Schecter 8 question

[InfinityAndThree]

u could get an ibanez RG2228 (28" scale, obviously) but i hear they're bridges are shitty and break on people all the time. IT's also a bolt on neck, which means it has a nice sleek unfinished maple neck, but the sustain won't be quite as good as on a neck-thru design, which u can find on an AGILE. If your not afraid to shell out a lot of money, i'd suggest an RG2228, but just be careful with that bridge.

Now if u want to save money, seriously consider an agile! $800-$900 for an incredible quality guitar that if it were sold at guitar center would easily be worth 1500. You could get an Intrepid, a Septor, an interceptor, or a multi-scale. And they are just beautiful guitars

I'm just curious as to why you don't want one

Alot of that was rubbish tbh. Ibanez 8's have 27" scales. The bridges on the 2228's are made of a relatively weak metal, but I've only heared of two breaking. The RGA8 was the model with most of the problems. Also, bolt on =/= less sustain. The Ibanez will be much higher quality. Also agiles QC is not meant to be greatest.

Also, from what I've heared, there's NOTHING WRONG WITH A 26.5 SCALE. Just ask Explorer, he runs 3 25.5 LTD's, and chose them over his 28" agile. RockerAlex has decided not to listen to this though and blames his guitars faults on the scale. Although a longer scale will mean better tension, it is not neccesarry. It's just preferance.

 

[Metal_Webb]

That's strange, my Damien Elite 8 is in F atm and sounds perfectly fine. It's amazing what setting your instrument up properly in the first place does.

 

[welsh_7stinger]

i use a damien elite 8 and i have it tuned to drop D#/Eb with a 80 and its fine the intonation is perfectly fine as well.

 

[RockerAlex]

So little 8 strings on the market right now ... and imo, they all have a design flaw.