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CustomShop - Figured Walnut 7 String Hypemachine
CustomShop - Figured Walnut 7 String Hypemachine
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CUSTOMSHOP — (7-String)
Black Limba / Figured Walnut
Hypemachine
Built in December 2023 as a CustomShop Hypemachine intended for NAMM 2024 (but never travelled), this is a no-compromises build designed to show what the Hype platform can do when you let the woods and hardware speak.
A resonant Black Limba body with a Figured Walnut top brings richness and complexity, while the 3-piece laminated flamed maple bolt-on neck and ebony fretboard keep everything fast, stable, and articulate — exactly what you want on a multiscale 7.
What makes this one special
The Hype is already a modern workhorse — but this CustomShop spec leans into clarity, punch, and tuning stability. The multiscale hardtail keeps the low strings tight, while the pickup set is chosen to deliver a bridge tone that hits hard and a neck voice that stays musical and usable.
Build information
**Built in 2023 for NAMM 2024 (but never travelled).
***As with all CustomShop builds, slight variations in grain and colour are part of the charm.
Specifications
| Guitar Model | Hype |
| Build Date | 13 Dec 2023 |
| String | 7 |
| Scale Length | 25.5” – 27.8” |
| Body | Black Limba |
| Top Wood | Figured Walnut |
| Neck Type | Bolt-On Neck |
| Neck | 3-Piece Laminated Flamed Maple |
| Neck Shape | Revised D Shape |
| Fretboard | Ebony |
| Fretboard Radius | 16" |
| Fretwork | Jumbo Stainless Steel |
| Inlay | None |
| Side Dots | White |
| Hardware Color | Black |
| Bridge | Ormsby Multiscale Hardtail |
| Machine Heads | Ormsby Locking Machine heads |
| Electronics | 500K Volume, 500K Tone with Push/Pull + 3 Way Toggle Switch |
| Pickup - Bridge | Ormsby CustomShop Hot Rock |
| Pickup - Neck | Ormsby CustomShop Hybrid |
CustomShop pickups: modern attack + versatile neck clarity
This set is chosen to match a multiscale 7: the bridge stays tight and percussive for low-string definition, while the neck stays clear, musical, and usable across clean and gain tones.
A bridge voice built to drive an amp while keeping your low strings defined — ideal when you want aggression without losing note separation.
- Tight multiscale lows: keeps riffing clear and controlled.
- Strong mid punch: helps rhythm parts stay present in a dense mix.
- Fast tracking: responds immediately to pick attack for modern rhythm feel.
- Big harmonics: pinch harmonics and overtones jump out easily.
Modern rock/metal, prog rhythm, palm-mutes, aggressive riffing, tight bridge leads.
Immediate attack, tight low end, and a bridge voice that stays focused as gain increases.
A neck pickup designed to stay articulate and musical — so cleans stay defined and leads sing without turning muddy.
- Clarity under gain: neck leads stay vocal, not woolly.
- Clean separation: chords and extensions remain readable.
- Push/pull flexibility: extra textures for cleans and layered parts.
- Great contrast: switching positions feels like a true change in character.
Cleans, ambient textures, melodic neck leads, warm solos, and versatile split tones.
Open, clear neck tone with smooth highs and a musical mid character that avoids mud.
A CustomShop Hype built for NAMM-level spec — fast, stable, and brutally usable across heavy rhythm and expressive leads.
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