wow. Just wow.
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I admit I only watched the first few minutes so maybe my reactions are addressed later, butā¦(a) it sounds to me like heās playing a can, and (b) wouldnāt a metal guitar body get uncomfortably cold - or warm? The moveable pups are cool, I guess. Regarding the pup blending and sending each pup to a different output chain: how is that different from what Rickenbacker has offered for years (sincere question)?
Movable or even swap able pickups are not new
Metal guitars are not new.
Not really going to watch this but what is supposed to be new with this?
I thought the mix where the 3 lower strings had reverb and the 3 higher strings had a different effect was cool.
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Guess youāll have to watch to find out.
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nah im busy
Ah, interestingā¦I didnāt see that bit, that would be cool. Honestly, just not thrilled with the sound nor the idea of playing a metal (physically) guitar. My mind will remain open, but Iām too lazy to dig in further myself! 
Thanks for sharing Tony.
I think Iām a rocker or folk rocker at heart. And the end result surely wasnāt rock or folk rock.
But I found the video interesting at the very least. And yes, I did watch it all the way through.
At the very least I thought it was interesting how them fellers put the music together. His comment about this is how ya make music in 2024 I thought was perhaps insightful. Info that perhaps I can use, maybe.
Best I can think. I should be able to do this my self, at home, using anything I want to make the music.
I also donāt play with so many effects on at any particular point with anything I play. I thought it was interesting as to all the weird effects they used and how they were putting them together.
I thought it was at the very least, informative. And they did, imho, make music in the end. Thatās cool even if itās not music Iād search out to listen to.
Disclaimer. Doubt Iām gonna run right out and get me a metal guitar though. Iād never seen anything like that before. Guess I just lead a sheltered life here in the cornfields of Nebraskaā¦
Not sure what to think of all the pink though? I guess to each there own. Who am I to question, pinkā¦ Guess if ya listened to the end result (w/o video), yaād never know it was played w/pink drum sticks and a pink folded over metal guitar using pink pedals.
Avante Gaurd (like something that Yoko Ono would do) music? Thatās the best I can relate it to for anything Iāve ever heard before. Minus the screechingā¦
Modern music, maybeā¦
Now I think Iāll listen to some Badfinger to get my head straightā¦
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Good stuff. Havenāt listened to Badfinger in a long while. Better go and reacquaint myself with them. I remember having several of their albums in my youth.
I really struggle to make music with an electric guitar but then I only ever put the effort into my acoustic stuff. Yet Iām always interested in what others do with theirs.
Pink? I donāt really care what colour the guitar is as long as the sound is purple! My fav colour.
First I will say I am all about my acoustic. I love it but I learn on it for my electrics and my rock and punk. My Resonator is metal and I also saw an interesting video about transmission of electronic sound signals in relationship to what is holding the pickups. It was interesting enough for me to question guitar body materials. So I have an open mind.
What I did think was really cool was the tuning. Two Tones/Steps down and then the guy bumped in up a half. So 1 and a half down from standard. Im think about that In terms of power chords or just the top 4 strings of the Barr. Give that some medium to heavy distortion, add a little fuzz Thats some good deep chugging and some nice heavy stuff.
The pickup chamgability and the multi output would be something also worth playing with I bet if I had enough non-pink gear.
I think It would be worth experimenting on. But like someone said I wouldnt be running out and buying one. If I saw it at a yard sale for $40 bucks I would buy it. So I will store the info in my brian if I ever run across one for sale on a saturday morning.
Im a bit not sure. If I were going to buy a metal guitar it would probably be a James Trussart ā¦
This guy makes a heck of guitar and it sounds unique but still sounds like a real guitar. I am not sure about the pink one I just witnessed.
To each his/her own.
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Interesting but very expensive for what it is. Itās been done before in one or another iteration but not quite the same; but still Metal bodied from sheet steel the same.
When I was still working I designed a thin acoustic guitar in sheet metal top and back flat and the sides made from strip and mig welded together. The neck was a through neck and the sound-holes a similar pattern to the Ovation elite, complete with wood veneer decorations glued on.
The disappointing thing was it only got as far as the 3D CAD model - oh how I often wishā¦ā¦ā¦
I think that with the right connections you could probably get one made, it wouldnāt be that difficult!
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I found it interesting, and glad to see people trying different stuff (albeit maybe elements of it have been done before). People roll their eyes when Fender release yet another Strat, or another LP from Gibson but when people try to innovate theyāre all negative about that too.
It wouldnāt be the guitar for me either but Iām always interested to see different guitar related stuff. Remember that people, in general, hate change and the unfamiliar, so until we learn to embrace different ideas, we can look forward to more endless Strat variants!
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Interesting video, Tony.
For me the standout feature is the simplicity in design 
It trims away a lot of the āfatā and you are left with the essentials. I like the look 
Iāve seen guitars with swap-out pups before, but none that you can just move around wherever you like. Like any guitar or accessory, I would quickly settle on one configuration and only rarely change it. Tbh, not many of us would want to be waving the pickup around to get a swell effect, when your foot is over the wah pedal
Would I like one?
Sure.
Would I pay 2-3 grand for one? 
Lemme think that one overā¦ 
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100% agree
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Haha, just wait a few months or more, there are bound to be second hand ones available 
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Youāre wrong there mate.
I had a quick look at the website.
Theyāre all custom made and orders are full for the next year 
If you spring a couple of grand for a custom guitar, odds are youāll keep it, and definitely not be selling it for a song
(edit: however in Iām pretty sure the Chinese clones are almost ready to be shipped )
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I love these kind of videoās because they show you which aspects have the most impact.
I used to focus on pickup types and brands too much when I was younger, now I know that speaker (or speaker IR) do a lot more. The pickup position, pickup hight and pickup orientation can do a lot though. This guitar is a living and proving experiment of that.
I have an experimental guiter with a submarine pro pickup where each string is sent to either ring or tip and with a split cable I can route 2 different signals.
It is great to apply distortion effects to lower strings and time effects to strings higher up.
Messing around with these things thought me some extra humility when it comes to determining where the āqualityā of a song or tone comes from. I like having several guitars but I do admit that the feel, neck, playability and their typical sound in a certain frequency range do a lot with my inspiration but knowing how to EQ can make you feel like a tone wizard now and then
I recommend you all to watch more of these kind of videoās, like the dude who tried to figure out what the impact was of each individual part of the chain, from pickup to wood and size of the cabinet.
I think it was on This community Jim Lil was recommended.Awesome videoās and real eye openers:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Jim+Lil
Somebody who also did some reasearch about these factors: Glenn Fricker from Spectre Sound Studios .
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great stuff, Jim Lillās stuff is fascinating
wow, that is wild!