NoHo Mercury

12345 · Post by **12345** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 2:45 am

I recently acquired a NoHo Mercury. Any info?

Pics:
ebay

Thanks

Mo Law-ka · Post by **Mo Law-ka** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 2:51 am

INB4AUG

NoHo was a very small company by 2 guys who used to be on this board. Decent build quality and designs, but customer service was (apparently) sketchy at best.

You may find the neck to be a bit different from what you're used to- they were made by rounding over a plank with no other shaping, so it may feel a bit "sterile" compared to your others.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 3:19 am

Haha blast from the past. The eBay ad is running - you selling it already?

Plenty of info here:

link and link

Still got mine. Neck is a bit meh, one day I'll pick up another 24" scale Fender neck and slap it on.

Hurb wrote:I'm gonna play fuck aug on this guitar on saturday.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:33 am

TROLLLLOLNOHOLOL

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 1:03 pm

hahahhahahaha Best thread since the see through Fender

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 1:36 pm

Shad, didn't you visit the "factory" while up North in L.A.?

I remember Fredo taking some pics there, but my brain is telling me that Teh Peeps Champs made it there as well.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 2:37 pm

I imagine it consisted of a skeleton masturbating over animated gifs and some dude with a glazed expression in the corner absent-mindedly tooling a leather guitar strap, taking breaks to occasionally email apologies for his partners conduct to prospective customers.

NOHO! You've tried the best, now try the rest.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 8:32 pm

ultratwin wrote:Shad, didn't you visit the "factory" while up North in L.A.?

I remember Fredo taking some pics there, but my brain is telling me that Teh Peeps Champs made it there as well.

Mo Law-ka · Post by **Mo Law-ka** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:49 pm

That picture sums up Shortscale to me.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:51 pm

I always liked the Mercury design, and NoHo weren't the worst Shortscale.org luthiers by a long shot!

Sublimedo · Post by **Sublimedo** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 10:27 pm

that day was epic!

Not many of those Mercs made at all, how'd you acquire this piece?

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 11:40 pm

Thoms seemed decent to me, all the politics aside i have to admire the guitar was built with the intention of being an original design. Its all too easy to cross over old ideas like the Telemaster for instance.

Doug · Post by **Doug** » Thu Sep 20, 2012 12:17 am

12345 wrote:I recently acquired a NoHo Mercury. Any info?

Pics:
ebay

Thanks

Congratulations. It really looks great and you got the one with the P90s! Your axe may appreciate nicley if you're patient. And young.

How does it play? Sound?

Cheers,

12345 · Post by **12345** » Thu Sep 20, 2012 12:28 am

Sublimedo wrote:that day was epic!

Not many of those Mercs made at all, how'd you acquire this piece?

I picked it up off of Craigslist from the original purchaser in Brooklyn. He said he custom ordered it from the builder, gigged it once or twice, but that it spent most of its life in a gig bag. It looks like it's brand new. I really just happen to get lucky with my compulsive Craigslist hunting.

12345 · Post by **12345** » Thu Sep 20, 2012 12:42 am

Doug wrote:
12345 wrote:I recently acquired a NoHo Mercury. Any info?

Pics:
ebay

Thanks
Congratulations. It really looks great and you got the one with the P90s! Your axe may appreciate nicley if you're patient. And young.

How does it play? Sound?

Cheers,

Luckily, I'm young and patient. Unluckily, I'm broke.

I love the P90s on it, though, I am a sucker for those Lipsticks. When I picked it up, it needed a really minor neck adjustment, but other than that it was perfect. I've owned a few Mustangs in the past and this Mercury feels and plays just like one, but with a little bit thicker of a neck. The tone isn't as bright as a Mustang's, but it's certainly not muddy. A very typical P-90 in-between.

12345 · Post by **12345** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 2:06 am

The NoHo Mercury auction is ending soon, if anyone's interested.

eBay

12345 · Post by **12345** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 7:25 pm

Relisted, price reduced:

eBay

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 9:14 pm

Do you have a personal interest in this auction?

George · Post by **George** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 9:16 pm

NickS wrote:Do you have a personal interest in this auction?

I know right. Fuck this guy.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 1:11 am

12345 wrote:Relisted, price lower than it ever was
than it ever was
than it ever was
LOL!

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