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This just landed in my inbox... now THAT'S the stuff. Want!!!The new Schecter Hellraiser C-8 has 8 strings (the lowest is tuned down to F#, but I figure that if you're going to go that low anyway, you might as well tune it down to E so you can play octave-down power chords, Drop-D-style.
By the way, check out that ad copy: "A custom designed Hip-Shot bridge that DOES intonate..." Who could they be taking a dig at there? The only other production 8 strings I know of are the
Ibanez RG2228
, which has the genius FXEdge bridge, and the ESP/LTD Stephen Carpenter models. Hmmm...
Ibanez RG2228
3 comments:
I'd love to try an 8 string, I didn't have much joy last time I tried a 7 mind you!
The first time I tried a 7-string I sucked, and I was really disappointed. But I didn't give up: every time I saw one in a music store I'd try it and by the time I decided to buy one it wasn't too much of an adjustment. But then I played it exclusively for 3 months, and when I went back to my 6-string it felt like a broom handle. That sensation went away eventually though and now I'm comfortable swapping from one to the other at gigs.
The moral of the story: Buy seven-strings.
I tried an 8-string for a bit at NAMM; I think it was this one. It was very cool, but not something I'd want to play on a regular basis. The neck was so huge, it barely feels like a guitar in your hands.
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