It's finally time for me to get rid of my old RG8WNF and finally upgrade, but I'm curious to hear your thoughts on the state of the upper-mid tier price range for 8 strings
I'm wanting at LEAST a 27.5 inch low string, so that likely means going fanned or finding a brand that offers a 28 inch or greater straight scale
So far I've seen decent offerings from Ormsby and Kiesel within this price range, but I'm honestly curious of what type of build I would be able to get for $1600 or less
Could you even change the finish or a single wood if I chose ZM8, DCM8, VM8, or KVM8 with that budget?
Then .strandberg* has the Classic 8 within budget but it just doesn't seem like the value is there as I'm not really "needing" something like the Endurneck or that specific body shape
Always Ibanez has the M80M, but I'm afraid 29.4 would be too much as a main guitar for my small hands, though the scale would be great for the Eb and D I normally tune to
Then there's something like the Banshee Elite 8 from Schecter with a straight 28 inch scale, but since I have a little flexibility I'd like to see if I could try fanned as I've had mixed results with the 27 inch high end on my 8
Mark Holcomb's Setius 8 is online and semi-local for $1800 as well, but it's still a 27 inch and a little more than what I'd like to spend (another from Japan for 198,000 Yen as well)
So, what else is out there? Is there anything I'm blatantly looking over? Do any of these stand out as a "go for it" over the others? I had been leaning Ormsby GTR for a while (great low string scale, nice wood options, etc) but I want to make sure I don't miss out on anything that I skipped over
I'm wanting at LEAST a 27.5 inch low string, so that likely means going fanned or finding a brand that offers a 28 inch or greater straight scale
So far I've seen decent offerings from Ormsby and Kiesel within this price range, but I'm honestly curious of what type of build I would be able to get for $1600 or less
Could you even change the finish or a single wood if I chose ZM8, DCM8, VM8, or KVM8 with that budget?
Then .strandberg* has the Classic 8 within budget but it just doesn't seem like the value is there as I'm not really "needing" something like the Endurneck or that specific body shape
Always Ibanez has the M80M, but I'm afraid 29.4 would be too much as a main guitar for my small hands, though the scale would be great for the Eb and D I normally tune to
Then there's something like the Banshee Elite 8 from Schecter with a straight 28 inch scale, but since I have a little flexibility I'd like to see if I could try fanned as I've had mixed results with the 27 inch high end on my 8
Mark Holcomb's Setius 8 is online and semi-local for $1800 as well, but it's still a 27 inch and a little more than what I'd like to spend (another from Japan for 198,000 Yen as well)
So, what else is out there? Is there anything I'm blatantly looking over? Do any of these stand out as a "go for it" over the others? I had been leaning Ormsby GTR for a while (great low string scale, nice wood options, etc) but I want to make sure I don't miss out on anything that I skipped over
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