Concepts to Creations

From the first sketch to the final string.

A look at our design studies and past builds. These are separate examples, not the stages of a single guitar.

Concepts

CONCEPT STUDY

CC-001

Two visual treatments from the CC-001 concept study.

CC-001 concept study with a pale figured visual treatment
CC-001-A · Concept study · Pale figured visual treatment
CC-001 concept study with a dark open-grain visual treatment
CC-001-C · Concept study · Dark open-grain visual treatment

Design exploration only. This is not an offer for sale or a production announcement. These studies do not establish a manufactured instrument, final specifications or a production schedule.

CONCEPT PREVIEW

Nyx

A look at the Nyx design. Concept preview, not current stock. Final specifications are still to be confirmed.

White-and-blue Cerberus Nyx concept preview
Nyx · White-and-blue design preview
UNBUILT CONCEPT

Atlas 8 · Transparent blue quilt

Transparent blue over quilted maple, with a roasted maple neck and ebony fretboard.

Proposed specifications
  • Eight strings with a 27-inch scale
  • Mahogany body with a quilted maple top and headstock
  • Roasted maple neck, ebony fretboard and stainless steel frets
  • Floyd Rose bridge and Hipshot locking tuners
  • Cerberus Tempest pickup set

An unbuilt design proposal. Specifications are not final. No production date or availability is announced.

UNBUILT CONCEPT

Atlas 8 · Red-to-black quilt

A red-to-black burst over quilted maple, paired with a roasted maple neck and pale moon ebony fretboard.

Proposed specifications
  • Eight strings with a 28-inch scale
  • Mahogany body with a quilted maple top and headstock
  • Roasted maple neck, pale moon ebony fretboard and stainless steel frets
  • Floyd Rose bridge and Hipshot locking tuners
  • Cerberus Tempest pickup set

An unbuilt design proposal. Specifications are not final. No production date or availability is announced.

UNBUILT CONCEPT

Crius 7 · Red crackle and gold

Large red crackle, gold hardware and a roasted flame maple fretboard, using a modified Moros body design.

Proposed specifications
  • Seven strings with a 27-inch scale
  • Bolt-on, five-piece roasted flame maple and walnut neck
  • Roasted flame maple fretboard with 24 stainless steel frets
  • Bare Knuckle Aftermath pickups with gold battleworn covers
  • Gold Hipshot locking tuners, IBBY bridge, pickup rings and toggle
  • Single push/pull volume control

An unbuilt design proposal. Specifications are not final. No production date or availability is announced.

In progress

NOTHING TO SHARE YET

No work-in-progress updates to share here yet.

This section does not announce a prototype, active production or a production schedule.

Completed creations

These are past builds, not completed versions of the concepts shown here.

Historical archive photograph of the completed Cerberus Moros 6 stain blue fadeburst instrument
Photo 005 · Historical archive
COMPLETED INSTRUMENT · HISTORICAL

Cerberus Moros 6 Stain Blue Fadeburst

View Moros archive entry

Historical photographs do not indicate current stock, availability or the specifications of another instrument. Nothing in this gallery opens a reservation, deposit, preorder or purchase.