Decibel Guitars » In progress http://decibelguitars.com We make great guitars. We hope you like them. Mon, 07 May 2012 19:24:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 dB9: 8-string headless AMX http://decibelguitars.com/db9/ http://decibelguitars.com/db9/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 19:42:45 +0000 Decibel Guitars http://decibelguitars.com/?p=1172 Build dB9 Model AMX Body Limba Neck Maple Fretboard Birdseye maple Electronics DiMarzio Hardware Hipshot Start date TBD Completion date

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]]> http://decibelguitars.com/db9/feed/ 0 dB8: Curly European ash Javelin http://decibelguitars.com/db8/ http://decibelguitars.com/db8/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 19:42:14 +0000 Decibel Guitars http://decibelguitars.com/?p=1170 Build dB8 Model Javelin Body 1-piece curly European ash Neck Flame maple Fretboard Rosewood Electronics Bare Knuckle Nailbomb set Hardware Floyd Rose Pro 7 Start date May 4, 2012 Completion date

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]]> http://decibelguitars.com/db8/feed/ 0 dB7: Swamp ash AMX (left-handed) http://decibelguitars.com/db7/ http://decibelguitars.com/db7/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 19:41:27 +0000 Decibel Guitars http://decibelguitars.com/?p=1168 Build dB7 Model AMX Body 2-piece swamp ash Neck Maple/rosewood Fretboard Flame maple Electronics TBD Hardware Hipshot Start date May 4, 2012 Completion date ]]> http://decibelguitars.com/db7/feed/ 0 dB6: Mahogany + Koa Javelin http://decibelguitars.com/db6/ http://decibelguitars.com/db6/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 19:40:51 +0000 Decibel Guitars http://decibelguitars.com/?p=1166 Build dB6 Model Javelin Body 2-piece South American mahogany w/ bookmatched figured Koa top Neck South American mahogany + ebony Fretboard Rosewood Electronics Bare Knuckle Black Dog set Hardware Hipshot Start date May 4, 2012 Completion date

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]]> http://decibelguitars.com/db5/feed/ 0 dB12: Alder XJ http://decibelguitars.com/db12/ http://decibelguitars.com/db12/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 19:37:01 +0000 Decibel Guitars http://decibelguitars.com/?p=1160 Build dB12 Model XJ Body 2-piece Alder Neck TBD Fretboard TBD Electronics 3 Lace Aluma-90 pickups, 5-way blade switch Hardware Recessed GraphTech ResoMax low-friction Tune-o-Matic, Bigsby tailpiece Start date May 4, 2012 Completion date ]]> http://decibelguitars.com/db12/feed/ 0 dB11: Alder AMX http://decibelguitars.com/db11/ http://decibelguitars.com/db11/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 19:34:54 +0000 Decibel Guitars http://decibelguitars.com/?p=1158 Build dB11 Model AMX Body 2-piece Alder Neck TBD Fretboard TBD Electronics Rio Grande Muy Grande Telecaster set Hardware Hipshot Start date May 4, 2012 Completion date

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]]> http://decibelguitars.com/db11/feed/ 0 dB10: Paulownia Javelin (stock build) http://decibelguitars.com/db10/ http://decibelguitars.com/db10/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 19:32:57 +0000 Decibel Guitars http://decibelguitars.com/?p=1156 Build dB10 Model Javelin Body 1-piece Paulownia Neck TBD Fretboard Ebony Electronics Lace Alumitone DB7 and HB7 Hardware Hipshot Start date May 4, 2012 Completion date

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]]> http://decibelguitars.com/db10/feed/ 0 dB4: Dan Spitz Javelin http://decibelguitars.com/db4/ http://decibelguitars.com/db4/#comments Sat, 18 Jun 2011 05:48:52 +0000 Decibel Guitars http://decibelguitars.com/?p=898 Build dB4 Model Javelin Body 2-piece Black limba back with 1″ 1-piece figured maple top Neck 5-piece curly black limba with 2 black-and-white Gabon ebony stringers Fretboard Snakewood, 14″ to 22″ compound radius (32″ radius at the bridge), 25.5″ scale, 24 Jescar 57110-S (stainless) frets Electronics DiMarzio Dan Spitz Signature set
Free-Way 6-way toggle
Master volume 500k pot
Master tone 500k pot
Recessed locking Neutrik output jack Hardware Bridge: recessed Schaller Hannes fixed 6 (black)
Tuners: Hipshot Grip-Lock (black) Start date June 17, 2011 Completion date

I recently got an email out of the blue asking if i would be interested in collaborating with Dan Spitz on a guitar he would use on the upcoming Red Lamb tour. There’s no way i could NOT jump on the opportunity to work with a Grammy-nominated metal legend. The next day we had a great chat on the phone and talked rough specs and wood ideas, and have been sending a flurry of emails back and forth as we sourced woods and shared ideas.

Here’s where we’ve started:

This rendering shows the control locations, cavities for the signature DiMarzio pickups being made for Dan by Steve Blucher, and the recess for the Schaller Hannes bridge.

This rendering shows the control locations, cavities for the signature DiMarzio pickups being made for Dan by Steve Blucher, and the recess for the Schaller Hannes bridge.

The nature of the deeply radiused top means i have to start with VERY thick pieces of wood. The top starts at 1.5" thick. The top and mating surfaces are radiused so the body ends up being about a 50/50 mix of the top and back woods, with each being about 1" thick at the middle.

The nature of the deeply radiused top means i have to start with VERY thick pieces of wood. The top starts at 1.5″ thick. The top and mating surfaces are radiused so the body ends up being about a 50/50 mix of the top and back woods, with each being about 1″ thick at the middle.

The radius top allows the controls to be easily accessible, but out of the way at the same time.

The radius top allows the controls to be easily accessible, but out of the way at the same time.

Black limba. (body back)

Black limba. (body back)

Wild/quilted/spalted 1-piece maple top

Wild/quilted/spalted 1-piece maple top

Figured black limba. (neck core and headstock)

Figured black limba. (neck core and headstock)

Black and white Gaboon ebony. (neck stringers)

Black and white Gaboon ebony. (neck stringers)

Snakewood. (fretboard)

Snakewood. (fretboard)

This shows the geometry for the compound radius fretboard to Dan's specs. It starts around 14" at the nut and goes to 32" at the bridge. (This results in about a 22" radius at the 24th fret). The headstock face will also have a radius to match the nut end of the fretboard.

This shows the geometry for the compound radius fretboard to Dan’s specs. It starts around 14″ at the nut and goes to 32″ at the bridge. (This results in about a 22″ radius at the 24th fret). The headstock face will also have a radius to match the nut end of the fretboard.

The wood layout for Dan's Javelin. 2-piece black limba back, figured black limba neck with two ebony stringers, snakewood fretboard and headstock overlay. And a SICK quilted/spalted/wild 1-piece maple top.

The wood layout for Dan’s Javelin. 2-piece black limba back, figured black limba neck with two ebony stringers, snakewood fretboard and headstock overlay. And a SICK quilted/spalted/wild 1-piece maple top.

]]> http://decibelguitars.com/db4/feed/ 4 dB2: Figured mahogany AMX http://decibelguitars.com/db2/ http://decibelguitars.com/db2/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:56:41 +0000 Decibel Guitars http://decibelguitars.com/?p=282

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Build dB2
Model AMX
Body Figured South American mahogany, 1-piece
Neck 5-piece: 2 laminates of figured South American mahogany + 2 birdseye maple stringers + figured katalox core
Fretboard Figured katalox, 16″ radius, 25.5″ scale, 24 frets; fretboard and headstock binding, stainless steel frets
Electronics
  • Bare Knuckle Aftermath 7 calibrated set, open coils
  • 4PDT toggle switch with both humbuckers split in middle position (black)
  • Bourns Premium master volume 500k pot
  • Kill switch (heavy-duty, momentary, black)
  • Recessed locking Neutrik output jack with gold contacts
  • All interconnects made with RoHS-compliant lead-free solder and teflon-coated wire
  • GraphTech GHOST piezo system
Hardware Bridge: recessed Hipshot flat-mount fixed 7 (black)
Bridge Saddles: GraphTech piezo
Tuners: Hipshot Grip-Lock (black)
Nut: GraphTech Tusq XL
Date started January 14, 2010
Date completed


This guitar came from the same billet of curly South American mahogany as dB1, so it’s a “sibling” build, but has some key differences such as the neck and fretboard woods, the single-cutaway body style and the addition of the GraphTech GHOST piezo system.

Our original plan was to do Prototype 3 as a Cutlass, but then we came up with the AMX design and it worked better with the stunning piece of figured mahogany we had available. Those black lines are left over from the Cutlass template trace.

Our original plan was to do Prototype 3 as a Cutlass, but then we came up with the AMX design and it worked better with the stunning piece of figured mahogany we had available. Those black lines are left over from the Cutlass template trace.

Proto 3 AMX parts roughed out. Figured mahogany body, 5-piece laminate neck (9 if you include the veneers), figured katalox fretboard.

Proto 3 AMX parts roughed out. Figured mahogany body, 5-piece laminate neck (9 if you include the veneers), figured katalox fretboard.

Neck laminates from the outside in: figured mahogany, birdseye maple, figured katalox core.

Neck laminates from the outside in: figured mahogany, birdseye maple, figured katalox core.

Figured mahogany headstock will be grafted on at the scarf joint.

Figured mahogany headstock will be grafted on at the scarf joint.

Here it is laid out. This will be the first AMX!

Here it is laid out. This will be the first AMX!

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