Zerberus Guitars / Chimaira #33 / 2013 / Emerald-Green-Burst / Guitar
The Chimaira we are talking about was made mostly in handycraft in a small batch of only 40 pcs. worldwide.
This guitar might become a very valuable collector´s item one day.
I realy do my best to make the Zerberus-Guitars a Legend :)
But even if it does´nt become a collector´s item - it is an amazing guitar with an incredible versatile sound and it is more than just
You must see that with your own eyes to believe it.
But it is not only the wonderfull tops that make the Chimaira so extraordinary.
It´s the design, the concept, the excellent hardware and selected tonewoods and many more things to explore.
But the story of the Chimaira hardly can be told without telling a little bit about the person who brought this guitar into being.
My name is Frank.
I was born in 1965 and I started playing guitar when I was 10 years old.
When I was 15, I built my first custom guitar with the help and assistance of a very old carpenter.
Over the years I have been playing in several bands, on stages in studios in pubs and mostly in rehearsall rooms and I built some more guitars just for fun.
Playing in different bands forced me to use several guitars.
Beeing tired of changing my guitars for every gig, I often wished to have one guitar that realy could be a jack of all trades.
With this requirement in mind, in 2002 I launched the Zerberus-Guitars company in Germany.
10 Years of Zerberus-Guitars !!!!!!!
To celebrate this anniversary, we offer the brand-new Chimaira guitar that was built as a small batch of only 40 guitars worldwide
Developing this guitar I aimed to combine the versatility of our Hydra II with a slightly more unusual design and a more user-friendly circuit.
Of course I did not make any compromise on sound hardware or tonewood.
The body is made of solid Korina-Wood with an also solid 18 mm thick Maple top and an amazing selected flamed maple veneer.
Then neck is made of hard Maple and is glued deep into the body of the Chimaira.
The neck-joint was designed to create a very stable and secure compound.
Therefore the neck-heel reaches underneath the neck humbucker.
We know about the problematic of accessing the highest frets in most guitars, and we attached great importance on an elegant and ergonomic
neck-body-transition that allows soloing in the highest frets without breaking your fingers.
The neck has a 25.5 inch scale and 24 medium jumbo frets that are perfectly polished and dressed. |
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Designing the circuit of the Chimaira I have, as already established in the electronics of theHydra and Morpheus, put big emphasis on versatility. |
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To avoid frictional loss, the headstock especially was designed to assure that the strings run parallel straight from the nut to the tuning machines. |
Even by the choice of the strings we attached great importance to provide best tuning perfomance and stability. |
The Chimaira includes a Zerberus hardcase that fits the guitar perfect and a certificate. |
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From the first contact you can see, hear and feel that the Chimaira is no ordinary guitar. |
Before I ship a guitar, I always make a very detailed setup. If you have any questions, please feel free to mail us. |
Zerberus Guitars, Germany
All custom guitars are completely made by only one luthier - ME.
Zerberus-Guitars is some kind of a One-Man-Show and it´s only me in the workshop.
I do all the works - drive arround to find amazing long time stored lumber - saw out the bodies and necks -shape that all by hand without using CNC machines - equipp the hardware - install the electronis - paint the guitars and so on......I also take the photos and make the website.
No step of my work is done by someone else.
That makes the guitars very unique.
Building such a handmade unique specimen takes at least 6 months.
For making my custom guitars, I don´t use computer controled CNC-machines.
I do all the routings and carvings by hand and so I am not restricted to any standard designs.
I come from a very musical family.
My grandfather played trumpet in a band and my father is a professional rock´n roll guitarist in my region.
On the other hand my ancestors have been very skilled craftsmen who worked as makers of wood cartweels (Grand-grandfather) and wood barrels (Grandfather).
My father does not have a hand for woodworking :)
But he is a lifetime Rock guitarist.
So in my person the two rows come together being a rock guitarist that also loves woodworking :)
I have inherited some woodworking tools from my grand-grandfather that I still use when building my handcrafted custom guitars.
When I was 14, I have built my first guitar with the help of an old luthier.
Later in 1992 I had my own design company and I specialised in guitar design (have played in several bands this time).
Later in 2002 I founded my very own guitar company Zerberus-Guitars and fullfiled one of my biggest childhood dreams with that.
Is it your dream to own an instrument that is the only one of its kind on the planet, as individual as you - the owner, an instrument that is lovingly handcrafted, using selected timbers and the finest hardware, to satisfy your very own aesthetics, needs and personal preferences?
In my Custom Shop, I specialize in carefully hand-building the kinds of guitars and basses that reflect the DNA of their players. I do not employ CNC-machines which mechanically churn out half-finished guitar bodies every few minutes. By contrast, all carving, assembly and finishing is performed by one skilled craftsman, so that my guitars can not be clones of any models made previously.
Each instrument leaving my Custom Shop is a unique specimen. And not being restricted to proprietary designs, I am able to develop very individual guitars and basses in response to the originality and inspiration of our clients.
If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us.