verso guitars
EST 2020 | Germany
Guitar | Baritone | Bass
“Verso means the back of the paper – and this is how I see my instruments: inspiring for players who want to create something new.”
robin STUMMVOLL
industrial designer | Luthier
The electric guitar has accompanied me since I was six years old. In 2003, when I was 15, I build my first guitar, an electric Weissenborn. Today I am glad that my love for creating and writing music, my longstanding interest in instrument building and my diverse know-how in design, production techniques and materials, which I was able to acquire through my product design studies, all come together in my workshop.
Verso | cosmo
demo
This track has been written and performed by Ephraim Giepen live in the Verso Workshop. Every loop, including drums, is made with the Verso Cosmo. For this rather dark mood with chords reminding of deep house, Ephraim uses the Verso HB1 pickup, a Boomerang Phrase Sampler and different FX like the Strymon Timeline, EHX Pitchfork+, Lehle Mono Volume and a Fairfield Circuitry Long Life Parametric EQ. Recorded directly through a Strymon Iridium into a Zoom Recorder.
in the words of the maker
Luthier, Robin Stummvoll talks about Verso Musical Instruments from his own perspective.
travelled the world with the
boutique guitar showcase | en tour
2022 - 2023
Bgs | en tour 2023
Bgs | en tour 2022
Robin Stummvoll, Luthier
verso musical instruments
“It is crucial for me to take a big step back and ask questions that are essential but often overlooked or ignored due to tradition or expectations..”
The electric guitar has accompanied me since I was six years old. In 2003, when I was 15, I build my first guitar, an electric Weissenborn. Today I am glad that my love for creating and writing music, my longstanding interest in instrument building and my diverse know-how in design, production techniques and materials, which I was able to acquire through my product design studies, all come together in my workshop.
life with strings attached | podcast
Robin Strummvoll & Ulrich Teuffel
Robin Stummvoll, Ulrich Teuffel & Jamie Gale talk about industrial design, on location in Germany, at the Teuffel’s workshop.
Robin Stummvoll of Verso Instruments was recently explaining to me how big an influence Ulrich Teuffel was for his guitar designs. And when it became clear that the two had never met – despite coming from the same region in Germany – I felt I had to change that. Luckily, they agreed, and I had the pleasure of bringing the two guitar innovators together in Uli’s workshop to discuss design, entrepreneurship and how new guitars inspire new music. It was fascinating to take on these topics with Robin and Uli, and I’d like to thank them both again for taking part.
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