The Lucem Paradox blends distinct retro styling and classic off-set design was originally offered as a limited-run ‘Old Nick’ model conceived for, and with, revered ex-Verve guitarist Nick McCabe.
OVERVIEW
The Lucem Paradox blends distinct retro styling and classic off-set design was originally offered as a limited-run ‘Old Nick’ model conceived for, and with, revered ex-Verve guitarist Nick McCabe. In this latest ‘Deluxe’ offering aimed towards the boutique market; it features highly figured tonewoods, two finish options, and an innovative 5 pot controls scheme.
Materials and Construction
The build is based around a quarter sawn maple through-neck format, this aids in transferring vibration evenly, across the whole frequency range, through the entire instrument. This helps increase sustain and eliminate dead spots. This also facilitates a virtually heel-less neck joint for unparalleled access to the upper registers.
Electronics and Sounds
All include our unique and innovative electronics, including 5 control pots for a killer selection of usable sounds. These 21 sounds are accessible from the control plate via push/pull pots, including various combinations of coil splits, 'series/parallel' and 'out of phase'. A fifth knob, a master volume control, gives the player opportunity to create swells without affecting the balance set at the neck/bridge volume and tone controls.
SPECIFICATION
BODY
Body: Tulipwood core
NECK
Neck: Mahogany Through-neck
Fretboard: Indian Ebony or Indian Rosewood
Headstock overlay: Ebony
Inlay: Pearloid block inlays and side dots
Scale Length: 25.5”
Fretboard Radius: Custom Compound
Nut Width: 42mm
Frets: 24
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Lucem Storm Rider Alnico 5 (bridge), Alnico 3 (neck)
Controls: 5 x 500k CTS pots, 1x volume, 1 x tone for each pickup, plus and independent master volume control. Hand wound in Manchester by The Creamery
HARDWARE
Bridge: Schaller roller bridge
Tremolo: Bigsby B5
Switch:3-way toggle
Tuners: Schaller DaVinci
CASE
Swanflight full flight