Category Archives: History

Q: Why is Mobius’s standard tuning like a bass?

A: Why not? It’s a bass! The tuning of a standard six-string bass is a good thing. Musicians all around the world already know this tuning so it’s easy for them to learn touch-style on a tuning they already know. There is also the popular bass-strings tuning we call ‘Inverted Fifths’ which has some enthusiasts [...]

Q: What is Mobius Megatar ‘fourth generation design’ about?

A: As engineers, we believe there were three generations of tapping instruments from the 40′s through the 90′s. The first generation, those were standard guitars just tweaked a little for tapping. The second wave consisted of somewhat radical designs made only for tapping. The third wave more recently saw high-end traditions being applied to tapping [...]