RATKO ZJACA
Contemporary Guitarist - Performer - Composer - Recording Artist - Educator
Mirabella Jazz Moderne Electric
This is my new custom-made guitar from the great luthier Mirabella. I will play exclusively on this guitar in the future and on my new recording. It's an excellent instrument.
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Godin Glissentar
In a nutshell, it's an eleven string, fretless, acoustic/electric instrument, strung with nylon strings and tuned to standard guitar tuning.
More than ever before, musicians are mixing sounds and musical styles from all over the world. This often involves the mixing of Eastern and Western music,
such as using a Sitar in a western musical setting or using western instruments to imitate the sounds in eastern music. The Glissentar was inspired by
a similar desire to mix elements of East and West, but in this case, in the instrument itself. The Western part of the equation is easy to recognize as
a variation on the guitar. All of the instruments basic dimensions, scale length, body size, depth, fingerboard radius, and string height, are fairly standard
for acoustic/electric guitars. The Eastern influence in the Glissentar comes from the Oud, an ancestor of the Mandolin that dates back to the seventh century.
The Oud is also an eleven-string fretless instrument and is still in use today primarily in Armenia and Egypt. Adapting to this new instrument is actually
a great deal easier than it appears. The shape and scale of the neck and the easily visible side position markers help to give the Glissentar a very familiar feel.
The Glissentar opens the door to microtonal playing as well as some incredible and unique new sounds for adventurous guitar players.
Godin LGX-SA
The LGX-SA is a three-voice guitar featuring electric and acoustic guitar sounds, plus the infinite possibilities provided by synth access.
The output from the bridge transducer system in the LGX-SA produces six separate signals—one for each string. This divided signal is called hexaphonic
and is used to drive guitar synths. The LGX adapted itself to this application quite easily. However, in addition to the electronic modifications, the guitar
itself was altered in order to achieve the best possible performance. The most visible difference between the standard LGX and the LGX-SA is in the ebony fingerboard.
The use of the ebony fingerboard improves synth tracking. Guitar synth systems in the past were technically complicated and required radical changes in playing technique.
The LGX-SA/RolandTM GR-synth combination represents a new standard in user friendliness and performance. This is truly a 'plug in and play' system.