rifft
Well-Known Member
I got this axe exactly one week ago and its a monster. First the pics (I dont have access to a nice camera at the moment so the ones Skervesen sent me will have to do!)
Specs (more can be found in my build thread linked in my sig):
Ash body
Spalted maple top
Ivoroid binding
Maply/ebony bolt on neck
Ebony fretboard
18-20 radius
25.5-27 fan
BKP Aftermaths set
Hipshot locking tuners
ABM single saddle bridges
Satin finish
This build was actually my first custom, my first seven stringer, and my first experience with fanned frets. Maciek was extremely helpful in helping me figure out exactly what I wanted in my build. He was extremely responsive and I think we exchanged 60-something emails throughout the whole process. My guitar was finished exactly 10 weeks(!!) after I paid my deposit and I received it a little after that (build time quoted at 8-10 weeks). Im really happy how the guitar came out and really enjoy the natural look/feel of it
This guitar is a metal monster! My main guitar has been a PRS Custom 24 and this thing just blows it out of the water in terms of playability and tone for higher gain stuff! I really like the aftermath pickups. The neck joint and carve are very comfortable the neck itself is super fast. Upper fret access is also a breeze. I played this guitar for 7 hours straight the day after I got it and did not experience any wrist pain, etc. The ABM single saddle bridges are also very comfortable. Theres no digging/pinching into my hand when I palm mute.
For anyone thinking about fanned frets, I cannot recommend them enough. I still do get a little lost in the upper region of the guitar (frets 16-24-ish) sometimes but thats also because of the lack of inlays and has been getting easier with time. For anything below that, there was about no adjustment period at all.
I dont have any issues with the guitar that I can point out at the moment. There is a little bit of sympathetic ringing in the strings between the nut and the tuner (the piece of damping felt is much smaller on the lower strings due to the fan). I wouldnt really call that a flaw, its just too resonant and is nothing a hair tie/fretwrap wont fix
Finally a short clip of the guitar! This was just a kind of sloppy test run of a song I wrote test out my guitar. I used my H&K TubeMeister 18 (it was on the 5w setting). Trying to figure out how to use SD2.0/write drums and will need to mix it when I do a proper take with a cranked amp If you guys have any tips/suggestions on how to improve/approach those areas, thatd be much appreciated! Thanks!
https://soundcloud.com/rifftmusic/skervtest-lowvo
Specs (more can be found in my build thread linked in my sig):
Ash body
Spalted maple top
Ivoroid binding
Maply/ebony bolt on neck
Ebony fretboard
18-20 radius
25.5-27 fan
BKP Aftermaths set
Hipshot locking tuners
ABM single saddle bridges
Satin finish
This build was actually my first custom, my first seven stringer, and my first experience with fanned frets. Maciek was extremely helpful in helping me figure out exactly what I wanted in my build. He was extremely responsive and I think we exchanged 60-something emails throughout the whole process. My guitar was finished exactly 10 weeks(!!) after I paid my deposit and I received it a little after that (build time quoted at 8-10 weeks). Im really happy how the guitar came out and really enjoy the natural look/feel of it
This guitar is a metal monster! My main guitar has been a PRS Custom 24 and this thing just blows it out of the water in terms of playability and tone for higher gain stuff! I really like the aftermath pickups. The neck joint and carve are very comfortable the neck itself is super fast. Upper fret access is also a breeze. I played this guitar for 7 hours straight the day after I got it and did not experience any wrist pain, etc. The ABM single saddle bridges are also very comfortable. Theres no digging/pinching into my hand when I palm mute.
For anyone thinking about fanned frets, I cannot recommend them enough. I still do get a little lost in the upper region of the guitar (frets 16-24-ish) sometimes but thats also because of the lack of inlays and has been getting easier with time. For anything below that, there was about no adjustment period at all.
I dont have any issues with the guitar that I can point out at the moment. There is a little bit of sympathetic ringing in the strings between the nut and the tuner (the piece of damping felt is much smaller on the lower strings due to the fan). I wouldnt really call that a flaw, its just too resonant and is nothing a hair tie/fretwrap wont fix
Finally a short clip of the guitar! This was just a kind of sloppy test run of a song I wrote test out my guitar. I used my H&K TubeMeister 18 (it was on the 5w setting). Trying to figure out how to use SD2.0/write drums and will need to mix it when I do a proper take with a cranked amp
If you guys have any tips/suggestions on how to improve/approach those areas, thatd be much appreciated! Thanks!https://soundcloud.com/rifftmusic/skervtest-lowvo
