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EVOLUTION OF THE FLY
For forty-five years, guitar builders and technicians have re-combined the features
of available instruments in countless ways, trying to serve the changing needs of
guitarists. The uses and limitations of the new combinations have been fully
explored by now. As different as they seem, solid-body and hollow-body guitars both
create sound the same way. Both guitars are mechanical devices made of
wood and other materials, designed to respond to a string's vibration. The only real
difference is the mode of amplification. One uses pickups, circuitry and speakers; the
other uses a wooden membrane to move the air.
The character of both acoustic and electric guitars is
determined by their materials and proportions.
Knowing this, we set out to create the most versatile, responsive, and dependable
instrument possible. In the end, what emerged was the unique instrument that you
now own. Our search has led us down many new paths in hopes of achieving a
harmonious balance between the magic soulfulness of wood, which can suffer from
problems such as warping and cracking, and more stable modern materials, which
typically sound cold and clinical. Think of our lightweight tonewood and exoskeleton
of high-modulus carbon and glass fiber as a new kind of wood. This patented
structure allows us to sculpt a beautiful, lightweight guitar, optimized for its ability
to respond to the strings' vibrations. We have developed other innovative features,
as well. Our patented stainless steel no-tang frets bonded to a laminated fingerboard,
greatly increase fret life. There is also a new lightweight truss rod made of tool-steel,
and a flat spring vibrato system designed to work with the Fly's built-in piezo-electric bridge
pickups.
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