Moniker Guitars has introduced the Rival Series. This series of guitars is being built in Austin, Texas. They can rival any other guitar on the market on tone, feel, and price.
The Rival guitars has a maple body with a matching maple neck. That’s the same wood Moniker users on the necks of their Custom Series guitars.
Maple is a hard wood and so it’s typically bright and heavy. To offset the weight, we’re making a thinner body. To add mid range, bass and resonance, as well as further reduce weight, we’re cutting cavities or chambers into the body. The chambered body adds more warmth to the tone.
To add color to the Rival guitars, Moniker enlarged the pickguard to cover almost the whole body of the guitar. They also inlaid the acrylic faceplate into the body of the guitar to keep the appearance smooth and clean. The guitars are sprayed with a satin top coat that is smooth and not sticky like gloss.
The Rival guitars come in the following colors: black, cream, grey, peach, and seafoam. Choose any of those colors for the faceplate, and the headstock will match.
Choose from the following pickup sets:
* SSL-5 Staggered Strat Set
* Quarter Pounder Tele Set
* Antiquity Duo-Sonic Set
* Lipstick Set
* Phat Cat P90 Set
* Hot Rodded Humbucker Set
The pre-order pricing starts at just $875 (for a limited time only). The Moniker website says seven weeks is the current estimated number of weeks for custom builds to arrive at your door.