Ruan7321 wrote: Yeah. I guess I should have been more specifc. LOL

How many people own an 8 string and actually use it for writing / jamming / band stuff ???

A: I do. LOL

Yeah I'm curious too, I've wondered this before. My suspicion is people buy these things but most of them don't get used a lot.

Then again, if that were true you'd expect them to show up 2nd hand a lot, which isn't the case. So where are all the 8-stringers in SA? Come out people!

Mmm - I know an RG2228 owner who desperately needs strings - this seems to be an inhouse joke for local SA players - I can't find a company (generic brand anyway) that makes a set - it seems to be a case of JustStrings.com and add a 7 and or 8th string - anyone?
PS: D'Addario SA don't even supply a .60 much less anything thicker ... even though they also happen to be the importers for ... Ibanez!

Ruan7321 wrote:
"why would you need a 7th string if you can't even master a 6 string" and thats not even to mention their
expression when I tell them I play 8's exclusively. LOL

thats me..... ?

Wel I've found the best way to get strings is either buy a normal 7 pack and either a D'Addario Baritone set (which has a 65 or a 60) or a Zakk Wylde Boomer set which has a 70 in it.

I've played on an Ibanez RG 8-string in a local store and I REALLY tried to get the point of it and be interested!

Sadly there is no point! (like Jeremy Clarkson would say)

Obviously there is a point? You get tonal variety from it, especially for jazz. And its great for metal guitarists, no downtuned guitar, no matter how low, can sound as heavy as an 8 string!

Yeah is alway a either you love it or hate it thing. I personally believe that the 7 string is the best guitar ever.

I found it easier to learn music on a seven where my C 1st possition in C was on my first fret. LOL ?

I found myself gravitating more toward the low end spectrum. Maybe I'm a frustrated bassist, but I love playing on 8's.
All other guitars play like toys and its easier for me to switch back to 6's than a person that play 6's to play on an 8.

But still...I would still like to know how many of us are actually playing 8's.

i would love to own an 8 string, just too expensive last time I checked.. How much they going for these days?

Been trying to record music with heavily down-tuned guitars, and pitch shifting effects, but its just not the same... Flappy flappy, muddy muddy >
I'm really inspired by your project Megalodon by the way Ruan7321! Makes me want to sell my entire rig for an 8 string.

LooneyAtTheGate wrote: i would love to own an 8 string, just too expensive last time I checked.. How much they going for these days?

No different to a normal guitar really. You get cheap ones and expensive ones. A good while ago TOMS Sandton had the Prestige RG2228 for R12k (I think) which is a bargain. Normal price is more like R18k I think? I thought long and hard before walking away from that one! US list price is $2900 I think... ??? The Ibby RGA8 or Schecter 8's aren't really more expensive than the equivalent 6 or 7 string models.

Ruan7321 wrote: Yeah is alway a either you love it or hate it thing. I personally believe that the 7 string is the best guitar ever.

Amen! Heh. I love sevens. There's really very little adaption from a six to a seven imo. (Then again I've hardly played anything else for a long long time so YMMV.)

The ONE thing about a seven is, it's harder to keep low strings quiet when playing lead. I'm always surprised at how well behaved six-stringers are when I play them LOL.

Now, with an eight string, I found that difficulty to increase GREATLY. It really is a very wide patch of real estate you have to mute while soloing on the upper strings. These things vary from person to person obviously, but since I'm primarily a weedly-wee lead player, my natural cutoff seems to be good ol' traditional (LOL) seven strings.

PS - sorry for the slight derail above but I thought we could pass the time talking eights while waiting for SA's huge eight-string community (HAHA) to notice this thread and chime in.

You are not alone.
I have two Schecter 8's, one omen 8 which I put bare Knuckles into, and the C8 with actives.

Also have the dual rectifier which gives an insane sound with the 8's.

I am in Table View if you feel like a jam anytime.

Ruan7321 wrote: Yeah. I guess I should have been more specifc. LOL

How many people own an 8 string and actually use it for writing / jamming / band stuff ???

A: I do. LOL

hey bud,i have a Jackson JS328Q 8 String and my buddy Russel has the model u have

I've been wanting to get a 7 string for a while now, since a 6 string does not fulfill all my metal needs. I've looked at 8 strings as well (big fan of Tosin Abasi, he signed my Ibanez when he was in SA) and even though I just can't convince myself of the practicality of it, I will probably still buy one some day. Because, you know... GAS.

No I thought I was the only one! ?

I have a Schecter 8string active and a Schecter diamond series into which I put a set of Bare Knuckes.
They both sound line the dogs danglers!!!

If you are in Durbanville we are not too far apart.

Caleb Quaye wrote: No I thought I was the only one! ?

I have a Schecter 8string active and a Schecter diamond series into which I put a set of Bare Knuckes.
They both sound line the dogs danglers!!!

If you are in Durbanville we are not too far apart.

lekka close to me 2....I'm in Kuilsrivier,here's my 8 String

How's things going? Any more 8-string players out there?

I guess I should chime in and admit that I also own one of these many stringed abominations, though sadly I don't get to use it as often as I'd like, perhaps one day I'll sneak it into one of my band's tracks but for now it sadly is confined to being a backup to my 7 string if I break one live.

Sadly I had to take mine in yesterday to get repaired, it fell over and the fretboard got dinged
I was about to record a nice clean arpeggio piece I had written so I guess that's been postponed a few days.. :'(

Julian Emdon wrote: Sadly I had to take mine in yesterday to get repaired, it fell over and the fretboard got dinged

Bugger, what kind of ding we talking about here? like a quick steaming to get the wood to pop back up, or one that's gonna need an actual fill up?