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| U8 | U8 Custom | T8 | U8 Deluxe | U10 Custom | S8 | AU8 | |
| Strings | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Base price | 2.500 € | 4.500 € | 4.990 € | 5.100 € | 4.700 € | 6.500 € | 6.900 € |
| Tuners | Touch Guitars® Locking Tuners | Sperzel Locking Tuners | Sperzel Locking Tuners | Sperzel Locking Tuners | Sperzel Locking Tuners | Sperzel Locking Tuners | Sperzel Locking Tuners |
| Bridge | Hipshot bridge with string through body system | ABM custom bridge with string through body system | ABM custom bridge with string through body system | ABM custom bridge with string through body system | ABM custom bridge with string through body system | ABM/Touch Guitars® custom split bridge | Touch Guitars® custom bridge with separate piezo pickups for each string and separate tailpiece |
| String spacing | 10,5 mm | 10,4 mm | 10,4 mm | 10,4 mm | 8,5mm | 10,4 mm | 10,5 mm |
| Fretboard | maple or rosewood | see wood choices | see wood choices | see wood choices | see wood choices | see wood choices | see wood choices |
| Body type | solid | solid (add 400 € for semi-hollow) | semi-hollow | solid (add 400 € for semi-hollow) | solid | solid | semi-hollow |
| Body material | swamp ash | see wood choices | see wood choices | see wood choices | see wood choices | see wood choices | see wood choices |
| Neck material | 3-piece maple | see wood choices | see wood choices | see wood choices | see wood choices | see wood choices | see wood choices |
| Body finish | high gloss solid, burst and transparent | natural clear, solid and transparent color or sunburst | natural clear, solid and transparent color or sunburst | natural clear, solid and transparent color or sunburst | natural clear, solid and transparent color or sunburst | natural clear, solid and transparent color or sunburst | natural clear |
| Straplocks | Jim Dunlop Straplock System | Jim Dunlop Straplock System | Jim Dunlop Straplock System | Jim Dunlop Straplock System | Jim Dunlop Straplock System | Jim Dunlop Straplock System | Jim Dunlop Straplock System |
| Electronics | passive electronics | passive custom electronics | passive custom electronics | active 3-band equalizer with parametric mids | passive, with custom wiring (mono when you are just using one jack) | Darkglass Electronics Tone Capsule (Bass, low-mids, mids) | active custom electronics with separate 2-band equalizer for magnetic and summed piezo pickups, 8-channel mixer for piezo pickups |
| Pickups | Delano SBC | 1 x Touch Guitars® | 2 x Touch Guitars® custom pickups | 2 x Touch Guitars® custom pickups | 1 x Bassculture custom split (5/5) pickup | 2 x Fishman Fluence active pickups | 1 x Touch Guitars® custom pickup modern, 8 x custom Graph Tech piezo pickups |
| Controls | volume, passive treble cut | volume, passive treble cut (pull for single coil) | volume (pull for single coil), 5-way switch , passive treble cut neck pickup, passive treble cut bridge pickup | volume (pull for passive mode), pickup blend, mid frequency, treble, mid, bass | volume , volume | volume , 5-way switch , treble, mid, bass | volume, pickup blend, bass piezo, treble piezo, bass magnetic, treble magnetic |
| Scale length | 34″ (86 cm) | 34″ (86 cm) | 34″ (86 cm) | 34″ (86 cm) | 34″ (86 cm) | 34″ (86 cm) | 34″ (86 cm) |
| Recommended Tuning | Bb F C G D A C D | Bb F C G D A C D | Bb F C G D A C D | Bb F C G D A C D | D G C F Bb | C G D A C | Bb F C G D A C D | Bb F C G D A C D |
| Country of origin | cnc made in Central Europe | handmade in Austria and Germany | handmade in Austria and Germany | handmade in Austria and Germany | handmade in Austria and Germany | handmade in Austria and Germany | handmade in Austria and Germany |
| Output | mono | mono | mono | mono | mono / stereo, automatic switching system | mono | mono |
| Other Features | damping fabric on 1st fret (can also be removed if necessary); extremely well balanced (stays in all playing positions); most compact body size | damping fabric on 1st fret (can also be removed if necessary); extremely well balanced (stays in all playing positions); most compact body size | damping fabric on 1st fret (can also be removed if necessary); semi-hollow offset design with 3D horns | damping fabric on 1st fret (can also be removed if necessary); shaping at contact points with player’s leg and abdomen | damping fabric on 1st fret (can also be removed if necessary); extremely well balanced | damping fabric on 1st fret (can also be removed if necessary); shaping at contact points with player’s leg and abdomen; 3D shaped curved body | damping fabric on 1st fret (can also be removed if necessary); shaping at contact points with player’s leg and abdomen; custom wooden knobs |
With every Instrument you get a free introductory lesson by an experienced member of the Touch Guitar Circle (TGC). The TGC is a study group following a systematic approach to playing the touchstyle technique.
We offer customization since the instruments are handmade from scratch. Regarding wood choices we recommend two combinations, that is all mahagony or swamp ash with maple neck which sounds a little bit brighter..
All wood we use is FSC certified, and we are trying to use local European woods in the long term. Each instrument is being hand-built with the person in mind that is going to play it.
We have personal relationships with companies providing labour and parts for our instruments: Our self-designed bridge is made of aluminum and brass by ABM Guitarparts, we use Sperzel locking tuners, the Dunlop Straplok® System, Häussel and Bassculture pickups and electronics by Richter Electronic Engineering.
Please contact our sales team at info@touchguitars.com if you have question or need help.
