NGD Nik Huber Orca

Ben_McCarthy

Kittyfrisk said:

FelineGuitars said:

I wasn't being snidey..... just knew that a really nice Lion was traded & one of the other fretboarders has it now

I wasn't being snidey.
Nor was I, genuinely just a laughette.
I reckon it was an incredibly difficult decision, that thankfully I didn't have to make, as frankly I couldn't do it.

It was a very very tough decision. The feline is a superb guitar I’m sure the next owner will be incredibly happy with it.

It was just time for a change as seems to be the curse of all fretboarders!

What I would say, as I’ve said to Jon privately, when you get to that level of instrument one guitar is not ‘better’ than another. Just different, I’m sure I’ll have another feline and I’m sure I’ll miss that one 

Ben_McCarthy

tone1 said:

mikeyrob73 said:

get that pic in here for all to see 

WOWSER 

Wow what an absolute beaut! Just out of curiosity, is the bridge pickup placement slightly closer to the neck pickup compared to other builder’s Les Pauls? 

I hadn’t thought of it however looking at that picture it’s possible, I might have a measure later   It’s also 25 inch scale length which may make a difference I suppose 

merlin

tony99 said:

Orca v Lion, 2 wonders of nature, and 2 exceptionally beautiful guitars ....

cast your votes folks !!

I have a Lion Cub that I bought from Jon @FelineGuitars and it's exceptional. I don't have words to say how much I love it. I can't talk about Hubers as I've never owned or played one.... Yet. 

Ben_McCarthy

merlin said:

tony99 said:

Orca v Lion, 2 wonders of nature, and 2 exceptionally beautiful guitars ....

cast your votes folks !!

I have a Lion Cub that I bought from Jon @FelineGuitars and it's exceptional. I don't have words to say how much I love it. I can't talk about Hubers as I've never owned or played one.... Yet. 

Sounds lovely, what was your pickup choice? 

FelineGuitars

Ben_McCarthy said:

merlin said:

tony99 said:

Orca v Lion, 2 wonders of nature, and 2 exceptionally beautiful guitars ....

cast your votes folks !!

I have a Lion Cub that I bought from Jon @FelineGuitars and it's exceptional. I don't have words to say how much I love it. I can't talk about Hubers as I've never owned or played one.... Yet. 

Sounds lovely, what was your pickup choice? 

I think Merlin's Korina bodied (with Walnut topped) Blues Cat had a BKP Mule and Stormy Monday combo 

FelineGuitars

What pickups are in the Huber Ben?

Philly_Q

FelineGuitars said:

Ben_McCarthy said:

merlin said:

tony99 said:

Orca v Lion, 2 wonders of nature, and 2 exceptionally beautiful guitars ....

cast your votes folks !!

I have a Lion Cub that I bought from Jon @FelineGuitars and it's exceptional. I don't have words to say how much I love it. I can't talk about Hubers as I've never owned or played one.... Yet. 

Sounds lovely, what was your pickup choice? 

I think Merlin's Korina bodied (with Walnut topped) Blues Cat had a BKP Mule and Stormy Monday combo 

I love the look of that guitar (and its near-twin), and your "Flying V in a Les Paul shape" concept is something which very much appeals to me.

Ben_McCarthy

FelineGuitars said:

What pickups are in the Huber Ben?

Haussel vin in the neck and a vin+ in the bridge, nice set for the guitar 

merlin

FelineGuitars said:

Ben_McCarthy said:

merlin said:

tony99 said:

Orca v Lion, 2 wonders of nature, and 2 exceptionally beautiful guitars ....

cast your votes folks !!

I have a Lion Cub that I bought from Jon @FelineGuitars and it's exceptional. I don't have words to say how much I love it. I can't talk about Hubers as I've never owned or played one.... Yet. 

Sounds lovely, what was your pickup choice? 

I think Merlin's Korina bodied (with Walnut topped) Blues Cat had a BKP Mule and Stormy Monday combo 

That's what you told me when I bought it! They are beautifully balanced tonally and give a clarity, warmth, brightness and immediacy that makes it a superbly responsive instrument. I love it to bits. 

Collings

tone1 said:

mikeyrob73 said:

get that pic in here for all to see 

WOWSER 

Wow what an absolute beaut! Just out of curiosity, is the bridge pickup placement slightly closer to the neck pickup compared to other builder’s Les Pauls? 

Yes - The Huber Orca bridge pickup placement is indeed further from the bridge than a Gibson Les Paul. I assume an attempt to add a little fatness / warmth to the bridge position.

Collings

Is this listed on eBay?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2006-Nik-Huber-Orca-korina/143203458499?hash=item2157975dc3:g:suMAAOSwx5Jcp99q

Ben_McCarthy

Collings said:

Is this listed on eBay?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2006-Nik-Huber-Orca-korina/143203458499?hash=item2157975dc3:g:suMAAOSwx5Jcp99q

Previous owner seems to have not taken it down yet! 

PhilKing

It looks a great guitar, I've never played one but I do have a Feline Lion, so I can imagine the angst you went through in deciding to change.  Jon knows that I'm a big fan of wraparound bridges, so my Lion is very safe 

I have a 25½" scale Les Paul custom build that has the pickups about the same distance from the bridge (which is a wrap around), I do find that there is a lot more harmonic content, but I always put a lot of that down to the scale length difference.

Ben_McCarthy

PhilKing said:

It looks a great guitar, I've never played one but I do have a Feline Lion, so I can imagine the angst you went through in deciding to change.  Jon knows that I'm a big fan of wraparound bridges, so my Lion is very safe 

I have a 25½" scale Les Paul custom build that has the pickups about the same distance from the bridge (which is a wrap around), I do find that there is a lot more harmonic content, but I always put a lot of that down to the scale length difference.

Angst is the right word!

I think the scale length does make a huge difference, I naively thought it only really made a difference as far as feel goes when working within such small margins.