Base price for this run will be $2199
I've been talking with Rob at KxK and wanted to run something by you guys. Who would be interested in an 8 string version of the KxK 7 scale design (pictured below)?
Basically there's a potential for a run of these but we'd need to get 12 guys lined up...
Had the chance to snap some pictures with a quality camera yesterday so figured I'd throw them up in their hi-res glory for you guys! :wub:
(First one is just to give you an idea of the size of the guitar next to a person, I'm 215lbs currently, and yes I know I look like crap but I just got...
Location (City,State or City,Country): West Michigan, USA
Contact Info (No Phone #s): sidearmguitars@gmail.com
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Price (include currency and if firm/obo):$1700...
Now equipped with proper information, what are your guys' thoughts on a multiscale/compound scale/fanned fret 6er for B standard tuning? Is it unecessary?
I want to get greater tension on the low strings without having to use larger gauge strings...but since I would probably be using 11-50...
New Oni 8 String!
Perpendicular fret = 9th
Scale Length = 600-660 mm (oops)
Width near nut ~ 57 mm
Controls:
Active Tone Filter
Synth/Piezo Concentric Volume
Synth Sound Select
Magnetic Kill Switch
Construction:
Body and Neck: Sitka Spruce with Carbon Durashield
Fretboard...
Here's an article about an Ovation Breadwinner inspired ERG (It's 26″ to 24.75″ scale length, so it's baritone-ish scaled):
And two threads (Part 1 and Part 2)regarding a Klien-inspired multi-scale with an interesting DIY headless tuner. It's barely "baritone-ish scaled" (25.75" to...
Saul Koll has completed another RE-ish guitar:
It looks to be a headless, multi-scale, 8-string made for Elliott Sharp.. The Koll web site says it was just completed and more details will follow.
Ray
Looking at Erik Hauri(here)/erikbojerik(there)'s 8-String Guitar of the Month over at Project Guitar, I found this: Jammy's 29" to 25.5" Multi-scale, 7-String, Acoustic that was September's winner. Wow. How could we have missed that one.
A pic:
Ray
I'm just in the planning stages right now, so I don't want to bother any builders when their time is already limited - but I'm hoping to get some sense of what a fanned fret 8 string might cost in the current market, assuming it's built with:
- Average woods (nothing too exotic)
-...