New Halo's - eights, nines and tens?

[Ishan]

I'd go with this myself :
C# F# B E A D G B E A

one high string + one lower string when compared to an 8. Mainly because that extra high D string is going to be impossible to use without breaking on a 30" scale. Even the high A is going to be a pain IMO.
low C# is use by some jazz guitarist I think, sound good clean but can certainly sound good distorted and even lower as Meshuggah's Spasm prove

 

[Adam]

I'd go with this myself :
C# F# B E A D G B E A

one high string + one lower string when compared to an 8. Mainly because that extra high D string is going to be impossible to use without breaking on a 30" scale. Even the high A is going to be a pain IMO.
low C# is use by some jazz guitarist I think, sound good clean but can certainly sound good distorted and even lower as Meshuggah's Spasm prove

Garry Goodmans strings are good for High A D and G up too 34" scale
and you can easily do half step bends too!
He tunes his 12 string bass to:
C0-F0-Bb0-Eb1-Ab1-Db2-F#2-B3-E3-A3-D4-G4

 

[Adam]

Can you get me some information and I will work on it.

Just contact him at ninestring@yahoo.com, as I am not obligated to reveal some info here.

 

[Ishan]

Garry Goodmans strings are good for High A D and G up too 34" scale
and you can easily do half step bends too!
He tunes his 12 string bass to:
C0-F0-Bb0-Eb1-Ab1-Db2-F#2-B3-E3-A3-D4-G4

I didn't know that, thx!

 

[Adam]

Hey Waylon, if you re-released the octavia like this I bet Ibanez would lose alot of sales for their 8 string

how much more would it cost like that anyway?

 

[W4D]

Hey Waylon, if you re-released the octavia like this I bet Ibanez would lose alot of sales for their 8 string

how much more would it cost like that anyway?

It would be $1350

 

[W4D]

Just contact him at ninestring@yahoo.com, as I am not obligated to reveal some info here.

Thank you

Sent him an email.

 

[BryanBuss]

awesome. and besides, with the fanned frets, the guitar could handle those two higher strings alot easier, so im sure you could even do whole step bends. even though i'd probably just use them for chord voicings.

 

[W4D]

The Kahler 10 string bridge just got in

 

[Ishan]

it's.... big
Do those have a locking nut to go with?

 

[W4D]

it's.... big
Do those have a locking nut to go with?

If you like a locking nut, i can have oen made. If you want locking tuners we can order them. Or you can get these new tuners that hold great they have 40:1 ratio

 

[Ishan]

ha damn, I now want a trem on my 8 but I don't have the money. I guess I'll have to redo my specs again...
Are those full floating or dive only? (I prefer dive only)

 

[W4D]

ha damn, I now want a trem on my 8 but I don't have the money. I guess I'll have to redo my specs again...
Are those full floating or dive only? (I prefer dive only)

They are floating.

 

[GiantBaba]

They are floating.

Wait, what? Aren't they still the cam design?

 

[Ishan]

Aren't there any way to make those dive only?

 

[W4D]

Wait, what? Aren't they still the cam design?

they are cam yes but you can pull and dive on it.

 

[W4D]

Aren't there any way to make those dive only?

yes there is to a degree

 

[GiantBaba]

they are cam yes but you can pull and dive on it.

Oh good. I was confused for a moment.

 

[Pablo]

I know I'm jumping in a wee bit late here... but the single cutaway 10-string looks phenomenal IMHO. Though I'm very happy with 7 strings, and seriously can't see myself ever going beyond 8 strings (low B, high A), that single cutaway 10 looks so tempting, that I'm counting my pennies all the same...

Brilliant stuff from you guys Waylon!

Cheers

Eske

 

[BryanBuss]

did you find out about the possibility of having natural tops? I would personally go with buckeye burl.