daos_27
Active Member
Exciting News!
Kurt and I are working on specs for a pair of 8-string Interceptors!
This is a follow-up poll to the discussion which took place in this thread:
http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/ex...st-in-an-agile-8-string-for-lead-players.html
The plan is to offer a Standard (bolt-on) and a Pro (neck-thru) model.
The common specs to both will be:
Kahler USA Hybrid tremelo
24 frets, 16" fretboard radius
Dual Cepheus Pickups
The Standard will feature a mahogany body and solid color finishes, perhaps these three:
White w/ Gold Hardware, Ebony/Rosewood fretboard (classic Randy Rhoads scheme)
Bright Red w/ Black Hardware, Maple Fretboard (looks like Ibanez RG550 or a Jackson/Charvel/ESP shredder)
Basic Black w/ Black Hardware, Rosewood fretboard for the boring folks
The Pro will feature an alder body with a flame or quilt top and trans finishes, most likely with the choice between natural and perhaps trans blue/black. Fretboards will most likely be maple on natural and rosewood on colors.
I'm interested to hear opinions on finishes, but here's the main question I have for this poll:
Regarding scale length - A number of people have expressed interest in 25.5" whilst others are adamantly opposed to it. What Kurt and I are considering is to compromise by doing one of the following (please don't suggest making all 4 variations, the market just is not big enough yet):
Offer the Standard in 25.5" and the Pro in 27"
Offer the Pro in 25.5" and the Standard in 27"
I think the first option is better since the bolt-on is likely to have better definition in the lower register due to its construction so that will work to offset the concern people have about the scale being too short. Am I right? Vote/discuss away!
I don't know if this will help or hurt, but I made a REALLY ugly mockup of the white Standard in MS Paint. If anyone has skill with real mockups, feel free to contact me to donate your skills!
I would seriously recommend you do not use Alder! Alder has a very thin sound which would make the bottom end sound shit in a 7 string let alone an 8 i would not use Alder on anything... Stick with Mahogany or Ash. You can not go wrong with either and all Ash woods are pretty good quality and tend to be almost as light in weight as Alder but again Alder would be too light and the thing would be neck heavy... Really dont think it would work!
Lastly i think you should use the flat mount kahlers not the pivoting kahlers and please make a few avaiable in Lefty with kahler trems at 27" scale the 25.5 makes no sense unless the users want to tune it like a 7 string with one extra high string on the bottom...
They should all have the option of passive or active pickups and no more single bridge pickup only guitars! Cheers~