NGD: OAF Bubinga 10 String

[Alberto7]

Beautiful guitar and fan!

Do the EMG bass pickups give a good midrange response and "guitar tone" for the upper strings when plugged into an amp?

Also, do the pole pieces of the pickups align perfectly with each of the 10 strings or do they just pick up all the strings well as a whole?

As far as I know, EMG's have rail magnets, which means that they pick up the signal all across the pickup, as opposed to pole pieces, where the signal is strongest on top of the poles.

 

[Kali Yuga]

I'm so jealous! It's seriously just about perfect.

 

[Murdstone]

I agree with the rail magnets, I doubt it's poles because of the whole high A being quieter than the rest on the bridge.
And yes you definitely get a guitar tone over a bass tone on the upper strings.

 

[mountainjam]

Easily one of the nicest ngd's I've seen

 

[Nile]

dear god

 

[Dayn]

That... is the guitar I want. It's just so perfect and simple. I want that neck...

 

[SYLrules88]

i wish i had a reason to get a 10 string because the OAF axes ive seen on here have looked beyond amazing and the buyers have said nothing but great things about working with Tom. that bulbinga is looking great man!

 

[Murdstone]

Working with Tom definitely was a pleasure. He's very knowledgeable about what it is he's doing, and has great input on the build in addition to the buyer's specs. And clearly from the instruments we've seen already, he does amazing work in a very short time (for a full custom). All for a great, affordable price.

 

[AliceLG]

That is one gorgeous piece of wood, major guitargasm. One question though: did you consider having separate outputs to separate bass and guitar dynamic ranges? Also, did you ever considering also putting a piezo in it?

I ask because those options seem to be pretty common in most ERGs I've seen.

In any case, you've got yourself a beautiful guitar, congrats

 

[Murdstone]

That is one gorgeous piece of wood, major guitargasm. One question though: did you consider having separate outputs to separate bass and guitar dynamic ranges? Also, did you ever considering also putting a piezo in it?

I ask because those options seem to be pretty common in most ERGs I've seen.

In any case, you've got yourself a beautiful guitar, congrats

We did consider splitting the outputs into bass and guitar but I think I nixed solely for the purpose of ease on my end.

As for piezos, I kind of strayed away from there for my wallet's sake

Thanks!

 

[yidcorer]

That´s a huge guitar

 

[GATA4]

So. freaking. awesome.

Congrats friend!

EDIT - The clip sounds great . Very full and rich, and you were totally right about the sustain.

 

[Richie666]

That thing is lovely! Damn man, treat her well!

 

[Murdstone]

She earned a spot on the local music place's wall of gnarly guitar pictures today

 

[Danxile]

GAS! On the topic of a "zero fret", what exactly is a zero fret and what does it do? wouldnt it act just like a normal nut or am i missing something?

 

[Winspear]

GAS! On the topic of a "zero fret", what exactly is a zero fret and what does it do? wouldnt it act just like a normal nut or am i missing something?

-Easier to achieve good string height
-Open strings have the same tone as fretted notes

The strings are pulled down on it by the headstock angle/tuning pegs, just like your fingers/capo push the string onto the fret infront.
You still need a nut behind for the string spacing.

 

[Winspear]

So, the neck and headstock is one piece yes? Is the headstock angled or parallel to the fretboard? And the string tee is there for break angle over the zero fret? I'm thinking of a zero fret now for my 9
Lovely guitar you have here - how are you finding the bridge angle with regards to muting?

 

[Malkav]

Okay I really need to know why there's a random little piece of metal over the saddle for your high A?

 

[Winspear]

Okay I really need to know why there's a random little piece of metal over the saddle for your high A?

Tuning strings that high on longer scales, even O4P strings, can be tricky. Distance from nut to tuner and saddle to ball end puts more stress on the string. String-thru bodies aren't suited to it so well.
As far as I remember, that metal can be slid away and the ball end popped into the saddle itself, held in place by the bit of metal. So the high A string is not threaded through the back of the guitar.

 

[Malkav]

Ah! Thank you That settles my curiosity