Ibanez RG8. New Budget 8-string.

[Razzy]

I was a bit concerned, until i remembered that if use Circle K strings, and i can just order a bass string instead of a guitar string, and it'll work. The guitar and bass strings are the same, but with different lengths and ball ends.

Also, won't a guitar ball end work with a bass ferrule anyway?

 

[7 Strings of Hate]

Whoever neg repped me and told me to set my genitals on fire is awesome

 

[mattchristensen]

They should've just made all of the ferrules the same size. But shit man it's only 400 bucks and comes in white. You can't complain too much. There's no suck switch either.

 

[Jarabowa]

They should've just made all of the ferrules the same size. But shit man it's only 400 bucks and comes in white. You can't complain too much. There's no suck switch either.

Not sure why anybody sees this a negative, as a guitar ball end should fit in there just fine . It just gives you more options.

 

[Tristoner7]

I wanna see a shot of the baxk of the neck/headstock.

 

[JamesM]

Can't wait to see some reviews.

 

[7stringDemon]

Bass furrel?

That feature should be on EVERY 7+ string guitar.

Why do you guys see a negative here? It's on the back where noone can see it. And I'm sure that a normal guitar string will fit just fine in there without slipping through.

 

[Captain Butterscotch]

That'd be a seriously stupid oversight if an internationally respected and sought after company designed a guitar that couldn't take guitar strings. It's probably there as a "just in case" Johnny Jim decides he wants to tune to Drop E0.

 

[Corrosion]

The bass ferrule is there for ultimate broootzzzzzz!

Now if the privileged ones can do a review....

 

[Jonisbrutal]

Does the RG8 have the titanium reinforcement rods, like the rg/rga 8 string necks have?

 

[Spaceman_Spiff]

I very seriously doubt it.

 

[Jonisbrutal]

I wonder how stable the neck will be if it doesn't have the rods? /:

 

[MaxOfMetal]

I wonder how stable the neck will be if it doesn't have the rods? /:

It'll be plenty stable I'm sure. All the 8s I've own, regardless of builder, had perfectly stable necks without special reinforcement rods. That includes a first batch, pre-KTS RG2228.

 

[Stealthdjentstic]

I remember reading Adam (elysian) saying the agile 8's with only 1 trussrod usually ended up with some problems.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

I remember reading Adam (elysian) saying the agile 8's with only 1 trussrod usually ended up with some problems.

Nothing ever went wrong with either of my first batch Intrepids, and that was when I was living back in FL (swamp country).

 

[Stealthdjentstic]

Nothing ever went wrong with either of my first batch Intrepids, and that was when I was living back in FL (swamp country).

Yeah I have no experience, just parroting what he said. Did they state how many rods this will have? I know lots of 5/6 string basses only use one truss rod and they're fine.

 

[MF_Kitten]

They should've added a guitar ferrule above the bass ferrule, going into the same tunnel. That way you could choose!

 

[Spaceman_Spiff]

FUCK YES A VOLUTE!

 

[no_dice]

Something about Ibanez' 4+4 headstocks just doesn't sit well with me. It looks good from the back but I don't like the front. I also don't like Jackson's 3+3 so maybe I'm just crazy.

 

[MF_Kitten]

FUCK YES A VOLUTE!

Why are people so in love with volutes? i have them on some of my guitars myself, but i don't really care much that they're there