binky_bass Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago (edited) Anyone heard of Aristides guitars? I first came across them when I went to see Caligula's Horse play at the beginning of last year. Sam Vallen wasn't playing his usual Musicman JP7 and had this incredible looking/sounding red sparkle thing... T'was an Aristides. These thing have really piqued my interest, they've just made a 6 string bass, it looks pretty tasty. Their build technique is really interesting too, worth a look! Also, the things they build are quite out there! The below is a 9 string, headless, fanned, fretless guitar! And this, the 6 string bass I mentioned. Cool stuff indeed. Darkglass preamp with 3 Nordstrand fatstacks, now that has to sound savage! Edited 5 hours ago by binky_bass 4 Quote
Hellzero Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago And their prices are even very decent for such interesting instruments (just check how the body is made). Thanks for sharing, Russ! 😊 https://aristidesinstruments.com/ 1 Quote
LowB_FTW Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago These have been all over my Fb feed for ages. I really haven't see anything that made me sit up and go 'wow'. They did custom TRON and Spider-Man paint jobs which I liked. They do have some very nice finishes. Mark Quote
velvetkevorkian Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago Their 7/8 string guitars are pretty popular with the progressive/technical metal crowd. Not sure I'd seen the basses before though. Quote
LowB_FTW Posted 36 minutes ago Posted 36 minutes ago I tried to find the Spider-Man paint job, but failed, so perhaps I either imagined it or just mis-remembered, but yeah, that TRON paint job was pretty nice I thought. Mark Quote
Hellzero Posted 34 minutes ago Posted 34 minutes ago That said, owning this means that I'm easy to convince about Aristides instruments... Quote
ped Posted 22 minutes ago Posted 22 minutes ago 11 minutes ago, Hellzero said: That said, owning this means that I'm easy to convince about Aristides instruments... Is that the piano you’re playing now Quote
Hellzero Posted 15 minutes ago Posted 15 minutes ago 4 minutes ago, ped said: Is that the piano you’re playing now This piano hasn't seen the light of day since around 6 months, when I started playing again (and definitely) one with 88 black and white keys. Maybe I'll even sell that Le Fay... Quote
Wolfram Posted 1 minute ago Posted 1 minute ago 32 minutes ago, Hellzero said: That said, owning this means that I'm easy to convince about Aristides instruments... What?! It's not even multiscale! 🤣 Quote
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