Take your sound from boundary-pushing to boundless with the ResoLute, a synthesizer-lute that can jam in any genre and play well with other instruments—even though its pitch control makes them all a little jealous.
The ResoLute is sensitive, responsive, and uniquely expressive. It’s also fully analog, so it provides superior tactile feedback and expands your palette with multidimensional sounds no one’s ever heard before.
Screaming Psychedelic Lead with Wah Effect
Atmospheric Electro with Delay Effect
Synth and guitar players sometimes use the same terms differently.
In the ResoLute cinematic universe:
Strings are for guitars and other lutes. The ResoLute uses ToneSprings (patent pending), which are specialized springs that are quick and easy to swap out on stage without killing the vibe.
Each ToneSpring can:
Get to know each one below!
Note: The following audio clips were recorded dry, with minimal post-processing.
Fast attack, short sustain, and a sound that’s spritely and plunky in a good way.
Perfect balance of fast attack, moderate sustain, and a presence that sings.
Soundscapes that swell and soar with slow attack and long sustain.
Long sustain, fast attack, great for fast and accurate playing; can be plucked, picked, bowed.
Fast attack, a pulsing tone, and very long sustain—the longest of them all.
Reinvent the way you play with the AirPick (patent pending). Unlike traditional guitar picks, it harnesses the power of magnetic resonance to generate sound—without ever touching the ResoLute at all.
Simply hover the AirPick above your ResoLute pickups to enjoy a more fluid, intuitive playing experience and infuse your music with:
Note: The AirPick's red and black faces represent the North and South poles of its internal magnet. One pole only makes a sound when approaching a pickup. The other pole only makes a sound when drawing away from a pickup. This is a new and unexplored method of input, and we are extremely excited to hear what players will do with it.
Ever played with a normal guitar pick? Hold your AirPick the same way, and strut your stuff!
The ResoLute comes in a variety of colors and finishes. Reach out to us for custom finish inquiries.
The ResoLute also comes in a DIY kit! Includes unfinished poplar body and neck, plus all hardware, and circuitboard made by Keeley Electronics, plus all the instructions. Tooks needed - soldering iron & screwdriver.
Any stringed instrument with a neck, including guitars, ukuleles, violins, cellos, and more.
A synthesizer-lute (patent pending) driven by magnetic resonance that blends analog sound with electro-physical input.
Like any other lute—bow it, pick it, pluck it, or hammer it! Each ResoLute comes with two AirPicks (patent pending) for an ultra-fun, ultra-futuristic playing experience.
A specialized guitar pick that uses magnetic resonance to generate sound without touching the ResoLute, allowing for dynamic and expressive sound control.
Nope! It’s as passive and low-maintenance as it gets!
Play a note by “picking” the air above one of your ResoLute pickups.
It uses a system of specialized springs that vibrate next to a pickup called ToneSprings (patent pending) instead of traditional strings, resulting in a fully analog synthesizer.
It enables you to play with various ToneSprings, each with its own unique attack and sustain, as well as seamlessly swap them out mid-performance.
Two pressure-sensitive membrane potentiometers that produce tones through their respective channels when pressed, allowing for clean, focused playing on each channel and ensuring the instrument remains in tune.
By using the ResoLute capo!
Since it’s a physical and electric instrument, its base tuning is determined by its natural variations. All instruments are fine-tuned in the final step of production by testing the finished ResoLutes to determine their lowest in-tune notes and then marking the minor-pentatonic scale of that key onto each neck.
Nope!
Each pickup has two knobs: a sensitivity knob that lets you fine-tune the physical input levels from the ToneSprings or the AirPick, and a saturation knob that sets the level or drive of the tone.
Yes! Personalize your instrument with a variety of ToneSprings, finishes, and other features. Left-handed options are also available!
You bet!
The first round of orders will happen on Kickstarter. Click here to get notified when it goes live and pre-orders are available.
A series of video tutorials is currently in production. Join our email list for updates! P.S. Don’t worry—we’re far too busy to spam your inbox.
Each ResoLute is handcrafted in Oklahoma City by Dano Scarborough with state-of-the-art circuit boards assembled by Keeley Electronics.
