Mayones Duvell Elite V24 7 7-String Guitar, Ebony Fretboard, Trans Black Satin

PLAYER'S PERSPECTIVE

Here's another phenomenal Duvell Elite V24 7 from our friends over at Mayones! Offering some of the highest quality craftsmanship we've ever come across, Mayones is building some absolutely killer guitars that have not just metal rockers turning their heads to take note.

Even if this is your first extended-range guitar, the adjustment period is really minimal. Of course, the excellent design is propelled even further by the excellent craftsmanship. This one also features a Gotoh 510 tremolo bridge that offers range and tuning stability similar to a locking tremolo, while still being as easy to maintain as a vintage bridge for the best of both worlds.

The custom-wound, Mayones-exclusive Bare Knuckle TKO pickup set is awesome! While definitely designed for high-gain chug, they surprised the players here at the shop with their awesome clarity on lower-gain settings, especially with the coil-split on the volume control. Of course, the TKOs excelled the most at aggressive distorted riffage, and we were very pleased with how both single notes and chords sounded huge without getting muddy. Load up all the saturation and distortion you want without ever worrying that your sound is going to get muddy or lose definition.

Details

Duvell is a metal machine that doesn’t skimp out on anything related to playability and tone. It’s a superstrat-shaped instrument with bolt-on neck and pointed horns for aggressive look. This guitar comes in two main flavours: standard and Elite.

“When I visited NAMM 2014, I tried the prototype Duvell made for Misha, I fell in love right away. It was one of the most comfortable guitars I’ve ever played that sounded aggressive and tight, great the for the music I play. Mayones craft amongst the best guitars on the market today. Very unique instruments that have been given a lot of love during their build!” – John Browne / Monuments

“If you’re looking for an ultra-high quality metal machine that doesn’t skimp out on anything related to playability and tone, then the Duvell is for you! They aren’t cheap, but no quality instrument is ever going to be cheap. Personally, I rarely order new guitars, but I placed an order for a Duvell Elite with a pale moon ebony fretboard after playing this guitar. That should say enough.” – Wired Guitarist

“The attention to detail that Mayones put into every single one of their instruments is very apparent – it radiates from the tip of my Duvell’s headstock all the way down to the input jack. You need to hold one in your hands to really appreciate this level of craftsmanship.” – Luke Hoskin / Protest The Hero

Mayones guitars and basses are hand-crafted in Poland using traditional European luthier techniques and the finest components available. Professional musicians worldwide depend on their Mayones to provide stunning sound and consistent playability night after night. Mayones artists include Between The Buried And Me, Korn, Katatonia, Limp Bizkit, Paradise Lost, Keith Merrow, Periphery, Jimmy Haslip and many more. Reserve your Mayones today and see how it inspires your own creativity.

BARE KNUCKLE TKO HUMBUCKER PICKUPS

These pickups are specifically designed for Mayones. They are high output and each set is custom wound for the specific model that it's going into.

“Mayones and Bare Knuckle have a strong relationship going back many years so I was honoured when Dawid and his team asked me to design a custom humbucker set specifically for their guitars.

The brief was to create a bridge and neck humbucker set voiced to reflect the playing styles of Mayones players and for the optimum translation of tone from these amazing guitars.

Dawid sent over a Duvell and a Regius for me to use in R&D and over the course of several weeks the concept of the ‘TKO’ humbuckers was borne.

A lot of Mayones customers play progressive, technical styles of rock so I decided to use a combination of ceramic powered bridge humbucker and Alnico V powered neck humbucker. This produces an excellent combination of power and range of tone, producing 3 very distinct tones from bridge, bridge/neck and neck selections on the pickup selector.

Mayones guitars are extremely resonant due to the choice of premium timbers and construction methods and it was important that the pickups capitalised on this naturally rich, percussive tone.

The ‘TKO’ bridge has plenty of output, bass notes track very quickly, mid range is punchy and highs sound full with plenty of weight behind each note. Neck tones are clean and open with a woody snap and great balance of output with the bridge.

Mid position split coil tone is very tight and percussive with a very clear cut in the highs.

Overall the ‘TKO’ humbuckers offer a wide range of saturated rhythm and lead tones coupled with dynamic cleans perfect for modern rock guitar styles and they’re the ultimate partner for Mayones Guitars.” – Tim Mills (Bare Knuckle)

Specifications Body

• Model: Duvell Elite V24 7
• Color: Trans Black Satin
• Top: Eye Poplar 3A
• Binding: Natural
• Back: Mahogany
  
  

Neck

• Construction: Bolt-On
• Fretboard: Ebony
• Neck Wood: 5-Piece Wenge-Purpleheart
• Scale: 25.4"
• Fretboard Radius: 16"
• Side Markers: Super Blue Luminlay 2mm (glow-in-the-dark) Dots
• Frets: 24, Extra Jumbo, Ferd Wagner 9685 Stainless Steel
• Nut Material: Graph Tech Graphite
• Headstock: Monolith Black Satine
  
  

Electronics

• Pickups: Bare Knuckle TKO Humbuckers
• Controls: Volume (push/pull for coil-splitting)
• Pickup Selector: 3-Way Blade Switch
• Output Jack: Switchcraft
  
  

Hardware

• Bridge: Gotoh 510 Tremolo
• Tuners: Hipshot GripLock
• Strap buttons: Schaller Security Straplocks
• Hardware Finish: Black
  
  

Miscellaneous

• Case: Mayones Deluxe Hybrid Gig Bag
• Instrument Weight: 8 lbs