2009

Once the final prototype had been approved, Aristides went on to produce a limited number of fully-fledged guitars. These guitars were subsequently tested by a number of top guitarists. The feedback from these musicians were then used to tune the finer details of the instrument. The new guitar was finally ready and with the collaboration of Adrian Vandenberg (Whitesnake, Vandenberg) Aristides proudly announced the first ever Aristides guitar at the Frankfurt MusikMesse 2009.

Adrian admits that he was quite skeptical about the concept. Due to his long career as a famous musician in which he had played hundreds of guitars he did not have very high expectations. That is, until he actually laid his hands on the Aristides OIO.

“What an amazing look. And what a sound! It’s like hitting a key on a Steinway grand piano!”(Adrian Vandenberg)

Adrian was also extremely impressed with the innovative character of the Aristides OIO.

Also in 2009, Aristides went through numerous development and refinement phases in the production of its new bass guitar prototypes. By the end of the same year, the bass guitar was also ready for production.