Awesome riff, ripping solo, shitty video!

@boo his thumb is a dead giveaway that he's really an alien, here to take over the world and snack on our brains

Hey Boo appreciate the message...please be careful with that dangerous gardening stuff!!! dont damage your guitar building back!!! Cheers Steve

Tosin Abasi is incredible in his ability to play these 8 string monsters instruments. In this video he must play nearly every fret on the fretboard. Check out his picking thumb, it’s insane. I’m sure ...

@steveadams Hey Steve, I haven’t forgotten about you and these videos, I just haven’t got around to watching them yet. I think I watched the first one so I’ve got some catching up to do. My gardening ...

Thanks for the comment... What you didn't see was the pauses for cups of tea and thinking time.. ha ha cheers Steve

@mattbeels for the most part (and I'll admit to limited exposure to it), it doesn't do it for me. But there's no denying that there are some monster players and some monster guitars associated with th...

when I see some of those 8+ string monstrosities the djent types like, often with no fretmarkers, I wonder how the hell they find their way around, I'd need GPS! @jonhodgson I’m not a big djent fan (...

yeah but it’d look awesome until manhandled though 🙂 @tej It would look stunning, I must admit. It would be torture knowing I couldn’t play it though.

I don’t think Vantablack is robust enough to use on a guitar from what I’ve read. @boo yeah but it’d look awesome until manhandled though 🙂

I think the hundreds of thousands you have to pay to get a license to use Vanta Black (not to mention that it has some very special application method) probably makes how hard wearing it is rather moo...

@boo I think the hundreds of thousands you have to pay to get a license to use Vanta Black (not to mention that it has some very special application method) probably makes how hard wearing it is rathe...

Now you just need a license to paint it in Vantablack @jonhodgson I don’t think Vantablack is robust enough to use on a guitar from what I’ve read. It’s ok for household object, lamps etc that aren’t...

but I guess that you know what you’re doing, right? 🤷🏼‍♂️ @mattbeels Well, I don’t know about that. 🤣

I wonder how the hell they find their way around, I'd need GPS! @jonhodgson Yeah, my thoughts exactly. 😆🤘😁🤘🎸

@boo The multiscale side of things you wouldn't even notice after a few minutes of playing, they really feel that natural. As for the extra strings, that's a bit more involved (I've not done it myself...

They vary between tonal and ergonomic. @jonhodgson Wow! It’s a whole different mindset really. I can now see the advantages but I couldn’t imagine trying to play an 8 string multi scale instrument. I...

Then you have the Distortocaster, where they're used for a completely Attachment : distortocaster.jpg different reason, with a few extra visual cues they make the neck look like it's drooping....

@boo there are several reasons for fanned frets (also known as multiscale or compound scale). They vary between tonal and ergonomic. Tonally, scale length makes a difference, given the same gauges of ...

What is the reason for it? Good question!! I think the idea is that the bass response can be enhanced whilst retaining nice crisp trebles. Also, it looks cool and expensive!!