Donner’s Hush-I Silent Guitar Demo
The travel-ready headless instrument is a novel design weighing, as Guitar World Tech Editor Paul Riario says in this demo, “pretty much the same as a laptop and coming in a travel bag that’s as long as a yardstick.”
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00:10 What's up? Paul here from Guitar World,
00:11 and today we're going to be checking out a travel-ready,
00:14 headless guitar from Donner that I'm currently obsessed with.
00:17 The Hush One silent guitar. Let's check it out.
00:20 [MUSIC]
00:28 Donner makes a dizzying amount of musical products,
00:31 and the Hush One silent guitar is a novel design from Donner,
00:34 weighing pretty much the same as a laptop and coming in a travel bag that's as long as a yardstick.
00:41 It even comes with headphones.
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00:59 Let's take a look at some of the key features of the guitar.
01:02 The first thing to note is, as I mentioned before,
01:04 is its matte-finished hush shape that comes in either a maple or a mahogany body.
01:09 In this case, I have mahogany hush.
01:12 The neck has a progressive neck curvature that encourages stress-free comfort for your wrist,
01:18 and 20 rounded frets that feel smooth and won't nick you as you're playing.
01:23 The guitar comes with a piezo pickup and Donner's custom-designed preamp
01:27 with two-band EQ adjustment and phase button to eliminate feedback.
01:32 It also has a headphone output,
01:34 an aux MP3 input, and a guitar output.
01:38 It takes a nine-volt battery that'll last up to 50 hours.
01:42 Because of its headless design that's ideal for traveling,
01:45 the guitar does come with removable upper and lower frames to convert it into
01:50 a more traditional guitar and also to make it easy to play on your lap.
01:55 Let me show you how that's done.
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01:59 So here are the two upper and lower frames,
02:03 and you can see they follow that silhouette of a traditional guitar body,
02:09 and I'll show you how that works.
02:10 Really quick, on the guitar itself,
02:15 there are two holes, one here,
02:17 one here for the upper frame,
02:21 and then one drill hole for the bottom frame.
02:26 So it couldn't be simpler.
02:27 All you have to do is line it up to the holes,
02:33 push down, and the same goes for the bottom one.
02:39 Just like that. Now, we have a more comfortable and traditional guitar silhouette.
02:45 Also, another great thing about the way this guitar is the setup is great because the action
02:49 is nice and low so you can really just solo on this as well.
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03:16 You'll notice the tuners are headless and are located at the bottom of the guitar.
03:20 So they are out of the way and reduce the chances of knocking it out of tune.
03:26 You'll also need to use the Allen wrench tuning key to adjust the tuners and drop it
03:31 back into its hidden magnetic holder once you're done tuning, like so.
03:36 Here is that magnetic Allen tuning key.
03:39 Sits here firmly because it's magnetic.
03:41 You just pop it out, and to simply start moving the tuning gears,
03:47 pop it in like that, move it left or right,
03:50 depending which way you're going.
03:52 Just follow suit, makes it easier.
03:54 You can use the actual headless gears and move it back and forth.
03:59 Only thing is, there's not enough grip.
04:01 So that's why you probably need a little bit more of this tuning key to get a quicker travel.
04:07 What's really surprising is how full and balanced the tone
04:10 is coming from the headless design guitar.
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04:16 The Hush One silent guitar is a fantastic guitar because it appeals to all players.
04:21 If you're a beginner, it's great if you use a headphone and aux inputs to quietly
04:25 practice and immerse yourself in its sound.
04:28 Or if you're a more casual and advanced player, it has a really comfortable neck
04:33 profile that allows you to freely move all across the neck
04:37 without any stress to your wrist.
04:39 And if you want to take it out live, the onboard two-band EQ
04:42 is tailor-made to take this guitar on stage.
04:44 [MUSIC]
04:53 With a truly plug-and-play pickup system and the ability to play anytime and
04:57 anywhere in the utmost comfort, the Hush One silent guitar is truly
05:01 the ultimate portable, travel, and gig-ready guitar.
05:05 Definitely check it out.
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