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A Portable, Folding Electric Guitar That Needs No Amp

The Mogabi is killing it on Kickstarter

By Rain Noe - April 4

The Mogabi is a portable, folding electric guitar that's easier to carry around than the traditional alternative. It can also be played without an amp, and can record using just the tech that's onboard (see video below for a demonstration).

"Whether you're on a plane, train, taxi, or subway, you can bring Mogabi with you to store easily in any trunk or overhead compartment. With Mogabi, you're traveling light with a speaker AND instrument all in one sleek package."

The company offers two different headstock styles, and also offers a left-handed version.

Expected to retail for $1,100, it's going for as low as $599 on Kickstarter, where it's currently killing it; at press time they had $244,914 on a $6,000 goal, with three days left to pledge.

As for what it sounds like:

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Comments

Alan Nomoto

5 months ago

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"Whether you're on a plane"... You'd better be good. REALLY good. :-) As a former gigging musician, I feel my instruments are some of the most difficult objects to contribute to world peace (with my neighbors): Drums, Bass, Baritone Saxophone, There IS a headphone jack, right? Seriously, the (essentially a) through neck design should keep it in tune better in a variety of conditions. Very nice design.

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Hans Marvell

6 months ago

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Absolutely incredible design. As a musician myself (brass) I often feel instruments are some of the most dificult objects to re-design becuase the form has to be able to produce the desired sound and be intitive to use. Now I need to learn to play the guitar!

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Michael DiTullo

6 months ago

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love this!

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Rain Noe

I’m a lapsed industrial designer. I was born in NYC and figured I’d die there, but a few years ago I abandoned New York to live on a farm in the countryside with my wife. We have six dogs.