Custom 8 string from Tosin Abasi

[Brosa]

What do you guys think? I think it's an awesome instrument. I like to have one of those, if it's not to expensive..

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=I-lv9ltZ2cw

Cheers, Sam

[70Seven]

The player is real good, guitar is kind of ugly in my opinion. I was on the fence if I should or not consider buying an 8 string, this video convinced me I don't need one, the low string is way too bassy for my taste, I didn't imagine it being so bassy.., But if you like this, get one, its very unique, I may not like the shape of the guitar but it looks like a quality instrument none the less.

[DEADTUNES666]

I kind of didn't care for either. I mean the player was okay, just not my cup of tea. The guitar really wasn't my cup of tea though...

[sofo]

I like what he's playing. The guitar reminds me of the "furniture basses" that guys like Benevente and Nordstrand make with high-quality woods. I'd be interested to know more about it.

[technomancer]

The guitar is Tosin's design and was hand made to his specs by The Illustrated Luthier.

There are threads on it over at sevenstring.org:

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/ext...ring-pics.html
http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/ext...completed.html

[guitarkatana]

That would have been so much better if the low strings weren't so buzzy sounding. The guy's playing is very, very good, and the music he's playing there is cool. Too bad it's ruined by the bad sound quality of those low strings. Sounds like a $50 bass that needs a setup.

[S-man]

I thought that as well.

[Flobanez]

Cool vid. I saw this posted over at www.sevenstring.org. He's a pretty talented player too, I enjoyed that alot.

[Bobby!]

Originally Posted by guitarkatana

That would have been so much better if the low strings weren't so buzzy sounding. The guy's playing is very, very good, and the music he's playing there is cool. Too bad it's ruined by the bad sound quality of those low strings. Sounds like a $50 bass that needs a setup.

Are you sure it's the low strings and not the camera and youtube beatdown on the audio?

[guitarkatana]

Originally Posted by Bobby!

Are you sure it's the low strings and not the camera and youtube beatdown on the audio?

No, definitely not. The audio quality for that vid is pretty decent, and wouldn't cause the low stuff to sound like that. Every time the guy plucks that low 8th string (especially when he frets it), it sounds like buzzy crap. And it's all the guitar.

[Brosa]

I think he uses a high output pick-up and just puts to much pressure om the low F# picking wise.

Just my 0,2 $

[Sigar]

Can't say i like that tumor on that guitar.

[NeglectedField]

I think that might be a Neodymium pickup in the neck. I'm damn curious about them.

[Splinter8451]

I love this video! His tone is amazing and I love how that guitar looks. Even the "tumor" Haha.

And Tosin Abasi's band's new album Animals As Leaders (self-titled) is amazing.

He is really inspiring me to get an 8 string and learn to play like that now.

[toneboy]

If the Elephant Man had his own signature model, I imagine it would look similar to the guitar in that video.