Abasi Concepts/Larada Megathread

[coldbloodsupplicant]

That guy has since put up two more videos:

 

[iamaom]

Come on asian dude, plug the damn thing in!

 

[Señor Voorhees]

Well 2 guitars out in the wild (and looking quite nice) is certainly a step up from none. Gives me hope that maybe we'll start seeing more of them in the near future. Would be really cool to see such a shit show turn into a happy ending. Especially because I just like Tosin as a person, let alone an artist. (Plus all the folks who dumped tons of cash into this getting what they paid for for once..)

 

[G_3_3_k_]

I just get sad when I see people put their money into something and then it never shows up.

 

[Vede]

So, whatever happened to Abasi Guitars? I like the look of them, but since the production shakeup at the start of the year, have any more instruments actually been built and shipped out to customers? Did the company die and I missed it, or are they just building super low quantities and therefore flying under the radar vs., say, Solar Guitars, who seem to be everywhere by comparison?

 

[Politics of Ecstasy]

Darn it....I just narrowed down my GAS to Oni (essi 7/8) or Padalka (Saturn or Pluto) and now I see Abasi made a guitar just like them, but with the pickups I love......darn it darn it darn it

What do these cost? Couldn’t find a definitive answer?

 

[LeviathanKiller]

Darn it....I just narrowed down my GAS to Oni (essi 7/8) or Padalka (Saturn or Pluto) and now I see Abasi made a guitar just like them, but with the pickups I love......darn it darn it darn it

What do these cost? Couldn’t find a definitive answer?

They cost more than money as evidenced by this thread...

 

[Politics of Ecstasy]

Oni or Padalka it is!

 

[Jack McGoldrick]

Oni or Padalka it is!

base price was about $2350 or in and around that if I remember right

 

[AltecGreen]

Darn it....I just narrowed down my GAS to Oni (essi 7/8) or Padalka (Saturn or Pluto) and now I see Abasi made a guitar just like them, but with the pickups I love......darn it darn it darn it

What do these cost? Couldn’t find a definitive answer?

Here are the older ones for sale in Japan. I saw most of these in person a few weeks ago.
https://www.digimart.net/search?category12Id=359&keywordAnd=larada&x=0&y=0

 

[StevenC]

https://twitter.com/Leqtique/status/1186168718218293248

 

[MaxOfMetal]

https://twitter.com/Leqtique/status/1186168718218293248

Larada J? So have they moved production again?

 

[SamSam]

Is that a thin laminate or is the angle deceiving?

 

[Fred the Shred]

Leqtique makes sense - Shun knows what he's doing and he's always been close to Tosin. I take it this is the import line that didn't exist officially yet was hinted at at NAMM.

 

[StevenC]

Larada J? So have they moved production again?

I think these will be the main import line, what becomes of the "custom"/USA stuff remains to be seen. I'm also not sure how available these will be, or if it'll be like a Boden J stuff where it's mostly for that market

Is that a thin laminate or is the angle deceiving?

I think these are essentially just Boden J Standards with a different shape and construction. Probably the same veneer that appears on most Boden Js.

 

[Avedas]

Oh that's actually more interesting to me than a custom. I didn't realize a production line might happen

 

[ElysianGuitars]

Interesting that it's a bolt on.

 

[Fred the Shred]

Typically, they're more cost effective and allow for better streamlining of the building process while minimizing waste, so it's not a bad move from a "getting production in gear" perspective at all.

 

[Politics of Ecstasy]

I’m sort of confused.have people ordered and received them? If so how is the quality

 

[spudmunkey]

Interesting that it's a bolt on.

Without knowing if those holes in the pocket go all the way through and aren't just CNC locating pins...is it possible that it's still a set neck?