From past Ronin and Pensa Custom guitars luthier Izzy lugo comes Fiam Guitars.
Recently Izzy developed the Fiam ‘Mirari F-5 with newly designed dual P-90 style pickups (still an option) which are absolutely beautiful. However due to popular demand, the original Foil Bucker from Izzy’s days designing for Ronin Guitars is now a Fiam option.
Izzy has decided to pause his larger operations and is currently focusing only on small-batch and one-off guitars.
Physically this guitar features many of the same ingredients found in the original Mirari. Such as a body built from 900 + years old, Old Growth Redwood and a Honduran Mahogany neck with RW board, keeping these instruments both lightweight and resonant. Each piece of wood used is hand chosen by Izzy for the best possible weight, rigidity and of course tone. The fretwork and setup are both impeccable.
As mentioned this guitar features two Foil Bucker pickups. They are able to be split into single coils using the push-push buttons next to the first two control knobs.
Due to customer feedback we’ve equipped this Mirari with 3 low profile mini toggle switches, rather than push buttons. This allows the player to see if their coils are split or if the piezo is on with only a quick glance.
You’ll also notice the newly machined tea-cup shaped, knurled Fiam aluminum knobs. They feel & look great, while allowing the player to get their fingers in-between the knob & switch more easily for volume or tone swells.
The piezo allows you to get an acoustic or dobro like sound out of your guitar. You can also get much more experimental with it and tap on the body for rhythmic looping or scratch at the springs for an unusual sound effect.
The Foil Bucker pickups cross the line between a great Gold-Foil and low output PAF. Every nuance of your playing is heard and they clean up beautifully with your guitars volume control.
Winding one coil in each pickup much stronger than the other allows for the humbucking tones to still sound crisp and bell-like. Because of this offset winding scheme you are also able to split each pickup without a noticeable drop in volume.
These pickups can have a near acoustic-like quality to them and are highly sensitive to your pick attack. The FB also loves drive and fuzz pedals. They can be meaty and fat or with the two coil-splits, they become brighter and more focused; leaning more towards the Fullerton CA side of the tonal spectrum. Of course with their Gold Foil DNA there is always some amount of warmth and ethereal airiness to this guitars tone. Playing a Mirari is truly a mesmerizing and unique experience all its own.
A new addition to the Fiam Mirari not found on previous Ronin models is the Vega Tremolo system. It is set up to float with two balanced low friction springs. This guitar also has an upgraded "Torn" trem route, which allows for extreme pull back.
Specs:
Body: Salwaged Old Growth Redwood
Neck: Genuine Honduran Mahogany, Indian Rosewood, 9.5“ fingerboard radius
Neck Shape: Soft V-C .88” - 93”
Nut: 1 11/16 bone
Bridge: Vegatrem
Tuners: Hip Shot
Pickups: Foilbucker x 2 (silver mesh)
Pickguard: parchment
Finish: Pinecrest Green relic, matching headstock
Body: Reclaimed solid old-growth redwood
Fretwire 154 (same as past Ronin Mirari models)
Neck Shape: - .88” - .93” w/ rolled edges
Bridge: Vega Trem
Tuners: Hipshot
Controls: 1 vol, 2 tone, 2 coil split toggles & “Magic Button” / Piezo toggle
Case: MONO Vertigo (Blk)
Weight: 6lbs 7oz
