E. F. Keebler Musical Instruments
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Welcome!
I’m Eric F. Keebler, an electro-luthier (a maker of electric stringed instruments). I’ve been making electric violins and violas for a quarter-century, and they can now be found on every continent except for Antarctica. I got into this business to tackle the challenge of creating a pickup system that truly has an acoustic-violin sound, that doesn’t require a preamp or EQ, and that has excellent tone when plugged straight into a guitar amp. I’ve achieved that goal with my adjustable-timbre pickup system, which sounds great both “clean” and when run through effects processors.
For many years I built custom Tubular Electric Violins and Violas to meet the needs of players around the globe. Then I designed the WARHORSE with a radical aluminum body and unique string path. Most recently I’ve launched the Filament, combining many elements of my previous work with extensive research and many rounds of refinement to produce my best-sounding and most ergonomic violin yet!
Michael Shulman plays his Filament with both clean tone and with distortion.
Watch more videos on the Filament page!
Interchangeable lighting modules for the Filament model are now available! Practice without lighting for the best weight and balance, then magnetically add a lighting module in seconds when it’s showtime. Custom designs are also a possibility, so if you’d like your name or logo illuminated on your Filament violin, contact me for details.