Our many stringed beauties

Malkav · 2011-04-01T21:14:09+00:00

Here's a recent pic of my bassists main bass and my 8 string, done in a romantic black and white ? If you look closely you'll see our drummers handicap passes next to them ?

AlanRatcliffe

Almost forgot my own multi-string beauty:

So, my guitar has got more strings than yours Chad! ?

Malkav

Alan Ratcliffe wrote So, my guitar has got more strings than yours Chad! ?

They don't count in quite the same way ? Mine technically has more range ? lol

5mjacbyr

Chad Adam Browne wrote
5mjacbyr wrote P.S. Do you have the stock 808's in there? or the 808x's? or Blackouts? How do you like them? I know a lot of people seem to prefer the Seymour Duncan Blackouts to the EMG's.
I have the 808's, they sound like ass...

I'd prefer the 808X's for the headroom but if I'm gonna buy new pickups for her then they're not gonna be EMGs...

The Blackouts are nice except I've found them to be a little higher output than I've ever favoured, my neighbour has an Agile Intrepid 727 with Blackouts and that thing is super powerful.

I'd like to get the new Dimarzio passive 8 string pickups, the D-Activator 8, cause in general I just prefer passive pickups (Dimarzio mainly) and I can't justify BKPs ?

It's awesome that you have a multi-scale, I've been dying to give one a try lately, even considering building my own 8 string (27,5 - 25,5). My biggest concern with fanned fretting though is where to get the pickups from, I've seen alot of people use EMGs but as I stated earlier, I hate active pickups ?

Yeah the whole djent appearing in S.A thing is really cool, seeing as normally we're 3 years behind the rest of the world, but I think the internet is helping with regards to keeping the world on the same page ? I don't know where you're from but in Cape Town I know quite a few people who love the style ?

Also I have to whole heartedly agree on your point about 6s, I just don't see a use for them anymore. If it's not a 7 string it actually looks kinda weird to me, and if I have to play it I just feel like I'm not playing a real instrument. Even Teles with the enormous baseball bat necks feel tiny to me now, heck coming off my 8 onto my 7 makes my 7 feel dinky. I get that some people are cool on 6s but to me they're just awkward ?

Yes exactly, ? I'm kinda jealous that I can't try the D-Activators. I have EMG's in my 7 which are better than the stock active in my 8, but it's just not the same as passive. I actually ordered a Lace 6 string bass alumitone, which was a direct replacement for my 8. Got it off guitarcenter.com, R900 or so and 5 days later I was installing it. I really love the sound, much better than the active. I even considered winding my own pickups. It's apparently quite easy. If you're planning building your own 8, I doubt you'd have any trouble with the pups. You could also get a custom pickup wound from Siggery guitars in the uk or a chap known as oni is Australia. Both make awesome looking guitars and I believe Siggery is quite reasonable price wise. Oni's are beautiful but the ~$4000 price tag on top of the 6-8 month waiting period, they're not exactly plentiful. ?

Do you play Djent? More After the burial style is my guess. (argh, I feel like such a scene kid saying djent) ?

I'm losing track of these threads! I mentioned in the other one, I'm in JHB. So if you're ever up here drop me an email and I'll be happy to hook up for a jam.

Malkav

5mjacbyr wrote Yes exactly, ? I'm kinda jealous that I can't try the D-Activators. I have EMG's in my 7 which are better than the stock active in my 8, but it's just not the same as passive. I actually ordered a Lace 6 string bass alumitone, which was a direct replacement for my 8. Got it off guitarcenter.com, R900 or so and 5 days later I was installing it. I really love the sound, much better than the active. I even considered winding my own pickups. It's apparently quite easy. If you're planning building your own 8, I doubt you'd have any trouble with the pups. You could also get a custom pickup wound from Siggery guitars in the uk or a chap known as oni is Australia. Both make awesome looking guitars and I believe Siggery is quite reasonable price wise. Oni's are beautiful but the ~$4000 price tag on top of the 6-8 month waiting period, they're not exactly plentiful. ?

Do you play Djent? More After the burial style is my guess. (argh, I feel like such a scene kid saying djent) ?

I'm losing track of these threads! I mentioned in the other one, I'm in JHB. So if you're ever up here drop me an email and I'll be happy to hook up for a jam.

Well hey when I get my pickups changed if I ever end up on your side of the country I'll be sure to let you know so you can try them out. I'd be interested to know what a Alumitone sounds like, I've been looking at them in wonderment for a while now, also Q-Tuners. I know about Siggery and Oni, I'd probably look at Nordstrand, BKP or Lundgren for a fanned fret pickup though, I don't know why but I just don't trust guitar companies to make pickups...

I don't really play djent as such, I'm in a prog band so I get to do everything from Djent to Bosa-Nova ?

5mjacbyr

Thats awesome! I love bands that do crazy stuff, Mr. Bungle is awesome and totally off the wall. Jazz -> grindcore and back. ? I seriously considered getting a Nordstrand Pickup for the neck positions, but after shipping costs and routing and modding costs for my guitar, it was just waay too much. Apparently the q tuner's are gorgeous in the neck but brittle in the bridge, so keep it in mind. I've seen a few videos and things of the D-Activator and if I had the opportunity to one in my guitar I would, they sound amazing! Super tight, super clear don't seem brittle at all and well balanced over all the strings. ?

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