed about our perfect guitar, mentally building a Frankenstein-ian model out of different bodies, necks and headstocks. However, not everyone has the chance to make their dream a reality – but YouTuber Samurai Guitarist has worked for over two years to bring his perfect guitar to life.
In a new YouTube video, Steve Onotera has announced that he has founded his own guitar company, Otera Guitars. The Otera TK-1 serves as the company’s debut guitar, with the turquoise electric wearing a boxier version of a Telecaster silhouette. As Onotera puts it, the Otera TK-1 is “the guitar [he] always wished existed – and now it does”.
READ MORE: Martin D-X2E review – is this the new must-have budget dreadnought acoustic?
In his announcement videos, he explains the thought process behind the guitar. “Like so many guitar players, ever since I picked up the instrument I’ve been dreaming up my own signature model,” he reflects. “However, 10 years in… no brands have expressed any interest in doing a signature guitar with me. So I figured, you know what, forget them. I’ll do it myself.”
Credit: Otera Guitars
Limited to 100 units, the TK-1 was manufactured in Cort’s factory, a factory that has churned out gear for Fender, Epiphone, PRS and many other quality brands over the years. And it certainly sounds like a decent guitar, based on Onotera’s preview of the axe in action on his channel.
The guitar boasts a three-piece maple neck with a vintage U profile, 9.5” radius rosewood fingerboard and 21 jumbo frets. We’ve also got an ash-topped basswood body, which is finished off with a striking turquoise sheen. There’s also a choice of two interchangeable pickguards; you can opt for a standard white pickguard, or there’s an engraved floral option that’s hand-signed by Onotera himself.
The guitar also boasts a pair of Seymour Duncan pickups, with a P90 Silencer Soapbar in the neck, as well as a BG1400 in the bridge. There’s also a four-way selector.
“I want the first Otera guitars to mean something, that’s why we’re starting small,” Onotera writes on the Otera website. “For years, I imagined a guitar that felt different – one that captured everything I love about the classics, but with its own character… The TK1 is the guitar I always wished existed. Every detail was chosen for a reason, with the hope that it inspires the same passion in you that it inspires in me.”
The debut Otera TK-1 guitar costs $1,299, and comes with a Otera/Cort branded gig bag. But, of course, its only limited to 100 guitars – so once its out of stock, it will never be produced again.
Head to Otera Guitars to find out more information.
The post “It’s the guitar I always wished existed – and now it does”: YouTuber Samurai Guitarist launches his own guitar brand appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
Source: www.guitar-bass.net
