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[Santuzzo]

Awesome !!!! :thu:

[wok]

Charlie Hunter's been playing jazz on fan-fretted 8 strings since before djent had a name.

Charlie Hunter's Novax is technically speaking not an 8 string guitar, but a guitar/bass hybrid, where the two low strings are true bass strings with their own bass pickup/circuit

[pamackie]

Jazz guys were also the first to experiment with 7. You can never have enough range for those guys

[cavemanic]

the difference between a 7 and 8 string is that is possible to make a 7 string have BALLS
Once you go beyond that it just sounds like mushy shit

[wrongnote85]

that had some djenty moments

[nakedzen]

I'm not hearing any. Unless having a rhythm that's not all eight notes counts as djent now. :idk: But then Motley Crue would be djent.

[wok]

the difference between a 7 and 8 string is that is possible to make a 7 string have BALLS Once you go beyond that it just sounds like mushy shit

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[EdgeOfDarkness]

More Djent is played on 8 strings than cool music.
More metal is played on 7 strings than jazz.

You will find some exceptions.

[Santuzzo]

More Djent is played on 8 strings than cool music. More metal is played on 7 strings than jazz. You will find some exceptions.

I don't really know 100% what the heck "djent" actually is. :idk: I only have a vague idea... But if Meshuggah for example is considered "djent" (and I think it is) then that IS cool music! :cool:

[musicdog400]

Here is my acoustic 8 string. I am finishing up a video of an arrangement of Rush Subdivisions that I will post in the next day or two.

[video=youtube;6pf9CmFqEbU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pf9CmFqEbU[/video]

[rushtallica]

The bass strings sounded big and clear, reminding me a bit of Michael Hedges. I probably won't be able to log in again until after work Friday, but I'll try to look around in case you post that Rush vid. :cool:

[mrelusive]

no one's gonna mention that his beard is drawn on with magic marker?

[musicdog400]

The bass strings sounded big and clear,

Thanks! At the time I was using .064 and .078 for the B and F#.
I have switched to larger .074 and .90 and it is an improvement.
I wanted this to fit in a 22" suitcase, so I was limited on the scale length.
But it is a little insane to try to have a low F# on a 25" scale (23.5 on treble side).

[Dolf]

The bass strings sounded big and clear, reminding me a bit of Michael Hedges. I probably won't be able to log in again until after work Friday, but I'll try to look around in case you post that Rush vid. :cool:

and sharp :idk:

[Dolf]

that band should do soundtrack music Also "Doppler Studio"? That looks identical to the new facilities at Full Sale. I mean, shit is even the same color.

[musicdog400]

The intonation may have been a little off as I am still making neck angle adjustments and changing string gauges. At least the bridge is movable so it should be easily fixable. Here is the link to the Subdivisions thread:
http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?2846226-Rush-Subdivisions-on-the-8-string&p=44393...

[halford]

He's undoubtedly a great player, but (and I never though I'd say something like this) that was a little too repetitive. Except for the intro of the 2nd song, it sounded like the same drim track on all three videos. But he's using all the strings, and is one hella player.

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All IMO, of course!

Agreed!!

was cool to watch those, he is very very good !!

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