8 string.

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 11:33 am

I was thinking about the dean right off. Cause well i already own 4. I like all of them too. But I heard it was heavy and not all that great.

Sam ash is something i heard about. I think i played one actually. Silver Sparkles? Did they do that?

Iv actually never played a washburn anything.

Jared... remember under a thousand?

Teasing isnt nice.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:05 pm

My 12 string sounds, according to my guitar player, like a "Bass Piano". Like a bass and rhythm guitar player playing at the same time. Fills up a LOT of space, sonically.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:50 pm

Metal band, metal 8-string bass!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Electrical-Guitar-C-O-veleno-Bean-8-string-bass_W0QQitemZ7399796295QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

A bit pricey at $2995, but kind of cool, IMO.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:06 pm

heavy metal

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:08 pm

Well.... I guess thats one way to take care of any neck problems huh?

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:06 pm

You guys have to give me GAS for an 8 string!!

I had gone right to 12 strings, which I'be been told sounds like a bass sitar. LOL

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:12 pm

I was planing on ramping my way up... 8 then 12... I have a bad tendancy to jump into something head 1st.... and normally pull out okay but... you know sometimes... ehh. And I heard 12 strings are a beast to play.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:32 pm

You can't play a 12 as effortlessly as a 4 or 5, but as long as it is good setup well, after a while. you get used to it.

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:39 pm

Iv played a 8 string. And I was told I took to it pretty well. I normally do. I didnt have a hard time learning 5 or fretless or any of that.

teb · Post by **teb** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:08 pm

Charly, I wouldn't say that 8's are limited to metal music. They can add an interesting "drive" (for lack of a better word) to certain songs in various styles of music. Here is a very old (1972) recording where I'm playing a Hagstrom 8-string. There are three acoustic guitars in the mix and vocals - no percussion and no other instruments so you can get a feeling for how full the sound of the eight is. Playing harmonics is also pretty cool because you get some neat bell chime tones. Eight-string is one of those sounds that I wouldn't care to hear on every song, but it has it's moments. The recording itself is a little naive, but I had just turned 20 years old when we made it and I think the oldest guy in the band was 23 at the time. My how time flies....

http://webpages.charter.net/tbradshaw/The%20Reason%201972.mp3

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:23 pm

My post got blasted somehow. I liked the bass line! I am 54 so we "grew up" on the same stuff. The bell tones are cool. I don't think I need to go buy one tho.

I'll listen a bit more over the next few days to hear more of it. I had a screed about the Eagles but it was not obviously not meant to be read........

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:37 pm

"Hotel California" on a 12 string Hamer!

blueflamerick · Post by **blueflamerick** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:51 pm

I love my Ricky 8 string. I played a Schecter, didn't like it very much.

This might be worth checking out: http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Pro-Custom-8-String-Electric-Bass-Intl-Shipping_W0QQitemZ7401360200QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

pekka · Post by **pekka** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:03 am

Todd, that was a great clip and the Hagström sounded good. Mike Rutherford used it on a couple of late 70's Genesis songs ("One For The Vine" and "Burning Rope" plus a live version of "I Know What I Like")and he got a similar sound out of it.
I play a Waterstone Tom Petersson model 12-string. Sounds and looks great and the neck is very comfortable. It's very wide but flat.

lshaia · Post by **lshaia** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 6:43 am

I just received this last night:

Very wide but flat indeed! Doesn't seem too hard to play (the neck I mean, all those strings will take some getting used to).