Yes, this is the exact one you see in their videos, and the guitar they play on tour. This is the one when back in China, I heard that they just sold this after the tour (or I remember they swapped with a local guy). Too sad I wasn't there due to work, however it's up on sell at second hand market so I immediately bought it. (also because my Overload 8 is delayed lol)
Actually personally, I don't have good track record with Skervesen, both me and my friends. They are great, but for some reason we always found some very little defects. My friend has a Raptor 8, I saw that in my eye of slightly misaligned bridge cutout. However regardless anything, I love 4AP. 4AP and 4MDB is probably my favorite guitar shape. Also, I'm a big fan of MDB since Travellers, and I have covered some COMA songs. This 4AP is just beyond everything, I felt so happy about this.
The guitar is in a pretty used condition, because this is built in 2015 and it was used on several EPs, album and tour. ABM Bridge is in good condition, but switches and pots are rusted, however it's simple to change and I'm planning to install a circuit inside. Actually I already swapped the knob with a gold on my old Ormsby (still faded already lol). It comes with Skervesen's World Domination Mod, which I actually don't find too useful, but it definetely gives more choice of tone. White sparkle is aging yellow, if it's my own order I will not happy about it but it's the MDB's original one, it shows how much it was used so I'm fine with it.
On the back plate there's MDB's signature. Gonna take this off and put it in the shelf haha (i'm joking)
And birdseye maple! I'm a huuuge sucker for maple fingerboards, I will never choose ebony if I have the choice of maple and ebony. Birdseye maple on this looks absolutely gorgeous.
The guitar feels solid when playing. Although I won't say it's the most comfortable thing I've played, but it's very worth the high end price and Skervesen reputation. The neck is well built so it feels smooth and comfortable. And it has asymmetric V shape, kinda like Strandberg's neck but it's more subtle. Personally I'm used to traditional round necks, but I can get this shape's benefit. (But after all it's MDB's original choice!)
It sounds super duper clear. With the specific pickups and wood and bridge (and whatever else), the treble is a bit too much, or should i say it's aggressive, and can be a little bit more mess than more conservative setups. And this is the reason why it's super clear, the harmonics of 8th string are all exaggerated. This aggressive sound is a huge part of MDB's tone, when I played it I immediately found that the attack is soooo close to album's tone. Personally I like less aggressive setups, but again, after all, it's THE MDB's tone. I can't say how excited I was, when I plugged in and dialed the tone, it was the exactly same tone! You can watch the video below for a tone sample. I'm using a custom set of 10-46, 54,74.
I took it to a local luthier shop and had a look. The owner is graduated from ESP and very wll known here. He said it's good, but there are still some little imperfections around the horn's sparkle finish. He is a bit shocked because this is made for a Skervesen endorser artist, but overall it's acceptable. I actually can't find where that imperfection is but I guess it's very subtle that it's only visible through an experienced luthier's eye.
Overall I'm super happy with it, even I personally don't have good records of Skervesen, or even some specs are not my first choice, I still felt good. I can't say how big MDB had influence on me, and how I love their music! I'm lucky that I can get this original one in my hands.
Here are the specs:
Body: Basswood
Top: None
Finish: White flake gloss
Construction: Bolt on
Neck: Wene/Bubinga 5-ply
Fretboard: BIRDSEYE MAPLE
Radius: 16"
Nut: TUSQ
Fret: Jescar Stainless
Scale: 26-28 multiscale
Hardware: ABM single saddle bridge, Hipshot open lock tuners
Pickup: BKP Cold Sweat neck, Painkiller bridge
Routing: 3-way switch, 1 volume, World Domination Mod
Those pictures are took with Sony A7RV, FE 24-105G and FE 135GM.
Actually personally, I don't have good track record with Skervesen, both me and my friends. They are great, but for some reason we always found some very little defects. My friend has a Raptor 8, I saw that in my eye of slightly misaligned bridge cutout. However regardless anything, I love 4AP. 4AP and 4MDB is probably my favorite guitar shape. Also, I'm a big fan of MDB since Travellers, and I have covered some COMA songs. This 4AP is just beyond everything, I felt so happy about this.
The guitar is in a pretty used condition, because this is built in 2015 and it was used on several EPs, album and tour. ABM Bridge is in good condition, but switches and pots are rusted, however it's simple to change and I'm planning to install a circuit inside. Actually I already swapped the knob with a gold on my old Ormsby (still faded already lol). It comes with Skervesen's World Domination Mod, which I actually don't find too useful, but it definetely gives more choice of tone. White sparkle is aging yellow, if it's my own order I will not happy about it but it's the MDB's original one, it shows how much it was used so I'm fine with it.
On the back plate there's MDB's signature. Gonna take this off and put it in the shelf haha (i'm joking)
And birdseye maple! I'm a huuuge sucker for maple fingerboards, I will never choose ebony if I have the choice of maple and ebony. Birdseye maple on this looks absolutely gorgeous.
The guitar feels solid when playing. Although I won't say it's the most comfortable thing I've played, but it's very worth the high end price and Skervesen reputation. The neck is well built so it feels smooth and comfortable. And it has asymmetric V shape, kinda like Strandberg's neck but it's more subtle. Personally I'm used to traditional round necks, but I can get this shape's benefit. (But after all it's MDB's original choice!)
It sounds super duper clear. With the specific pickups and wood and bridge (and whatever else), the treble is a bit too much, or should i say it's aggressive, and can be a little bit more mess than more conservative setups. And this is the reason why it's super clear, the harmonics of 8th string are all exaggerated. This aggressive sound is a huge part of MDB's tone, when I played it I immediately found that the attack is soooo close to album's tone. Personally I like less aggressive setups, but again, after all, it's THE MDB's tone. I can't say how excited I was, when I plugged in and dialed the tone, it was the exactly same tone! You can watch the video below for a tone sample. I'm using a custom set of 10-46, 54,74.
I took it to a local luthier shop and had a look. The owner is graduated from ESP and very wll known here. He said it's good, but there are still some little imperfections around the horn's sparkle finish. He is a bit shocked because this is made for a Skervesen endorser artist, but overall it's acceptable. I actually can't find where that imperfection is but I guess it's very subtle that it's only visible through an experienced luthier's eye.
Overall I'm super happy with it, even I personally don't have good records of Skervesen, or even some specs are not my first choice, I still felt good. I can't say how big MDB had influence on me, and how I love their music! I'm lucky that I can get this original one in my hands.
Here are the specs:
Body: Basswood
Top: None
Finish: White flake gloss
Construction: Bolt on
Neck: Wene/Bubinga 5-ply
Fretboard: BIRDSEYE MAPLE
Radius: 16"
Nut: TUSQ
Fret: Jescar Stainless
Scale: 26-28 multiscale
Hardware: ABM single saddle bridge, Hipshot open lock tuners
Pickup: BKP Cold Sweat neck, Painkiller bridge
Routing: 3-way switch, 1 volume, World Domination Mod
Those pictures are took with Sony A7RV, FE 24-105G and FE 135GM.
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