Back in 2018, Ian Reddick unveiled the Mercury Modular Guitar, which could be broken down into numerous components and packed into a small suitcase for travel. Now he's back with a pro guitar where you can swap out pickup blocks on-the-fly.
There are two main modular options for the Voyager guitar. First, you can reach around back and pull out a pickup block and pop in another. So, for example, you could be playing three single coil pickups and decide that you need humbucking tones. Not a problem, you just pull out the single coil module and replace it with the buckers in seconds. No tools required.
![To change your tone, you just pull out a pickup module to make room for its replacement](https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/a8cd3db/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1667+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2F03%2F8815203f4e70b84074d3e3586135%2Flx3h0575.jpg)
Each module rocks a 12-pin magnetic connector that plugs into the onboard electronics when the hardwood block is pushed into the gap between the hard-tail bridge and the top of the 22-fret, 25.5-inch scale maple neck with Mexican ebony fingerboard.
You may find that you also fancy a change of controls as you swap out pickup modules, and that's possible too – though these units are secured in place with D-ring thumbscrews so it's a little more fiddly. There are control blocks with 5-way blade switches or 3-position toggles, and different pot layouts.
![Various pickup configurations are available as module, and custom options can be had too](https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/8e3e001/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1667+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F27%2F58%2F07fb33f0472dbf1bf292c5e84c77%2F990a3488-smaller.jpg)
The Voyager is up for pre-order now, and comes bundled with two pickup modules for a suggested retail price of US$2,199.99 – though there is an introductory off as of writing that could see early adopters snag one for $1,499.99. Wood options for the main contoured body include ash, walnut and cherry.
Additional pickup modules start at $199.99, depending on configuration. We've no word on pricing for the control modules. The video below has more.
Product page: Reddick Voyager