Your opinion about 4 8's
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Winspear
Winspear/Noisemother
The 28" of the Jackson or Cort is a must, personally. 27" Ibanez isn't terrible but is it right that the ESP is a 25.5"? Hard no to that one 
RobDobble6S7
Professional shit talker
Yup, ESP is 25.5 which is like awful for an 8 string. Winspear is right, you would really want ideally 28 inches of scale length but 27 inches IS "acceptable" for string tension and intonation, which is the main advantage to these longer scale lengths.
Captain Shoggoth
Gotoh 1996T shill
Avoid the 25.5" as others have said.
If you're a shredder I'd pick the Ibanez and shell out for some locking tuners, it has a parallel 12th fret which makes soloing easier but riffing at the low end harder due to the increased fret angle; plus shorter scale at the top is ideal also if you like using super thin strings (prone to breakage) but likewise shorter scale means less tension at the bottom which isn't ideal if you pick hard.
If you're a rhythm guy/not a light tension fanatic like me I'd pick the Cort. Stock locking tuners, better stock pickups, better neck heel all more than justify the price over the Jackson
If you're a shredder I'd pick the Ibanez and shell out for some locking tuners, it has a parallel 12th fret which makes soloing easier but riffing at the low end harder due to the increased fret angle; plus shorter scale at the top is ideal also if you like using super thin strings (prone to breakage) but likewise shorter scale means less tension at the bottom which isn't ideal if you pick hard.
If you're a rhythm guy/not a light tension fanatic like me I'd pick the Cort. Stock locking tuners, better stock pickups, better neck heel all more than justify the price over the Jackson
Personally, I'd go for the Jackson, but it's a matter of personal preference.
I know I'm in the minority here, but I have not been crazy about Ibanez 8's lately.
Cort might be good, but in the past, they were a budget brand. I know their factory is potentially making all of the lower priced 8's now, but there might be a little stigma attached to the name among the uninitiated.
The ESP seems like it just doesn't have good specifications.
Best of luck!
I know I'm in the minority here, but I have not been crazy about Ibanez 8's lately.
Cort might be good, but in the past, they were a budget brand. I know their factory is potentially making all of the lower priced 8's now, but there might be a little stigma attached to the name among the uninitiated.
The ESP seems like it just doesn't have good specifications.
Best of luck!
The Mirror
Well-Known Member
+1 on the Cort.
I owned a KX 500 Etched of the same generation as the KX508MS and it is easily the most bang-for-buck guitar I've played.
Cort's own brand is miles ahead of what they were years ago, which is most probably due to them having the experience in building for basically any and all companies these days.
I owned a KX 500 Etched of the same generation as the KX508MS and it is easily the most bang-for-buck guitar I've played.
Cort's own brand is miles ahead of what they were years ago, which is most probably due to them having the experience in building for basically any and all companies these days.
Pietjepieter
Contributor
Personally for me it would be between the Jackson and the Cort
The Jackson looks better, Cort better features. (pickups / SS freds)
26 vs 26.5 on the treble side is not that much of a difference.
Personally I have no experience with both in terms of quality.
But I guess with both it can be hit or miss
The Jackson looks better, Cort better features. (pickups / SS freds)
26 vs 26.5 on the treble side is not that much of a difference.
Personally I have no experience with both in terms of quality.
But I guess with both it can be hit or miss
aWoodenShip
Well-Known Member
At the risk of sounding ignorant, I've never heard of Cort, but have you looked into a Legator? Their newer production stuff is supposed to be solid nowadays. I'm considering one in pink when they're available because I'm not interested in any current production multiscale 8 strings.
HellIsForChildren
Member
Hey guys, after so much research,video reviews and analyzing opinions here and also from Facebook groups, I came to choose.........the JACKSON X Dinky AT DKAF8! I'm confident that I will not regret from my choice and also confident about the quality embedded in Jackson guitars. So yeah,that's it, my first 8 axe will be this one, thanks everyone!
Robslalaina
Well-Known Member
I might be a bit late to the party but personally the Ibanez is the only one I'd consider simply because it's got a forearm contour. That being said, the Jackson is probably the prettiest of the bunch. Only thing I'm not fond of about it is the heel and how it starts at the 17th fret. Maybe that's not an issue at all with this particular guitar but IME on 24 fret guitars this always leads to unnecessarily complicated access to the last 2-4 frets - almost like trying to fret the neck pickup on a Strat.
MikeH
Bring the gain
Good call on the Jackson. I have the SLAT-8MS, and I really enjoy it. I’m tuned to D standard with a low G and lower D, so DGDGCFAD. It handles the tuning very well. Only thing I’d recommend is some new pickups.
Hollowway
Extended Ranger
Cort makes damn near all of the world’s guitars. Cort is their own brand, but most stuff is under their Cor-Tek oems. I’m exaggerating, but you’ll be shocked what all they make.
HellIsForChildren
Member
Well guys...not everything went well when I decided to go with Jackson...the shop which I bought hadn't the guitar available on stock. I got pretty fucking mad about that,apologies for my words...damn! They told that they will had it only at the beginning of next year. No way! I will not wait so much time to receive a product(My anxiety would killed me). So my second choice due to availability was the Ibanez. So I went with Ibanez. I hope that she will 'please' me,haha! Even the Cort I didn't find available in stock. I live in Poland and also even Thomann doesn't have it.
That's frustrating but happy to hear you found an alternative . My 2nd ever 8 string was an Ibanez and I really enjoyed it for the time I had it.
Please let us know when you get it! Cheers!
HellIsForChildren
Member
Hey guys,it arrived today(Delivery was pretty fast,I bought it before yesterday,cheers Riff![Polish store!]). Man the guitar is awesome! Super ultra confortable like my other Ibanez RG7321.It's not the first time I'm playing an 8 string guitar so I'm already used with one more string added. The franned frets I didn't feel strange or odd at all. I knew it that I can trust Ibanez once again.
