Novo Serus J Nucleus Olympic White

This guitar is fully checked and professionally set up by our team of luthiers at Max Guitar, so you won’t have to worry about playability or technical issues. We love setting up instruments exactly the way you prefer — just contact us with your personal setup requests. Please contact us to discuss available shipping options.

Novo’s Serus J Nucleus in Olympic White captures the magic of boutique offsets: featherweight resonance, a vibey thin nitro finish with light distress, and a uniquely alive response under the fingers. Designed by Dennis Fano and crafted in Nashville, this model pairs a tempered pine body with a tempered maple bolt-on neck for that fast, articulate attack Novo is known for, all dressed up with a matching headstock and a 3‑ply tortoise pickguard that screams classic cool. Dual Fralin P‑90s sit at the heart of its voice, delivering sparkling, dimensional cleans, gritty midrange bite for edge‑of‑breakup crunch, and snarling authority under higher gain.

The three‑way switch, volume and tone circuit—featuring an Emerson Custom paper‑in‑oil capacitor—keeps the response smooth and musical, letting you sweep from chime to growl without losing clarity. Expect that unmistakable P‑90 presence that slices through a mix while remaining touch‑sensitive and expressive. The 25.5" scale length adds snap and piano‑like low end, while a rosewood fingerboard and compound 9.5"–14" radius blend comfortable chord work with effortless bends up high.

A medium C profile measuring about .830" with 22 Jescar medium frets and a 1.65" unbleached bone nut hits the sweet spot between vintage feel and modern playability. Hardware is rock solid: a Novo‑branded Mastery M1 bridge and NV Jazzmaster‑style vibrato with the lightning‑bolt arm keep intonation dialed while offering smooth, stable shimmer. From surf‑tinged cleans to alt‑rock crunch and bluesy gain, the Serus J Nucleus embodies Novo’s boutique offset ethos: lively, resonant, and endlessly inspiring.

If you crave the immediacy of tempered woods, the punch of Fralin P‑90s, and the expressive range of a premium Mastery trem, this one brings it all together. Max Guitar techs have checked setup and electronics.

Specifications

• Condition: New
• Finish: Cellulose
• Bridge: Mastery Bridge
• Series: Novo Nucleus
• Bridge Pickup: Fralin P-90
• Model: Novo Serus
• Semi/Hollow Body: No
• Neck Pickup: Fralin P-90
• Body Material: Pine
• Controls: volume and tone
• Neck Material: Maple
• Bridge Type: Tremolo
• Fingerboard Radius: compound
• Pickup Config: P90/P90
• Neck Nutwidth: 1.65"
• Neck Profile: C Shape
• Number of Strings: 6
• Fretboard Material: Rosewood
• Orientation: Right-handed
• Scale (Mensur): 25.5"
• Vintage: No
• Amount of Frets: 22
• Kids Size: No
• Cases & Covers: Soft Case