![]() The guitar will come in two finishes: One is glossy black, and the other is dark wood-grain, the color of a violin. It also works perfectly with the headstock I designed. It’s smaller, sleeker-looking, and very cool. Yamaha has just developed a new tremolo system that uses a lever to lock and unlock the strings, as opposed to wrenches. I wanted it to look “old” in a classic way, but seamlessly incorporate a modern locking tremolo. I wanted a semi-hollowbody with f-holes that also incorporated features from my favorite solidbodies. I wanted an instrument that incorporated my favorite features from every guitar I’ve ever had-all the things I always wished I could transplant from one guitar to all the others. ![]() Yamaha was the first company to say, “We’ll design a guitar with you and make sure it’s perfect. I’ve built a couple of guitars from scratch. Every time I’d tell them that I’d rather make something completely new, they’d back away. But I’d soon find out that what they really wanted was for me to customize one of their existing models. What inspired you to collaborate with Yamaha on the CV820WB?įor a long time, various companies have been asking me to produce a signature guitar. ![]() We recently spoke to Wes about his innovative new instrument. In the meantime, Borland has been touring as bassist with the band From First to Last-and collaborating with Yamaha on his first-ever signature guitar, the CV820WB. The album, produced by band member and longtime Nine Inch Nails guitarist Danny Lohner, is due this fall. “We’ve decided we just can’t work together anymore.”īut fear not, Borland fans: Wes has just completed Cruel Melody, the debut release by his new group, Black Light Burns. “We recently had another falling out,” sighs Wes. But Borland’s on/off partnership with Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst now seems to be permanently off. We managed to find an earlier Yamaha interview with Wes Borland, and here’s what he had to say about the CV820WB.Ī decade with rap-rock ruffians Limp Bizkit made Wes Borland one of the most visible guitarists of his generation. The Yamaha CV820WB once again shows that semi-acoustic guitars can rock – and, in this case, rock hard! Other notable design elements include YASH (Yamaha Artist Services Hollywood) designed Custom33 pickups and binding on the inlayed 12-degree angled headstock, F-holes, and beautifully contoured body.Įven those who are not fans or are not familiar with Limp Bizkit can’t fail to recognize the daring design of the CV820WB, a truly unique and surprising guitar that also sounds great, of course! Over the years, many rock bands from Oasis to the Arctic Monkeys have played semi-acoustic guitars, commonly used in Jazz, because of their rich sound. A two-piece carved maple top finishes the instrument, making it a true semi-hollowbody electric guitar. It boasts a distinctive design incorporating Yamaha’s unique Takumi-Kezuri construction in which the back, sides, and center block are all carved from one block of wood (alder, in this case). Borland was intensely involved in every aspect of the design process of his dream signature model guitar from conception to completion. This is one of the most imaginative axes we’ve seen in a long time and for virtually any kind of Rock and Metal it takes the Bizkit!”. Here’s a sample of what Total Guitar had to say: “This guitar supplies a fantastic drop-tuned tone that’s powerful without being murky (Wes tunes to C Sharp!). ![]() Along with high end guitars from Dean and Gibson, the Yamaha Wes Borland signature model, the CV820WB, features in the list – and no wonder! The Yamaha CV820WB is a very unique and surprising guitar: a hollowbody that totally rocks! This month’s copy of Total Guitar magazine features a round up of their 6 favourite guitars of the last year.
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