[Niels]

Me neither, I love Meshuggah, I love black/grey/charcoal guitars and I don't care I'm part of a crowd xD
Though I like the looks of the neck-thru version with a 5-piece maple/walnut neck as well.

[B Lopez]

I've liked all the mock-ups I've seen so far but...

Originally Posted by darren

DISCLAIMER: This is a concept drawing only. The guitar and its hardware may not appear exactly as shown in the final model.

This. Rules. So. Hard.

Originally Posted by darren

On the case issue:

One of Rondo's design objectives is for this instrument to fit in their Baritone scale case, so there will be a hardshell case available.

On the passive pickup issue:

Can any of you guys that have Lundgren M8s in your 8s (Dendroapsis, Crucified?) please send me dimensions of the base plate/body cavity so Kurt can see if he can build a passive pickup that can easily be swapped out for some other aftermarket options?

What kind of dimension does those cases have?

And can you do a mock up with a flame maple top just like the interceptor, just to see how sexy it looks ? Pretty please with e-rep and hugs.

[TomAwesome]

Originally Posted by darren

THIS HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED YET!

That's why i put the big disclaimer on the images. I'm still waiting to hear from Kurt whether he's talking about developing an open-coil Agile 8-string pickup or if it will be a covered unit like the EMGs.

I know. I was just expressing that I liked it. It leaves a lot more options for aftermarket pickups, especially when/if DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan start making 8-string pickups.

[il_echthros_777]

on the topic of pickups, I know quite a few people are looking to replace the stock pickup on the 650 model and the 500 model. Upon research I've discovered that the swineshead pickups are actually a direct replacement for the EMG 808 as stated on their site. So those who are opting for the 500 version because it may be passive have an option of both models. sure, it would mean changing out existing wiring and components to switch over to passives on the 650 but IT IS DOABLE. As for the Lundgren that others are considering, just check out kevin's Ibanez 8...the lundgrens look to fit fine to me.

It appaears that maybe with 8 string pickups the gap in size between passives and EMG pickups inherent in 7 string pickups has grown much smaller or all together non existant: theyre damn near the same size if not the same size.

while on the topic of pickups...Kurt has been this badass in helping design this instrument couldnt we take a bit more time to design an in house pickup? If we could collaborate on this as group with kurt like we have done for this instrument we may find we can come up with something comporable or better. it is going to take TIME TIME TIME though and most of yall seem to want this guitar yesterday rather than wait tomorrow...

[Ishan]

Here's the Swineshead schematic for a bridge pickup :


I don't think they are the same as lundgrens but it's still an option.
I think we can ask Lundgren himself for his pickups dimensions, he have potential customers waiting

[TemjinStrife]

il_echthros is right. The Swineshead 8-string pickups have deliberately narrowed ears and are the same dimensions as the EMG (EMG 808 is 102mm x 38mm x 19mm, while Swineshead are 100.8mm x 37.6mm). The only issue is that there will be gaps above and below the pickup "ears," but those can be easily covered by a custom pickup ring or simply ignored.

Swineshead Pickups - Eclipse 8 String Humbucker - Perfect for blues, jazz and rock guitar
Swineshead Pickups - Apex 8 String Humbucker - Perfect for blues, jazz and rock guitar

However, at 79-99 pounds a pop, these are not cheap pickups. However, it does show that routing for an 808 is not the end of the world.

EDIT: Ishan beat me to it.

[Ishan]

I just checked on BKP, their 8 pickups have a 73mm string spacing, just slightly bigger than Swineshead.

I wonder if lundgren can make pickups that are the same measurements that EMG, I'm going to e-mail him an ask.

[bostjan]

Swinesheads are good pickups, but I don't think the price would be so great, and they are custom made to order, so I'm not so sure they could handle the bulk so easily.

To be realistic, EMG would probably be the only company able to do aftermarket eight string pickups in large quantities in a short amount of time.