Richtone 8 string UK Based Luthier First ERG Build

[Acaciastrain360]

Hi guys, I’ve finally picked up a guitar built for me by a friend of mine… he has built only a few guitars in the past and this is his first ERG build, fully specced by me… (this is basically a replica of a Caparison Brocken 8, but given the availability and the price of these guitars, I asked my friend to build me one but to my own spec)

27” scale
27 fret
Gotoh locking tuners
SS frets beautifully done
Hipshot bridge
Fishman Modern 8
Push pull volumes pot
Mahogany body
Bolt on 5 piece maple and wenge neck
Ebony fretboard
Oiled finish

I mean I don’t know what you guys will think about a ‘rep’ but this guitar is everything I’ve ever wanted in an 8 string minus the price tag

There are full build pictures of this on his Instagram… Richtone.guitars
Please follow him and spread the luthier love as he is truly talented… nearly all of this was hand carved and cut to a seriously high standard

Also a video demo of a raw unmixed recording original by me



I’ll let some pictures do the talking…

 

[Thesius]

I'm sneaking into your house at night to sharpen those damn horns

Does your buddy have a page

 

[Acaciastrain360]

I'm sneaking into your house at night to sharpen those damn horns

Does your buddy have a page

Haha I’d be worried on stage with that headstock

Yeah his insta is richtone.guitars

RichTone Guitars UK (@richtone.guitars) • Instagram photos and videos

instagram.com

 

[_MonSTeR_]

Unfortunately the name seems to be also used not just by the store in Sheffield, but also by an Indian company...

your Richtone guitar looks lovely though

 

[Chri]

Looks ace. Congrats!

Maybe I'm ignorant, but what's the deal with the inverted block of wood on the neck?

 

[Acaciastrain360]

Unfortunately the name seems to be also used not just by the store in Sheffield, but also by an Indian company...

your Richtone guitar looks lovely though

Yeah I’ve also noticed that too, but yeah that’s him

 

[Acaciastrain360]

Looks ace. Congrats!

Maybe I'm ignorant, but what's the deal with the inverted block of wood on the neck?

No ignorance, just a little detail behind the 12th fret instead of the inlays, just fancied something different

 

[IT'z Roberto]

You say "minus the price tag" what is his normal range to expect? Just curious and broke

 

[Chri]

No ignorance, just a little detail behind the 12th fret instead of the inlays, just fancied something different

Ahhh nice! I would not have even put that together

 

[Acaciastrain360]

You say "minus the price tag" what is his normal range to expect? Just curious and broke

Haha well a Caparison Brocken 8 is like £3k
And this build was just under half of that