Scarpie
Well-Known Member
there has been some talk lately about 9 strings on here which to my humor couldn't have better timing hhahahaha
ladies and djents after a little over a month of planning/debating/suggesting/more debating/learning........... i am finally going to indulge in ordering what will be my very first custom guitar. an Oni monster of extended range on all counts. it was tricky....... but i think we nailed it.
wanting as much clarity from the bass end and maintaining as much warmth from the treble side took very careful consideration. i didn't want just added low end range. i wanted the instrument to be a literal extension of everything i do on 6 and 7 string guitars. which led to fanned frets being the only option. to accomodate the low strings i would have had to compromise the guitars sonic properties on the high strings. after 28" scales the guitars overtones start to dominate the tone. something i didn't want. not to mention having to compromise my lead work due to such added tension on treble strings with baritone scales that were a detrimental necessity for optimal performance/tension/ and clarity to low bass strings. but we've reached a point with great promise.
scarpie's ONI 9 string:
-tuned to normal standard bottomed with a low B,F#,C#
-fanned fret at 27.5" to 31" scales
-vertical fret at 9th fret
-2 custom ONI humbuckers-
-uber thin sapele body with queen ebony top
-sapele neck(wizard dimensions and contour)
-an ebony fingerboard with wood binding
-dual trussrods
-27 frets for extended high range
-9 Individual bridges
-volume, series/parallel, and tight control knob
the excitement can't be verbally expressed. dan has been incredibly awesome to deal with.
and folks after 15 years my time has come
on a side note i did want to thank this forum and all you quirky members for uniting to create the absolute greatest forum. for i never would have learned what i needed to full fill my life long dream of owning a custom guitar if not for the wisdom/ideas/ and knowledge of everyones personal experience. you guys rule.
so thanks to everyone
ladies and djents after a little over a month of planning/debating/suggesting/more debating/learning........... i am finally going to indulge in ordering what will be my very first custom guitar. an Oni monster of extended range on all counts. it was tricky....... but i think we nailed it.
wanting as much clarity from the bass end and maintaining as much warmth from the treble side took very careful consideration. i didn't want just added low end range. i wanted the instrument to be a literal extension of everything i do on 6 and 7 string guitars. which led to fanned frets being the only option. to accomodate the low strings i would have had to compromise the guitars sonic properties on the high strings. after 28" scales the guitars overtones start to dominate the tone. something i didn't want. not to mention having to compromise my lead work due to such added tension on treble strings with baritone scales that were a detrimental necessity for optimal performance/tension/ and clarity to low bass strings. but we've reached a point with great promise.
scarpie's ONI 9 string:
-tuned to normal standard bottomed with a low B,F#,C#
-fanned fret at 27.5" to 31" scales
-vertical fret at 9th fret
-2 custom ONI humbuckers-
-uber thin sapele body with queen ebony top
-sapele neck(wizard dimensions and contour)
-an ebony fingerboard with wood binding
-dual trussrods
-27 frets for extended high range
-9 Individual bridges
-volume, series/parallel, and tight control knob
the excitement can't be verbally expressed. dan has been incredibly awesome to deal with.
and folks after 15 years my time has come
on a side note i did want to thank this forum and all you quirky members for uniting to create the absolute greatest forum. for i never would have learned what i needed to full fill my life long dream of owning a custom guitar if not for the wisdom/ideas/ and knowledge of everyones personal experience. you guys rule.
so thanks to everyone
