Player's Perspective
We are proud to offer up another gorgeous Duvell Elite 7 from our friends over at Mayones!
Offering some of the highest quality craftsmanship we've ever come across, Mayones is building some absolutely killer guitars that have not just metal rockers turning their heads to take note. The neck on this 7-string is super comfortable and will require little-to-no adjustment if you're a 6-string slinger.
The low-B is tight, punchy, and really brings the thunder. It doesn't have any of that wobbliness that you can sometimes encounter. Flying up and down the neck is a breeze and whether you're playing chords, ripping lead-lines, or using both hands to do some fancy fretboard tapping, you'll find this guitar to be super expressive and the notes just jump right out with minimal effort. Plus the craftsmanship is so good that you can really get shredder-level low action with ease.
The Bare Knuckle TKO pickups are designed specifically for Mayones and they are awesome! They're hot and heavy and definitely designed with the modern-day shredder in mind. These pickups are truly custom made just for these guitars. Mayones sends Bare Knuckle a Duvell, for example, with no pickups in it, and no instructions on what to do. Bare Knuckle, using all of their expertise, then go ahead and create what they think is the best pickup for that model of guitars. The result is a perfect marriage of tonewoods and electronics the likes of which we've rarely seen.
A simple master volume control (with push/pull coil-splitting capability) makes this a no-fuss 7-string shredder's axe that always sounds great and won't leave you with any hand fatigue after long sessions or shows.
Details
Mayones guitars and basses are hand-crafted in Poland using traditional European luthier techniques and the finest components available. Professional musicians worldwide depend on their Mayones to provide stunning sound and consistent playability night after night. Mayones artists include Between The Buried And Me, Korn, Katatonia, Limp Bizkit, Paradise Lost, Keith Merrow, Periphery, Jimmy Haslip and many more. Reserve your Mayones today and see how it inspires your own creativity.
BARE KNUCKLE TKO HUMBUCKER PICKUPS
These pickups are specifically designed for Mayones. They are high output and each set is custom wound for the specific model that it's going into.
“Mayones and Bare Knuckle have a strong relationship going back many years so I was honoured when Dawid and his team asked me to design a custom humbucker set specifically for their guitars.
The brief was to create a bridge and neck humbucker set voiced to reflect the playing styles of Mayones players and for the optimum translation of tone from these amazing guitars.
Dawid sent over a Duvell and a Regius for me to use in R&D and over the course of several weeks the concept of the ‘TKO’ humbuckers was borne.
A lot of Mayones customers play progressive, technical styles of rock so I decided to use a combination of ceramic powered bridge humbucker and Alnico V powered neck humbucker. This produces an excellent combination of power and range of tone, producing 3 very distinct tones from bridge, bridge/neck and neck selections on the pickup selector.
Mayones guitars are extremely resonant due to the choice of premium timbers and construction methods and it was important that the pickups capitalised on this naturally rich, percussive tone.
The ‘TKO’ bridge has plenty of output, bass notes track very quickly, mid range is punchy and highs sound full with plenty of weight behind each note. Neck tones are clean and open with a woody snap and great balance of output with the bridge.
Mid position split coil tone is very tight and percussive with a very clear cut in the highs.
Overall the ‘TKO’ humbuckers offer a wide range of saturated rhythm and lead tones coupled with dynamic cleans perfect for modern rock guitar styles and they’re the ultimate partner for Mayones Guitars.” – Tim Mills (Bare Knuckle)
Body
- Model: Duvell Elite 7
- Color: Trans Natural Satine
- Top Wood: 3A Eye Poplar
- Binding: Natural
- Back Wood: Mahogany
Neck
- Construction: Bolt-On
- Fretboard: Ebony
- Neck Wood: 5-Piece Wenge/Purpleheart Bolt-On
- Scale Length: 25.4"
- Fretboard Radius: 16"
- Side Dots: Luminlay (glow-in-the-dark)
- Frets: 24, Stainless Steel, Extra Jumbo
- Nut: 48.5mm Graph Tech Tusq
- Thickness @ 1st Fret: 20.0mm
- Thickness @ 12th Fret: 21.0mm
Electronics
- Pickups: Bare Knuckle Pickups TKO Set
- Controls: Volume (push/pull for coil-splitting)
- Pickup Selector: 3-Way Blade Switch
- Output Jack: Switchcraft
Hardware
- Bridge: Hipshot Fixed
- Tuners: Hipshot GripLock
- Strap buttons: Schaller Security Straplocks
- Hardware Finish: Black
Misc.
- Case: Mayones Hybrid Gig Bag
- Instrument Weight: 6.9 lbs
Condition | New |
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SKU | MAY-041620218 |
UPC | 4157339288 |