Misha Mansoor of Periphery is a man of many guitars, I have featured some of his recent acquisitions such as his new Custom Jackson 7 String and Daemoness 7 string Cimmerian Lagoon Burst but this one is very unique. The guitar is built by Florida based luthier John Dell’Isola and is based on his Island Model – Exotic Wood Series, just check out the specs below!
Body:
Birdseye Zebrawood Top
Flamed Mahogany Core
Burled Redwood Back
7 Piece Neck:
4 Pieces of Bolivian Rosewood/Pau Ferro
2 Strips of Flamed Mahogany
Center Bar of Zebrawood
Asian Black and White Ebony Fretboard
Custom made Aldridge Empire Aluminum Hardtail bridge
Custom Made saddles to fit L.R. Baggs piezo saddles
L.R. Baggs Piezo’s and Control X Preamp
CTS Premium Sealed Volume Pot
Vitamin Q Oil Paper Capacitor
Dimarzio D Activator Pickups
Gotoh 510 Cosmo Black Tuners with Ebony Knobs
Stainless Steel Medium Fretwire
Luminlay Glow in the Dark Side dots
How many different types of wood?!
Misha has this to say about the guitar, “I was actually tracking one of our 8 string songs with my trusty Ibanez rg2228, which has been my standard to beat when it comes to 8 strings and is just all around an amazing 8 string guitar. But somehow this guitar not only sounds better/fuller and more dynamic, but is significantly more comfortable to play and easy on the hands.”
“The response is very well balanced across the strings and across the board, and i have never heard notes “bind” and “purr” so well on a low F# powerchord. Usually at that point powerchords tend to fall apart, but for some pleasantly mysterious reason it didn’t on this guitar!”
Check out the Dell’Isola website here – http://www.dellisolainstruments.com
