Off Topic 8 string guitars.

[ohdamnitsdevin]

Until recently, I always found 8 string guitars to be a bit gimmicky but, songs like this prove otherwise.

The 8 string guitar is totally justified and realized in this song.

Just listen to that riff at 1:30. There are no bassist in this band here people. Just two 8 string guitarists. Amazing!

 

[Voo]

AAL are awesome. Javier Reyes is an amazing player, great feel.
Tosin well that guy is just brutal

 

[Agileguy_101]

There are a lot of cool 8 strings being made by small luthiers. It seems that they're taking cues from high end basses and using wonderful exotic woods, probably because most 8 string buyers aren't nitpicky traditionalists like the typical Gibson/Fender buyer.

Most production 8 strings bore me though. I am curious as to how, if at all, Music Man would choose to enter the 8 string realm.

 

[kestrou]

That was a great song, Devin - thanks for the link!

I am curious as to how, if at all, Music Man would choose to enter the 8 string realm.

Agileguy - Are you familiar with Devin Townsend's "wall of sound" style? Stylistically, he's across the board (some stuff is HEAVY, other stuff is atmospheric, etc.), but I enjoy most of his stuff and love the tone/sound he gets in that "wall of sound". So, I would recommended EBMM pick him up as an artist and do a signature model guitar - it would be OUT THERE but would cover a lot of range because of his diverse musical style. Currently he has a signature model Peavey 8-string though... so they got beat to the punch on that one!

kestrou

 

[wheres my pick?]

I think either the sharper jp style (jpx, jpxi, jp12) or the majesty shape would lend itself well to eight strings, the body would probably have to be enlarged and I don't know how popular a 8 string trem would be, so perhaps a hipshot would fit better, but I think it would be cool to see, but that's just my 0.02$

 

[Benji Peterson]

Digging this track hard. Good stuff for sure. Thanks Devin

 

[ohdamnitsdevin]

That was a great song, Devin - thanks for the link!



Agileguy - Are you familiar with Devin Townsend's "wall of sound" style? Stylistically, he's across the board (some stuff is HEAVY, other stuff is atmospheric, etc.), but I enjoy most of his stuff and love the tone/sound he gets in that "wall of sound". So, I would recommended EBMM pick him up as an artist and do a signature model guitar - it would be OUT THERE but would cover a lot of range because of his diverse musical style. Currently he has a signature model Peavey 8-string though... so they got beat to the punch on that one!

kestrou

I met him at NAMM and he's a really nice guy. Started listening to a lot more of his stuff after that show. He's SUPER heavy at times I love it.

 

[ohdamnitsdevin]

Digging this track hard. Good stuff for sure. Thanks Devin

No problem man! I just hope EBMM is really going to prototype an 8 string for Petrucci. He briefly hinted at one in one of his recent interviews. Cant wait to hear what he can do with one.

 

[kestrou]

I met him at NAMM and he's a really nice guy. Started listening to a lot more of his stuff after that show. He's SUPER heavy at times I love it.

He "rose to fame" with Steve Vai back on the album "Sex and Religion" - but that wasn't a happy time for him...

My favorite album of his - genuinely a life changing album to me (of which I have maybe a half dozen total) is "Ocean Machine BioMech" - check that out FOR SURE!

kestrou

 

[Agileguy_101]

Strapping Young Lad is on regular rotation for me.

 

[RobW]

He "rose to fame" with Steve Vai back on the album "Sex and Religion" - but that wasn't a happy time for him...

My favorite album of his - genuinely a life changing album to me (of which I have maybe a half dozen total) is "Ocean Machine BioMech" - check that out FOR SURE!

kestrou

+1 for Ocean Machine BioMech