i know the 8 string is just around the corner, how many of you think you might try out the 8 stringers? i know many of you have orders in place already, personally, i would love to have an 8 stringer, but as it is with 7's, i'm sure the amount of gear and parts pertaining to 8's will almost be non existant unless custom made, also, even if this 8 kicks ass, i really dont think they will continue production models unless they only made like a hundred of them, and i'm sure a big company like that wont be satisfied just makeing a small amount of consumers happy, they want the big bucks, i am considering trying an 8 in the near future, but i think i'd go custom made at this point, besides, the price is 1500 for the new ibby isnt it? you could get a custom made for that ballpark, i'm sure it would be more, but it would be customized to you. any clue on how many they are producing?