themusicfarm.com / NAMM 2008 Interview w/ Rusty Cooley

[surana87s]

what's that ten means?? anyone plzzz

[metallicatriviumPwN]

thumbs up if you tone knob is always on ten \m/ lol

[lehmanpolarbear70]

"I don't need a tone, it's always on ten anyway" -Rusty Cooley

My thought exactly \m/

[Whackooyzero]

@lehmanpolarbear70 You see, I do understand that way of thinking but I personally do like to have a tone knob. I can deal with guitars not having one fine, because being a metal player it's usually on ten, however when I go to clean tone I like to roll the tone knob off to 0 because it give's a nicer, cleaner sound.

[lehmanpolarbear70]

@Whackooyzero Yeah. I made that comment 2 years ago. I no longer agree with myself. I use it all the time now.

[joey1364]

i want that guitar!!

[MortaniusTaijou]

H.R. Geiger is a pretty messed up artist, a very good one, but very messed up.

A lot of his art is alien penises, alien tits, alien orgies, and alien S&M, surprisingly done in an excellent way.

He's the guy who came up with the Alien from the Alien movies.

The design on Rusty's guitar looks Geiger-ish because of the way the art is, Geiger uses gears and sharp edges in his backgrounds, with colors similar to the ones on the guitar.

[Headbanga03]

damn hes so short

[churchesablaze666]

the guy interviewing him is actually really tall. mike vernom..he graduated from duke university in 2004 and is 6'8"

[onofregarcia88]

the thin fret are for your reach..the strength of the neck is dependent in the trust rod

[elementskater94]

he kinda looks like a jim carey with long hair

[Shmucko12]

My friend bought that guitar. The exact one he is holding.

[fru1tbooter14]

....i want this soooo bad. or Jeff loomis' schecter

[liampmiller]

get the rc7x , cheaper almost the same , just the graphics and the lower stuff on the neck and much cheaper .

[Goth3m3]

This guitar is GREAT, AMAZING, It is THE LAMBORGHINI of 7 strings

[bongsmoker214]

yup and one of the most expensive too

[guitarpaol]

wow he is small but he ROCKS!!!

[SgtSquidy]

that or the repoter is tall

[indiaownsass]

nah he is pretty small, i met him at NAMM ... hes like my height and im pretty small ..

[MortaniusTaijou]

Kind of small, like 5'8" ~ 5'9" -ish

But he is ripped lol, works out everyday.

He is my guitar teacher, I am 6' and his presence makes me feel like a dwarf LOL!

Best guitarist to walk this planet.

[edusty2010]

Holy god the fretboard is almost as thick as the neck o_0

[staticxfrk]

???

[edusty2010]

What??? The neck is really thin, the fretboard and neck aren't one piece. This comment really doesn't need any explanation.

[staticxfrk]

i dont understand you.

[edusty2010]

What's not to understand? If you know what a fretboard is and what a neck is, then you'd understand.

[RockBandit31]

lol the neck is a toothpick

[yummygrncrayonz]

hahah yea he did.

It's a similar-ish looking kind of design that ibanez sells. The HR geiger or something. check it out they're sick!

[longinus101]

WOW!!! This guitar is toooo good to be Dean!!! Rofl:D

[buybritishguitars]

that guitar is so beautiful!!

[EADPE]

i think schecter JL SM is better

[WilliamBonneau]

Yea the Loomis model is amazing, my favorite guitar that I own right now for sure. however I'm not to fond of the neck on them, I like the RG necks more, but this guitar looks like it could preform pretty well.

[EADPE]

i agree but it's matter of taste tho RC-7 looks very nice too

[EpiphoneSH4]

"I was like HOLY SHIT!" LMAO

[JYZProductions]

I can't wait to get my hands on Rustys new dean :) it looks and sounds amazing.

[penguiana]

so ummm how many people have acctually bought this? cause you know its around $2500 dollars thats allot more than a guitar thats just as good as it!

[Guitarman27]

Rusty seems like a cool guy to hang around ... and maybe steal some of his licks ... bwahaha

[ShredTim]

good luck stealing his licks XD they might break your hands!

[adil2552]

If the neck pickup was straight and it didn't feature those immensely juvenile graphics...I'd consider buying it.

[neoclasiccl]

so what your saying is you don't like the cutaway??? The pickup is mounted that way to make room for the cutaway.

[adil2552]

No, what I'm saying is that I don't like the position of the pickup.

I'm aware of the fact that it's that way to compensate for the deep cutaway...however they could've figured out another way to have a deep cutaway without compromising the look of the guitar

[BERNER91]

Or you can just buy it and shut the fuck up that works to.

[majav15mg]

hes short

[ollieshreder]

thats a masterpiece

[Cdahlin]

Oh my GOD! That guitar is just my style! Every single thing! :O Maybe not my kinda finish, but it still looks way cool =D

[1337mikev]

guitarist from All shall Perish was playing this guitar when i saw them a couple weeks ago.

[IbanezFroob]

This Is Probably The Only Lush Dean! :O, Tbh Im Not a Dean Fan Im A Ibanez Person Me But My God Whoever Has This guitar is Cool! :P

[bertobgood2]

im looking to buy a new guitar. anyone know how much this would cost and where i could buy it from?

[kongerle]

Marcus Paus :)

[mzarab]

rusty was my first guitar teacher and my fingerwork wouldnt be nearly as great as it is...i mean he s the 7th fastest player in the world

[LivingD3adB3at]

I'd love too know the 6 before him!

[SevenTheBand]

Same here.

[rjone]

so whos the first fastest player? cause rusty is pretty damn fast

[deathmetaliscool]

Michael angelo Batio i think

[rjone]

really cause i think rusty is faster i mean their both insane but when i listen to both i c rusty bein quicker idk just my thoughts

[southdownies]

im gunna say paul gilb or satch

john petrucii or however u speel its damn fast

or maybe mr dimebag hes damn fast in some of his solos

but speed aint everything

[shwalton]

Well, Sam Ash isn't the only place that jacked the price...VWall guitars also has retail up to $6,666.00!!! And it's all because Dean has held back the release, demand is now through the roof.

If retailers [and Dean] aren't careful, they won't sell one of 'em.

I hope people are listening!

[vwallguitars]

Yep, Sorry guys- Dean isnt oferring these any longer Made in Japan, they will all be made in the Usa.

However, the many people that pre ordered thru Vwall Guitars will still receive their new RC7's at the previous price.

Dean is taking a hit on all these to honor their agreement.

I think its pretty honorable of them.

[slikkar]

i was in sam ash some weeks ago while being in nyc...bought a t-shirt

[JTHcollins]

dude how tall is he, he looks really short

[shwalton]

He is a very small player...that's been his issues with other guitars [like Ibanez]. He's 5 feet something or other.

Not that it matters one iota.

[lexingtondracule]

I just checked Sam Ash and they just jacked the price of this fucker from about $2000 to $3000. Fuck this shit I'll just buy Marcel Coenen's MC7 for $2000 usd. I'm am fucking pissed! I've been waiting for this guitar for six months and now they wanna raise up the price by a grand? Thanks for supporting the musicians. .

[deytora]

3 words: I WANT ONE!!!!

[metallideth83]

is there a particular reason why he tilts the neck pickup?

[flagman09]

Yeah dude I have this guitar and its because its too long to fit straight across.

[00Dakka]

if his fingers "Never touch the fretboard" then why does he have an ebony fretboard?

[peeps2142]

the ebony makes it sound better as well you r-tard

[MetalMilitia2]

I would love to have one of those, how much does that guitar cost? I know that the one Rusty plays is $5000+, but isn't there also an cheaper one?

[sozoguitars]

the production model will be available in 90-120 days and will cost $1899 with case. guitar is made in japan.

thanks!

Todd@themusicfarm dot com

[shreddingjake]

he has a band! OUTWORLD! look em up

[salemcripple]

Nice guitar! I would like it to have a tone knob, but that's my preference.

[RockGuitarist8]

i needa get one of those.

[Kungfumansp]

i think that would be the guitar you would see in heaven... or hell for that matter.

[OmertaTV]

hahaha. "I was like HOLY SHIT!"

[melanynblak]

smartest guitar EVER...but its bolt-on :(

[oleksiypilyugin]

kinda smart move too :)

[Graniteful]

Only because it isn't a bulky bolt-on like Fender, but a smooth one like Ibanez.

[fireprofan]

kewl

[oleksiypilyugin]

quite interesting gear! thanks