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[alientodegato]

Excuse my crappy English... These are my two Crusher, 7 string swamp ash with poplar top and ovangkol neck with macassar ebony (bought from a superb user on this forum, KykuPL, thank you!!!) and a 8 string with satin black maple with mahogany neck.

These guitars are by far my favorite of the little that I could try, I'm very nervous waiting two more:

Dealing with Dariusz is a delight and his guitars are brutal! I'm very happy with the Crusher model and with the communication and his excellent work.

Here some pictures with the two crushers of my bandmate:

Now I should learn to play guitar...

 

[AfterTheBurial8]

I need one of these!!

 

[FAiRLiGHT]

anyone with a FF8 ?

 

[mphsc]

Here's my old one. I was the original owner but it's changed hands 3 or 4 times I think.

 

[FAiRLiGHT]

already seen

btw i like it

specs ?

 

[swollenpickle]

Hey man the Fret Board on that 8 string on the left looks pretty tasty what was it again?

 

[col]

I'll need to install a new nut for it (hence the paper).

 

[patdavidseven]

wow these are some stunning guitars, hadn't heard of the brand before,
awesome looking sevens

 

[Sepultorture]

wow these are some stunning guitars, hadn't heard of the brand before,
awesome looking sevens

BEFORE THEY BECAME A BRAND THEY WERE STRICTLY A TO ORDER CUSTOM SHOP

fucking caps, to lazy to fix

 

[alientodegato]

Hey man the Fret Board on that 8 string on the left looks pretty tasty what was it again?

Is bubinga.

It's very "waterfall" but I have no knowledge in woods. I do not know if it's "normal" or if this is a case of highly figured wood... In any case I think it's a beautiful wood

 

[Hollowway]

There are way more Rans around here than are showing up in this thread. GET IN HERE, RAN OWNERS! I want to see some non-crushers.

 

[AfterTheBurial8]

I think the Crushers was a great move by RAN

Hey dude, I'm thinking about getting a 6-string RAN and this look is exactly what I'm looking for, what's the spec on this beast?

 

[Jakke]

Hey dude, I'm thinking about getting a 6-string RAN and this look is exactly what I'm looking for, what's the spec on this beast?

Mahogany body + body, macassar ebony board, Duncan Fullshred set, and push pull pots for splitting both humbuckers.

 

[AfterTheBurial8]

Mahogany body + body, macassar ebony board, Duncan Fullshred set, and push pull pots for splitting both humbuckers.

you're a scholar and a gent! I was thinking about BKPs but would you recommend the Duncs? And would you recommend the Macassar ebony over the standard ebony? It looks fecking brill with the colour of the body!

 

[FAiRLiGHT]

bare knuckle are just awesome

 

[Jakke]

you're a scholar and a gent! I was thinking about BKPs but would you recommend the Duncs? And would you recommend the Macassar ebony over the standard ebony? It looks fecking brill with the colour of the body!

I really like the Duncans, I would describe them as a hotter and tighter version of the Jazz pickups (it's also in the ballpark of a Screamin' Demon, except that they sound better IMO). As for them vs BKP, well, there is a Duncan quality to them that I like, but nothing objectively "better" about them. A general description would probably be that they have that woody character common in AlNiCo 5 magnets, but they are very focused, and very tight. There is not much saturation going on from the start, and if you like that, you'd probably have to fix that through your amp. They are slightly less hot than a JB, which is a good level in my opinion, and since all poles are adjustable, it might give you some extra flexibility.

I can guarantee that the only difference between macassar and regular is the colour. I felt that it fitted the overal guitar more with a bit more motion in the fretboard, so I picked it. If you like the looks, then I can assure you that you will like macassar.

 

[Tesla]

Anyone able to give me a ballpark price for a Crusher 8 string? How much we talking roughly?

 

[AfterTheBurial8]

I really like the Duncans, I would describe them as a hotter and tighter version of the Jazz pickups (it's also in the ballpark of a Screamin' Demon, except that they sound better IMO). As for them vs BKP, well, there is a Duncan quality to them that I like, but nothing objectively "better" about them. A general description would probably be that they have that woody character common in AlNiCo 5 magnets, but they are very focused, and very tight. There is not much saturation going on from the start, and if you like that, you'd probably have to fix that through your amp. They are slightly less hot than a JB, which is a good level in my opinion, and since all poles are adjustable, it might give you some extra flexibility.

I can guarantee that the only difference between macassar and regular is the colour. I felt that it fitted the overal guitar more with a bit more motion in the fretboard, so I picked it. If you like the looks, then I can assure you that you will like macassar.

Ah thanks, yeah I've been a fan of BKPs for sometime, got some Aftermaths in my main 7 and they sound brilliant. Just wondered what those Duncs were like because I'm not too keen on the Blackouts.

That's cool, standard ebony on a black body looks tight, and the macassar looks great with the light & natural mahogany look! Decisions, decisions. Think I will be putting in an order in the not too different future.

There's just no way to play one before you buy which is unfortunate, is there anything 'mainstream' you can compare it too? I've been playing an ESP Horizon for god knows how many years and my 7 is a custom with a neck built to similar measurements as an RC7.

Cheers.

 

[AfterTheBurial8]

Anyone able to give me a ballpark price for a Crusher 8 string? How much we talking roughly?

website says 1180euro (£1000ish) for a standard spec 8, plus hard case & shipping which isn't too much for us Brits

 

[FAiRLiGHT]

Mine looks like this at the moment