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U10 in the house with a beautiful vintage finish. Do you like it?Our new V2 pickups are available as an option without additional charge. Just a more familiar sound for some of you. #u10#10stringguitar#touchguitars#surfboard • swamp ash body • satin two tone red finish • 3-piece maple neck with carbon rods vintage tinted • ebony

“Back in black” Our customers love the open pore finishes. We still remember the days where Markus Reuter said “I don’t want to do a black guitar”. Now there are some amazing black instruments out there. What do you think?#touchguitars#u8#extendedrangeguitar#8stringsguitar#backinblack#blvckwork • swamp ash body • open pore satin black finish • 3-piece maple neck with

There is no production run without a red guitar. This time with a flamed maple top and natural swamp ash body. The color is just amazing or as some customers would say: “Feierspeck has a new brother” #touchguitars#u8#8string#extendedrangeguitar#birdseyemaple • swamp ash body • flamed maple top • high gloss transparent red finish • 3-piece maple

Could it be a year for blue guitars? We build this one with a beautiful flamed maple top, wenge neck and purple heart fretboard. Such a great combination. You will hopefully see it on stage with Saltatio Mortis , soon played by Bruder Frank (Saltatio Mortis) . Thanks for trusting us. #touchguitars #saltatiomortis #u8 #8stringsguitar

The first pics from the November run. A classic burst with maple neck and ebony. Looks classy. #touchguitars #u8 #extendedrangeguitar #8stringsguitar • alder body • high gloss blue burst finish • 3-piece maple neck with carbon rods • ebony fretboard • chrome hardware • Jim Dunlop Straplok system • Delano SBC HE/S pickup • Volume

Another U10. This is one for those vintage fans. This tobacco burst finish on an alder body is a classic so we also added a binding to the fretboard to match the classic look. What do you think?70s style U10 sounds crazy but it rocks. • alder body • high gloss finish • 3-piece maple

It seems that we set a trend with the satin red and black finishes. This is the first beautiful U10 with a custom 5th/4th tuning. Feels amazing. One of two satin red guitars we did in the last run. • swamp ash body • satin red finish • 3-piece maple neck with carbon rods and

On this U10 custom the customer was open to try something special and he asked what kind of tops we have on stock. There was one last unique piece of salmon padauk. We used it on this amazing U10 build. This time Tommy from Gezeichneteslicht visited us at our office. He is responsible for all

This U10 shows another classic finish. Cream white. Such a beauty and again sth. for the vintage fans. • alder body • high gloss cream white finish • 3-piece maple neck with carbon rods • ebony fretboard with mother of pearl inlays • chrome hardware • Jim Dunlop Straplok system • Sperzel locking tuners •

Made as a matching color for the orange one. • alder body • turqoise high gloss finish • 3-piece maple neck • maple fretboard with black binding • black hardware • Jim Dunlop Straplok system • Touch Guitars® locking tuners • Norstrand pickup • Volume / Tone • passive electronics • Tuning: Bb F C

The customer asked “What is the most basic U8 you can do?” and here it is. Swamp ash, maple, ebony. A really classy natural look. • swamp ash body • natural satin finish • 3-piece maple neck with carbon rods• ebony fretboard with mother of pearl inlays • black hardware • Jim Dunlop Straplok system

Another satin red Touch Guitar hanging on our office wall. This time it is a U8 with a stunning birdseye maple fretboard. We do so many red guitars that we always start to hear a common King Crimson tune in our heads when it is finished. • swamp ash body • satin red finish •

What about some really colourful orange … do you like it? • alder body • orange high gloss finish • 3-piece maple neck with carbon rods and dark veneer• maple fretboard with black binding • black hardware • Jim Dunlop Straplok system • Touch Guitars® locking tuners • Touch Guitars® custom pickup • Volume /

This is a special guitar was initially planned as one of the rare stock instruments. Some months ago Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater wrote to us and told us that he wants to learn Touch Guitar so this one arrived at Jordans home some weeks ago. Currently he is doing solo piano shows and he

This U8 was another special request. The customer said he has really big hands and needs a 34″ scale length guitar tuned E A D G C F A D. He does not want to tap just likes the clean sound and the size. So we did this U8 with a slightly higher string height

Black korina is such a beautiful wood. The customer asked for a natural finish and and cream binding. We love the grain of this body piece. This guitar will stay in Germany. Thanks to Martin Peitz for your support. • black korina body • natural high gloss finish • 3-piece maple neck with carbon rods

Can it get more special than this order?This 3/8 fretless U8 is so unique. Beside the gorgeous white ebony fretboard it has a very special pickup made by our friends at Cycfi Research Inc. . This pickup is full range which sounds strange at first since the sound is almost acoustic. The tone-block knobs on