Adriano Sérgio of Ergon Guitars makes some stunning guitars with unique design attributes with regards to body shape, chambers, and sound hole openings. These remind me of Gaudi in some sense. The designs are not for everyone — especially the vintage crowd — but these are modern designs which push the limit of what’s possible.
The AV guitar is interesting in that it takes a vintage design like a Les Paul and “upgrades” it in a sense to modern aesthetics. It isn’t as radical as some of the other Ergon models, but it still has a modern feel but with some vintage roots. Take a look at that neck attachment and heel design along with the sound holes. Bravo!
SPECIFICATIONS
NECK
– 1 piece roasted flame maple with dovetail slide-in set-thru joint
– Indian rosewood fingerboard
– 25″ scale
– 12″ radius
– 22 Jescar Evo Gold medium frets
– Luminlay side dots
– Inlayed fret position markers
– Double-action trussrod (custom single stainless steel rod)
– Indian rosewood string guide with Evo Gold zero fret
– Gotoh Stealth tuners
BODY
– Fully hand-carved solid body with weight relief
– 2 piece book matched flame maple top over a 1 piece swamp ash back
– Gotoh 510 FB/FA series bridge and tailpiece
– Custom cover plates made from cymbal brass
– Lundgren custom “Heaven 57” neck and custom “Sucker Bucker” bridge pickups
– Bourns pots, 2 Volumes, 2 Tones, Free-way 6 position switch with full humbucker and slip single-coil modes
FINISH
– Natural Oil and Wax
WEIGHT
– 2.950 Kg
