Bond / Electraglide / 1984 / Carbon Fibre Matte Black / Guitar For Sale
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BOND ELECTRAGLIDE 1984
We are happy to offer for sale this rare Bond Electraglide, a 1980s avant-garde guitar notably used by The Edge. Details as follows:
- Year of manufacture: 1984
- Country of origin: Scotland (Muir of Ord)
- Serial number: 000527
- Body & Neck: One-piece injection-moulded carbon fibre composite (no wood construction)
- Fingerboard: Stepped phenolic resin; 22 "steps".
- Scale Length: 25.5 inches (Fender-style)
- Pickups: Three Bond-branded Schaller single-coil low-impedance pickups
- 5 Push-buttons: Used for pickup selection and phase switching (allowing for out-of-phase tones)
- 3 Digital Rockers: Touch-sensitive switches for Volume (Red), Treble (Yellow), and Bass (Green)
- Display: Integrated 3-digit LED readout showing numerical values (0–9) for volume and tone settings
- Hardware: Schaller tuners
- Bridge & tailpiece: Schaller roller-saddle bridge and stop-tailpiece
- Weight: 8.5 lbs
- Finish: Matte black
- Condition: 7/10
- Case: Gig bag included
Comments:
The Electraglide was the brainchild of Andrew Bond, a former bus conductor who envisioned a guitar free from traditional wooden constraints. Its most striking feature is the stepped fingerboard: instead of metal wire frets, the board consists of a series of "sawtooth" steps; the strings are pressed against the sharp edge of each step to determine pitch. Decades before digital controls became common, the Electraglide used a motherboard and touch-sensitive rocker switches to control volume and tone, replacing traditional potentiometers. Because of this, the guitar cannot function without an external 15V power supply unit connected via a specialized TRS (stereo) cable. U2’s The Edge was a famous proponent of the model, having used it for the distinctive "obnoxious" scratching sounds on "One Tree Hill" and "Exit" from the Joshua Tree album. The company dissolved in 1986 after only two years of manufacturing the Electraglide. Because so few were made (around 1400 units) and their electronics are famously difficult to repair, these are now highly sought-after pieces.
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