After ordering a raptor 6 last year, buying a raptor 7 at the beginning of 2014, it was obvious i had to buy a raptor 8 when i'll have the opportunity.
And this is it !
I bought this bad boy from Tomas of Modern Day Babylon. I always loved his raptor, he has be kind enough to let it go after some months of spamming "sell it to me" messages on his fb
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The guitar looks even more stunning than in video/pics, that burl poplar top is beautiful with a lot of small details in the wood grain.
The neck plays smooth and is not so wide for an 8, i received it with a fresh setup from Skervesen guys, it plays like a charm![Bowdown :bowdown: :bowdown:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/bowdown.gif)
I really dig the reverse viper head, in fact this is the first raptor 8 with viper head ever made.
Soundwise, it's a skervesen, lots of clarity, very articulated sound and never muddy even in low tuning, painkiller/coldsweat combination works great
Enough talking, specs please !
Scale 26-28" (fanned frets)
Ash body
Burl poplar top
5 pieces indian rosewood/maple neck
Ebony fretboard
Ebony truss rod cover
Full white binding
Luminlays on side
Slanted Bare Knuckle Pickups Painkiller (bridge)/Coldsweat (neck)
Petrucci's and acoustic mod
ABM saddles
Hipshot griplock tuners
Hipshot O-ring knob
Dunlop straplocks
Satin finish
And some videos you might already know !
Feel free to watch my others (polish of course) guitars on my fb : http://www.facebook.com/mangedu.poney/photos_albums
Want more ? Ok
Here's my raptor family !
And this is it !
I bought this bad boy from Tomas of Modern Day Babylon. I always loved his raptor, he has be kind enough to let it go after some months of spamming "sell it to me" messages on his fb
![lol :lol: :lol:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/laugh.gif)
The guitar looks even more stunning than in video/pics, that burl poplar top is beautiful with a lot of small details in the wood grain.
The neck plays smooth and is not so wide for an 8, i received it with a fresh setup from Skervesen guys, it plays like a charm
![Bowdown :bowdown: :bowdown:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/bowdown.gif)
I really dig the reverse viper head, in fact this is the first raptor 8 with viper head ever made.
Soundwise, it's a skervesen, lots of clarity, very articulated sound and never muddy even in low tuning, painkiller/coldsweat combination works great
Enough talking, specs please !
Scale 26-28" (fanned frets)
Ash body
Burl poplar top
5 pieces indian rosewood/maple neck
Ebony fretboard
Ebony truss rod cover
Full white binding
Luminlays on side
Slanted Bare Knuckle Pickups Painkiller (bridge)/Coldsweat (neck)
Petrucci's and acoustic mod
ABM saddles
Hipshot griplock tuners
Hipshot O-ring knob
Dunlop straplocks
Satin finish
![10170953_297317293756776_4044928121755560537_n.jpg](http://scontent-b-cdg.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/10170953_297317293756776_4044928121755560537_n.jpg)
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And some videos you might already know !
Feel free to watch my others (polish of course) guitars on my fb : http://www.facebook.com/mangedu.poney/photos_albums
Want more ? Ok
Here's my raptor family !
![603696_300819156739923_6197606008571599059_n.jpg](http://scontent-a-cdg.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/603696_300819156739923_6197606008571599059_n.jpg)