My new German guitar - Nik Huber Dolphin II

greenblob · Apr 4th 2015

My newest purchase.

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Easily the best finish and attention to detail of my guitars to date. Neck is a bit fatter than I expected (smaller than my LP 57 RI though.. but that is basically a tree trunk).

Haussel pickups, Brazilian board, great action, and a decent quilt top. It's pretty good..

OK..

I cant hold it....

It's awesome.. flat out rock my world awesome!!!!.. and I'm giddy as a school girl!

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with some of the other quilty/flamish family

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The Heritage H-555 competes better with its back turned...

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and the new collection shots.

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It seems these German folk are very good at making things I like.

db9091 · Apr 4th 2015

That stain job is amazing! But the back is something I've not seen. It's like flame mahogany?!? Very cool!

A beauty. It looks like a tele crossed with PRS using the LP mode that somehow has a slight look of a Music Man Axis Sport!

Let us know how it sounds!

Pick909 · Apr 4th 2015

Extremely nice one! Congrat!

psyandy · Apr 4th 2015

Why are all your guitars upside down?

Awesome!! Nik's guitars are stellar and the build quality is unparalleled. How do you like that big neck? I had a Krautster II and it was the best sounding guitar I've owned....I unfortunately couldn't get comfortable with the big neck. I considered thumb augmentation surgery, but ultimately I sold it. Great guitar....One I'll miss.

Gary_W · Apr 4th 2015

That is really, really pretty - love the colour

Enjoy

greenblob · Apr 5th 2015

Quote from psyandy

How do you like that big neck?.

The neck is pretty chunky. I don't mind it though. Feels strange picking up the strat after playing the huber, but only takes a minute to get used to the change. The 57 LP has the fattest neck of my collection, and to be honest, is a bit too fat for my liking. The Huber neck is about as chunky as i'd want to go. I do like how all my guitars feel considerably different but that LP neck is a monster!

psyandy · Apr 5th 2015

That's cool!! I've not owned a 57 LP RI. The Huber builds are stellar I love the Haussell pickups he uses. I want some to build a guitar around!!

lef38 · Apr 5th 2015

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I feel better now !
(Don't read the logos )

Eltzejupp · Apr 5th 2015

Very nice one

DigitalBliss · Apr 5th 2015

Wow, that is awesome. Some of the best wood work I have seen. Really nice how the fretboard w/ markers compliments the top.
Congratulations!

Lionaird · Apr 6th 2015

Very nice. Here are my Hubers

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Booyah · Apr 6th 2015

Very cool guitars gratz to both of you!

greenblob · Apr 6th 2015

Quote from Lionaird

Very nice. Here are my Hubers

Wow Lionaird.. Thats amazing! Do you have a favorite of the 4? How do you use the 2 Dolphins? Are they different in some way or you just couldn't resist getting a second?

psyandy · Apr 6th 2015

Whew...that's a pricey lot!!! I love Hubers! I would love to have a Krautster II and a Dolphin.....just with slightly smaller necks :)......Must sound great. They certainly always look amazing.

Firebird · Apr 6th 2015

Great to see other people with Hubers here. I have two of them, a Krautster II with brazilian board and a Orca 59

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Thinking about getting a Twangmeister next

Lionaird · Apr 6th 2015

Quote from greenblob

Wow Lionaird.. Thats amazing! Do you have a favorite of the 4? How do you use the 2 Dolphins? Are they different in some way or you just couldn't resist getting a second?

The red one is a Huber "Redwood" which is different to the Dolphin, at least in regards to timber selection. Difficult to pick a favorite out of the lot but it's probably the blue one

psyandy · Apr 6th 2015

Quote from Firebird

Great to see other people with Hubers here. I have two of them, a Krautster II with brazilian board and a Orca 59

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Thinking about getting a Twangmeister next

Just gorgeous!!! I miss my Krautster 2!!! It's a simple yet gorgeous guitar. Love your Hubers!!!! I have been talking to my wife for a long time about wanting a 59 RI for my 50th (5 years away), but a Huber with my neck specs may have to be the way to go!!!!

Firebird · Apr 7th 2015

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Just gorgeous!!! I miss my Krautster 2!!! It's a simple yet gorgeous guitar. Love your Hubers!!!! I have been talking to my wife for a long time about wanting a 59 RI for my 50th (5 years away), but a Huber with my neck specs may have to be the way to go!!!!

Thanks a lot. The Orca 59 is by far the best guitar i ever played. Nik is a very nice guy, i have been to his workshop a couple of times. Just tell him what you want for neck specs and he will do it. If you order now you may get it for your 50th as he has an unbelievable backlog

greenblob · Apr 8th 2015

Quote from Firebird

Great to see other people with Hubers here. I have two of them, a Krautster II with brazilian board and a Orca 59

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Wow. That's flat out beautiful. I would love an Orca 59 but would prefer the neck be slimmed down a little, which means I'd have to have it made specially and obviously buy it at new guitar price. Not my favorite thing to do on expensive guitars as I play them all and tend to ding them up unintentionally in the process. Would much rather buy a used one in less than pristine shape and save a chunk of change! Being a lefty though, used Huber Orca's are kind of like hens teeth.

Lovely guitars being posted on this thread. They really are amazing!

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