Collectors! Masterbuilt Nemesis with top made of real Black & Gold Marble. Pure artwork and sound

I am a one-man-workshop, and that means:
I don´t have millions of Dollars that I can use to push my guitars in the media.
I can´t afford to spend thousands $$ to hire famous guitar players just to play my guitars.
I don´t have the funds to promote my guitars with gigantic booths at each and every exhibition around the globe or on TV shows.
Most of my guitars sell thru word of mouth recommendations and that requires 100% satisfied and happy customers.
I am very proud of my guitars and for me it is very important to have happy and satisfied customers.
I take personal responsibility for the customer satisfaction and I am your contact for all concerns..

My name is Frank Scheucher.
In my custom shop in Germany I am building unique and individual electric guitars.
On my "gorgonized" series I use precious gemstone for the top of my instruments.

My inspiration is to break new ground by using new materials and designing guitars that are not just copies of already existing, successful models.
I always wanted my guitars to have their own character to people say: “Hey, this looks like a Zerberus” as soon as they see one of my guitars.
I very much respect the Vintage style guitars but I think that there must be room for innovation instead of imitation.
There are a lot of really talented and amazing luthiers outbthere whom I very much respect, but I always wanted to get off the beaten tracks.

My motto is 6 simple words: Be a voice – not an echo.
Can you imagine a guitar with a top that is made of real Black & Gold Marble?
With my gorgonized guitars I made that dream come true.
Here I offer you a Nemesis model with a 5mm top made of genuine Black & Gold Marble from Pakistan.

Some details:
Neck scale: 648mm (25.5" scale)
Fretboard radius: 14"

I have used a feeler gauge to get a cross-section at fret 1 and fret 12.
I have attached a picture that shows the neck-shape at then end of all the pictures.
It is a nice C-shape by the way.
Neck width at nut: 1.69"
Neck width at fret 12: 2.08"
Neck thickness at fret 1: 0.81"
Neck thickness at fret 12: 0.89"

Fretboard made of Rosewood
Tuners: GraphTech (Canada) Ratio Locking Tuners
Nut: Wilkinson roller nut
Medium fret size 24 frets
Neck material: Hard Maple with Purple Heart stripes
Truss rod: Double action Truss Rod
Chambered Body: Light Pink Mahogany
Pickups: Lace (USA) Alumitone pickups
Potiknobs: My own Zerberus Design with Black&Gold Marble caps
Controls: Master Volume / Master Tone
Both potentiometers are push-pull-types.
Each knob can split one humbucker into single coil (sounds incredible and makes the guitar extremely versatile)
Top is made of one piece of genuine Black & Gold Marble.
The top is 5mm (0.196") thick and stabilized with a fiberglass backing net.
This Nemesis has a 2-layer (Black/Silver) pinstripe.

The weight of this guitar is 8.8 lb.
The guitar comes inside a luxury hard case that was built explicit for the Nemesis guitars.

Thanks to the coil split, the gorgonized Nemesis is extremely versatile.
You can get everything from fat humbucker sound to crunchy-percussive single-coil sounds.

“Gorgonized”?
The term “Gorgonized” originates from the Greek mythology and has the meaning of “petrify”.
With one look, the Medusa (one of the Gorgons) was able to petrify her enemies.
The term “Gorgonized” stands for our guitars with tops of genuine stone and gemstone.

How does such a “gorgonized” Guitar sound?

Is the stone top only an optical gag or does it have any influence on the sound?
Stone and wood have a completely different micro structure.
On a wood top the sound waves move along the wood grain much stronger than to the side.
On a stone top the sound waves spread much more even in all directions making the whole top resonate with a long and even sustain.
This is because stone has a dense molecular crystal grid structure while wood has an open cell structure.
Mounting the bridge directly on the stone top with the strings going thru the Mahogany body allows a very strong attack and continuous and even sustain.
The gorgonized guitars offer distinct acoustic volume, even unplugged.
Played through an amp, they deliver a well balanced sound that stays clear even in high gain.
Even with their chambered bodies and stone tops, they aren’t prone to feedback.
The top at first touch might feel cold, but that changes after a few minutes and they don’t stick with their arm on the top like they use to do on a clear coated wooden top.
Another great benefit of the stone top is the fact that it is much more scratch and damage resistant than a wooden top.
Sustain and sustainability: Often rare and exotic lumber is used for the tops of standard electric guitars.
Those tops have to be dyed and painted to give them nice colors and appeal.
Stone as a material is completely different.
There is a whole universe of colors and structures waiting to become a top on a gorgonized guitar.
No need to cut down exotic forests to make a beautiful top.
No need to apply chemical dye and paint to make the top shine.
There are possibilities that are unimaginable on wood.
Stone can have fossils, crystals, crazy colors and it can be cut in any direction or even illuminated from the backside.
And each top is absolutely unique like a fingerprint.
For most guitar players and builders it might be hard to swallow that bitter pill, but stone as a material simply is superior to wood.
But on the other hand it does not work without using wood for the body and neck material.
It is the combination of both worlds – wood and stone – that breathe life and soul into the gorgonized guitars.

The gorgonized Nemesis guitars come inside a luxury Zerberus hard case and include a certificate.