Dire Wolph

Name: Dire Wolph
Brand: PHRED instruments
SKU: 115
Price: 2995.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)

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ETA: This guitar is currently built to order with a lead time of 12 to 14 months and is finished and assembled in Los Angeles, CA.

$2,995.00

The PHRED instruments Dire Wolph gets its inspiration from Doug Irwin's Wolf guitar, one of the iconic guitars played by Jerry Garcia. The body features a triple humbucker setup mounted in a custom pickup plate, with discrete split coil switches and a 5-way pickup toggle for 14 different tone combinations! The Dire Wolph is finsihed with a nitrocellulose cocoburst finish in Los Angeles, CA, professionally setup with low action and D'Addario 10-46 strings, and the frets are leveled and milled here at our shop in California for a nice smooth and clean feel all around.

Please contact us if you are interested in the Dire Wolph as it is a custom build.

Use Coupon Code 50PercentDown at checkout to make a 50% down payment on a Dire Wolph pre-order. The remaining balance will be due when your order goes into our Setup Queue.

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Body
The body features a triple-humbucker setup mounted in a custom pickup plate, with discrete split coil switches and a 5-way pickup toggle for 14 different tone combinations! There is one master volume and 3 tone knobs, allowing you to dial in tone that goes from dark and muddy to crisp and bright. There are two 1/4" output jacks on the side of the body. One of them is a standard guitar output to plug in a standard guitar cable. The other output is used for the built-in on board effects loop (OBEL), allowing you to gain further control of the sound coming from your effects pedals. Scroll down below to read up on the benefits of having an OBEL equipped guitar. On the back of the guitar, there is a large and accessible electronics cavity and a 9V battery box that powers the internal built-in preamp. The built-in pre-amp boosts the signal a small amount and lowers the output resistance so that the signal is better preserved along the guitar cable to your amp. We offer an optional custom hard shell case to go with the Dire Wolph guitar.

Neck
The maple core neck is attached to the body using very strong wood glue. The back of the neck contour is a C-shape that feels somewhere in between a strat and an LP neck, not too thin, and not too chunky either. The 2-octave fingerboard has 24 medium jumbo frets which are leveled and milled here at our shop in California for a nice smooth feel along the edge of the fretboard. The fretboard features a 12 inch radius which is perfect for soloing and playing chords up and down the fretboard. Topping off the fretboard are custom pearloid inlays designed by PHRED instruments. At the top of the neck, you'll find a bone nut for good sustain, and white binding all around the fingerboard for a uniform look and feel. The tilt-back 3+3 headstock shape is inspired by Cripe's headstock with some visual design changes. Under the fretboard is the adjustable double-expanding truss rod, keeping the neck stable in any climate.

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Body
Body Style	Solid Body
Body Wood	Mahogany
Bridge Style	Kluson Harmonica Tune-o-matic Bridge
Stop Tailpiece Style	Kluson J.G. Style Tailpiece
Neck
Neck Wood	Maple
Fretboard Wood	Ebony
Frets	24 Medium Jumbo
Scale Length	25 1/2"
Fretboard Radius	12 inch
Nut Width	1 11/16"
Nut Material	Brass
Fretboard Inlays	Pearloid Design
Neck Binding	Cocobolo or Ziricote with White Dots
Neck Stabilization	Double-Expanding Truss Rod
Headstock
Tuning Machines	Schaller M6 Locking Tuning Machines
Pickups
Neck Pickup	DiMarzio Super 2 (DP104)
Neck Pickup Color	Black
Neck Pickup Toggle Switch	Mini Toggle (Series/Split Coil)
Middle Pickup	DiMarzio Super 2 (DP104)
Middle Pickup Color	Black
Middle Pickup Toggle Switch	Mini Toggle (Series/Split Coil)
Bridge Pickup	DiMarzio Super 2 (DP104 F-Sapced)
Bridge Pickup Color	Black
Bridge Pickup Toggle Switch	Mini Toggle (Series/Split Coil)
Control Knobs and Toggles
Volume Knob(s)	Master Volume Knob
Volume Knob(s) Notes	Master volume knob is wired post-OBEL
Tone Knob(s)	Multiple Tone Knobs
Tone Knob(s) Notes	3 Tone Knobs
Pickup Toggle	5-way Pickup Toggle
Electronics and Wiring
Pre-amp / Buffer	Yes (Requires 9V battery)
On Board Effects Loop (OBEL)	Yes
Battery Box	Yes (9V Battery Included)
Electronics and Wiring Notes	OBEL is wired to use external FX pre-volume knob (requires split stereo Y-cable or junction box with stereo cable)
Output
Output Jack(s)	One Mono and One OBEL Output
Output Jack(s) Notes	Plugging a guitar cable into the mono output powers on the pre-amp
Other Specs
Brass Plates	Pickup Mounting Ring (HHH)
Strap Buttons	Schaller S-Locks Strap Buttons (Gold)
Guitar Strings	D'Addario EXL 110 Nickel Wound 10-46
Dimensions	40.5" (h) x 13" (w) x 1.75" (d)
Weight	Approximately 8-9 lbs

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The Dire Wolph guitar howls!

The Dire Wolph guitar howls! It's that rawish wood feel that's warm, comfortable and inviting to touch and play. Holding the neck kinda feels like I'm dancing with this giant paw of a wolph (Gives dancing with wolves a new meaning). The tuners have a nice smooth feel to them and the brass nut and truss rod plate match well with the walnut stained headstock. The satin neck has a warm feel that just makes you want to just keep on playing, its hard to put down. The grainy feel of the body is great! I love that reclaimed woodish feel. All the knobs are smooth and the coil tap switches work great. The Kluson bridge and stop tail piece just make the guitar look like a million bucks. The guitar has that high quality look and feel. The sound is perfect! It's got that snappy bright Jerry tone, It nails it. Chords ring out like bells and the sustain is endless, just feeling those vibrations as you play is quite an experience. I'm really looking forward to getting to know this Wolph, thank you for building it.

by: Mark Kapel

| 5/22/2018 3:17 PM

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Professional Setup and Feel

To ensure that we deliver high quality playability and tone, one of our master guitar techs in the Los Angeles area meticulously inspects your guitar from headstock to the bottom strap button, and performs a setup to make your PHRED guitar feel comfortable to play. You can look forward to smooth level frets without any sharp edges, low string action, and adjusted intonation. If you have a specific request for your guitar setup, just let us know. All upgrade options purchased with this guitar are installed by our techs in Los Angeles while your guitar is getting a setup.

100% Satisfaction Guarantee

Purchase a PHRED guitar with peace of mind. We will make every effort to ensure that you are happy with your PHRED guitar when it arrives. However, because our products are customized, all sales are final. Our warranty outlines situations where we will honor an exchange.

Custom Builds for Left Handed Guitar Players

We do custom builds for left handed guitar players. In the Additional Notes text area above, just type in that you would like this guitar made left-handed. There is no additional charge for left handed Phred guitars, but expect a 4-6 month build time.

Shipping Methods

If you live inside the continental USA, your guitar will ship via UPS Ground. If you live in Hawaii, your guitar will likely ship UPS 3 day. If you live outside of the USA, your guitar will likely ship via the United States Post Office. You may request FedEx shipping if you prefer FedEx delivery.

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Shipping Notification via Email

All guitars ship with a tracking number which will be emailed to you at the time of shipping. You will receive one email from PHRED instruments and possibly a second or third email from the shipping company and/or the place from which you purchased if it was other than the PHRED instruments website.

International Shipping and Delivery Charges

Shipping charges are calculated at checkout for international shipping. If you live outside the USA, there may be additional import charges added at the time you receive your guitar. These charges are unknown to PHRED instruments, LLC, and will not be reimbursed by PHRED instruments, LLC.

Packaging (without a hardshell case)

PHRED instruments guitars are placed inside a foam sleeve which is placed inside a corrugated guitar box with Styrofoam support for the guitar neck and bubble wrap around the bottom, top and sides of the guitar. The guitar box is sealed with clear tape and then wrapped with a second layer of corrugated cardboard and sealed with clear tape to add stability and strength to the shipping box.

Packaging (with a hardshell case)

PHRED instruments guitars are placed inside the hardshell case, the hardshell case is placed inside a plastic sleeve, and then placed inside a shipping box with cardboard end pieces, providing a protective air gap.

Damaged Package

What to do if there is Damaged upon Delivery

While it is extremely rare, there is a plan in place just in case things go wrong with the delivery. If your shipping box arrives with damage to the box (holes, tears, cuts, etc.), please take pictures of the box and email those photos to us. If possible, please also contact UPS (1-800-PICK-UPS) immediately to report it. If the guitar arrives with damage as well, please contact us immediately to arrange for a return request. We will need to setup a damage claim request with UPS and either tell UPS to pickup the package from your location, or have you return the package back to us.

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This guitar is equipped with an On Board Effects Loop (OBEL).

What does OBEL stand for?

OBEL stands for On-Board Effects Loop. It is a wiring design inside the guitar which uses a separate 1/4" stereo jack to allow the direct output from the pickups to go to effects pedals and then back into the guitar for post-effects volume control. The purpose of the OBEL is to allow for volume adjustments on the guitar after being processed by effects. You may notice that distortion and envelope filters respond differently with volume adjustments on a standard electric guitar. Using an OBEL allows for consistent response from your effects pedals/processors at any guitar volume.

Below is an example showing the PHRED instruments Wolph guitar connected to an amp and effects chain with the OBEL.

In this example, the Wolph guitar has a mono guitar cable plugged directly into the guitar amp. The other guitar cable is a stereo 1/4" guitar cable that plugs into a Hard Truckers Junction Box (SP-1 'Y' Junction Box), other junction boxes will work as well. At the send of the junction box, one mono guitar patch cable plugs into the input of the first effect in the pedal chain (Mutron III). The effects chain uses standard guitar patch cables to connect each effect. The output of the last effects pedal connects to the return of the junction box. The OBEL bypass mini-toggle is used to either bypass or use the effects loop.

What is required to use the OBEL?

We recommend to use a junction box with a stereo 1/4" guitar cable to connect the guitar to a junction box (a stereo Y-cable can be used instead). A junction box looks like an effects pedal. It has a 1/4" stereo input jack on one side, which is where the stereo guitar cable from the guitar's OBEL jack plugs into. The other side of the junction box has 2 mono 1/4" jacks. One of those jacks is a send to the input of your effects the other is a return from the output of your effects. Using one mono guitar fx patch cable, connect the send from the junction box into the input of your first effect pedal, and the the return from the junction box plugs into the output of your last effects pedal in the chain.

Can an OBEL equipped guitar be plugged in like a standard electric guitar with one cable using just the mono guitar output?

Yes, you do not have to use the OBEL in order to plug in your guitar to your effects. You can simply bypass the OBEL using the OBEL bypass mini-toggle switch on the guitar and use the guitar as a standard electric guitar with your effect pedals plugged in-line between your guitar and amp.

Where can I get a junction box?

PHRED instruments recommends The HubBub junction box by Godfrey Daniels Guitar Works which has more functionality designed for guitar players who play guitars with standard mono guitar outputs and also with OBEL equipped guitars. Click here to view Junction Boxes in our OBEL Accessories section.

Where can I find a stereo guitar cable?

We recommend the Dual TRS/TS Cable by Godfrey Daniels Guitar Works. Click here to view Cables in our OBEL Accessories section.

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Dire Wolph

Please contact us if you are interested in the Dire Wolph as it is a custom build.

Use Coupon Code 50PercentDown at checkout to make a 50% down payment on a Dire Wolph pre-order. The remaining balance will be due when your order goes into our Setup Queue.

Buy with monthly payments and get more time to pay.

Professional Setup and Feel

100% Satisfaction Guarantee

Custom Builds for Left Handed Guitar Players

Shipping Methods

Shipping Notification via Email

International Shipping and Delivery Charges

Packaging (without a hardshell case)

Packaging (with a hardshell case)

What to do if there is Damaged upon Delivery

Return and Refund Policy

Recently Uploaded YouTube Videos

This guitar is equipped with an On Board Effects Loop (OBEL).

What does OBEL stand for?

Below is an example showing the PHRED instruments Wolph guitar connected to an amp and effects chain with the OBEL.

What is required to use the OBEL?

Can an OBEL equipped guitar be plugged in like a standard electric guitar with one cable using just the mono guitar output?

Where can I get a junction box?

Where can I find a stereo guitar cable?

Jerry Garcia Replica Guitar Strap

HubBub Stage Pro

View Our Production Schedule

Dire Wolph

Please contact us if you are interested in the Dire Wolph as it is a custom build.

Use Coupon Code 50PercentDown at checkout to make a 50% down payment on a Dire Wolph pre-order. The remaining balance will be due when your order goes into our Setup Queue.

Buy with monthly payments and get more time to pay.

Professional Setup and Feel

100% Satisfaction Guarantee

Custom Builds for Left Handed Guitar Players

Shipping Methods

Shipping Notification via Email

International Shipping and Delivery Charges

Packaging (without a hardshell case)

Packaging (with a hardshell case)

What to do if there is Damaged upon Delivery

Return and Refund Policy

Recently Uploaded YouTube Videos

This guitar is equipped with an On Board Effects Loop (OBEL).

What does OBEL stand for?

Below is an example showing the PHRED instruments Wolph guitar connected to an amp and effects chain with the OBEL.

What is required to use the OBEL?

Can an OBEL equipped guitar be plugged in like a standard electric guitar with one cable using just the mono guitar output?

Where can I get a junction box?

Where can I find a stereo guitar cable?

Jerry Garcia Replica Guitar Strap

HubBub Stage Pro

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