Members Polaris20 Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 http://www.rondomusic.com/intrepidpro8.html This looks damn cool, especially for $650. There's also going to be a bolt-on for $499. These were designed by a bunch of guys over at sevenstring.org, and the body is based off of the Brice Defiant 6-string bass that Rondo sells occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JonathanD Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 Get that ugly hunk of junk out of my face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 Looks cool, but how do you play it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bumble Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 Looks interesting! Too bad about the EMG pickups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Polaris20 Posted May 14, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 Get that ugly hunk of junk out of my face. Oh, you're one of those people. :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Polaris20 Posted May 14, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 Looks cool, but how do you play it? Same way you play the Ibanez RG8 or LTD SC608B.....very carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chemten Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 it says its $325 for me for a dep. hrmmm.. i dont get why yuo need a deposit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 Same way you play the Ibanez RG8 or LTD SC608B.....very carefully. That doesn't help me at all..... ...what does one play on an 8 string guitar? extended scales? I've never even touched a 7 string.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newholland Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 what would one do with such an instrument? would y' not have a bass player? too many strings for me.. it's kinda cool looking.. i just don't have enough fingers on my left hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members "sasquatch" Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 Get that ugly hunk of junk out of my face. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Exocaster Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 ...what does one play on an 8 string guitar? Meshuggah, mostly. I think the ability to have the full range of a standard-tuned guitar and bass- just drop that low F# to E- in one instrument is pretty cool, but I haven't heard anyone do anything with an 8 outside of the metal genre. Bulb does some really cool stuff with the 8 that's more than just chunk 'n' shredding, but it's still fundamentally Meshuggah-influenced metal at its core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ravelm3nt Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 I doubt I could play it but I love the way it looks! I wish it wasn't only an EMG route though. But for the price, whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peavey_impact Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 Thats pretty damned sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mustaine-who? Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 I don't care for it either...but that's a lot of guitar for $625.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 looks like a chapman stick with wings. I'd love to try one out....how is it tuned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cobrahead1030 Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 i'd like to play one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 3red Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 they should have made it a double course bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Exocaster Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 looks like a chapman stick with wings.I'd love to try one out....how is it tuned? F#BEADGBE, low to high. I've heard talk of guys stringing them with a high A rather than a low F# as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Polaris20 Posted May 14, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 F#BEADGBE, low to high. I've heard talk of guys stringing them with a high A rather than a low F# as well. Yeah if it were me, I'd like an 8-string that's tuned BEADGBEA, so I have more high end range too; at this point you'd need either multiscale or a special string for the high A. But it would be cool. The low F# would be fun too though, especially for $650. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BigFatPaulWall Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 That doesn't help me at all..... ...what does one play on an 8 string guitar? extended scales? I've never even touched a 7 string.... Most people hear 7 string and automatically think of KoRn. In simple terms, a 7 or 8 string guitar allows you to do more and be more creative. That is the main reason I use 7 string guitars. Not only can I use the original 6 strings that everyone is accustomed to, but I can also do more. You can also do alternate tunings, and it takes away the time of constantly tuning a 6 string to different tunings. I can take a my 7 string, throw a capo on one of the frets, and I'll essentially have a detuned 6 string. I don't have to own 5, 6, or 7 guitars since I can do everything with one. That equals more money in my pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrendanO Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 I never really got the aversion to 8s. "What would you do with one?" Nobody asks a pianist what they're doing with all those keys, or what a harp is doing. It's kinda weird, really "7 or 8 is too many for me." How odd. Why isn't 6 too many? Bassists get by on 4, why can't you? You're never going to "master" a 6 string, so why not go ahead and jump up to 7 or 8 or 9? I'd love to get an 8 in the next year or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 It's just uncommon. Imagine Clapton jamming on that thing..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members driverhasabomb Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 Looks pretty cool. As a bassist I'm not a big fan of low F# on guitar. It's a pretty big hassle stringing a bass with a low F# and having it intonate/amplify in a good way. You could play unison with the guitar but that may sound a little weird if you primarily are playing an octave down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Uncle_Milton Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 I think the ability to have the full range of a standard-tuned guitar and bass- just drop that low F# to E- in one instrument is pretty cool, but I haven't heard anyone do anything with an 8 outside of the metal genre. stop by NAMM, there are tuns of people who use 8+ strings for stuff other than metal. I talked myself into a 7 recently, but 8 is a little much. Agile still manages to deliver though. That price on an 8 with an EMG is rediculous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrendanO Posted May 14, 2008 Members Share Posted May 14, 2008 Agile still manages to deliver though. That price on an 8 with an EMG is rediculous Even more ridiculous is that there's the Hipshot bridge on there. That's not a cheap piece of hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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