RINGS OF SATURN are incessantly in pursuit of the next extreme. To wit, Mann started out on 7-string guitars. Not satisfied with 7, the shredder graduated to 8-string guitars. Ever one to explore the outer rim of possibility, Mann upped the ante on >Gidim < by employing a 9-string guitar. Pushing things to the edge is a mantra Mann lives by and is open to the exploration of. While 7, 8, or 9-string guitars may appear to be superfluous or ostentatious, the expanded range offers RINGS OF SATURN new territory to delve into on >Gidim.