For quite a while there’s been a trend of “lightweight guitars are better than heaver”. Sometimes you could see a guy in a music store who’d take a guitar off the wall just to try it’s weight and put right back if it seemed a tad too heavy. And it would definitely make sense for […]
Author Archives: Vik Kuletski
Exotic woods
While now and then you can see some exotic timbers in some of my builds I have a general policy where I prefer to stick with traditional tone woods selection for making my instruments. There are several reasons for this policy which come down to following: I like to know and fully understand physical and […]
Online demos and playthroughts
As simple as it sounds I do not invest myself or anyone for that matter into making online demos of my instruments simply because I think online demos are useless or at the very least irrelevant and have very little to do with the actual sound or feel of an instrument. Most demos I see […]
Facebook Chat with Misha Mansoor
5/13/14, 7:37 AM Hey vik, is it possible to get some pictures of the guitar’s progress? Why? Because I haven’t seen any progress on the guitar in a long time. I posted some just last week I think ah where can i find those? Tell me you are not falling for all this bullshit going […]
Know your ViK – Identification
Whether you got your ViK custom built for you or bought it aftermarket there some things you may want to know to better understand your instrument. Let’s pull some information that is right there: Serial number is usually located on the back of the headstock and consists of 5 digits. I’ve used numerous technics to […]
Where the name “ViK Guitars” comes from..
At some point every luthier has to give a name to his creations or what is these days called a “brand name”. So far I’ve heard a few stories of the ViK name. One of them is about “Vik” being short from “Viking”, the other from Victor. However, the truth is quite simple. In western […]
ViK Guitars and CNC
For many years I was one of those builders who’d say that a handmade instrument is way better than the one made with a CNC process. And it still remains true on many levels. However I had to review some of those stand points after I got a chance to equip my own shop with […]
ViK Guitars and Adam “Nolly” Getgood
The story of our collaboration goes back to 2013 when Adam Getgood reached out to me for a custom build. It was an amazing endeavor with two creative minds put together over the mission of bringing life into something rather impressive. I’ve got to say I was blown by Nolly’s competence on the subject of […]
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