MikeAlustrium
Mike DeMaria
i just wish they had an option for passive=/ that being said I wish carvin would finallllly make their routs compatible with other pickups. im sick of grinding down all my bass plates haha
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Let's not accidentally imply that the 2228 is superior to these Carvins. Carvin makes some seriously awesome stuff, and I'd take one of these over a 2228, assuming they were both free.
Heres hoping that ibanez realizes their competitive disadvantage now and releases something more affordable than the 2228 but higher quality than the rga8 in the next 12 months or so. Otherwise I forecast their US 8 string sales will plummet.
I'd rather have no pickups than shit pickups.
If ibanez does that, it will STILL have shit pickups in it. I'd rather have no pickups than shit pickups.
By all means, yes.Now the question is, should I really go 8 string?
I think it really depends on what you like. Based on the Carvin 7s I have played, Im concerned that the necks on these 8s are going to be huge D-shaped affairs compared to the slim and extremely comfortable contours on a 2228. I wish they had the neck specs posted for these.
Every Carvin I have gotten my hands on has had tiny necks.. Too small for my preferences infact. Even the 7 string is only 0.9" at the 12th fret. They also tend to have less shoulders than comparative thinner necks, which at least plays in their favour.
Every Carvin I have gotten my hands on has had tiny necks.. Too small for my preferences infact. Even the 7 string is only 0.9" at the 12th fret. They also tend to have less shoulders than comparative thinner necks, which at least plays in their favour.
Another thing the Carvin has over the RG2228 is that it has the apparently shredder friendly 20" radius, as well as an option to have a 14" radius. That seems like a point in Carvin's direction in my book.
The flattest I play is a twelve inch radius, is a twenty a jump you would really notice?