Most classical guitars have either a flat fingerboard radius or a very large radius in comparison to conventional electric guitars. Some might ask, "why not just install a rail-style 6-string pickup?" This wasn't an option, either, because this particular guitar's string spacing was wider than 6-string rail-style pickups, too! The customer decided to go function over form with this build and so we installed 7-string pickups and the results were great: balanced output across all strings, and world-class DiMarzio tones! Regarding the Radius: If we installed a normal 6-string pickup, it would cause an issue with output: the outermost strings would have a relatively weak output compared to the innermost strings. This particular wide neck guitar has a much wider string spacing, and so requires a pickup with a much wider pickup pole spacing and magnetic field in order for all the strings to have balanced output. Why did we install 7-string pickups in a 6-string guitar? Well, the vast majority of 6-string electric guitar pickups have fixed pickup pole spacing, and that means the magnetic field is at a fixed width. We need them and they do the job amazingly! Regarding the Pickups: These bridges are a little more expensive, and a little more complicated to install and ground, but that's okay. ![]() Fortunately, single saddle guitar bridges exist, which allow us to choose any string spacing we want. Those bridges won't work for this kind of guitar. The vast majority of electric guitar bridges have fixed string spacing, or very minimal string spacing adjustability. This meant a complete redesign of the fretboard dimensions to allow for the proper Fretboard Overhang (distance between the center of the outermost string to the edge of the fretboard). The customer opted for a 54mm nut, which is a little wider than a standard classical guitar (52mm). Pickups: 7-string DiMarzio Evolution Humbuckers and 7-string DiMarzio Blaze Single Coil.Bridge: ABM Single Saddle Guitar Bridges (approx 12.70mm spacing between strings at the bridge).Nut Width: 54mm Nut ~ 2-1/8" (approx 9.525mm spacing between strings at the nut).Full specs are down below, but here are some of the key areas that were crucial to customize and pay special attention to: ![]() This custom 6-string guitar was ordered through our Guitar Customization Tool. OCTAVIA WIDE NECK GUITAR (NATURAL FINISH) We want to share one such guitar with you today because it was a really stand-out guitar! We offer touring grade production model wide neck electric guitars and we build them as custom one-offs as well. ![]() Overall build quality leaves much to be desired (less than $350 for a brand new guitar can only get you so much).Nut width is still not wide enough (we've only seen nut widths up to about 48mm, whereas a standard classical guitar nut width is 52mm ~ 2").There are ready-made options out there from other companies, but they can come with their own downfalls: You are accustomed to classical guitar string spacing, but regular guitars are too narrow.You have BIG hands and struggle with pressing (or muting) strings because regular guitars are too narrow or small.
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