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electric · single-cut-ish

Duvell

Duvell — video still
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MakerMayones
OriginPoland
Typeelectric · single-cut-ish
Maker founded1982
Statuscurrent

A hand-built Polish superstrat with an offset double-cut outline, aimed at players who want a metal-focused instrument assembled to their own specification.

Watch

YouTube video Mayones Guitars & Basses · 2014-08 — John Browne plays a Duvell through the Monuments track 'I, The Destroyer'.

Why it matters

Mayones builds the Duvell in Poland and sells most of it through a configurator, so nearly every example differs in woods, pickups and finish. That makes it a custom-shop purchase rather than a catalogue model, and it competes with instruments from other European builders in the same bracket. The outline is more offset than the company's Regius, which changes how the instrument sits and balances on a strap.

Note

The slightly offset sibling; the modern metal favorite.

Specifications

  • Scale length: 645.2 mm (25.4 in)
  • Neck shape: D

Before you buy

  • no published list price — dealers quote per build, so totals vary widely
  • expect a long lead time and a deposit on most orders
  • second-hand demand is thinner than for large-volume brands

Other opinions

One video is one opinion. These are the other videos for this entry, most-viewed first. The order is the view count, not a ranking of ours.

  • YouTube video Tramaine · 2024-12 · 12,831 views

    “Here is the Mayones Duvell Elite Pro 7 string guitar in all its glory.”

    The seven-string Duvell Elite Pro 7 put through metal tones.

  • YouTube video guitarguitar · 2025-05 · 6,111 views

    Unboxing a Duvell Elite 6 straight out of the case.

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