johnnyboy102
Active Member
Okay so I'm looking at getting my self an 8 string for Christmas and at first I was all about the intrepid but then I saw these schecter c-8s and I have to admit they look pretty sexy. Anyway I have a few questions regarding the c-8. Here goes.
1. Is the scale length an issue? I see that it is only 26.5in which is pretty small for an 8 is it not? Ill probably down tune it to F and I'm wondering if the strings will be really loose and buzzy, especially the low F. I already own a 25.5 scale 7 string which I have down-tuned so the B is a low F and obviously the strings are pretty darn loose even with a .72 gauge as the low F. The whole point is to buy a guitar that can actually handle that 8th string.
2. How does the value compare to that of an agile? I know that the Intrepid's are about $200-$300 less than the C-8's but is there a significant difference in playability? Aesthetically I prefer the c-8 over the Intrepid but if the c-8 sucks I'm not going to spend $900 on it.
3. How are the pickups on the c-8? I have never played with blackouts before and I've always been an EMG guy. Anyone have any experience with the 8 string blackouts?
*edit*
4. Also the tuning they have listed for the c-8 is C#/B/E/A/D/G/B/E. is that a typo? I thought 8s were tuned to F#.
Thanks in advance.
PS: This is my first post woo!![Headbang :hbang: :hbang:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/hbang2.gif)
1. Is the scale length an issue? I see that it is only 26.5in which is pretty small for an 8 is it not? Ill probably down tune it to F and I'm wondering if the strings will be really loose and buzzy, especially the low F. I already own a 25.5 scale 7 string which I have down-tuned so the B is a low F and obviously the strings are pretty darn loose even with a .72 gauge as the low F. The whole point is to buy a guitar that can actually handle that 8th string.
2. How does the value compare to that of an agile? I know that the Intrepid's are about $200-$300 less than the C-8's but is there a significant difference in playability? Aesthetically I prefer the c-8 over the Intrepid but if the c-8 sucks I'm not going to spend $900 on it.
3. How are the pickups on the c-8? I have never played with blackouts before and I've always been an EMG guy. Anyone have any experience with the 8 string blackouts?
*edit*
4. Also the tuning they have listed for the c-8 is C#/B/E/A/D/G/B/E. is that a typo? I thought 8s were tuned to F#.
Thanks in advance.
PS: This is my first post woo!
![Headbang :hbang: :hbang:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/hbang2.gif)