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Im confused....the septor 8s? Mine dont have coil taps built in.
Some of those look pretty nice... but I can't see spending $1k on an Agile when you can get both Ibanez & Schecter 8s for less - both of which I'd take over an Agile, personally.
Yeah but the agile, has either 30" or 28.625" scale and as far as I know neither schecter, esp,ltd or ibanez has any of that....
And the kahler looks killer too?
BTW Does the other brands have 5-pice necks, the ibanez has that right but not the schecter or ltd/esp?
Or need it, IMHO. Seriously, If I can play my 666mm 8-string tuned down 1.5 steps without intonation or tension issues, I just see no need to have a scale that's ~3.8 inches longer. To each their own, I guess, but to me, it just sounds like a self-imposed headache of hand cramps, trying to get strings that long, and simultaneously finding higher strings that won't break under the tension. The high strings are pretty much guaranteed to sound thin at that length. All these ridiculously long scale 7s and 8s are just way overrated... again, though, just my opinion.
Another item that just sounds like a huge headache more than anything... a Kahler trem on a 30" scale guitar seems like guaranteed tuning problems & broken higher strings, if not more serious structural problems over time. Can you imagine how much tension that's putting on the neck? I'd love to see someone Steve-Vai it up on one of those... and watch as the neck snaps in half.
I'm still massively gassing over that amberburst one.. It looks AMAZING, and I'm not usually a fan of that kinda finish
Or need it, IMHO. Seriously, If I can play my 666mm 8-string tuned down 1.5 steps without intonation or tension issues, I just see no need to have a scale that's ~3.8 inches longer. To each their own, I guess, but to me, it just sounds like a self-imposed headache of hand cramps, trying to get strings that long, and simultaneously finding higher strings that won't break under the tension. The high strings are pretty much guaranteed to sound thin at that length. All these ridiculously long scale 7s and 8s are just way overrated... again, though, just my opinion.
I got the last one I think. I'll have pictures the second it gets here. Which is hopefully this Friday![]()
Another item that just sounds like a huge headache more than anything... a Kahler trem on a 30" scale guitar seems like guaranteed tuning problems & broken higher strings, if not more serious structural problems over time. Can you imagine how much tension that's putting on the neck? I'd love to see someone Steve-Vai it up on one of those... and watch as the neck snaps in half.
Actually my 30.5" Octavia 8 string with kahler hybrid is so sweet, I don't even lock it at the nut and it stays in tune perfectly, no BS. I don't know if it's the increased tension of the longer scale length or what but it has major stability in the tuning man.
I use a custom set of ernie balls, 8, 11, 14, 20, 28, 38, 52, 68
That guitar is the reason I bought my other 8's, just to keep that one mint, and I hadn't played it in probably 3 months... Took it out of the case the day before yesterday to play it and it was in tight.
I just bought the Interceptor 830RN....couldn't stand being without a 30" scale anymore, and these are just great value for the cash. Have a Lundgren M8 and Hipshot open-gear tuners waiting for it too...![]()