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
