THE Indie Guitar Maker You NEED to Know About | Prisma Guitars Diavolo
Prisma Guitars returns to the channel with the Diavolo — all skateboard top, three Lollar pickups, and one very clever push/pull wiring trick. Welcome back to Edge of Breakup.
In this episode the Prisma Guitars Diavolo takes center stage — skateboard hard rock maple top, Lollar Gold Foil neck and bridge with Lollar Firebird middle activated via push/pull on the bridge tone pot, Emerson Custom wiring kit and Treble Bleeds, Schroeder Wrap Tail Bridge, into the Cunningham Amps Custom 35 2x12" with Scumback H75-PVC speakers via the Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander. The Madsen Amplification Ge Boost and Effectrode Tube Vibe feature from 08:54 onward.
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Lollar Gold Foil: https://www.lollarguitars.com/lollar-gold-foil-pickups/gold-foil-soapbar
Lollar Firebird: https://www.lollarguitars.com/lollar-humbucker-pickups/firebird
The Prisma Diavolo is Nick Pourfard's LP-style single-cut — built in California, every build one-of-a-kind. This Diavolo features a skateboard hard rock maple top: seven-ply compressed maple decks laminated together, each carrying its own color patterns and patina, making the visual result entirely unrepeatable. Maple C neck (87-97 profile). Reclaimed Brazilian Walnut fingerboard from the Coney Island Boardwalk. 25.5" scale. 1 5/8" bone nut. 6105 nickel frets. Emerson Custom wiring kit and Treble Bleeds. Schroeder Wraparound Bridge — lightweight aluminium body, stainless steel clips, brass saddles.
The pickup configuration is the highlight. Lollar Gold Foil neck and bridge are the primary two-pickup voices — chimey, articulate, complex midrange character that sits between single coil and humbucker without sounding like either. The Lollar Firebird middle is wired to a push/pull on the bridge tone pot, bringing it in as a third voice that can be blended with the neck, bridge, or both simultaneously. All three pickups activated together (06:32), neck + Firebird middle (07:01), and bridge + Firebird middle (05:52) are all explored — the Firebird's compressed, vocal mid-forward character adding a completely different dimension to the Gold Foils' naturally open sound.
The Madsen Amplification Ge Boost — Maynard Madsen's Dallas Rangemaster-style NOS germanium boost with 3-way cap selector, from Camdenton Missouri — slams the Cunningham Tweed channel from 08:54. Three-way cap positions explored: mid boost, treble boost, and full frequency.
🎸 Prisma Guitars: https://www.prismaguitars.com
🎸 Lollar Pickups: https://www.lollarguitars.com/lollar-pickups
🔊 Cunningham Amps: https://www.cunninghamamps.co.nz
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🎸 Prisma Guitars Diavolo | Skateboard Top | Brazilian Walnut Fretboard (Coney Island Boardwalk) | Lollar Gold Foil (N+B) + Lollar Firebird (M, Push/Pull Bridge Tone Pot) | Emerson Custom Wiring + Treble Bleeds | Schroeder Wrap Tail | 25.5"
🎛️ Madsen Amplification Ge Boost | NOS Ge | 3-Way Cap Selector | Effectrode Tube Vibe
🔊 Cunningham Amps Custom 35 2x12" | Scumback H75-PVC | Boss Waza TAE
Recording: Universal Audio Apollo x4 | Ohma Ribbon | Lauten Audio LS-208 | Royer R121 & R10 | Ableton Live 12
