Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop #2 of 12

Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop
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Huber Orca Bernie Marsden Signature Goldtop #2 of 12

Regular price $13,945.00
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Weight

7lbs 7oz
Nut Width
1.66"
Scale Length
25 1/2"
Pickups
Cream T

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Nik Huber and Bernie Marsden delivered an Orca that melds the best of hollowbody guitars - an airy tone with a slightly different note attack - with a solid-body guitar's heft and punch.

Why We Love This

Okay, let's start this by acknowledging what some may be a little embarrassed to admit - who is Bernie Marsden? Perhaps the name sounds familiar but you can't quite pin it down? Let's cut right to chase - you have for sure heard Bernie's music. How can I be so sure? Know the tune, "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake? Bernie co-wrote that tune with David Coverdale (be sure to check out the 1982 version).

In addition to writing some of the biggest hits ever, Bernie shares a mutual friend with Nik Huber - Paul Reed Smith. The trio found themselves hanging out in Europe during a clinic tour chatting about guitars (naturally) and shortly after, Bernie phoned Nik to ask if he would be interested in building him a guitar. After getting Paul's blessing for a Huber / Marsden signature model (PRS has also made a signature model for Bernie), Nik and Bernie began chatting about designs.

Known for playing solid-body guitars, namely Les Pauls, Nik naturally sent Bernie an Orca model to check out, but Bernie was after something a little different with his Huber - more of a hollowbody. It just so happened that around this time Nik had been experimenting with new ways to chamber guitar bodies, specifically a style called 'honeycomb' routing.

"I’d seen it on surfboards, and it’s also cropped up in the world of guitars before. I was curious about where you could go with it next in terms of routing a body; the possibility of having length-grain and cross-grain connections between the body and the top can create something distinct from either a semi-hollow construction or a standard solid-body."

In addition to the internal honeycomb chambering, Nik and Bernie incorporated a new design for the heel joint, three knobs instead of four, and, naturally, the addition of Bernie’s signature Cream T pickups.

The resulting guitars - limited to 12 pair, a Burst and a Goldtop - are truly special instruments that re-imagine what a set-neck style guitar can be.


Body

Style
Chambered (honeycomb)
Body
Flame Mahogany
Top
Eastern Maple
Binding
Eastern Flame Maple
Finish
Semi-Gloss
Color
Goldtop

Hardware

Pickup
Cream T P90s
Controls
Volume / Tone / 3 Way Switch
Bridge
Tune-o-matic & Aluminium Tailpiece
Tuners
Nik Huber 510 Open Gear

Neck

Neck
Madagascar Rosewood
Carve
Orca Profile w/Custom Heel Joint
Fingerboard
Madagascar Rosewood
Binding
Eastern Flame Maple
Inlay
Black Pearl Crown w/Sterling Silver Surrounds
Radius
10-14"
Frets
6150 Extra Hard (routed fret slots)
Nut
1.66" Polished Bone
Scale Length
25 1/2"
Headstock
Ebony Cap w/Black Pearl Bernie Marsden Logo w/Sterling Silver Surround & Signature Headstock Inlays
Finish
Semi-Gloss

Other

Serial #
2 of 12
Weight
7lbs 7oz
Case
Custom Fit Hardshell
Other
Madagascan Rosewood Backplates w/White Snake Inlay & Carved Snake Signed by Bernie Marsden
CoA
Signed by Nik and Bernie

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