New Guitar?

[Graeme]

so im planning to buy a eight string guitar and make music similar to tosins style and what not

i have two options of the guitars i wanted
Schecter Damien elite 8
Ibanez RGA8

im just wondering which one would be better specs and playability

 

[Stealthtastic]

Ibanez all the way baby!

 

[Graeme]

Ibanez all the way baby!

i hear its more natural to play
but the schecter seems to have good specs

is the RGA8 pickups really as bad as they sound

 

[L1ght]

They're supposed to be pretty bad. Ibanez active pickups are generally not good at all. Probably will be MUCH better off with EMG's.

 

[MistaSnowman]

Vid by Ola...RGA8 with SD Blackouts.

 

[gandalf]

Even though I think Schecter is a crazy good guitar, I still believe that the cheap Ibanez are nicer to play

 

[Graeme]

whats wrong with the schecter neck anyway, i hear its thick or somthing

 

[Mr Fat Top]

Which Ibanez would you recommend?

 

[Graeme]

Which Ibanez would you recommend?

never really played an ibanez
played my friends once

 

[broj15]

Play them both. Find out whitch neck you like more. If you dig the ibanez neck go for the RGA8. If you like the Schecter neck save up for a c-8 black Jack ATX. I've played one a couple times and it was an absolute dream to look at and play.

 

[Graeme]

Play them both. Find out whitch neck you like more. If you dig the ibanez neck go for the RGA8. If you like the Schecter neck save up for a c-8 black Jack ATX. I've played one a couple times and it was an absolute dream to look at and play.

that black jack looks pretty good, i like the look of the damien, but i rather have a good guitar than a beautiful one

 

[feilong29]

whats wrong with the schecter neck anyway, i hear its thick or somthing

A bit of an exaggeration! I have a Schecter and it's about as thin as an ESP in my opinion... maybe a tad bit thicker. Ibanez necks are frikkin OMAZING though! It will be my next guitar (an Ibanez )

 

[Graeme]

A bit of an exaggeration! I have a Schecter and it's about as thin as an ESP in my opinion... maybe a tad bit thicker. Ibanez necks are frikkin OMAZING though! It will be my next guitar (an Ibanez )

i think im going to get the schecter though

 

[ISRAFEL]

About a year ago I was in the market for an 8 string and I had the same dilemma. It was between a Schecter Blackjack ATX8 or the Ibanez RGA8. I actually had opportunity to play them side by side and for me it was a no brainier...I went with the Schecter. It just seems that you get way more for your money, the craftsmanship was far superior, no need to swap pickups (unless you don't like blackouts) and it just felt like a higher quality guitar. Plus I don't know if they fixed this problem with the RGA8 yet, but I've read that many people have had the bridge rip out of the body.

 

[Tanoma]

Ibanez's have a nicer feel while playing and Schecter's pickups make the lower strings muddy.