Bass Guitars & Guitar Straps
gallery »Guitars & Bass Guitars
We believe that there are features, proportions and structures that have been waiting for fresh innovations in the guitar music world. At Wallpusher Matthew and Margot are trying to engage that territory. We don’t believe that we have to settle for any conventions in music if we are to continue to move forward. When we make equipment, we want our creativity to be unleashed by that equipment and not defined by it.
gallery »Guitar Straps
The guitar straps by Matthew and Margot have been designed to solve a single problem inherent in every other strap they've used: the ability to vary the height of the instrument up AND down during a musical performance. Sometimes a certain section demands more technical work and we would like the instrument to be higher on the body while other times we like the instruments to rest lower and more relaxed. The guitar straps Matthew and Margot have designed function QUICKLY and EASILY to allow a player to raise or lower the instrument almost instantaneously.
gallery »Details & Features
Hand carved, all guitars and bass guitars are worked and reworked with scrutiny. It is as if they are drawings in wood; the lines must meet together and play together in a natural-looking but breathtaking way. This is not easy. We study every contour and make sure the shape and feel is just right. We are musicians making musical instruments, we will only make instruments that we believe can command the stage with presence AND comfort.
The Players Needs as I See It
Music is an art, an individual expression of the player’s musical talent. If the tools you have are limiting you, then challenge them and invent a solution. You can’t fight your materials! So if you feel that your art or your music is held back by something, you may be standing at the edge of innovation. Explore that territory! There ARE solutions.
gallery »Ideas & Inspirations
Wallpusher is a place where work is always being done, and innovations are always in progress. Matthew began altering instruments as soon as he got them. He lifted the lid on the family piano as soon as his arms were strong enough. His first guitar was soon reassembled into double neck guitar and his first bass radically altered and sold. In 1991, in his early years of high school he turned from carving wooden swords to carving a snail-shell scroll into a laminate of hardwoods which has been the basic style of his bass guitars ever since.
gallery »Electrical Concerns
There are many things we take for granted in our instruments. One of these is the musical signal itself. Many great things for been tried over the years and Wallpusher feels we have just begun. As technology continues to offer us new options we hope guitars will always pioneer new sound and rhythm.
Quality Testing
The guitars and basses made by Hand by Matthew and Margot are rooted in their experiences on the stage. All equipment is tested, not just in the sound room, but in the music making process. We have select informal gatherings after every instrument is completed, and we test our equipment in the hands of very talented musicians and in the midst of many musical styles. Our gear must endure and outperform expectations. Ideally Wallpusher guitars will lead the music world into uncharted territory.
gallery »Shows & Media
Wallpusher has recently been invited to show at several festivals this year, and promote its guitars. Please check the calendar and see if you can see our products in person! Also, 2009 has been a banner year for the Wallpusher company, with radio interviews and newspaper articles, the buzz about our products is all over the net. Check it out!
