bubs_42 8,514 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) Gushing on NGD has a bipolar affect on the guitar community. We have a select few who have been lucky enough to be able to pony up, those who dream of the day that when they can afford their own NGD, and then we have the jaded and sarcastic to make up the remainder of the bunch . I'll leave it up to your imagination, but if it was a Pie Chart you could envision what the shares would look like. So i'll do my best to lay this out as honest as I can. This is for the ones that are sitting on the fence, with a dream of one day owning a Shishkov. I ordered the "Working Man's Guitar", it was a dream that was thrown out as a possible "HFC Run" that never happened. Why, because when you get a bunch of people who can ask for anything, that is exactly what they do. Only they don't ask for the same thing, and can't settle for less. After receiving #0070, I knew what I wanted to order and Team Shishkov was up to the challenge. The process is what is special about doing a custom order, but its not for the faint of heart. You can get anything you ask for, but if you don't like what you get, it is on you. So keeping it simple, I wanted a mahogany Guitar, P90/Humbucker Routes, Hardtail through the body (no sustain block). The pickups needed to be clear with punch, and the bridge bucker needed to have a strong split. I wanted to use one guitar all night, even if the other guitar player switched from playing Tele's to a LP and I needed to change tones. Simple right? I always kept one thing in mind, leave Mike and Josh enough room to work and let the guitar become what I wanted instead of making them work in a box. First change came with the wood, I get an email with a request to change the wood to a piece that nobody had claimed yet. I gave it a big thumbs up! Josh wanted to do a 12 Screw pickup design and after some discussion (sometimes i'm worrisome) I green lighted that as well. Since I left the bridge open ended, Mike looked around and came up with the Hannes Bridge. I wanted the good attributes of the Sustainblock without the inherent brightness that comes along with it. So after we discussed it (because I just liked to hear Mike explain it too me) we continued. Ah, the tuners, so the Hannes looked so modern that the guitar needed modern tuners. The Schaller Divinci tuners were beautiful, modern with a touch of vintage. Ok the color I stole from someone else Shishkov, but sometimes other people have great ideas too. The final result, is a guitar that is light, punches like Mike Tyson and can hold a note longer than Celine Dion. To Mike and Team Shishkov I know you put the same amount of love into every guitar, but sometimes things just happen. Sometimes they just come together in a way that cannot be explained, but i'll try. I have owned some of the most infamous Hamers to come through the HFC. Maybe not the most coveted, but the ones that were known tone machines that had that extra 10%. The first being the 77 Sunburst that when through so many hands here, along with BCR Greg's Personal Hamer Vector(#72), and Greg's Personal BCR JR. This guitar stands toe to toe with all of them, the pickups are perfect, the neck is perfect ,and it reminds me of those guitars. The harmonics are crazy good and so is the sustain. I wasn't even playing that loud, but the guitar would hold a note like you were stepping on a sustainer pedal. This is my Forever Guitar, and I don't take that lightly. Edited July 30, 2020 by bubs_42 23 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jakeboy 6,670 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Oh, man!! Congrats! Cannot wait to see the pics! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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0054 2,746 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Cool Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BubbaVO 3,502 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) That's very cool! Very very very cool! Enjoy ! .... dibs. Sorry, had to be done. 🤪 Edited July 30, 2020 by BubbaVO 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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bubs_42 8,514 Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 @hamerhead, yes sir it is officially here! More to come soon. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hamerhead 17,607 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Fuck yeah! Make with the pictures already! 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travis 4,134 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 56 minutes ago, bubs_42 said: @hamerhead, yes sir it is officially here! More to come soon. DUDE!!! Don’t make us wait any longer!!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bubs_42 8,514 Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) Sorry, we had an image snafu! Edited July 29, 2020 by bubs_42 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travis 4,134 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 LOVE!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hamerhead 17,607 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) That's pretty sick. Love the top. Hell, the whole concept. Well done. Holy shit. Edited July 29, 2020 by hamerhead 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Studio Custom 136 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 That is awesome, congratulations on a stellar NGD! I’m starting to feel inadequate with this group that my order will be fairly basic. You guys have some freakin great ideas!!! enjoy it 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travis 4,134 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 10 minutes ago, Peter Studio Custom said: That is awesome, congratulations on a stellar NGD! I’m starting to feel inadequate with this group that my order will be fairly basic. You guys have some freakin great ideas!!! enjoy it I know what you mean. Mine hasn’t even been started yet and I’m already contemplating another one just to be proud to show off around these parts... 😉 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ArnieZ 1,669 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 The endless variety from only 3 models never fails to impress me. This is yet another example of collaboration between Mike and his customer that is outstanding. I would have loved it even more if you had chosen the inlays that hamerhead used arniez 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hamerhead 17,607 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Known as the 'Arnie Inlay'. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DBraz 4,110 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Love it. I’m a fan of the Hannes bridge and very nearly spec’d one for my Second Super-C. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Studio Custom 136 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Oh I’m definitely stealing the idea with those inlays 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
specialk 3,795 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Amazing! Congratulations to all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
soli'd 1,184 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 so killer. Love the concept and the hardware is crazy cool. Tuner envy setting in...😅 Cheers to everyone involved. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
django49 9,766 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Sometimes simple (like "Working Man's Guitar") is best. The combination of HB (with split) and P90 is killer and so very versatile. It is almost like you took the basics of a Krautster II and then kicked it up a couple notches from there with good input from Mike and Co. Love that wood! I am envious! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaGator 218 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Very cool, very unique, congratulations! Is the bridge adjustment from the back of the guitar or are the posts just mounted all the way through? Enjoy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jakeboy 6,670 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Yet another masterpiece. Love the hardware and pickup selections. Singles are so great for the neck...and a splittable bridge pickup gives you tremendous versatility...just as a Working Man’s Guitar should. Most excellent. Congrats Bubs! I know you are over the moon with this one... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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