Members Good Shirt Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 I've heard a few 12 strings, but I'd love to know what an 8 string sounds like -I'm assuming less overpowering? Can anyone link me to where I can hear one online? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrmatt64 Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 Not sure, but some live Cheap Trick recordings has Tom Peterson playing an 8 string bass. You can sort of hear it on the end of "Ain't That A Shame" when everyone takes turns playing quick solos. Sounds like he has a little distortion on it though.... Mr. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted July 27, 2007 CMS Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 Cheap Trick, "I Want You to Want Me". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrmatt64 Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 Also, Cheap Trick (Again) on Gonna Raise Hell. You can hear it really good at the beginning. Mr. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 Pearl Jam - Jeremy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrmatt64 Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 Pearl Jam - Jeremy Aha, good one!! Mr Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justinbass Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 Similarly, Pearl Jam's Animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 Similarly, Pearl Jam's Animal. And...Go! Lots of Pearl Jam has an 8 string in it. On a side note, is Jeff Ament gay? Not that there's anything wrong with that. On his wikipedia it mentions that he and his "partner" Pandora climbed Mt' Kilimanjaro... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seraphim7s Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 And...Go! Lots of Pearl Jam has an 8 string in it.On a side note, is Jeff Ament gay? Not that there's anything wrong with that. On his wikipedia it mentions that he and his "partner" Pandora climbed Mt' Kilimanjaro... But Pandora is a girl's name ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 But Pandora is a girl's name ... I think it's like Jamie or Casey...it can go both ways. Sounds like a made up name or a strippers name anyways. I know people name their kids all kinds of things these days...it's just funny how it says partner instead of GF or wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bholder Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 But Pandora is a girl's name ... I hear she's got a nice box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ThudMaker Posted July 27, 2007 Moderators Share Posted July 27, 2007 Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick plays mostly 12 stringers, not 8's. You can listen to their live albums to hear the octave strings in action. His live rig consists generally of 3 amps. On bass, one mid, one treb. The mid has a bit of chorus on it. Jack Blades of Night Ranger/Damn Yankees played an 8 regularly, if I'm not mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hunter6 Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 Pearl Jam - Jeremy Oh {censored}tttt, that's an 8-string? I always though it was just a guitar doubling the bass part! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members i_wanna_les_paul Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 Not always the best for audio quality and it may not always be your favorite playing style, but YouTube is turning into a great resource for gear demos. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=8+string+bass&search= Dustin Edit: After looking at the crap I actually posted (part of my new quality assurance program) I realized that the YouTube link really isn't that helpful. Just like me. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kurfu Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 Cheap Trick, "I Want You to Want Me". Tom played a 12-string on the "Live at Budokon" album, not an 8-string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JanVanHove Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 pearl jam's Jeremy is on a 12... 8s are a lot more subtle than 12s (in a "a 12 is a pack of stampeeding elephants, the 8 is a much more subtle pack of stampeeding buffaloes" kind of way...) The old school metal band "Raven" features a 8-string on a lot of their material... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 pearl jam's Jeremy is on a 12... You're right...oops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Good Shirt Posted July 28, 2007 Author Members Share Posted July 28, 2007 pearl jam's Jeremy is on a 12...8s are a lot more subtle than 12s (in a "a 12 is a pack of stampeeding elephants, the 8 is a much more subtle pack of stampeeding buffaloes" kind of way...). Just listened to it ...and I also thought that was also a guitar doubling the bass in the intro of Jeremy! I like the idea of 8-strings because you could take off the octave strings and still have a perfectly good 4 string with a reasonable neck. 12's seem to sound too huge for my taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super_Donut_Man Posted July 28, 2007 Members Share Posted July 28, 2007 Pearl Jam - Jeremy aint that a 12er? could be wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members der oxenrig Posted July 28, 2007 Members Share Posted July 28, 2007 The Who - Trick of the Light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kurfu Posted July 28, 2007 Members Share Posted July 28, 2007 Here's some songs from my old band "Kurfu" (hence my nick). These are mostly from 1995-2000 or so. Various studios, and various levels of quality... Kurfu - Are You Ready? -Clean tone, Ampeg SVP preamp -> Crown amp -> Peavey 2x15 Black Widow cab Kurfu - Games -Heavy distortion, Played through a Marshall guitar head (I think) and probably combined with a direct signal. Kurfu - Chase -Clean, direct through a Bass SansAmp DI Kurfu - Sanctuary -Distorted, direct through a Boss Bass Distortion -> Bass SansAmp DI Kurfu - Skin -Distorted, direct through a Boss Bass Distortion -> Bass SansAmp DI I've still got the 8-String, but I don't use it much anymore becuase it doesn't really fit with my current blues/rock cover band... And it sounds best through a monster rig with a bit of distortion on the top end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phantasm Posted July 28, 2007 Members Share Posted July 28, 2007 Here's a clip of just an 8-string bass to give you a clear idea. http://www.menagerieband.com/stuff/8stringclip.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Undead Sycip Posted July 28, 2007 Members Share Posted July 28, 2007 What about this one? http://alvarfamily.com/jeremyend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Good Shirt Posted July 28, 2007 Author Members Share Posted July 28, 2007 Whoa! Nice clips guys! Those Kurfu songs rock too. The 8-string sounds like a regular 4 string with more balls and some chorus-y zing ...while 12 strings have more of a chime-y eastern sound to my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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