r3tr0sp3ct1v3
Well-Known Member
I've been noticing that companies aren't really releasing new 8 strings besides custom or semi custom companies like Kiesel, Strandberg, Drinkwater, Skervesen, ETC.
It seems like the big names like Schecter, Ibanez, Jackson, and LTD just keep their same lineups from years prior or don't do anything new.
It sucks that 6 and 7's get all the really sick finishes and we are left with "Hey get boring black color. Here ya go!" Obviously I am excluding things like the RG852MPB because that model has nto changed for 3 years now?
Like sit down and look at the most recent 8 string releases.
Schecter hasn't released a new 8 string since like 2017.
Ibanez released their crap multiscale with horrid parallel placement in 2018?
Jackson released multiscales in 2018. Good job guys. What colors? Oh black or oiled wood.
LTD keeps releasing the same exact f@#$ing model OVER AND OVER again. Oh they did release a multiscale 8 but IN BLACK.
When are we going to get access to things like quilted tops or flamed tops in normal colors?
I know that 8 strings are a niche but we are still a part of the community who deserve more options.
Rant Over.
I'm just going to enjoy my TAM100 and think about what could be and will never be.
It seems like the big names like Schecter, Ibanez, Jackson, and LTD just keep their same lineups from years prior or don't do anything new.
It sucks that 6 and 7's get all the really sick finishes and we are left with "Hey get boring black color. Here ya go!" Obviously I am excluding things like the RG852MPB because that model has nto changed for 3 years now?
Like sit down and look at the most recent 8 string releases.
Schecter hasn't released a new 8 string since like 2017.
Ibanez released their crap multiscale with horrid parallel placement in 2018?
Jackson released multiscales in 2018. Good job guys. What colors? Oh black or oiled wood.
LTD keeps releasing the same exact f@#$ing model OVER AND OVER again. Oh they did release a multiscale 8 but IN BLACK.
When are we going to get access to things like quilted tops or flamed tops in normal colors?
I know that 8 strings are a niche but we are still a part of the community who deserve more options.
Rant Over.
I'm just going to enjoy my TAM100 and think about what could be and will never be.