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I am on my knees begging you guys to offer 8 strings! seeing this man play has made me crave an 8 string like no other!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt-RoSzsEKA

Please consider making 8 string guitars for us who just need a little more range than the average guy. We can't help it, it's just part of who we are!  :icon_biggrin: 

Thank you!
Bryan
 
Meanwhile ... at Rondos:

http://www.rondomusic.com/8StringGuitars.html

http://www.rondomusic.com/9.String.Guitars.html

http://www.rondomusic.com/customintrepid2012.html (semi custom configurable for 10 strings)

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OH MAN ..... :icon_scratch: ..... NO NO NO NO

:doh: I have enough trouble playing just 6 stings  :icon_biggrin:
 
Updown said:
OH MAN ..... :icon_scratch: ..... NO NO NO NO

:doh: I have enough trouble playing just 6 stings  :icon_biggrin:
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That's what I'm talking about... 2 more strings just to play a bunch of super low chords, makes no sense to me. Just get a baritone, or tune the damn thing down... :doh:
 
Its not just range, its more about range in position. With an 8 string, you can tune to thirds and still have two octaves without changing positions.

Its not my cup of tea, but I get it, and occasionally think about it. Its just so low down my list of guitars to have that it'll probably never happen.
 
There are guys like Tosin who actually use the full range of an 8-string and treat it like an "extended range instrument," albeit he's coming from a classical guitar background and has a freakish level of technical ability (and talent/creativity/taste), so he's an exception and not the rule compared to a lot of the Meshuggah "djent" crowd.  I think the Agiles look like good guitars for the money and it's a little too niche for W, not that I wouldn't like to see them offer such a guitar.
 
I like seven-strings, I totally see the point - it's not just to get a few lower notes, it's what kinds of things you can do up the neck. However, the strings are just barely working on a seven, as far as keeping a really good tone and not wavering in pitch and not sounding "thuddy." - IMO :toothy11: I have a 25" scale Warmoth 7, and 25.5" and 26.5" scale Schecters. About the only way I could see an eight-string work for me is if it had the fanned frets, which Rondo is doing.

I wish Warmoth would put more variety into their seven string offerings, because I spent some time over at the seven string forum when I was "gearing up" and there's a whole lot of people who want something other than "wizard" neck thicknesses. Right now, the only choice is Schecter or megabuck custom guitars. I suspect Warmoth makes their seven string necks with a 25" scale so that they don't have to make another trussrod, but if they were to offer 26.5" scale seven necks with a boatneck or '59 profile, there might be a big surge - leading to more attention to the eight string potential. Since the time four years ago that I was looking, Schecter has been doing great business with their fat neck sevens.
 
While I'm also a huge proponent of the 7 string guitar, having worked at Warmoth, I've found that it does represent a very narrow place in the market, and therefore makes it difficult to divert resources for its expansion.

I think offering the OFR7 in place of the Tak 7 would be a major improvement.
Also, a 7 string Tunomatic with string thru would be a great addition.

I have no issues with the 25" scale, I think it's a decent compromise between the short & long scale.
The addition of the 7 String Warhead as once seen in the Showcase is a nice upgrade to the standard Warmoth 7 string body as I don't think the 4x3 headstock complements that body near to the extent that it does the carve top body.
 
I can see the 7 string, I've played with a 7 before and thought it was rather interesting. But that's pretty much the line in the sand, other than an 10 string octave(ala BC Rich) or a 12 string.. :dontknow:
 
Yeah, I mean, I think there are not a whole lotta dudes who take an 8-string and do enough with the added range to justify it, but those dudes do exist, so, who knows.  A lute probably seemed like as far as fretted instruments needed to go once upon a time...
 
Updown said:
OH MAN ..... :icon_scratch: ..... NO NO NO NO

:doh: I have enough trouble playing just 6 stings  :icon_biggrin:
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six strings, man I only have 4 mastered, now they want 8
 
Jusatele said:
Updown said:
OH MAN ..... :icon_scratch: ..... NO NO NO NO

:doh: I have enough trouble playing just 6 stings  :icon_biggrin:
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six strings, man I only have 4 mastered, now they want 8
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Kieth Richards does it with only 5... :dontknow:
 
DangerousR6 said:
Kieth Richards does it with only 5... :dontknow:
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Ok - buy a 8-string - remove 3 strings - make a statement and yank the Floyd!  :guitarplayer2: :icon_jokercolor: :headbang1:
 
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