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Most manufacturers emulate the body shapes we know and love, but all must find their identity.

Posted: September 17, 2024
The solid-body electric guitar dates from the ’50s, and countless products still, to this day, base their designs on the iconic models of the golden years.

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Built from the finest tonewoods and following the construction methods of the golden years of the electric guitar, the Morifone Quarzo has a tone reminiscing of the late ’50s vintage instruments and offers the playability of modern guitars. A perfect blend of Origin and Originality, the Quarzo is Morifones Flagship instrument, and is so polyvalent that it can turn pretty much any musical genre, from Classic to Hard Rock to Metal, Blues, Pop, Jazz, etc. into a masterpiece.

The solid-body electric guitar dates from the ’50s, and countless products still, to this day, base their designs on the iconic models of the golden years. Most manufacturers emulate the body shapes we know and love, but all must find their identity in the design of their own headstock contour to differentiate their products.



The Morifone Aileron™ headstock is their brand identity. Inspired by modern jet fighters and Italian cars designs, we think it is time for the guitar world to enter the three-Dimensional world. Spread your wings! Be a flag-bearer of the new generation of guitars! The angled capstans allows for less break angle to the strings at the nut, enhancing the sustain of the instrument for a better timbre and sound projection.

This important detail, along with the whole guitar design (4.4 degree neck angle, 17 degree headstock angle, rigidity of the neck, density of the body etc.) and the materials used to capture the vibration of the strings (ultra-resonating bell-brass bridge, Mahogany and carved Maple body + top, vintage output pickups etc.) gives our guitars a silky tone and a beautiful, warm timbre.

By comparing the average sustain of our instruments to the average of other well-known brands, we were happily surprised to see (and hear) that our guitars have nearly twice the sustain of the others. Sustain is not only nice to play long-lasting notes or chords: Even when changing notes rapidly, the early sustain of the instrument plays a gigantic role in the perception of tone.


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More sustain means better all-around sound!

The tuners remain tuned even when the guitar is laying on a flat surface. The gearbox under the headstock will touch the surface, but the tuning pegs will never be in contact with it.

Never again will you cringe when someone puts your guitar flat on a bed or sofa, and when playing a gig, you will be able to lay it on the ground or against a wall without freaking out about your tuning. Your guitar will also be more likely to stay in tune when put in a hardcase.

In comparison with a traditional single-cut guitar, the strings are aligned closer to the center of the headstock, bringing a smoother break angle at the nut that enables more flexibility when bending notes.






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