About Ghost Lab Acoustics

“Built for the Next Generation — Designed for Every Musician.”

Ghost Lab Acoustics was founded by Ryan Wizner, a lifelong guitarist, former 3rd Ranger Battalion soldier, and a veteran leader across engineered-to-order manufacturing, CNC machining, quality control, and prototype operations. Whether you’re a brand-new player or a seasoned studio professional, Ghost Lab Acoustics was created for you — for the modern musician who needs an instrument that feels natural, comfortable, balanced, and built to last.

After sustaining back injuries during military service, Ryan found extended playing sessions increasingly uncomfortable. Many guitars attempt to accommodate the human body, but subtle posture issues remain — rotations, shoulder tension, leg pressure, spine misalignment. Instead of modifying existing designs, he reset the process entirely.

He started with the musician, not the guitar.

Ryan sat in a neutral playing posture, positioned his hands, arms, shoulders, and spine exactly where they naturally wanted to be, and photographed the geometry. He reverse-engineered the relationship between the body and the instrument and then designed a guitar that meets the musician where the body is already aligned.

After four major design generations and thousands of hours of iteration, the HyperNova V2.0 emerged — not as a radical departure from tradition, but as the natural evolution of what the electric guitar always intended to become.

A Player-Centered Evolution in Guitar Design

The HyperNova V2.0 balances naturally across both legs, rising into a comfortable playing angle without forcing the shoulders or spine into rotation. It allows the player to stay relaxed and aligned for extended sessions, removing subtle strain that accumulates over time.

At approximately six pounds, it delivers the stability players expect while minimizing leg pressure during long practice or recording sessions.

Every element — control layout, surface transitions, radius selections, beveling, and hand-access geometry — was deliberately sculpted for clarity, comfort, and musical focus.

Even the smallest details follow this philosophy.
For example, the strap-lock washers are made from white EPDM rubber, chosen specifically because it won’t stain the finish, resists long-term wear, and provides structural resilience. These micro-decisions illustrate the engineering mindset behind every feature.

Every feature has a purpose.
Every contour has a function.
Nothing is accidental.
Nothing is aesthetic without purpose.

Manufactured With Discipline and Built for Longevity

Ryan’s management background spans manufacturing, machining, quality, carbon-fiber processes, and engineered-to-order prototype environments for military contracting and automotive systems. He has managed teams of up to 120 personnel, implementing the same principles he now applies to guitar building: measurable standards, controlled processes, and long-term reliability.

Inside the Ghost Lab Acoustics shop, every operation — CNC machining, sanding, hand finishing, assembly, inspection — follows documented procedures and traceable standards.

GLA is currently preparing for ISO 9001:2015 certification, and specific production cells are being developed with the long-term aim of aligning processes with AS9100-qualified process controls. These enhanced controls include configuration management, documented workflows, risk-based process planning, and serialized quality records — principles typically seen in advanced engineering environments.

This results in instruments with:

• repeatable geometry

• measurable quality

• structural stability

• long-term serviceability

• traceable production records

• consistent player experience

This depth of discipline is unusual in boutique guitars — but it’s standard at Ghost Lab Acoustics.

Built for Players. Built for Growth. Built for the Future.

Ghost Lab Acoustics began as a boutique operation, but it was architected from day one with scalable systems, serialized documentation, production controls, and a protected IP foundation — making it uniquely positioned for:

• large-scale manufacturing partnerships

• multi-model product expansion

• strategic licensing agreements

• long-term acquisition opportunities

Everything about Ghost Lab Acoustics — its structure, workflow, documentation, and quality discipline — was designed to scale cleanly as demand increases.

The Founder: Ryan Wizner

• U.S. Army — 3rd Ranger Battalion (Special Operations)

• 30+ years musician

• 20+ years in high-precision manufacturing leadership

• Expert in CAD/CAM, CNC machining, lean manufacturing, engineered-to-order systems, and production scalability

• Former manager of manufacturing, machining, quality, and prototype operations

• Led teams up to 120 personnel in complex, regulated environments

Ryan’s long-standing guiding principle is the foundation of his work:

“The least amount of decisions made per day equals the most amount of production and the least amount of errors.”

That philosophy shapes every workflow, every design decision, and every future product release at Ghost Lab Acoustics.

The HyperNova V2.0 is just the beginning — the visible tip of a much larger body of instrument concepts already in development.

Many more designs are coming.