fezzza Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 (edited) After a newfound obsession for King's X and numerous relistens to Precence and Vs ( Pearl Jam ) i've developed insane GAS for a 8 string, some basic research yeilded choices spanning from Hagstrom ( short scale is a massive turn off ) and a few other brands i'm not otherwise keen on ( Esp, shecter, etc ). Warmoth seem to sell 8 string necks so would it be feasible to possibly attempt a build and stick one of these onto a loaded body adding in the necessary bridge? if so how would I be able to gage to compatibility of the parts? or would it be more cost-efficient and rewarding to wait to find something I like? Spector 8 strings look fantastic but I've yet to find any stockists and I'm not keen on importing from the states... Cheers! Edited April 16, 2014 by fezzza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 You really want a 12ver for that classic Kings X sound.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fezzza Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 I'm thinking mabye start at the shallow end with an 8! Would love nothing better than a Hamer 12ver ( Jeff Ament Style ) but funds are low Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverinebass Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Both bands are using 12 strings. There aren't that many good 8 strings. ESP Ltd maybe, Dean are okay as well. The Shine ones aren't great. Depends on what you want to spend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fezzza Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 Looking around the 500 mark so ideally something second hand or am I being far too optimistic? would a Warmoth build be too ambitious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I had a Dean Rhapsody 8-string for a while and it was lovely. Not super-pricey when they do turn up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterfire666 Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 there was a dean on gumtree for £200 recently in nottingham i think, i was tempted myself but im currently converting a westone thunder 1a into an 8 string Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 There's a Dean 8 string Rhapsody on one of the Facebook selling pages recently, it's the one where Col (Buzzardist) of these parts is an admin - The Great UK Bass Guitar Gear Exchange. The guy is after £500 for it, but the last sale fell through so he's probably open to negotiation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I've never seen an 8-string Spector! Apart from a modified one on YouTube. Are they on the website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Having played most of the budget 8-string models, if you are going for a Dean get the more expensive (Rhapsody?) of the two 8-string bases that they make. It's streets ahead of the cheaper (Edge?) model. However I thought the Schecter Stiletto 8-string was better than both of the Dean models. IMO best value if you can find it is the Carlo Robelli 8-string. Made for one of the big US music store chains, they have a single MM style pickup and exactly the same hardware as the Dean and Schecter models at a considerably cheaper price tag than any of them. Only down side is the body shape which is somewhat prone to neck dive and the fact that the sparkle silver finish won't appeal to everyone. However the very best 8-string basses are probably made by Tune in Japan. They do come up form time to time on the Ishibashi Ubox, but by the time you've added shipping to the UK and import costs you'll be way over your £500 budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Ibanez made an 8 string version of the Studio bass - a stripped down Musician. http://www.ibanezcollectors.com/discus/messages/669/9842.html?1142395637 G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Two things to watch for with some of the older 8-string basses. 1. A lot of them are short (30") scale. In particular models from Kramer, BC Rich and Hagstrom 2. Some don't have individual intonation adjustments for each string in the pair. Some people claim that this doesn't matter, but IME if you are going to play above the 7th fret, then you need to be able to adjust the intonation of each string separately otherwise that lovely chorusing sound starts to become unpleasantly discordant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151260481072?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT A bit on the expensive side tho'.... G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 [quote name='Graham' timestamp='1397726279' post='2426763'] There's a Dean 8 string Rhapsody on one of the Facebook selling pages recently, it's the one where Col (Buzzardist) of these parts is an admin - The Great UK Bass Guitar Gear Exchange. The guy is after £500 for it, but the last sale fell through so he's probably open to negotiation. [/quote] I'd say £500 is rather ambitious, but they're great basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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