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[USMarine75]

What happened with Xotic?

Oh they didn't do anything wrong lol. They just don't have any sales, so the XSC2 would have cost me at least $2550. Worth it! But I just bought a couple Gibsons, so I didn't have the cash to plunk down. The Xotic literally tic'd every single box in what I was looking for in a strat. Modern playability with vintage tone, impeccable build quality, flamed maple neck. Literally nothing negative to say. Heck... I'm probably still going to buy one!

In the end I got a fantastic deal on the EBMM Cutlass BFR limited and it had all of the same qualities I was looking for in a Strat.

FWIW the list had no bad choices... Fender, Nash, Suhr, Anderson Classic, Thorn, Xotic, EBMM Cutlass... some were closer to being a Strat clone than others, but all brought something to the table, and I hesitated for a long time before this deal fell in my lap and I jumped.

 

[KnightBrolaire]

I would do unspeakable things for this or for LTD to make it as an SCT608

 

[USMarine75]

I would do unspeakable things for this or for LTD to make it as an SCT608

That's how I've felt about this NAMM one... so many times I've almost pulled the trigger, especially when it was 15% off for the holidays!

 

[KnightBrolaire]

That's how I've felt about this NAMM one... so many times I've almost pulled the trigger, especially when it was 15% off for the holidays!

yeah too bad those exhibition guitars are all like 4k. some of them are really awesome.

 

[USMarine75]

yeah too bad those exhibition guitars are all like 4k. some of them are really awesome.

Hence why the 15% off was a HUGE deal. And for once it wasnt marked up before the discount lol.

 

[KnightBrolaire]

Hence why the 15% off was a HUGE deal. And for once it wasnt marked up before the discount lol.

yeah, too bad some of the even cooler ones are like almost 10K.
my all time favorite exhibition guitar is this arrow though:

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

That's how I've felt about this NAMM one... so many times I've almost pulled the trigger, especially when it was 15% off for the holidays!

I'm not sure what is on that, or what the finish is, but it makes me sick. It looks like what would happen if you had blood and guts on a sponge, and dabbed it on a guitar.

 

[KnightBrolaire]

I'm not sure what is on that, or what the finish is, but it makes me sick. It looks like what would happen if you had blood and guts on a sponge, and dabbed it on a guitar.

i think they actually call the finish "scab" , which is pretty appropriate imo.

 

[Curt]

I would do unspeakable things for this or for LTD to make it as an SCT608

You know, I'm in exactly the same boat, and I've never even had 8 string GAS before. And tbh, I don't even know what I'd do with an 8 string besides deftones covers (MASSIVE Deftones fanboy, tbh) But I even want that as is (though I would swap in white moderns, because I dig color clashes like that) because that is fucking hot. Also the hipshot puts it in a higher realm of want almost than the SCT607 now, because I really do not dig Tune-o-matics.

 

[A-Branger]

Love me some Warmoth... I have two builds from them:

oooh man that Tele is mint!!!

 

[protest]

I'm not sure what is on that, or what the finish is, but it makes me sick. It looks like what would happen if you had blood and guts on a sponge, and dabbed it on a guitar.

 

[mnemonic]

I’ve been mostly happy with my axe fx II for several years now but I really just want to buy a recto now, and move back to just an amp and boost.

I guess the wait begins for a used Dual or Triple that isn’t massively overpriced and also isn’t USA voltage.

 

[FloridaRolf]

Hello everyone and please could you prevent me from buying a Mayones Regius 7 I feel I can't control myself any longer

 

[gunshow86de]

I would do unspeakable things for this or for LTD to make it as an SCT608

I only wish they didn't opt for the retarded stock string gauges (.010/.013/.017/.030/.042/.054/.064/.074). The A, low-E and low-B strings make no sense for a 27" scale. For me, I'd have to replace the nut straight out of the box. Not the hugest deal in the context of paying over 1k for a new guitar. But it's annoying nonetheless.

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

I only wish they didn't opt for the retarded stock string gauges (.010/.013/.017/.030/.042/.054/.064/.074). The A, low-E and low-B strings make no sense for a 27" scale. For me, I'd have to replace the nut straight out of the box. Not the hugest deal in the context of paying over 1k for a new guitar. But it's annoying nonetheless.

Those are odd string gauges.

 

[Mayhew]

That doesn't seem right. A .54 for low E on a 27" scale? That's tighter than a duck's arse under water.

 

[gunshow86de]

Those are odd string gauges.

Yup, it would make sense if they were going for the guys that tune super low (even for an 8), but then they only threw a .074 on the F#. I had a Stef B-8 CS for a while, and it had plenty of tension with a .010-.059 set with an .080 for the lowest (all tuned 1/2 step down).

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

Yup, it would make sense if they were going for the guys that tune super low (even for an 8), but then they only threw a .074 on the F#. I had a Stef B-8 CS for a while, and it had plenty of tension with a .010-.059 set with an .080 for the lowest (all tuned 1/2 step down).

Is it supposed to be tuned like a 9 string on an 8 string or some shit? The gauges are fucking idiotic. The .030 D string would be pretty taut on a fucking 25.5" scale length, let alone 27". Absolutely insane.

Those have to be incorrect string gauges. The D, A, E, and B strings are ridiculous, the E, B, and G strings are fucking unplayable for everyone but SRV -- and he's dead -- and then the F# string is absolute shit.

In E, with 27" scale length and the gauges listed, the string tension is:
18.2
17.2
18.6 -- who the fuck has high strings with this sort of tension? Great if you just play nu metal, but anyone that plays lead would probably find this to be ridiculously shit feeling.
28.0
29.5
27.6
21.5
16.0 -- again, who the fuck would use any of these gauges at all?

I'd go with 9 / 12 / 16 / 24 / 34 / 46 / 59 / 80, with tension of:
14.7
14.7
16.4 -- I find that G strings need a little higher tension to stay in tune versus the high b and e strings.
17.7 -- 24 and 26 were not ideal; 26 would've been 20+
19.7
19.6
18.4
18.6


Not sure where you'd find a string set like that, but whatever.

 

[gunshow86de]

Those have to be incorrect string gauges. The D, A, E, and B strings are ridiculous, the E, B, and G strings are fucking unplayable for everyone but SRV -- and he's dead -- and then the F# string is absolute shit.

It's definitely not a misprint.
https://www.espguitars.com/products/20439-sc-608-baritone?category_id=1964652-7-8-string-guitars

It's listed on the ESP website as this set being stock. => http://daddario.com/DADProductDetai...d=19&sid=b5986ae8-cd43-4a60-8749-b9ca3b35a8ae

The new multi-scale has it too =>
https://www.espguitars.com/products/20419-m-1008-multi-scale?category_id=1964652-7-8-string-guitars

To make it even more retarded, the 26.5" scale 8 string Eclipse Evertune model is using a .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.054/.065 set.

https://www.espguitars.com/products/20399-ec-1008-evertune?category_id=1964652-7-8-string-guitars
http://daddario.com/DADProductDetai..._8_Nickel_Wound__8_String__Super_Light__9_65_

I don't know who is fucking up more, ESP or D'addario.

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

It's definitely not a misprint.
https://www.espguitars.com/products/20439-sc-608-baritone?category_id=1964652-7-8-string-guitars

It's listed on the ESP website as this set being stock. => http://daddario.com/DADProductDetai...d=19&sid=b5986ae8-cd43-4a60-8749-b9ca3b35a8ae

The new multi-scale has it too =>
https://www.espguitars.com/products/20419-m-1008-multi-scale?category_id=1964652-7-8-string-guitars

To make it even more retarded, the 26.5" scale 8 string Eclipse Evertune model is using a .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.054/.065 set.

https://www.espguitars.com/products/20399-ec-1008-evertune?category_id=1964652-7-8-string-guitars
http://daddario.com/DADProductDetai..._8_Nickel_Wound__8_String__Super_Light__9_65_

I don't know who is fucking up more, ESP or D'addario.

D'addario. ESP is just picking a string set; D'addario is determining the tension and whatnot of the sets by choosing the gauges.