User:Maikel/Switch (guitars)

Switch was a brand of electric guitars and electric basses. They were produced by the short-lived Switch Music company in the mid-2000s. Their innovative instruments featured a one-piece body-and-neck, which was made by injection moulding of a patented polyurethane resin-based synthetic material called Vibracell.

The company first presented their sortiment at the 2004 NAMM show.

The instruments weighed roughly the same as comparable wooden instruments. The sustain was described as excellent.

The necks had attached fingerboards made from of either rosewood or synthetic ebonite; the neck contained a truss rod. The front and back sides of the guitar body were sculpted.

The design often employed garish neon colours as well multicoloured designs, alongside black and white, in glossy finishes.

Manufacturing was in the Far East. The tuning mechanisms (machine heads) were made by Grover. The pickups were own-brand or sometimes licensed by EMG. Floyd Rose vibrato bridges were available.

Some models were "MIDI-ready"; others used both conventional magnetic as well as piezoelectric pickups.

E-guitars (selection)

 * Wild-IV, Wild-IV Signature
 * Strav-II, Strav-II Signature
 * Stein-III, Stein-III Signature, Stein-IV Custom, Stein-IV Signature
 * Oscar-IV Custom, Oscar-IV Signature
 * Innovo-III, Innovo-III Signature, Innovo-IV Custom
 * Revolution X-101 Custom, Revolution X-102 Signature
 * Aurora 6-string, Aurora 12-string
 * Switch Ultima EQ ... featured a piezo bridge as well as two humbucker pickups, separate outputs and a three-band equalizer

E-basses (selection)

 * Wild-I
 * Innovo-I, Innovo-IV Signature