Pauly
Not so local lefty
The thing I noticed most was the neck, I couldn't believe it was a 8-string, it felt a bit wider than my 7 but if anything was thinner. One of the few times I wished I was right-handed so I could have had a play on it.
Blackmachine F8 (Big pictures alert)
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MF_Kitten
Set up us the bomb
who got you?
how much did they give for you?
but on a serious note, i´m wondering what the chambered-part of the construction adds to the sound (like, versus a non-chambered one). i´m pretty sure it adds a certain resonance that probably sounds awesome for leads and stuff. amirite?
i´d be scared to get a chambered guitar without being 100% sure beforehand, i´m too skeptical of what it entails (feedback? unfavourable loss of tightness?)
i´m sure there´s nothing negative about it though, i mean doug actually decided to make it that way, and on an 8 string too... so there´s gotta be something to it!
Yen
Active Member
Awsome guitar Nolly, the fretboard on it must be from the same batch of wood as my B8.
Do you know where Doug gets the custom string sets made?
Do you know where Doug gets the custom string sets made?
Nick
Well-Known Member
here were you at the meshuggah gig in the garage sporting a blackmachine tshirt?
bulb
Well-Known Member
who got you?
how much did they give for you?
but on a serious note, i´m wondering what the chambered-part of the construction adds to the sound (like, versus a non-chambered one). i´m pretty sure it adds a certain resonance that probably sounds awesome for leads and stuff. amirite?
i´d be scared to get a chambered guitar without being 100% sure beforehand, i´m too skeptical of what it entails (feedback? unfavourable loss of tightness?)
i´m sure there´s nothing negative about it though, i mean doug actually decided to make it that way, and on an 8 string too... so there´s gotta be something to it!
now i may be wrong because although doug explained this to me in detail i have terriboo memory, but i believe that it basically lightens the instrument whilst also enhancing resonance or sustain or something, but it definitely doesnt affect tightness or anything (in all honesty i think thats more down to the pickups anyways)
but keep in mind that modern les pauls are chambered as well for the very same reasons so you can always try one of those to see if you can see any downsides to chambered guitars...
at any rate if you are actually serious about getting one, you could always call or email doug!
Yen
Active Member
Me, nope.
As Misha says, the chambering changes the resonance of the body though the exact difference is very difficult to describe in words. It is not the same as a semi-hollow design though, you don't get and feedback issues, and it certainly doesn't affect tightness.
Yeah, it's probably the same piece.
The strings Doug uses are these: Welcome to Newtone Strings. There are several options though, so you'd need to speak to Doug to find out the specs he goes for.
Me neither I'm afraid.
Awsome guitar Nolly, the fretboard on it must be from the same batch of wood as my B8.
Do you know where Doug gets the custom string sets made?
Yeah, it's probably the same piece.
The strings Doug uses are these: Welcome to Newtone Strings. There are several options though, so you'd need to speak to Doug to find out the specs he goes for.
Nick said:
Me neither I'm afraid.
Nick
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MF_Kitten
Set up us the bomb
obiwan
Active Member
Hy Yen, your guitar looks really amazing, everything seems just perfect on what I can see!! Congratulations!!
This is what Doug answered when I asked him about the strings: "When I designed the 8 there was nothing except for bass strings available, which do not provide the best tone for guitar. So I develeloped my own set of 8 matched guitar strings, 8-11-15-22-32-42-60-80 tuning standard with low B and F#. You can tune lower. I think D'Addario make suitable strings also."
Personally I will first have to try how a 80gauge feels and sounds on a 28" scale, and then decide whether going for thinner strings or not.
Some here in the forum suggested also:www.juststring.com.
obiwan
Active Member
still guitar string or yet bass string?
obiwan
Active Member
Wow!!
Don't think I will need that, but it must sound massive!! May I ask you where you get your strings from (just in case)?
thanks
Don't think I will need that, but it must sound massive!! May I ask you where you get your strings from (just in case)?
thanks
GazPots
Is A Complete Idiot.
bulb
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YAY! IM BUYING THIS GUITAR!!
Nolly take care of it for me in the meantime!!
Nolly take care of it for me in the meantime!!
Haha shit man, you've really been bitten by the Blackmachine bug huh
bulb
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dude as far as what i look for in a guitar, doug makes the best instruments out there, period! (full stop! for you british folk)
I played this guitar when i last went to the uk and the feel and playability sold me on the guitar, i was just waiting for doug to sell and for the funds to collect hehe!
I played this guitar when i last went to the uk and the feel and playability sold me on the guitar, i was just waiting for doug to sell and for the funds to collect hehe!
Ze Kink
the black wizards
Hmm, I was wondering why you mentioned in your Rg2228 ad that you need the money for a Blackmachine
So this is it then? Because IIRC you already had the B6 at that point? bulb
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Hmm, I was wondering why you mentioned in your Rg2228 ad that you need the money for a Blackmachine
nah that was for the b6, i have been recording bands, saving up, and selling some shit to get this one haha!
