Description

Nik Huber Orca ’59 in Tobacco Burst, Pre-Owned

*The guitar is used and in excellent condition. The instrument has some minor surface swirling and a slight indent in the finish on the back side contour. You can see it by the toggle switch cavity.

Nik Huber Guitars is a boutique guitar company founded by Builder Nik Huber in 1996. The company is located in Rodgau, Germany and houses a team of 8 highly skilled luthiers. This instrument, the Orca ’59, pays homage to the great guitars of the ’50s. This guitar has a beautiful flame maple top with a semi-gloss, tobacco sunburst finish. The mahogany neck has a beautiful Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with a maple binding, a 10″-14″ compound radius, 22 medium jumbo frets, and mother of pearl inlays. The trussrod cover, backplate and toggle switch cavity are all crafted from ebony. Equipped with Haussel 1959 Pickups, this Orca is a tone machine. If you have any other questions, feel free to shoot us a message!

Weight 9lbs 1oz

Specs:

Body:

Top: Flame Maple

Body: Mahogany

Neck:

Neck Wood: Mahogany, set neck

Fret Board: Brazilian Rosewood, Maple Fingerboard Binding

Scale Length: 25“ (635mm)

Radius: Compound, 10“ – 14“ (255mm – 355mm)

Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo, extra hard (2,49mm wide – 1,19mm high), routed fret slots

Trussrod: Double Action (Single Rod, compressed)

Shape: Orca Std.

Width at Nut: 1,67“ (42,5mm)

Thickness: 0,92“ (23,4mm) at 1st Fret, 1,00“ (25,5mm) at 12th Fret

Inlays: Crown Inlays (Mother Of Pearl)

Headstock: Ebony Veneer

Nut: Polished Bone

Hardware:

Bridge: ABM AVR-2 & Aluminium Tailpiece, Nickel aged

Tuners: Schaller Grandtune ‘Nik Huber‘ – Kluson Style

Knobs: Std.

Hardware Color: Nickel – aged

Trussrod Cover: Ebony

Neck Pickup: 1959 Humbucker w/aged Nickel Cover (Häussel)

Bridge Pickup: 1959 Humbucker w/aged Nickel Cover (Häussel)

Electronics: 2 Volume Controls, 2 Tone Controls, 3 Way Toggle Switch

Backplate: Ebony

Setup: 010 – 046

Colors & Case:

Colors: Tobacco Sunburst

Case: Hardcase