NGD: My First Custom

crayzee · 10-15-2011, 07:44 PM

As mentioned above, this is my first custom guitar ever; just 6 weeks buildtime and it's perfect (at least for me)...more Pictures soon. I can't stop playing it right now.

Headstock:

Neckjoint (perfect):

Bodyshot:

Way too sexy...

Technical Data:
Alder Body, Maple Neck, Flamed Maple Fretboard;
Häussel Tozz Bridge and Neck PUs, Ceramic Magnets (Bridge ~19,4K, Neck ~12,4K), HOT!
Tone Pros Bridge, Schaller M6 Mini Locking Tuners;
Scale Length 670mm (~26,3")

Check out my luthier: http://www.zeal-guitars.de/
Bastian did (as always) an outstanding Job on this guitar.

Enjoy!

Blitzie · 10-15-2011, 07:51 PM

That. Neck.

orakle · 10-15-2011, 08:02 PM

how does the pickup sound, never heard of haeusell before !

stevemcqueen · 10-15-2011, 08:25 PM

I don't really like plain maple fretboards but bird's eye, flamed, and curly maple are ftw!

crayzee · 10-15-2011, 08:35 PM

@orakle: The Häussels have Tons of gain, but they still keep a lot of clarity; very nice Bass/Low-Mid-Punch, lots of treble, I had to dial down the treble on my Amp (first time ever:-)). They're very direct, aggressive and non-forgiving - you play shitty, it'll sound shitty, but that's how I like it.
I've got a Megaswitch on the guitar, you can even funk out on it, no kidding!

exordium · 10-16-2011, 03:46 AM

Looks great, very cool! I might prefer one with an inline headstock, though!

MetalMike04 · 10-16-2011, 03:53 AM

INCREDIBLE its like the Michael Ammot sig's albino brother!

shitsøn · 10-16-2011, 01:50 PM

Loving the fretboard. A darker stained body or darker veneer / top would have been a nice contrast. It looks a bit uncompleted to me the way it is right now.

fps · 10-16-2011, 03:57 PM

Beautiful in its deceptive simplicity, you could play anything you wanted on that and it would kill, reeeeally nice guitar!!

ibanez4lifesz · 10-17-2011, 09:25 PM

I'm sure you'll have no problem with clarity with that would combination...not too bright?

Philligan · 10-17-2011, 11:22 PM

+1 for Mike Amott

Awesome guitar man

drmosh · 10-18-2011, 12:49 AM

That's really nice! Congrats.
Gotta love Haeussel, what a great guy that makes amazing pickups

crayzee · 10-18-2011, 06:51 AM

@fps: Deceptive Simplicity was what I was shooting for :-), and it kills no matter what...!

@ibanez4lifesz: it's very bright, brighter than all my other guitars, but it's still fine; I wanted quick response and punch, I wouldn't have gotten that with mahogany (I guess, I discussed it pretty long with my luthier), especially as the body is a little bit bigger than the original Amott, thus having more mass and slowing the response.
Again, it sounds very bright and alive, me likey...the next one is already finished in my head, gotta save up some money first :-)).

ShadyDavey · 10-18-2011, 06:55 AM

That's beautiful! Hopefully the slightly larger body also slightly counteracts neck-dive?

Looks balanced and wonderfully understated

ShadowFactoryX · 10-18-2011, 07:43 AM

looks great, though it seems like the fretboard/neck doesnt taper down at all

Goatchrist · 10-18-2011, 08:26 AM

Fretboard looks unreal!

Congrats!

crayzee · 10-19-2011, 05:53 PM

@ShadyDavey: thanks to the body and/or the position of the Strapknobs there's no Neckdive at all. She just stays in whatever position you put her, very balanced Instrument.

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10-15-2011, 07:44 PM	#1
crayzee Treehugger Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 296 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	NGD: My First Custom As mentioned above, this is my first custom guitar ever; just 6 weeks buildtime and it's perfect (at least for me)...more Pictures soon. I can't stop playing it right now. Headstock: Neckjoint (perfect): Bodyshot: Way too sexy... Technical Data: Alder Body, Maple Neck, Flamed Maple Fretboard; Häussel Tozz Bridge and Neck PUs, Ceramic Magnets (Bridge ~19,4K, Neck ~12,4K), HOT! Tone Pros Bridge, Schaller M6 Mini Locking Tuners; Scale Length 670mm (~26,3") Check out my luthier: http://www.zeal-guitars.de/ Bastian did (as always) an outstanding Job on this guitar. Enjoy! BigPhi84, UltimaWeapon and Michael T like this. Talking about music is like dancing about architecture. - Steve Martin Women are like mesas, all the knobs don't do what they say they do, some do the same thing as others, some don't do anything at all, and you have to set them all right before any kind of enjoyment can come out of it. And the next day when you fire it up with the same settings, it might sound like shit again. - silentrage

10-15-2011, 08:35 PM	#5
crayzee Treehugger Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 296 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	@orakle: The Häussels have Tons of gain, but they still keep a lot of clarity; very nice Bass/Low-Mid-Punch, lots of treble, I had to dial down the treble on my Amp (first time ever:-)). They're very direct, aggressive and non-forgiving - you play shitty, it'll sound shitty, but that's how I like it. I've got a Megaswitch on the guitar, you can even funk out on it, no kidding! Talking about music is like dancing about architecture. - Steve Martin Women are like mesas, all the knobs don't do what they say they do, some do the same thing as others, some don't do anything at all, and you have to set them all right before any kind of enjoyment can come out of it. And the next day when you fire it up with the same settings, it might sound like shit again. - silentrage

10-16-2011, 03:46 AM	#6
exordium SS.org Regular Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 314 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Looks great, very cool! I might prefer one with an inline headstock, though! http://www.youtube.com/vimalguitar

10-16-2011, 03:53 AM	#7
MetalMike04 Lefty cursed... Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 408 Thanked: 13 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	INCREDIBLE its like the Michael Ammot sig's albino brother! dirgesong and Philligan like this.

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10-15-2011, 07:51 PM	#2
Blitzie SS.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 270 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	That. Neck.

10-15-2011, 08:02 PM	#3
orakle djentleman Join Date: May 2011 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 699 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	how does the pickup sound, never heard of haeusell before !

10-15-2011, 08:25 PM	#4
stevemcqueen Namby Pamby Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Orlando and Eastern NC Posts: 340 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I don't really like plain maple fretboards but bird's eye, flamed, and curly maple are ftw!

10-16-2011, 01:50 PM	#8
shitsøn (((Ω))) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Berlin, DE/Tampa, FL Posts: 2,790 Thanked: 65 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Loving the fretboard. A darker stained body or darker veneer / top would have been a nice contrast. It looks a bit uncompleted to me the way it is right now. Check: http://soundcloud.com/mouldermasters Extended Range Guitar Nerds Facebook

10-16-2011, 03:57 PM	#9
fps Kit Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 1,532 Thanked: 5 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Beautiful in its deceptive simplicity, you could play anything you wanted on that and it would kill, reeeeally nice guitar!! Stream Supervolcano ----------------> http://deathapedisco.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DeathApeDisco

10-17-2011, 09:25 PM	#10
ibanez4lifesz SS.org Regular Join Date: May 2008 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 856 Thanked: 23 Feedback Score: 28 reviews	I'm sure you'll have no problem with clarity with that would combination...not too bright? Eric of Barren Branches- New Music Coming Soon! Barren Branches- SoundCloud Barren Branches- YouTube Barren Branches- Facebook Barren Branches- Myspace Fractal Audio Axe FX PRS and EBMM Guitars

10-17-2011, 11:22 PM	#11
Philligan The White-Knuckler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sarnia, ON, Canada Posts: 4,401 Thanked: 46 Feedback Score: 6 reviews	+1 for Mike Amott Awesome guitar man Michael T and MetalMike04 like this. "it blowed the emg's in the dirt" - De Vries "Richlite is to Paper Mache as Carbon Composite is to charcoal briquettes." - Max

10-18-2011, 12:49 AM	#12
drmosh Sir Paul of the Mosh Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 4,695 Thanked: 29 $drmosh is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $drmosh is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $drmosh is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $drmosh is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $drmosh is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $drmosh is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $drmosh is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ Feedback Score: 9 reviews	That's really nice! Congrats. Gotta love Haeussel, what a great guy that makes amazing pickups

10-18-2011, 06:51 AM	#13
crayzee Treehugger Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 296 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	@fps: Deceptive Simplicity was what I was shooting for :-), and it kills no matter what...! @ibanez4lifesz: it's very bright, brighter than all my other guitars, but it's still fine; I wanted quick response and punch, I wouldn't have gotten that with mahogany (I guess, I discussed it pretty long with my luthier), especially as the body is a little bit bigger than the original Amott, thus having more mass and slowing the response. Again, it sounds very bright and alive, me likey...the next one is already finished in my head, gotta save up some money first :-)). Talking about music is like dancing about architecture. - Steve Martin Women are like mesas, all the knobs don't do what they say they do, some do the same thing as others, some don't do anything at all, and you have to set them all right before any kind of enjoyment can come out of it. And the next day when you fire it up with the same settings, it might sound like shit again. - silentrage

10-18-2011, 06:55 AM	#14
ShadyDavey 7ibrarian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Peterborough, UK Posts: 6,588 Thanked: 104 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	That's beautiful! Hopefully the slightly larger body also slightly counteracts neck-dive? Looks balanced and wonderfully understated While raping a bear in Yellowstone and snorting coke out of a freshly-dead baby's skull, I finally felt that I had found my calling and built a time machine out of Iraqi WMDs and LOTS OF HEMP WHOA. Using this time machine I went back in time and shot JFK from outer ....ing space. I am now your god - Jeff .....and then all of a sudden he drops the musical equivilant of a steaming turd right in our laps - ESP Griffyn

10-18-2011, 07:43 AM	#15
ShadowFactoryX OMNIHILITY Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 2,281 Thanked: 28 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	looks great, though it seems like the fretboard/neck doesnt taper down at all I like my guitar tone like I like my women, perfect rounded bottom end, cut in the mid section, heavy on the top end, and super tight. Omnium - Atmospheric/Trance/Ambient

10-18-2011, 08:26 AM	#16
Goatchrist Jebus Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Baden, CH Posts: 1,644 Thanked: 19 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Fretboard looks unreal! Congrats! You must unlearn what you have learned.

10-19-2011, 05:53 PM	#17
crayzee Treehugger Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 296 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	@ShadyDavey: thanks to the body and/or the position of the Strapknobs there's no Neckdive at all. She just stays in whatever position you put her, very balanced Instrument. Talking about music is like dancing about architecture. - Steve Martin Women are like mesas, all the knobs don't do what they say they do, some do the same thing as others, some don't do anything at all, and you have to set them all right before any kind of enjoyment can come out of it. And the next day when you fire it up with the same settings, it might sound like shit again. - silentrage

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