NGD: Rusti Guitars baritone 7

FrancescoFiligoi · 06-05-2012, 05:23 PM

Ohai there! I've got a story for you...

Meanwhile me and my band Abiogenesis were recording our debut album some weeks ago, I already sold my JPXI 7, but needed a guitar capable of beautiful piezo-clean tones for our mellower parts.

Luckily, I've then been contacted by Claudio Rustignoli (user Rusti on ss.org), a very talented young luthier most of you are already familiar with.
I've been offered to babysit his piezo-equipped baritone 7to use it during our recordings, so how could I refuse?

I was expecting something good, but not THIS good. When I held the guitar for the first time I immediately felt there was something special.

Specs are as follows:

27.7" scale
flamed maple/rosewood set neck
poplar body
ebony fretboard
quilted maple top
20" radius
24 nickel frets
Bareknuckle Mule pickups
Sperzel tuners
ABM bridge + Graphtech piezo system

The baritone scale suits the instrument nicely and is actually really comfortable to play with, thanks also to a nice thin-C shaped neck with a bit wider string spacing.
The wood combo provides tons of natural resonance, and the super thick maple top is a big part of it. Fingerboard is a piece of top quality ebony with all the good stuff you might expect from this tonewood: clarity, smoothness, and exceptional dynamic response.
I find Bareknuckle Mules exceptional in this particular instrument. Definitely the most "unpredictable" (in a good way) pickups I've ever encountered: from warm and intimate cleans to HUGE Metal machines when I engage my main rhythm tone! I've actually compared these pickups to my Blackmachine's Aftermath and my Daemoness' Warpig to see how they performed under high gain riffin', and they surely hold their own! For sure the extended scale helps, but these are tight and ballsy with lots of character/mojo.
I'm usually a stainless steel fret guy, but the fretwork is super good, every fret is well rounded and polished, no complains here. An extended scale guitar is not usually my choice for leads, but the 20" radius permits me to have good control of it even when soloing. No need to say it holds tuning like a mofo, the notes just stay in pitch regardless of how brutally you attack the strings. Because of that, I actually used it even on some distorted parts during our recordings.
But now comes the best part: the piezo! Having owned quite a handful of JPs I know how they respond to the piezo, and while they all sound awesome, this just sounds better. More natural, more "acoustic-like", not too shrill, the tone is just there. I would describe it as "three-dimensional".

Here you can listen to a SoundCloud playlist I've made, demonstrating all the pickup options that the 3-way mini switch provides. My favs are the "piezo only" one and "piezo+both BKP Mules", lemme know what are yours

The sample you hear is a tiny part of the very first Abiogenesis track that will be released shortly.
Rusti Guitars baritone 7 - piezo sample by francescofiligoi on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

More (work in progress) pics of this particular guitar have already been posted in the Luthiery section, go here to see more Rusti's first 7 string :)
Hope you enjoyed this NGD, you can check Rusti's work at Rusti Guitars | Facebook

Mordacain · 06-05-2012, 05:27 PM

Quite lovely!

JamesM · 06-05-2012, 05:29 PM

....ing yum. Rusti really is crazy talented. He's a natural and incredibly humble.

Stealthdjentstic · 06-05-2012, 05:38 PM

Soo italian!

Levi79 · 06-05-2012, 05:59 PM

Taaaasty!

Goatchrist · 06-05-2012, 06:09 PM

Looks like some amazingly clean craftsmanship right there!
Congrats, very unique!

nostealbucket · 06-05-2012, 06:15 PM

Damn

spilla · 06-05-2012, 06:24 PM

Love the carves.

The Uncreator · 06-05-2012, 06:27 PM

That just looks like it plays unbelievably. Absolutely gorgeous finish!

MrHelloGuitar · 06-05-2012, 06:35 PM

That guitar looks CLASSY.

Looking forward to your release. Sounds amazing!!!

brynotherhino · 06-05-2012, 06:39 PM

I really enjoyed those clips! Very clear sounding!

jeremyb · 06-05-2012, 06:41 PM

Wow thats beautiful!

Mattmc74 · 06-05-2012, 08:20 PM

Very nice!

AngstRiddenDreams · 06-05-2012, 08:37 PM

This is one of the most beautiful guitars i've seen.

And sounding as well.

FrancescoFiligoi · 06-05-2012, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stealthdjentstic

Soo italian!

In a good way I hope

scherzo1928 · 06-05-2012, 11:12 PM

I'm still in love with this guitar...

Clips sound beautiful btw. Have you tried running the piezo through just a poweramp? no preamp or cab (if you are using a sim). I love runing it that way.

GSingleton · 06-06-2012, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mordacain

QUILT lovely!

fixed

MFB · 06-06-2012, 12:23 AM

How is it switching pickups with the spacing between the knobs? I feel like that's just begging for your hand to turn one of them down/up while going on the fly.

jarnozz · 06-06-2012, 01:47 AM

the looks in that guitar are just orgasmic... HNGD

Erazoender · 06-06-2012, 03:18 AM

Very very classy. I approve

Jason_Clement · 06-06-2012, 04:49 AM

I. want. this.

SO BAD.

sol niger 333 · 06-06-2012, 05:10 AM

Werthers Original

Chiba666 · 06-06-2012, 06:54 AM

Very classy

FrancescoFiligoi · 06-06-2012, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scherzo1928

I'm still in love with this guitar...

Clips sound beautiful btw. Have you tried running the piezo through just a poweramp? no preamp or cab (if you are using a sim). I love runing it that way.

Cheers! I just used a slightly tweaked preset #239 on Axe Fx II, which if I'm not mistaken does have a cab, but I agree on piezos working wonderfully without cabs too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason_Clement

I. want. this.

SO BAD.

Then ask Rusti, I'll have to return him the guitar one of these days...

Pooluke41 · 06-06-2012, 07:58 AM

Put the guitar in the bag and stand in the corner!

HNGD!

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06-05-2012, 05:23 PM	#1
FrancescoFiligoi Count Blastula Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Italy Posts: 1,272 Thanked: 51 Feedback Score: 10 reviews	NGD: Rusti Guitars baritone 7 Ohai there! I've got a story for you... Meanwhile me and my band Abiogenesis were recording our debut album some weeks ago, I already sold my JPXI 7, but needed a guitar capable of beautiful piezo-clean tones for our mellower parts. Luckily, I've then been contacted by Claudio Rustignoli (user Rusti on ss.org), a very talented young luthier most of you are already familiar with. I've been offered to babysit his piezo-equipped baritone 7to use it during our recordings, so how could I refuse? I was expecting something good, but not THIS good. When I held the guitar for the first time I immediately felt there was something special. Specs are as follows: 27.7" scale flamed maple/rosewood set neck poplar body ebony fretboard quilted maple top 20" radius 24 nickel frets Bareknuckle Mule pickups Sperzel tuners ABM bridge + Graphtech piezo system The baritone scale suits the instrument nicely and is actually really comfortable to play with, thanks also to a nice thin-C shaped neck with a bit wider string spacing. The wood combo provides tons of natural resonance, and the super thick maple top is a big part of it. Fingerboard is a piece of top quality ebony with all the good stuff you might expect from this tonewood: clarity, smoothness, and exceptional dynamic response. I find Bareknuckle Mules exceptional in this particular instrument. Definitely the most "unpredictable" (in a good way) pickups I've ever encountered: from warm and intimate cleans to HUGE Metal machines when I engage my main rhythm tone! I've actually compared these pickups to my Blackmachine's Aftermath and my Daemoness' Warpig to see how they performed under high gain riffin', and they surely hold their own! For sure the extended scale helps, but these are tight and ballsy with lots of character/mojo. I'm usually a stainless steel fret guy, but the fretwork is super good, every fret is well rounded and polished, no complains here. An extended scale guitar is not usually my choice for leads, but the 20" radius permits me to have good control of it even when soloing. No need to say it holds tuning like a mofo, the notes just stay in pitch regardless of how brutally you attack the strings. Because of that, I actually used it even on some distorted parts during our recordings. But now comes the best part: the piezo! Having owned quite a handful of JPs I know how they respond to the piezo, and while they all sound awesome, this just sounds better. More natural, more "acoustic-like", not too shrill, the tone is just there. I would describe it as "three-dimensional". Here you can listen to a SoundCloud playlist I've made, demonstrating all the pickup options that the 3-way mini switch provides. My favs are the "piezo only" one and "piezo+both BKP Mules", lemme know what are yours The sample you hear is a tiny part of the very first Abiogenesis track that will be released shortly. Rusti Guitars baritone 7 - piezo sample by francescofiligoi on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free More (work in progress) pics of this particular guitar have already been posted in the Luthiery section, go here to see more Rusti's first 7 string :) Hope you enjoyed this NGD, you can check Rusti's work at Rusti Guitars \| Facebook Durero, Randy, s_k_mullins and 15 others like this. Now teaching on BANDHAPPY

06-05-2012, 05:29 PM	#3
JamesM The Armada Join Date: May 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 6,925 Thanked: 86 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	....ing yum. Rusti really is crazy talented. He's a natural and incredibly humble. ThePhilosopher likes this. Cloudyhead. Facebook//Twitter//Bandcamp Watch:1,2,3,4,5 Debut Album, Abstraction out now!

06-05-2012, 05:59 PM	#5
Levi79 SS.org Regular Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Alberta Posts: 1,680 Thanked: 22 Feedback Score: 30 reviews	Taaaasty! Check out my Soundcloud!

06-05-2012, 06:09 PM	#6
Goatchrist Jebus Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Baden, CH Posts: 1,640 Thanked: 19 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Looks like some amazingly clean craftsmanship right there! Congrats, very unique! You must unlearn what you have learned.

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06-05-2012, 05:27 PM	#2
Mordacain Selling the extras! Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 4,068 Thanked: 38 Feedback Score: 28 reviews	Quite lovely! Currently in progress of replacing every guitar I have...piece by piece - "Unfortunately, our ability for rational thinking is inversely proportionate to our desire to stick our dicks into orifices." - pink freud - "I don't have all the answers to everything, I'm not God, when I get girls pregnant they aren't virgins anymore." - scottro202

06-05-2012, 05:38 PM	#4
Stealthdjentstic Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canadia Posts: 19,978 Thanked: 338 Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Soo italian!

06-05-2012, 06:15 PM	#7
nostealbucket aint no gahdam woman Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 880 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Damn I have a MINIWHALE! shirt now. Epic shirt is epic.

06-05-2012, 06:24 PM	#8
spilla SS.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 239 Thanked: 0 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Love the carves.

06-05-2012, 06:27 PM	#9
The Uncreator Control The Sun Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: St. Pete Posts: 916 Thanked: 31 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	That just looks like it plays unbelievably. Absolutely gorgeous finish! L A S C A I L L E 'S ☼ S H R O U D Progressive Cosmic Death Metal SoundCloud ☼ Facebook

06-05-2012, 06:35 PM	#10
MrHelloGuitar SS.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Toronto,ON Posts: 213 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	That guitar looks CLASSY. Looking forward to your release. Sounds amazing!!!

06-05-2012, 06:39 PM	#11
brynotherhino Reformed Redneck Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Midland, TX Posts: 542 Thanked: 10 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	I really enjoyed those clips! Very clear sounding!

06-05-2012, 06:41 PM	#12
jeremyb SS.org Regular Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chch, NZ Posts: 312 Thanked: 5 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Wow thats beautiful! LTD SC608 / JB001 Tele / HD500

06-05-2012, 08:20 PM	#13
Mattmc74 SS Contributor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bay City, Michigan Posts: 13,939 Thanked: 325 Feedback Score: 14 reviews	Very nice!

06-05-2012, 08:37 PM	#14
AngstRiddenDreams The Thread Killer! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Clallam Bay, Washington Posts: 2,040 Thanked: 17 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	This is one of the most beautiful guitars i've seen. And sounding as well. Remember: a flaccid penis is a righteous penis! Church 2224 hates babies!!!!! "I am the table!!" A middle aged James Hetfield

06-05-2012, 11:12 PM	#16
scherzo1928 has wood for you Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mexico City Posts: 4,692 Thanked: 33 $scherzo1928 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $scherzo1928 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $scherzo1928 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $scherzo1928 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $scherzo1928 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $scherzo1928 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $scherzo1928 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm still in love with this guitar... Clips sound beautiful btw. Have you tried running the piezo through just a poweramp? no preamp or cab (if you are using a sim). I love runing it that way. Is this... guitar?

06-06-2012, 12:23 AM	#18
MFB I'M A MONSTER! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 7,400 Thanked: 84 Feedback Score: 12 reviews	How is it switching pickups with the spacing between the knobs? I feel like that's just begging for your hand to turn one of them down/up while going on the fly. (´･ω･`) *In space, no one can hear you bree.* - Metal Ken

06-06-2012, 01:47 AM	#19
jarnozz Let´s Get Wasted! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: maasbracht, netherlands Posts: 733 Thanked: 15 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	the looks in that guitar are just orgasmic... HNGD heaven's closed, hell's sold out. So I walk on the earth.

06-06-2012, 03:18 AM	#20
Erazoender Aliens Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Vancouver Posts: 590 Thanked: 5 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Very very classy. I approve https://www.facebook.com/Trollbandhordes Apocalyptic Folk metal!

06-06-2012, 04:49 AM	#21
Jason_Clement SS.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Thunder Bay Posts: 723 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I. want. this. SO BAD.

06-06-2012, 05:10 AM	#22
sol niger 333 I like stuff Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,343 Thanked: 45 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Werthers Original https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-W...e/115956362203 http://www.soundclick.com/bands/defa...&content=music http://www.myspace.com/newwayhome

06-06-2012, 06:54 AM	#23
Chiba666 SS Contributor Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Salisbury, UK/Bielefeld, Germany Posts: 512 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Very classy http://soundcloud.com/ bloodrust-music

06-06-2012, 07:58 AM	#25
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