give us a single or smth already
1 Like
…or better yet, A Maxi.
It’s not surprising, I had played 6 strings only for YEARS and when i bought an 8 string it felt like a whole new instrument. Very different feel and such so can get why he says he finds it hard to adjust to 7. Just stick with what youre comfortable with i guess. Not like using 7 strings is going to change anything about how people perceive the band. Haha.
4 Likes
Makes me feel like more of a weirdo for jumping on the 7’s bandwagon early, but I also feel similar amounts of discomfort going back to regular 6’s.
2 Likes
Understandable if thats what youre so used to these days.
I just made the leap to a Baritone, myself, after owning a couple of 7s. Feels pretty good.
1 Like
I wonder when that interview was because a couple years ago, Aoi was using a 7 string on 1 or 2 songs.
I believe he was using a Japanese made, Strictly Seven headless guitar, if I remember correctly. No idea if he still uses it though.
7 is the way to go.
1 Like
He’s had an endorsement deal with S7G since 2021 after he ended his partnership with ESP. He still uses the headless 7-string guitar!
5 Likes
Aoi no longer plays ESP? Hm!
1 Like
Post-NINTH launch.
1 Like
Has there still not surfaced even one picture of Ruki without makeup? Except those old ones in bad quality. Quite crazy how he has managed to keep one from “leaking” throughout all these years? Just curious.
2 Likes
There was one from around 2018 where someone managed to click him on the streets during some product shooting but he wears a mask even there
1 Like
Damn man, in this day and age I find it pretty amazing how there isn’t even one.
Yeah that can’t be Ruki, sorry.
1 Like
(Apparently this is him, although I’m kind of skeptical.)
How old are we talking? I definitely haven’t seen any present pictures of Ruki without makeup. In most of the photos I see of him in public he’s wearing sunglasses so it’s hard to tell. I also haven’t seen any photos of Reita without makeup other than those really old photos. Has he been able to keep his face hidden from the public?
Second one I think is Ryutaro from Plastic Tree
4 Likes
Well… at least i could cut it without doing any surgery after seeing this. (If the second one is actually RUKI)
though i think he did had one during Beautiful Deformity-Dogma i think.
I wouldnt know as not into the band but it defo isnt Ruki so you’re probably right.
this first photo is from the “first” world tour (DIVISION era), in some Latin American country (I remember because the fans did not stop taking photos of them as they left the airport)