What is a Pulstar?
The Pulstar guitar is a patented update of a concept that was born in the avant-garde creative climate of the late 1960s. The Pulstar is a guitar with a built-in "light show" --a partially-transparent guitar body, which lights updepending upon the music being played on the guitar. This electronic circuitry is what sets Pulstar guitars apart from any other guitars anywhere else in the universe.
Pulstar guitars feature a 100% solid-state color organ circuit with 30 high-intensity LED’s mounted behind transparentpanels that diffuse and magnify the effect of the light circuits. Pulstar’s LED’s are powered by a single 9-volt battery, which can be easily changed in a few seconds. The battery box is flush-mounted with the rear of the GUITAR body, where it is easily accessed in seconds, without unstrapping the guitar.
The Pulstar guitar is completely self-contained, with no external power supply. The patented ergonomically-designed body and headstock are user-friendly to hold and play. The Pulstar weighs only 6 1/2 pounds!
Each Pulstar guitar comes standard with a premium hardshell case.
Specifications
| Length | 41" |
| Scale | 25 1/2" (Same as a fender strat or tele!) |
| Width | 13 1/8" |
| Thickness | 1 3/4" |
| Electronics | Two single-coil “P-90” type pickups, vvt circuitry, pickup selector switch |
| Lightshow circuit | 30 extreme high-intensity smd light emitting diodes, 3 channels. responsive to BOTH frequency of string vibration and amplitude of pick attack. on-off miniature toggle switch for power. power supply is an on-board 9v alkaline battery in quick-change box. |
| Hardware | Chrome plated “JM”-style vibrato, mustang-type bridge, chrome-plated strap pegs |
| Tuners | Nickel-plated “K”-style vintage enclosed tuning machines |
| Case | Silver-gray super-deluxe hard shell case with silver crushed-velour “poodle” lining, white piping and stitching, and black vinyl end caps. nickel-plated locks with keys |
| Colors |
High-gloss pearlescent white High-gloss pearlescent bahama blue Matte "Billet” raw ruby Matte “Billet” carbon black. |
Jon Higgenbotham plays a “Billet” Red Ruby Pulstar at SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST on March 13, 2019