8-strings anyone?

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 8:23 am

or you could buy "Esteban's" video...

simonmole · Post by **simonmole** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 3:03 am

I must admit, if you close your mind to the fact there's twice as many strings and just go for it like a regular 4 string, they are just great fun to play and hard to put down - I play mine in three bands I'm currently in, and to a man they HATE them! Guitarists might as well sit down for a rest when you plug in a Rick 8 string...

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 3:41 am

...in that case I may just have to get one!!!

henry5 · Post by **henry5** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 5:03 am

Owen, I really didn't find much difference playing my 8 from playing my 4s; I've played some 8 strings that were quite hard to fret but my Rick was pretty much a piece of cake. I agree with Brian and Simon, I wasn't sure where it would fit in but once I got it it took preference over my other basses for gigs (at least in my current band). I loved it; only sold it because the only way of financing the Alembic was to sell some stuff, and I figured I'd eventually get another, whereas with the Alembic it was now or never. Although Brian, strings over here are MUCH more expensive, which did bother me; I can get a 4 string Roto set for £13, and the 8 string sets cost over £30. Same goes for Rick strings, and most others.

ojobob2 · Post by **ojobob2** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 5:20 am

i couldnt stand paying 30 for a set of strings, especially as a set of rotos last me about 3 weeks if im gigging. Even a 5 string bass! A set of 5 string rotos is abut 22 quid!

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 5:29 am

I find I get more gigs when other musicians like having me around, haha!

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 5:39 am

I change my strings before most every gig (we only average a gig or two a month) and I use pretty cheap GHS Bass Boomers which are about $20 and they have an 8 string set that sells for $25. If I plan on using mainly one bass for the evening I just make sure it has a fresh set on and don't worry much about the others. As long as my gig money covers strings, batteries (for the wireless), gas and beer I'm good to go

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BTW....the other guys in my band love the s8 since it has such a big/full sound.

ojobob2 · Post by **ojobob2** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 5:44 am

bands here dont make any money!

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:14 am

Lucky for me, that's not true.

henry5 · Post by **henry5** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 12:14 pm

ORIGINAL bands here don't make any money....I should know, I've been making no money for 20 odd years! You can make plenty playing covers...

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 12:20 pm

Yeah that's about it here in Boston too. I play blues and roots rock and make some. Cover bands make the money here.

hieronymous · Post by **hieronymous** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 2:52 pm

Besides John Entwistle, does anyone know of any other Rickenbacker 8-string owners/users (besides members of this board that is)? The only other possibility I can come up with right now is Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick...

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:44 pm

Chris Squire!

route66guitars · Post by **route66guitars** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 7:32 pm

I sold a 4005/8 to Mike from Van Halen. He supposedly used it on a couple of tracks, but I couldn't tell you which ones.

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 8:41 pm

I saw a 4005/8 on ebay a couple of years ago it was fireglo the asking was around $8000 could this be that one,there couldnt have been that many.