NGD: Novo Serus J Baritone (28" scale length)

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  • Amber Burst
  • Aged Pearloid pickguard
  • Lollar Mini-Broiler pickups
  • Light distress
  • Tempered pine body
  • Tempered maple neck
  • Rosewood fingerboard w/ white binding
  • MOTO block inlays
  • Medium ‘C’ neck (.830”)
  • 9.5"-14″ fingerboard radius
  • 28” scale length
  • 22 Jescar medium frets (.047″x.095″)
  • 1.687″ nut width
  • Unbleached bone nut
  • Mastery bridge and vibrato
  • Nickel hardware
  • Kluson® Supreme tuners w/ staggered posts
  • Emerson Custom paper in oil capacitor
  • Black pickup rings, witch hat knobs, and tips
  • Volume, tone
  • Thin nitrocellulose lacquer finish
  • Brown peghead
  • Stringjoy 14-68 strings
  • Novo deluxe padded soft case
  • 6.9 lbs

I promise no more new gear until next year! :grin
 
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TSJMajesty said:
So what will you tune it to, and what type of stuff will you use it for?
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B standard and drop A.

Got it primarily as a substitute for my 7 string for writing. I'm working on a project that I can best describe as Glen Campbell meets Tool. I'm really just trying to shock the creative side of my brain and push my comfort zone. And it's a pretty great looking instrument. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Cheers.
 
la szum said:
Hot damn!! :love
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KFF said:
What a scorcher!!!

Stunning. Congrats.
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Stone said:
Wow !
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FuzzyAce said:
Wow, this one is killer @gearJunkie ! :chef
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They released 5 of these yesterday on their Reverb store. They were all sold within 10 minutes after I received the announcement email from Novo.

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I also liked the green one, but it was sold before I could view it's listing on Reverb. I think the amber burst is the best looking of those offered. :grin

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They (Novo) finally got around to printing the shipping label today. 👿

Probably won't get the instrument in hand for another week. :cuss

First world problems :facepalm
 
gearJunkie said:
Oops! I did it again.

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  • Amber Burst
  • Aged Pearloid pickguard
  • Lollar Mini-Broiler pickups
  • Light distress
  • Tempered pine body
  • Tempered maple neck
  • Rosewood fingerboard w/ white binding
  • MOTO block inlays
  • Medium ‘C’ neck (.830”)
  • 9.5"-14″ fingerboard radius
  • 28” scale length
  • 22 Jescar medium frets (.047″x.095″)
  • 1.687″ nut width
  • Unbleached bone nut
  • Mastery bridge and vibrato
  • Nickel hardware
  • Kluson® Supreme tuners w/ staggered posts
  • Emerson Custom paper in oil capacitor
  • Black pickup rings, witch hat knobs, and tips
  • Volume, tone
  • Thin nitrocellulose lacquer finish
  • Brown peghead
  • Stringjoy 14-68 strings
  • Novo deluxe padded soft case
  • 6.9 lbs

I promise no more new gear until next year! :grin
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Holly molly! Love that. If you ever decide to let it go, let me know.
 
Here are pictures of my 4 other Novo guitars.

Serus Athena (1 of 3 - very rare, built by Dennis Fano in Detroit, before moving to Nashville). Purchased from TOP Emporium.
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Serus J also purchased from TOP Emporium.
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Serus TC purchased new from Mesa Boogie store in LA.

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And Novo #4, swamp ash Mirus H2 with Throwback pups, purchased from Novo website.

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Here is a video of the actual Serus Athena that I now own, made by one of its previous owners.



Also some links to Reverb listings from previous owners.

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NOVO Serus Athena By Dennis Fano. RARE MODEL 24.75" Scale. Lollar/Echopark Pickups | Reverb

Dennis Fano’s Novo line of guitars are classics re-imagined. Every model displays a unique mix of features tastefully combined to produce a one of kind instrument. This Serus Athena mode is a great example of his work. Recently traded in towards one of our Shelton Electric Instruments guitars...
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Novo Serus Athena *RARE 24 3/4 Scale* | Reverb

Oh boy. Really hate to give this one up so just testing the waters!You already know the hype behind Novo; these guitars are truly elevated and sublime. For the Novo-freaks, this particular well known Novo is one of the rarest- a pre-Nashville Athena made in the early Pennsylvania days and o...
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Great looking guitar, quite sure it sounds as great!
Novos are one of the very few brands where I can deal with the aging. I usually don't like aging/relic-ing at all, but they're doing it just right. Unfortunately unobtanium for me, though.
 
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