NGD Offset "Micawber"

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NGD Offset "Micawber"

Post by Peterquelle » Fri Jun 16, 2017 6:33 am

Hi,
my first custom made guitar ever arrived today It was build by a guy in Vienna (Austria) named Guido Frisina. I basically ordered an Offset Tele with Micawber configuration. The specs are: One-piece ash body, one-piece maple neck, gotoh brass bridge, Häussl Broadcaster bridge-pickup, Häussl 1959 neck humbucker. The tone and the playability are awesome, only thing that bugs me a tiny bit is the weight. I havent had a chance to weigh it yet, but its definitly a lot heavier than all my other guitars.
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Re: NGD Offset "Micawber"

Post by MKR » Fri Jun 16, 2017 7:09 am

that's beautiful!

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Re: NGD Offset "Micawber"

Post by Zork » Mon Jun 19, 2017 3:07 am

One string too much... :D

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Post by wproffitt » Mon Jun 19, 2017 4:53 am

I dig it! Enjoy!

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Re: NGD Offset "Micawber"

Post by l9gaj » Mon Jun 19, 2017 8:22 am

Zork wrote:One string too much...
You beat me too it! :-)

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Post by Heartland » Mon Jun 19, 2017 8:27 am

Awesome I love it!

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Re: NGD Offset "Micawber"

Post by Kent » Tue Jun 20, 2017 12:52 am

Well, ash can be pretty damn heavy.

Are you also in Vienna. Ich auch. Let's hang out!

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Re: NGD Offset "Micawber"

Post by NICQ » Tue Jun 20, 2017 10:38 pm

Nice guitar! Interesting choice for wood and finish :)

Never heard of the guy btw... does he have a website or something?

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Re: NGD Offset "Micawber"

Post by Peterquelle » Tue Jun 20, 2017 11:02 pm

Hi, the builder is just on Facebook, called Frisina Design, he has some quite intresting ideas, like building guitars out of used skateboards. I dont think he has a website.

And i am not from vienna... I am from Graz.

I am thinking about somehow weight relieving it, how much would routing or drilling under the pickguard bring ?

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Post by NICQ » Wed Jun 21, 2017 12:05 am

Peterquelle wrote:Hi, the builder is just on Facebook, called Frisina Design, he has some quite intresting ideas, like building guitars out of used skateboards. I dont think he has a website.

And i am not from vienna... I am from Graz.

I am thinking about somehow weight relieving it, how much would routing or drilling under the pickguard bring ?
Ah ok ;-)
I heard from a guy building a skateboard guitar - maybe that'S him

Weight relief - swimming pool route under the pickguard removes some wood but not really that much that you'd notice
I have a walnut Jazzmaster with the same problem and thought about chambering it - but you can only do that beforehand and not when the body is already finished I think

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Re: NGD Offset "Micawber"

Post by mijmog » Wed Jun 21, 2017 3:05 am

Love the understated headstock logo, very subtle and nice to see. Looks like a great instrument all round, congrats!

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Re: NGD Offset "Micawber"

Post by eternal learner » Thu Jun 22, 2017 2:32 pm

I like, i like very much. 8)

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Re: NGD Offset "Micawber"

Post by markblack77 » Sun Sep 17, 2017 8:47 am

telemaster... enjoy!

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