Orquidea: This radical headless model from FM Guitars “fits perfectly with the human body” – and offers some serious eye candy to boot
Specialist guitar brand FM Guitars has launched the Orquidea, a radical, lightweight headless model that promises to fit perfectly with your body in any playing position.
Suitable for all playing styles and genre preferences, it’s available as a regular six-string guitar, bass, or as a more typical “FM style” guitar or bass – think very wide fretboards and strings from seven and up.
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The Orquidea (meaning Orchid), was designed as an alternative to FM Guitars’ Esphera model. It’s single cut, and a little bigger and thicker in general compared to its sibling. The body has unique curves and bevels designed for regular horizontal, classical and upright playing, according to the brand.
Orquidea also features a “guitar handle” and a lower horn design that allows access to the higher frets seamlessly, and balances the guitar in any position. Its neck profile is thin, and FM Guitars says it doesn’t “like to add extra wood where it’s not necessary”.
Due to the unique designs of these guitars, they’re not available through a simple purchase online. To get your hands on one, you’ll need to join a waitlist by emailing info@fmguitars.com. You’ll be informed when your order can be taken. Just take a look at some of the unusual finishes and variations made so far.
Image: FM Guitars
Image: FM Guitars
You can check out the six- and seven-string variations in the videos below:
In other news in the world of headless guitars, Strandberg has recently lifted the lid on the Arc TILT – a patent-pending tremolo design for “smooth motion, stable pitch control and a more intuitive playing experience”. The news arrives after the unveiling its MIDI-infused headless Chameleon guitar with Jamstik, and its design is said to reimagine how a tremolo responds to the player, with a pivot system and tremolo block engineered to move in sync with the bridge, “resulting in a fluid and controlled feel” while maintaining stability.
Find out more about the Orquidea over at FM Guitars.
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