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[philkilla]

After a year and a half, I acquired my very own spec'd out Mayones Duvell; specs are:

Ash TEW top in antique black
Mahogany back
Wenge and purpleheart neck
Ebony fretboard
26.5" scale
Lundgren Black Heavens
Schaller-Hannes bridge

It is not as black as I anticipated, but it looks extremely classy in person. It is even more difficult to take a picture of, especially with a cell phone.

Fit and finish is fantastic, and it sounds mean as hell.

This is my first experience with the black heavens (use M series pickups for years), and I still need more time to A/B them because I just moved recently. At a glance, they almost seem to have less output than the M-series pickups, but they still get very raunchy and retain clarity very well.

This is also my first experience with a schaller-hannes bridge, and I gotta say it is well worth the plunge. Extremely comfortable, and I can assume adjustments will be very easy as well.

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[Steinmetzify]

 

[shupe13]

Congrats!

 

[mlp187]

This may be my favorite Mayo to date! Awesome!!! Love the aesthetic!!!

 

[philkilla]

This may be my favorite Mayo to date! Awesome!!! Love the aesthetic!!!

 

[soldierkahn]

i figured the Black Heavens would have too much low end for a mahogany body, but they do look sweet! I have a set in my RG970XL and love them!

 

[SpaceDock]

Looks brown on my screen and not black, but I love the look and I think this shade of deep brown looks killer!

 

[jephjacques]

Yesss, I love it

 

[Shawn]

Very nice! Fantastic collection too. Congrats!

 

[Musiscience]

Congrats on the NGD! Duvell's are the meanest sounding guitars I came across.

 

[philkilla]

Looks brown on my screen and not black, but I love the look and I think this shade of deep brown looks killer!

It's really difficult to capture a good shot of it. I'll try to get some better ones on a sunny day.

i figured the Black Heavens would have too much low end for a mahogany body, but they do look sweet! I have a set in my RG970XL and love them!

I ran them through my recording rig last night of a DI box/clarett pre and neural omega granophyre; no tweaking, just used some prior settings, and good lord they are gnarly sounding.

Well worth looking in to.

 

[philkilla]

Here's some shots that were taken before it shipped to me.

 

[Millul]

Looks absolutely beastly!

 

[soldierkahn]

Here's some shots that were taken before it shipped to me.

reminds me of what the child of an Ibanez and Blackmachine would look like if they had offspring Love it!

 

[Kovah]

Looks killer! Congrats!

 

[Humbuck]

Love it... amazing!

 

[MSS]

Gorgeous! I have black heavens in a Duvell 6 and they sound killer.

 

[philkilla]

Gorgeous! I have black heavens in a Duvell 6 and they sound killer.

Yah they do. Going in mostly blind was worth it I think.

Off topic, I've been blowing up Johan Lundgren for YEARS to make humbuckers with white bobbins; I'd love to put a set in my RGD.

 

[Glades]

Nobody is gonna talk about that M8M? My man, you have some great taste in guitars!

 

[philkilla]

Nobody is gonna talk about that M8M? My man, you have some great taste in guitars!

Lol thanks.

The M8 is fucking bonkers btw