8-string guitars

[Whitechapel7]

so i am thinking about buying an 8-string sometime soon, and i was curious if anyone else had one, or could recommend a good brand/model. ive looked at the Ibanez RG2228 and RGA8 and that is way too much for me so i was wondering if any of you knew of one that would be cheaper but still well made

 

[Valennic]

Agiles the go to brand on this board for well made 8 strings in a decent price range. Give em a look.

 

[Winspear]

Guitars with 8 strings?

Haha yeah, do a search man, everyone here has an Agile

 

[Vostre Roy]

First of all, you posted in the wrong forum mate.

Secondly, look for Agile: Rondo Music Electric Guitars
Or maybe Schecter, the Damien or Omen are quite cheap but well made

 

[Kamikaze7]

Haha yeah, do a search man, everyone here has an Agile

Not everyone does... I for one do not.

To the OP, You could also consider the ESP LTD SC-208 as well if you want something in comparison to the Schecter Omen 8...

 

[Winspear]

Of course not, neither do I Just saying that had the OP opened the 'extended range' forum - he would've seen Agile Agile and more Agile

 

[Kamikaze7]

Of course not, neither do I Just saying that had the OP opened the 'extended range' forum - he would've seen Agile Agile and more Agile

Right on man. I know what you meant.

 

[thrsher]

there is a whole forum catered to your topic.....

 

[Whitechapel7]

there is a whole forum catered to your topic.....

i realize this

 

[Floppystrings]

You do?

 

[vampiregenocide]

Extended Range Guitars - Sevenstring.org

Everything you need to know is there, just have a look.

 

[Whitechapel7]

You do?

yes. look at the top of the thread...

 

[Chri]

yes. look at the top of the thread...

The top of the thread says "Sevenstring Guitars"

Ask a mod to move this or report it asking to have it moved where vampiregenocide linked ya

 

[Valennic]

yes. look at the top of the thread...

Unless I'm greatly mistaken....seven /=/ eight.

 

[TheMasterplan]

Why is everyone being such a dick? God damn guys, really?

Yeah there's an entire sub-forum for 8+ strings and I guess he missed it. You'll get over it guys, I promise. Didn't know a careless mistake was such a fucking outrage.

 

[Fred the Shred]

Posting in the wrong forum will happen to even the most experienced user. Not even doing a search involving potential brands, however, especially when the forum is littered with proper responses (which do appear with great prevalence on google), denotes that OP isn't even bothering to narrow things down a bit, or be a tad more specific, hence the mild trolling. Just search for "cheap 8-string guitar" on Google to have an idea.

Be assured nobody will lose sleep over this, OP included.

 

[Oceans]

get agile

 

[heilarkyguitar]

If you don't have the $ to get a rg2228 or a brj type then an agile is worth it . I just got a used 828 dual for $ 450. Even have a $ for pickups whenever I make up my mind.

 

[Ishan]

Agile Septor 828 RN Camo at RondoMusic.com
Cheap, nice, sounds great.

 

[Metal_Webb]

It depends on what you want to do with it. If you want to tune to Drop Z and want to use thinner gauge strings, go a longer scale-length such as an Agile. Makes life a lot easier for the setup.

If you want to keep a scale length similar so a standard 6-er, a Schecter would be a good bet. I'd recommend getting a Damien over an Omen however, the EMG's in the Damien are far superior to the schecter pups in the omen.