Wheeling and Dealing Nik Huber Guitars

This page belongs to me, Paul Weber - freelance electric guitar aficionado and part-time dealer. I've hooked up with german luthier extraordinaire Nik Huber to get some of his world-class guitars around and with german custom pickup maker Harry Häussel. These 2 people must be amongst the most underrated music industry participants I know... Do check out my website http://www.ugroove.biz for more six string action ;-)

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Friday, October 21, 2005

Picture of the Blue Orca (Nik Huber Content)



Who-hoo!!!
Double stained blue Orca here!!
This one features a Private Stock quality top (I'm not kidding - Nik Huber knows where to source the extra good stuff) and a mid-light weight mahogany body.
The black p.up rings are actually ebony, so is the TRC and the control cavity cover.
this guitar possesses a ridiculous amount of dynamics, punch and subtlety - the trademarks of great luthiery technique (seriously).
Issues?
The guitar was scarred on the back by an idiot at the 05 MusikMesse in Frankfurt. This person scratched the back (just the finish - the wood wasn't even "impressed")with a key or something - probably hoping to carry the guitar away at a good price (he didn't).
The guitar was used for some demos in Italy where it received rave reviews - but the blue doublestain is just too much for Italian tastes.
The new price of this beauty would have been 4390 euros (times 1.21 for US Dollars). Worth every penny!