Tosin Abasi Plays Julien Bergeron #8 Acoustic 8 string guitar

This amazing guitar was built and designed by Julien Bergeron. I am blown away by the tone, volume and playability of this thing! Shout out to Misha Mansoor for the handy camera work ;-)

More of Juliens' work can be found here:

[MarkToast]

I love how you can always tell when it's Misha recording because of the way the camera moves

[Simulacrum]

I was going to see this video telling myself "oh god, Tosin Abasi on a normal guitar! Let's see that" 
8 string acoustic. NOPE

[jeromekrammes]

His picking is so fluid it makes me extremely happy when I watch it. Tosin makes the best music I have ever heard hands down.

[petrucci]

We need a full acoustic version of optimist

[TheMathMog]

Exactly, I can just imagine his reaction, when he finds out how many strings a piano has...

[incredible]

I can just hear him play stuff all day His chords are so amazing and unique.

[maxnewellmz]

i really want to hear this thing shine on the new album

[bran]

I would love to hear more acoustic work by Tosin.

[fabriciogiampietro]

hum, seems like he has been lifting lately

[jacobwright]

Tosin always inspires me to pick up my banjo and start fiddling again

[incredible]

Tosin, and Misha together are magical. They should never not produce together. I feel Tosin should have a live band but for Studio Misha, and Tosin belong together. they complement each other so perfectly. Every song on the first AAL was classic. second album not even close.

[CarlosCepinha]

quoted giant steps part, interesting ;)

[MattHarnettMusic]

That was absolutely insane, Tosin's musical ear is phenomenal.

[DamnedIcon]

Maybe it's just me, but this guitar sounds terrible... not because of Tosin, god no, I just don't like the way this acoustic sounds at all.

[EBjeebies]

Is it bad that I like this play through of Optimist better than the actual song? Even though this is only a small part of it...

[SoloElROY]

Hes hand is doing something and sound like 5 more hands!! That's so awesome Tosin!

[NuttStock]

It's Tosin's, Misha is producing the new AAL album in his home studio, that's why he has photos of the guitar. He is the one filming Tosin in this video too.

[isaacclarke]

Are these for sale? For less than four thousand I hope lol

[Viper-dzkw]

Tosin used to look like a completely different person

[ACDCBoy]

Are we gonna hear this thing on the next album???