{"id":629887,"date":"2023-04-15T07:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T12:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/15\/namm-2023-strandberg-unveils-the-boden-meloria-a-titanium-travel-guitar-thats-built-to-survive-just-about-anything\/"},"modified":"2023-04-15T07:18:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T12:18:00","slug":"namm-2023-strandberg-unveils-the-boden-meloria-a-titanium-travel-guitar-thats-built-to-survive-just-about-anything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/15\/namm-2023-strandberg-unveils-the-boden-meloria-a-titanium-travel-guitar-thats-built-to-survive-just-about-anything\/","title":{"rendered":"NAMM 2023: Strandberg unveils the Boden Meloria, a titanium travel guitar that\u2019s built to survive just about anything"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NAMM 2023<\/strong><\/a>: Swedish firm Strandberg has teased a new concept travel guitar<\/a>, the Boden Meloria, which has been developed in collaboration with high-end UK bike maker Mason Cycles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Boden Meloria concept was first conceived following a suggestion from Swedish cycle team veteran and \u201crecreational axeman\u201d Andreas Danielsson<\/a> (opens in new tab)<\/span>. The cycle pro reportedly requested a lightweight yet rock-solid electric guitar<\/a> that could withstand the rigours of his heavy international touring schedule.<\/p>\n

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A magnetic hex key loosens and tightens the guitar\u2019s sliding wing attachments \u2013\u00a0here, it\u2019s been compacted for travel <\/span>(Image credit: Strandberg \/ Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The result is a unique titanium guitar with extendable wings that uses a mountain bike thru-axle to fasten the wings and (if necessary) neck with a hex-key. It has a \u2018future\u2019 neck joint that is designed to self-center and create additional contact area, even though it\u2019s secured by one bolt.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As mentioned, the initial Boden Meloria concept uses a titanium frame that the Swedish brand\u2019s founder Ola Strandberg says is handmade by Mason Cycles\u2019 Italian bike builder, meaning \u201cit is quite exclusive\u201d.<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t think it\u2019s too much of a leap to translate that as \u2018prohibitively expensive\u2019, but there is good news in that Strandberg says he expects to move to an aluminum frame in the future, which will likely bring costs down.<\/p>\n

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The expanded Boden Meloria \u2013\u00a0ready to play <\/span>(Image credit: Strandberg \/ Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The body and neck also borrows from the cycle world, using a carbon fiber-reinforced composite, and there\u2019s a Richlite fretboard, which like the other materials should stay extremely stable amid changing hold temperatures and variable climates.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s loaded with a single Lacer Alumitone pickup, which is again partly selected for its lightweight properties and here looks at home with a custom covering. The Alumitone is notable for its aluminum (rather than copper-based) design, which creates a very low-resistance, high-output circuit using 90 percent less fine copper wire.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt plays and sounds amazing,\u201d comments Strandberg in the teaser clip. \u201cWe were even surprised ourselves at how well [sic] it sounds. It has a pleasing resonance and it really plays and sounds like a real guitar.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no word on price, release date or distribution at the moment, but we\u2019re told that information will be on its way soon.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, if you like the cut of Strandberg\u2019s jib, or rather its guitars, check out the newly-announced RESQ:D series<\/a>. It uses fine, yet visually flawed tonewoods in solid color finishes to create sustainable, small-batch productions that offer seriously good value compared with the figured finishes of the core lines.<\/p>\n

For more information on the Boden Meloria travel guitar, keep an eye on Strandberg<\/a> (opens in new tab)<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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NAMM 2023: Swedish firm Strandberg has teased a new concept travel guitar, the Boden Meloria, which has been developed in collaboration with high-end UK bike maker Mason Cycles.\u00a0 The Boden Meloria concept was first conceived following a suggestion from Swedish cycle team veteran and \u201crecreational axeman\u201d Andreas Danielsson (opens in new tab). The cycle pro […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":629888,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[534,121599,1009],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-629887","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-financial","8":"category-strandberg","9":"category-unveils"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=629887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629887\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/629888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}