ATTENTION
TO DETAIL
GENERAL FEATURES
RESONANT &
LIGHTWEIGHT TONEWOODS
Each Magneton guitar is made from the best materials available - sustainibly harvested and locally sourced whenever possible. The beautiful Swiss mountain forests are the best source for excellent sounding instruments
Every piece of wood is – without exception – personally selected by Andy and Giacun.
The criteria for choosing a piece of wood are:
Sound characteristics, resonance, structure, visual appeal and, last but not least, weight.
ONLY THIN LACQUER AND ALL NITRO!
Compared to a factory guitar wrapped in a thick and glossy layer of polyurethane (often a 1–1,5mm coat of hard plastic), the wood of a Magneton handbuilt guitar can breathe and sing.
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Andy and Giacun appliy very thin coats of vintage style nitro lacquer to let the woods resonate.
That's a difference you can feel and hear.
STAINLESS STEEL FRETS
Every guitarist knows that the frets on his/her guitar have to be replaced at some point. Why? Because the (nickel) frets on 99.9% of guitars out there are simply weaker than the strings. That doesn't make any sense, except for beeing cheaper in production. This is simply not an option for us.
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Magneton uses ultra-hard and durable stainless steel frets on all Necks. These frets last a lifetime.
Also they make bending a lot easier and sound exactly the same as standard frets.
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Working on stainless steel frets is much time-consuming – the stuff is so hard! It simply means more hours of sweaty manual work and the frets are simply stronger than the files in the long run – and stronger than your strings, too.
All in all: More work for us, but best for your guitar!
SONIC EXCELLENCE
Magneton Guitars are equipped with the best handmade pickups from:
Lindy Fralin, Jason Lollar,
TV Jones, Seymour Duncan,
Goodtone, Mojo Pickups, Magneto Design Lab
etc.
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The choice of pickups is key for a good sounding guitar. Talk with Andy and Giacun to find the perfect pickups for your sonic adventure!
BEST HARDWARE
POSSIBLE
For our handmade guitars, we select only the best components – functional and aesthetically!
Our saddles are handmade. Depending on your tonal preferences, we like to use bone, brass or graphite. The same goes for tuners, bridges and hardware in general: We've tried a lot and know what works and sounds best.