Vik Domineer 9 string multiscale build

[Winspear]

So the time has come! After a lovely short wait time of less than 3 months, our 9 string build has begun

Here is the build thread but I'll paste some stuff here
ViK Guitars Domineer 9FF TW CS

For those unfamiliar with the Domineer shape;

I am really glad Vik happened to send me this shape in an email, I love it, very unique and will be nice to see it on more builds which I hope this will inspire!

ViK model: Domineer FF
strings: 9
scale: 24.75"-29.75" - Perpendicular fret at the 7th
frets: 24 Stainless steel jumbo, 6100 size
tuning: EA EADGBE A all down a semitone
neck/body system: ViK ISNC deeply set-in
fingerboard: Madagascar ebony, no radius
neck wood: wenge/purpleheart/flame maple
body wood: swamp ash
top/headstock wood: Claro walnut
note: Black stripe/veneer between top/bottom on body and headstock
binding: fingerboard
binding type: flame maple
inlays: "glow green in the dark" side dots (white outer contour) + custom sign on the 7th fret area + 2mm glowing dots on treble side of the fingerboard
hardware color: black/(cosmo black)
bridge: fixed ABM
tuners: Gotoh 510 locking with plastic buttons
pickups: ViK slanted 9s
controls layout: currently undecided
knobs: Gotoh speed
strap buttons: Dunlop recessed, black.
color: transparent
finish: Satin



Some wood!

Nice flame maple for the middle of the neck;

Awesome neck!

And a very black board to go ontop. Nice and wide

Lest we forget...

A simply unreal walnut top! I never imagined anything like it

I think this will be fun

 

[narad]

Whelp, that's just about the nicest Walnut I've ever seen, and ViK can do no wrong, so...subscribed.

 

[celticelk]

THAT TOP. And the neck sandwich on Vik's site looks pretty tasty as well. Can't wait to watch this one come together!

 

[technomancer]

Beautiful top, guitar is going to look killer... a 5" fan just sounds painful though Then again I have short fingers

 

[metalman_ltd]

Oh boy this is going to be beautiful. That shape you chose is a good choice. I'll be watching this for sure.

 

[Stealthdjentstic]

That top is boootyfull!

 

[TRENCHLORD]

Amazingly classy and unique, +that lower horn could be used as a groupie sex toy.

 

[SymmetricScars]

Beautiful woods! And that's an intense fan range!!

 

[Stealthdjentstic]

Also, I love Vik's shapes, classic but modern.

 

[thrsher]

this build is gonna be epic

 

[JPMike]

Oh God, here we go...

 

[Winspear]

Thanks guys!

that lower horn could be used as a groupie sex toy.

The horns on this thing are awesome!

With regards to the fan, yep it's pretty big but I've done as much testing as I can with templates and the like and am confident about it. As far as I can tell from templates, it's really comfy. I didn't fancy going shorter or longer on either end so it had to be, really It's also worth remembering it's spread across 9 strings - the angles would make a 3.75" fan on a 7 string.

 

[orakle]

intrigate to see how this 5'' fan is gonna turn out

 

[IB-studjent-]

Best of luck man, this thing is going to be crazy. I hope you enjoy this build and get an awesome guitar. Can't wait to get mine but I'm still a few slots behind (#16). Good luck man

 

[kowoolo]

dat piece of walnut

 

[Bigfan]

Where is the perpendicular fret going to be?

 

[Winspear]

Best of luck man, this thing is going to be crazy. I hope you enjoy this build and get an awesome guitar. Can't wait to get mine but I'm still a few slots behind (#16). Good luck man

Thanks man Specs?

Perpendicular fret is the 7th

 

[vansinn]

Why did you choose 7th fret as the perpendicular one?
Wont it give you a weird feeling with the high frets being angled quite a lot?
Oh well, being able to go up on the A4 string will ease on the very high fret playing, so..

Looking forward to more of this build, sexy..

 

[Winspear]

Why did you choose 7th fret as the perpendicular one?
Wont it give you a weird feeling with the high frets being angled quite a lot?
Oh well, being able to go up on the A4 string will ease on the very high fret playing, so..

Looking forward to more of this build, sexy..

Sexy indeed Yep the high string will ease that, I rarely play at the very highest frets and I can move that up to the A string with this
I tried a few different positions on templates and 7th seemed to give the best balance at the nut and bridge which were my main concerns. Obviously it is hard to tell on a template..but the high frets don't seem as crazy as you might think, anyway. I can imagine it being tricky to do long sweeps on the very high frets but just playing across a few strings the angle of the frets should be fine.

 

[IB-studjent-]

Thanks man Specs?

Duality 7, gold plated hardware, 4A flamed maple top, honduran mahogany body, madagascar ebony board, Indian rosewood neck. that's basically it