Don Maloney's "Turn Around"

[carsonissogreat92]

Does this guy still give lessons?

[mickmos]

quite nice

[XplodingGuy]

sexy

[HeartOfMetalx11]

i cant believe how much is sounds like a Bass what a beautiful tone great video man

[qqqopeth]

@HeartOfMetalx11

Well as far as i know, Conklin have 2 jacks. One for bass and one for guitar, might explain that? I honestly can't look at a guitar the same since getting an 8 string. It gives you so many more options when your playing. I'm actually building one this summer because, options that companies provide for 8 strings aren't enough really, and to go custom is rather expensive! Can't wait!

[AyanRafique]

inspiration....thanks!

[mudfan1010]

This guy has skills

[WARinMYhead1]

damn dude, nice! its great to see people use an 8 string for things other than metal!

beautiful guitar too!

[metalbards]

Rusty Cooley's Guitar !!!

that's awesome man Good Job

[ChiZ712]

actually this guy uses a low string not a high a, rusty has a high a with fanned frets. good playing don

[P0mt3]

Great playing, by the way.

[P0mt3]

I may save up the money for the lower-end "New Century Series" Conklins. Do you think it would be worth the $2,000+?

[Karlboy111]

Conklin = Godly... I wish I had the cash to fork out for a custom. Or even a New Century Series.... I must say that you are incredible at singing while playing. You're a good player, but to be able to sing while keeping that line that tight is mind boggling.

[stratcat99]

I love the Conklin!!

Thanks very much.

[dbarbiegirl]

wow :))) thats great! keep it up man! :) 5*

[beholdthecakola]

Damn, you are amazing! I found a Groove Tools 7 string in a pawn shop. Best $300 I ever spent.

[stratcat99]

Thanks!

A Groove Tools 7 for $300 is a great find. Any videos of you playing it?

[stevantasic]

It's amazing! I like it. Cheers from Serbia.

[Jpb90k]

Loved it.

[gingerleyham]

shit son your fuckin mint! thought id check your other videos too! is that like a chap man that you can play sat down?

[stratcat99]

Thank you.  It is like a Chapman Stick in some ways. The pickups are split, and it has a bass side and a guitar side. Glad you liked it.

[ScreamingBloodyGore]

I agree bro, this was a really awesome song! Speaking of Chapman sticks, have you actually played one? I'm thinking about getting one, but I've never been able to talk to someone who's actually spent time playing them.

[stratcat99]

Thanks for the kind words.

I played a Chapman Stick for a few years. They are about as cool as an instrument gets. They are a challenge to learn, though. Feel free to send me a message if you have questions about them.

Don

[runway1300]

applause.....super song!!

[yabaguitar]

wow nice!!!

really cool conklin guitar !!!

[eegor]

Fantastic playing and singing. I love it when 8-strings are used for music other than metal.

[Phrygian12]

agreed

[mathc0re]

oO bass & guitar in one... really nice... im impressed.

[polishpirate123]

sound like the guy from the string cheese incident

[Jr72]

where can i buy one of those guitars (conklin) I LOVE THOSE GUITAR

[gabecarmonamusic]

Excellent! Keep the Groove Don!

[rpmartino]

That's pretty cool Don! Love your style.

[tstevenpaul]

This is special, keep rollin.

[AstAMoore]

Great! Five-starred and favorited.

[stratcat99]

Thank you very much,

Don

[Ibik]

nice but is that a bass or guitar?

[stratcat99]

It is an 8 string guitar.

[kool98769]

thats a nice ass composition. Do you play though a bass amp? or just really nice bass response on a guitar amp?

[stratcat99]

Thank you very much!

I recorded all of this direct, no amps or preamps...except for the ones on the guitar which are Bartolinis. I think I used a compressor and EQ, too. The pickups are split so I can send the top 4 strings to a guitar amp, and bottom 4 to a bass amp which is what I like to do live. The guitar is featured on the Conklin site as the April "Project of the month" if you want to see all they did when making it.

[philosoful]

Haha I never connected the two, so that's your guitar then (in reference to the project of the month thing) haha 'Don's guitar was not to be a simple one pickup, one volume, passive output set-up however...h no, he wanted the moon and the stars' =D I've got an 8 string on order from Bill, can't wait for it, how was getting used to it?/it feel bulky? Mine's going to = 22.75 - 25.75 scale length (Low B - high A) keep it up man, not my kind of thing but I can really see how people would love this!

[stratcat99]

It did take some getting used to. I think it was easier to go from a 7 string to an 8 string than it was to go from the 6 to the 7. The 8 string that they made me was so different that it made it an entirely new instrument that I had to approach differently. I have barely tapped into the potential of it, so in that way it has been harder to get used to, but just playing the guitar is so nice, that the physical side was not a challenge at all.

Thanks or the comment.

Don

[philosoful]

Cool stuff, well already got a 7 indeed and didn't take too long for me to get used to that with some intense playing for long lengths of time so shall see when it's finished, cheers for the reply =)

[atvbass10]

nice job, but thats not a bass.

[chadewatson]

man i love this.

i watch it a lot,great song,great style,guitar,lyrics,vocal work..

all around great song.

[Bygde]

I REALLY hope that you play bass as well, because you'd probably be awesome!

[CorRoemersma]

keeping smiling after 7 times playing your song, StratCat

[stratcat99]

Thanks very much. Glad you like it, and I hope to have more stuff posted soon.

Take care,

Don

[spearo029]

Very nice groove!Sean Spearman(sacred steeler)from Detroit.

[CorRoemersma]

It's great.

Thank u, I will listen more of u

Cor

[josh4rock]

dude...he moved up. research shit.

[josh4rock]

nice! do you know who eles plays an 8 string? munky of korn. i think he wrote the new untitled album with it. check it out.

[ibanezdude123]

uhm dude, Munky uses 7 string guitars tuned to A. It is low, but not as low as an 8 string. Bands like Meshuggah or Divine Heresy use an 8 string...

[cscarp4503]

josh has a point ibby dude. munky had his custom 8 before dino even heard of 8 string guitars. dino got into them after seeing meshuggah and playing martens after a new york show. munky has had his for years now.

[ibanezdude123]

hmm, never knew he had one. But I do know now ;-). Tnx!

[guitarplayerone]

yeah, but the difference is that everyone else who has an 8-string can actually play

[vampolka]

the difference is this guy has good tone.

[wonderboy1989]

Damn, I loooooooove those guitars! Amazing playing too!

[BlueBarrier782]

really good sound. Very clean.

[bonsaischaap]

This is amazing. Simply amazing...

[freckleface409]

that sounds like victor wootens " you cant hold no groove if you ain't go no pocket"

[BlimpyBoy]

wow! great stuff! the hat might not be my thing, but the rest is spot on - love your style man!

[moevideoblog]

Amazing! Please post more. Thanks!

[Rotitomato]

Cool song. Good tonality. I enjoyed it.

[petersace]

nice song

nice slapping

nice hat

nice voice

nice beard

[flipper2gv]

lol is it a B or a F# string that big one. Surely sound like a bass lol but I know it's a guitar. Really nice slap btw.

[stratcat99]

Thanks! The low string is an F#.

Don

[cscarp4503]

that looks like a regular scale 8.  what is that 25.5"?

[greentigers]

Who's the bass player? AMMAZZZZZZING!!!!!!

[collinrg86]

Sounds absolutely great Don. It's even funkier than I remember! Keep groovin'.

[Stckmand]

Top Notch !!!

Lennart

[ShredKat]

Simply awesome bro!!!

[greentigers]

This guy really can play that gee-tar!

[bethmaloney]

Love that song!

[Messsiah25]

Wow!!! This is great!!!

You and Ray are like Yin and Yang.

Wow