Why? The future! Praxis guitars uses a digitally automated build process. It goes like this- I generate machine code, load raw materials into the cnc, and run the code. After the computer program runs on the machine, out comes a mostly finished guitar. I could then email the code to someone else with a programmable cnc, they run it, and out comes an exact copy of my guitar.

The bass is in the works. In my experience, you never know what sound you want until you hear it; I designed the system to encourage tinkering. I am hoping after the system goes online people will upload examples of how certain setups sound - to make it easier for other people to find the tone they seek.

Here is the larger scheme:

(imagine you are dangling over a shark tank or something)

The neck-frame of the guitar features an innovative structural junction that allows the internal resonance of the instrument to be tweaked by redirecting how the string tension is resolved. This would be patentable, but I am choosing to make it public domain. I have a string of other guitar innovations (new sensors, etc) that I wish to profit from. I believe that I have the most to gain by making the framework public domain and finding a system to standardize different versions of it. I also believe that I need to hire a professional engineer to optimize the structural junction before I release the Praxis Zero interface standards. (worst case scenario, I can still release the interface that I have used for the prototypes)

This is where the kickstarter comes into play.

You might notice on kickstarter that the release dates are sequential, with the est. delivery being proportional to the IP complexity (simplest being delivered first). This way I can receive the money and do some substantial testing before I have to ship the first guitars. The subsequent layers of intellectual property can then be tackled one at a time, with (hopefully) enough money to hire a lawyer by the time I get to the really complicated stuff (such as licensing derivative graphic artwork so that I can feature it on the layer 2 guitar).

It has been very difficult sequencing this project to unfold properly, and I obviously still have a great deal of kinks to work out. Next up: take the kickstarter video off of the praxisguitars.com main page, and make a better video introduction to embed. Mwa hahahaha......