Tosin Abasi's new LACS!(8 string hollow body)

[xwmucradiox]

I still can't believe he takes that on tour. If it was mine, it would be locked in a vault at my house and only used for recording. It's too pretty to take the abuse of the road. And I'd be too worried about theft.

I would be extraordinarily counterintuitive for Ibanez to make what would otherwise be a $5000+ guitar for an artist and then have the artist never appear in public with it. They dont build these guitars so guys can hide them away for fear of hurting them. They build them to be played until they are worn to bits and then they build another one.

Also - FWIW the upper fret access is not an issue. It might be a little awkward compared to a 2228 but its certainly no great feat to play in the high range.

 

[Prydogga]

Another video at the same show:



The sound quality's pretty good for the clean parts, the rest is oddly horrible.

 

[technomancer]

ok, uh.. have done some searching and can't find a video of this guitar played live

'tis truly awesome to see a hollowbody ERG...

Try reading the thread since there are two videos of it live on the page before your post

 

[CONTEMPT]

Try reading the thread since there are two videos of it live on the page before your post

Technomancer is my fucking hero.

 

[ROCKGOD666]

anybody know how he controls the feedback during high gain? bec the guitars a semi hollow.

 

[Pete27]

sweet baby jesus!!! that thing looks so classy! take care of her man.

 

[technomancer]

anybody know how he controls the feedback during high gain? bec the guitars a semi hollow.

Given that the pups and bridge sit on the solid wood block of the neck, there probably aren't any feedback issues with that guitar.

 

[Hemi-Powered Drone]

This is something Ibanez should have put out. This as a MIJ Tosin Sig would be so amazingly epic.

But, alas, I doubt it will happen in the near future, if ever.

 

[technomancer]

This is something Ibanez should have put out. This as a MIJ Tosin Sig would be so amazingly epic.

But, alas, I doubt it will happen in the near future, if ever.

It'd also be $4000 unfortunately

 

[xwmucradiox]

It'd also be $4000 unfortunately

They could build it the same way they build some of the current hollows for around $1000 Im sure.

 

[Customisbetter]

They could build it the same way they build some of the current hollows for around $1000 Im sure.

I don't think you understand how much work and money it costs to mass produce guitars.

 

[FrostyTheDroMan]

Tosin is such a beast, he's definitely one of those guitarists that I'm just in awe watching... freakin spider fingers man!

 

[adrock]

I don't think you understand how much work and money it costs to mass produce guitars.

not gonna start an argument here. but they could definitely mass produce one of these for under $1000. it wouldn't have the truly custom stuff, like the burled top, lundgrens, ghost piezo system, etc. and it obviously wouldn't have the quality a "signature guitar" would carry. but it could definitely be done.

wether or not they will do it, whole other situation...

 

[I AM THE OCEAN]

My hat goes off to you, Tosin.

 

[vampiregenocide]

not gonna start an argument here. but they could definitely mass produce one of these for under $1000. it wouldn't have the truly custom stuff, like the burled top, lundgrens, ghost piezo system, etc. and it obviously wouldn't have the quality a "signature guitar" would carry. but it could definitely be done.

wether or not they will do it, whole other situation...

They could probably builda semi-hollow 8 string RG for $1K sure (though it'd still end up being more around $1.7K) but it would not have nearly as good specs as that custom. That, and it just isn't a big enough market. 8 strings are pretty niche as it is.

 

[technomancer]

They could probably builda semi-hollow 8 string RG for $1K sure (though it'd still end up being more around $1.7K) but it would not have nearly as good specs as that custom. That, and it just isn't a big enough market. 8 strings are pretty niche as it is.

Thus it wouldn't be a production version of this guitar

Honestly though folks, it's completely pointless to debate what Ibanez could do and it's definitely not the purpose of the thread, so let's stay focused on Tosin and his badass guitar

 

[heilarkyguitar]

sweet.........

 

[adrock]

Thus it wouldn't be a production version of this guitar

Honestly though folks, it's completely pointless to debate what Ibanez could do and it's definitely not the purpose of the thread, so let's stay focused on Tosin and his badass guitar

word

 

[technomancer]

Honestly though folks, it's completely pointless to debate what Ibanez could do and it's definitely not the purpose of the thread, so let's stay focused on Tosin and his badass guitar

Since some people can't take a hint...

 

[TybudX]

Off topic, but he's been working out. He's at least 15 lbs heavier than the most recent videos I've seen of him.