Agile 10 String. Why? Because F**k You! That's Why!

[MF_Kitten]

Looks like a fun instrument to have and to play, but not something i would ever need or have a real use for. I think 9 strings is my limit, and it would have to be something like drop B tuning on the low end, or if i could get it fanned, drop C.

8 strings is my comfortable limit though. Drop E/Drop D, super awesome. I can thrive with that.

[yellow]

i dont really have much to say or anything greatly helpful or informative to the discussion but i thought id just throw 2 cnts cuz i was reading...8 strings is kinda pushin it for me playability and low end amp/tone, 9 with low c# would be harder to play and harder to "hear" so 10 just seems too much for me on both playability and tone amplification, tho it def looks cool....but whatever, i hope u guys enjoy, PLAY HARD AND LIVE WELL MY FRIENDS, let the metal flow

[skeels]

15" radius? Really?

[shredguitar7690]

I think I know why this guitar is up on the rondo page suddenly. A while back, I ordered a purple 9 string septor 928 with ebony fretboard and passive pickups. I later cancelled that order and changed it to a multiscale when that option came available. The guitar was still being built though and it showed up on the Rondo music page when it was done a few days ago anyway. Someone probably ordered a 10 string and cancelled there order while it was still being produced. I don't think that Kurt was planning on a production model of the 10 string yet since it didn't seem to get too many sales in the custom shop. just my

[Philligan]

I don't know if I'd have use for anything below low C#/B but I'd love to tune this with a high G or A

[Poparad]

Originally Posted by skeels

15" radius? Really?

I've got a 20" radius on my 928, and with such a wide fingerboard it's almost uncomfortably flat. I think 15" would be preferable.

[skeels]

Originally Posted by Poparad

I've got a 20" radius on my 928, and with such a wide fingerboard it's almost uncomfortably flat. I think 15" would be preferable.

I know a lot of it is personal preference.
I grew up with classical guitar so I prefer a flatter fretboard.
But for what was mentioned is primarily a touch style instrument 15"radius seems pretty round.

As it is I like to wrap my thumb around the top of the neck and even on some 8s this is tough.

[ixlramp]

^Yes. A good guitar for 3rds tuning or other weird tunings.
It's beautiful.

[Poparad]

Originally Posted by ixlramp

^Yes. A good guitar for 3rds tuning or other weird tunings.
It's beautiful.

I was just going to mention this. Maj 3rds tuning makes a lot of chords and scales easy to play, but you lose a lot of range on a normal six string.

[Wings of Obsidian]

Originally Posted by MaxOfMetal

I think the scale and string spacing is so awkward on an instrument like this, that there's really no benefit, outside using it as a touch style instrument.

I think a large fan would be ideal. Since the board is so wide a larger fan won't feel as cumbersome. A 27" to 32" would be great for those looking to tune extra low and/or make a guitar/bass combo instrument, while 22" to 27" would be great for folks looking to keep in strictly in the guitar-range.

I honestly think this is ridiculous. I mean....really anything beyond an 8-string is completely unnecessary and I think the only way something like this could be played "well" or "tastefully" is to play it touch-style like a Warr guitar or like a Chapman stick.

[unclejemima218]

i'd fool around with it.

[celticelk]

Originally Posted by Wings of Obsidian

I honestly think this is ridiculous. I mean....really anything beyond what I decide is best is completely unnecessary....

FTFY. Seriously, seven strings were considered exotic instruments for decades, and eight strings still are by the majority of the guitar-playing population. The fact that the music you choose to play doesn't require that many strings != the instrument being "ridiculous."

[Hollowway]

Kurt emailed me back and is going to measure the nut width when he gets back Monday. He's not sure if that's a typo or the actual width.

And I agree this is probably a custom order that was canceled. But Kurt typically uses those sorts of things to gauge interest before making production instruments. And he wrote in his email that he expects someone to buy it before he returns to the office on Monday. So we'll see what happens for future 10s from Rondo.

[toecutter]

This ERG thing is getting a tad ridiculous. More isn't always better but if you are trying to make an impression that will do it!

[Stealthdjentstic]

Originally Posted by toecutter

This ERG thing is getting a tad ridiculous. More isn't always better but if you are trying to make an impression that will do it!

Better stop posting here, because I hope you realize what two sites this really is glued together

[Hollowway]

Originally Posted by toecutter

This ERG thing is getting a tad ridiculous. More isn't always better but if you are trying to make an impression that will do it!

[yellow]

Originally Posted by toecutter

This ERG thing is getting a tad ridiculous. More isn't always better but if you are trying to make an impression that will do it!

there are great, novel ideas, and there are great novel ideas that get taken too far. thats when it starts to get rediculous and the idea really no longer carries the original spirit, its kinda more of makin an impression without any further intrinsic value or function. so i dont think youre wrong.

[shredguitar7690]

What's ridiculous and whats not as far as an instrument goes is purely subjective. Rondo music doesn't sell these instruments as a joke. People actually want them. Enough said. Everyone is entitled to their opinion of course but I think that 99.99% of the community here is tired of hearing these same complaints.

[Ishan]

ERRRGGGGSS!!!111!!1! Who cares what trolls think, as long as we have fun

[Metal_Webb]

If only I had the money lying around, I'd be tempted to make a 15 string with a 6" fan just to piss off all those who don't understand ERG's

[shredguitar7690]

If only I had the money lying around, I'd be tempted to make a 15 string with a 6" fan just to piss off all those who don't understand ERG's

With a zero fret, BKP's, a Spalted Chestnutheart body, and a 8 piece Whitezebra wood neck. Also featuring piezo pickups, octave4plus strings, no fretmarkers, and a free AxeFX Ultra thrown in! Oh and Fred Brum would own it and stun us all with his mastery of ERGs.

[Ishan]

16 strings? No problem, make it a tap guitar

[AcousticMinja]

I like it and would love to have it if I had the money. I already do a variety of alt tunings and something like this would give me all the range I want and more.

But yeah, it's a cool looking instrument. I hope someone snags this soon and posts a review!

[yellow]

i was thinkin tho, at a certain point, i mean if it continues in a certain direction of some sort that i cant or wont conjecture or predict as a possible outcome, ERG's wont really be guitars, theyd be another instrument - some kind of instrument

ill max out and cash in at 8, certainly more than enough, for me and i would think more than that (BUT if i ever see a 9+ string by a major guitar company brand like ibanez, shecter, esp,etc.... for <$300, ill definitely get it just to get, no way any electric guitarist would pass on any 8+ string guitar for that period, so bring on the 9s,10s,11s and whatever else u can fit on a neck that i can reach the lowest strings n fret, cant really see it happenin on anything more than 9, but .... it man, ill take a 10 string for 300 anyday, so keep that in mind if anyone wants to get rid of a 10 string when they need 300 bucks)

8 STRINGS RULE!

[Stealthdjentstic]

Maybe you should buy some grammar lessons first.