New Rick Toone 8 string
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Not even remotely impressed with that demo. Looks like a stunning instrument though. Considering the people who play these things, they probably could have found somebody who seems like they've actually held an 8 string before.
Erockomania
Studio Geek
um. wut.
that was painful.
that was painful.
Sweet rig and this is probably the first Toone that I've liked but damn that was some horrible playing 
Oh wait…. thank god he's playing clean now, this will sound a bit better…. hmmm no
4:10
Oh wait…. thank god he's playing clean now, this will sound a bit better…. hmmm no4:10
Hollowway
Extended Ranger
It bothers me how absolutely massive Rick's bridges are. I much prefer the strandberg bridge.
Dominoes282
Mixing Engineer
Oh man wat....
Reminds me of the review GuitarWorld did with the Carvin DC800....
Reminds me of the review GuitarWorld did with the Carvin DC800....
Steinmetzify
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I dug it....cool rig, absolute beast of a guitar. Could have found someone more in tune with playing 8s, but whatever. If it sounds that good with that guy playing it, it'd sound incredible with someone decent at the helm. I wanna touch it.
asher
So Did We
I really want better pictures of the back.
It's really, really neat though.
It's really, really neat though.
GRIZ
djentleman
4:10
hahahaha "hmmm...wtf do i do now"
narad
Progressive metal and politics
Ha, that's some poor editing. But seriously, the guitar is awesome, and the guy's clearly not a bad player. It's hard finding good 8-string players and most would probably do a bunch of low djenty recycled Meshuggah stuff which ...yea, would let me know how the 8th string sounds...but is equally as unenlightening about the guitar overall...
I really, really need to try that neck!
Slunk Dragon
Gear Nerder
That guitar looks super awesome, but I feel like the camera audio doesn't give us a really good grasp of how it sounds.
At least from that demo, we know that it's got some good... sustain. xD
At least from that demo, we know that it's got some good... sustain. xD
When I saw the hair and beard, my knee-jerk reaction was Guthrie. His playing answered that pretty quickly, though. 
It's a cool-looking guitar, but that pickup placement honestly seems to kill a lot of its potential. Even for styles other than metal, everything he played on the lower end sounded completely like a bass. Maybe that's what Rick was going for, but I don't get it.
It's a cool-looking guitar, but that pickup placement honestly seems to kill a lot of its potential. Even for styles other than metal, everything he played on the lower end sounded completely like a bass. Maybe that's what Rick was going for, but I don't get it.
crg123
SS.orgLocalArchitect
Erockomania
Studio Geek
downburst82
Well-Known Member
That is probably the nicest toone I've seen!
The demo video
- Audio is terrible
- Lose the "warehouse" lighting and A.D.D camera work.. I just want to see the guitar
- They definitely could have found someone better to demo it (this guy sounds like me on an 8 string....and no guitar maker is their right mind would want me demoing 8 strings)
.....but seriously that is a BEAUTIFUL guitar!
The demo video
- Audio is terrible
- Lose the "warehouse" lighting and A.D.D camera work.. I just want to see the guitar
- They definitely could have found someone better to demo it (this guy sounds like me on an 8 string....and no guitar maker is their right mind would want me demoing 8 strings
).....but seriously that is a BEAUTIFUL guitar!
simonXsludge
(((Ω)))
Not for me. You could chase me down an alley with that thing...
The sustain seems to be pretty epic, though.
The sustain seems to be pretty epic, though.
Fred the Shred
Shrederick
While not the worst demo I've seen, it's pretty on the "what the hell am I supposed to do with this?" side of things, which doesn't really help, of course.
