Type V Type V by Vladimir Shorin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Сребърна награда A' Design Award in Дизайн на музикални инструменти Competition Category.

СреброМузикални инструменти· 2022

Type V Type V

by Vladimir Shorin

Client: 2A instruments

Сребърна награда A' Design Award Winner in Музикални инструменти Category

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The Design

About Type V Type V

Type V е пътуваща електрическа китара, създадена за упражнения и композиране на много места. Лекото тяло тежи 2,49 килограма и позволява удобно свирене в изправено положение, седнало или облегнато назад на диван. Тяло от масивна сапели, пет-съставен врат от клен и сапели, гриф от абанос и ветрилообразно разположени прагове от неръждаема стомана осигуряват дълъг сустейн и ясни тонове. Инструментът с разширен диапазон има 24 прага, безглав фиксиран мост и матово черно покритие. Формата е вдъхновена от плавните линии на яхтите и реактивните самолети.

The Recognition

About the Сребърна награда A' Design Award

Type V Type V е носител на Сребърната награда A' Design Award — извънредно престижно признание, присъждано на дизайни от най-висока класа, великолепни и впечатляващи. Сребърните победители са изключително блестящи и крайно творчески творби, които илюстрират изключителната компетентност, талант и проницателност на своите дизайнери. Очаква се Type V Type V да бъде прекрасна, показна творба, забележително професионална и дълбоко иновативна. Този дизайн, спечелил Сребърната награда A' Design Award, е високо забележимо, възхищавано изобретение, което е от полза и разширява границите на изкуството, науката, дизайна и технологиите. Type V Type V е творение, на което мнозина завиждат, което събужда желания, внася положителни чувства и разпалва изумление и възхита.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Lightweight and ergonomic, one can take it wherever one likes to practice or where one gets inspiration to compose some beautiful melodies. The body shape allows comfortably playing in a various range of positions, while standing, seating, even leaning back on a sofa. It's sonic delivery bases on a careful wood and pickup selection as well as structural features, providing long sustain and clear tones. This extended range guitar offers great playing experience in many different styles.
Dimensions & Packaging: 815mm height x 280mm width x 45mm depth (body) 2,49kg weight
Sapeli solid body. Maple/Sapeli 5 piece neck. Ebony fretboard. Stainless steel fanned frets. Fokin Uppercut bridge pickup. Nova headless fixed bridge/headpiece. 24 frets. 25,5-27' scale. Matte black finish. Anchor access from the side of the neck pickup
Tags: guitar, electric guitar, guitar design, travel guitar, electric guitar design, extended range guitar
Production Technology: The design started from concept sketches on a blank paper and continued with full scale drawings, CAD drawing, prototyping from extruded polystyrene foam, prototyping from MDF, and the fabrication with a CNC machine. Finally it has been manually painted, polished and assembled.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was to achieve an accurate balance between attractive futuristic shape and functional characteristics of the musical instruments, and finally get it build precisely according the concept.
Research: Though being a huge guitar enthusiast throughout the years I've never thought about designing one. This project demanded a deep research in various aspects of electric guitars in order to reach maximum comfortable playability, sound specifications, ergonomics and last but not least - manufacturability. From analyzing traditional shapes to studying contemporary trends in the guitar industry and spending countless hours to search for any kind of relevant information, the process took it's time. But due to the positive feedback from fellow musicians it was worth it.
Inspiration: The guitar design based on both ergonomic body properties and shapes of vessels such as yachts or jets which smooth gliding on the waves or soaring high above evokes a feeling of absolute freedom just like our favorite music.
Project Duration: The project started in the Fall of 2018 and finished in Summer of 2019. It has been developed in Moscow, Russia
Operation Flow: Use it with headphone amplifier or a powerful guitar stack, just the way you like to play music.
Image Credits: Video Credits: Filmed and edited by Den Mukhin, playthrough by Michail Semkov, music by Idols to Be Faded, all copyrights belong to Idols To Be Faded