So here is Tony Macalpine's new 8 string.

[Xiphos68]

Tony MacAlpine | Facebook

Doesn't look like it has fret markers and it looks like matte finish on the headstock.
Is it a LACS?
Also it looks like a Kahler for the bridge? Can anybody tell?

 

[Ironberry]

Looks like a regular 2228 but with a blank board...

It's a MYSTERY!

 

[Xiphos68]

I have affirmed it. It is a kahler.
It has a flat part on the side. Gilbarator floyd doesn't have a flat side.

 

[pink freud]

Hmm, weedly weedlies on that low of a register.

Would they be woudly woudlies at that point?

 

[MaKo´s Tethan]

yep, kahler

 

[ma7erick]

I wonder what's happening with Tony... Its been a while since he's not playing with Vai. Maybe that 8 string means something new is coming.

 

[Dusty201087]

That's definitely a Kahler bridge, yes. What confuses me is that normally Kahler's locking systems are placed after the nut, are they not? That seems to be the normal floyd rose style locking nut. I thought I read somewhere about how Kahlers don't work with those, but I'm not sure that is a Kahler though, definitly.

 

[amassivetree]

There have been a few styles of Kahler locknut, including the behind the bridge one, one that was like a floyd nut but with flip-up (no wrench) clips to lock the strings.. on the eight string, its just like a floyd nut. My Interceptor has one.

 

[Mattmc74]

Cool guitar for sure!

 

[Apophis]

cool but just another RG

 

[Drage]

cool but just another RG

 

[Splees]

Man, what a boring guitar. Such a shame. his carvins were cooler.

 

[BrainArt]

cool but just another RG

I think it might actually be an RGA, by the looks of it.

 

[Fred the Shred]

It does look remarkably boring, unfortunately.

 

[Xiphos68]

Man, what a boring guitar. Such a shame. his carvins were cooler.

Yeah. I was expexcting so crazy colored quilt maple top 8 string or something.
But he is a brand new endorser so, he may not get a new guitar. Like the New Ibanez endorsers from what I know. Can only modify certain production guitars at first.

 

[hufschmid]

cool but just another RG

just an other RG indeed................

I wonder how much he got paid to go join Ibanez, that's the real question......

 

[Harry]

Pretty bog standard, but I guess as it is it's a good guitar and will let him do what he needs it to do at this stage.

 

[xmetalhead69]

Hmm, weedly weedlies on that low of a register.

Would they be woudly woudlies at that point?

 

[MaKo´s Tethan]

In my opinion...Ibanez gave that guitar to him (with money, dah) for a market strategy, because Dino and Meshuggah just sell guitars to the metal public, and with this, the common people will say "oh! you really can play a guitar with 8 strings, not just diabolic metal".

 

[Tom Drinkwater]

I don't know how Ibanez does it but I do know some people who have endorsements with PRS and other brands. Usually, unless they are a super megastar with a signature model that sells really well they just get free guitars. That is good enough coupled with the publicity from the website and other marketing. I would be surprised if T Mac got paid to leave Carvin. If Carvin made an 8 string I may wonder about being paid. T Mac is great but that doesn't make him worth paying to play your guitars on top of giving him free guitars and publicity. I don't think that he would attract enough new business to the brand.