Has anyone had a good experience with these basses, I'm curious about the octaved strings?
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Schecter stiletto studio 8
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I have the version under that (discontinued), don't remember the model. Its a decent bass, and I have played a Studio 8 and it was pretty good as well. Options for 8 strings are fairly limited, and I don't have experience with any others, but you may want to look into Hamer and Dean too, as I believe they also have mid-priced 8 and/or 12 string models.
It's got 8 bridge saddles.
Not every brand of 8-string does, and to me that's a deal-breaker.
You'll have to order strings online if you don't live in a BIG city, but they aren't much more expensive since it's just 4 extra-length guitar strings, but choices are limited.
Are you good with a pick?
Not an absolute requirement--I use fingers sometimes--but most 8 and 12 bass players get the best results by picking and strumming. It's a slightly different technique getting both strings to sound when and how you want them to, but it comes pretty quick with just a little practice. Especially if you've ever played a 12-string guitar before. With an experienced touch you can play just the bass strings when needed.
Do you like the sound of EMGs? If so, it's a good choice from my armchair internet perspective. Always wanted to try one of these.
Not every brand of 8-string does, and to me that's a deal-breaker.
You'll have to order strings online if you don't live in a BIG city, but they aren't much more expensive since it's just 4 extra-length guitar strings, but choices are limited.
Are you good with a pick?
Not an absolute requirement--I use fingers sometimes--but most 8 and 12 bass players get the best results by picking and strumming. It's a slightly different technique getting both strings to sound when and how you want them to, but it comes pretty quick with just a little practice. Especially if you've ever played a 12-string guitar before. With an experienced touch you can play just the bass strings when needed.
Do you like the sound of EMGs? If so, it's a good choice from my armchair internet perspective. Always wanted to try one of these.
I do have a fair amount of experience picking, as well I do love the sound of EMGs so I think I might like one of these, i'm also curious as to the width and thickness of the neck?
A quick and dirty guideline is that 8-strings have similar dimensions to the same maker's 5-string basses.
Not guaranteed, but ballpark.
Not guaranteed, but ballpark.
Well if that's roughly it I should be fine as I mainly play a 6-string so now I really wanna try it now!
i played a schecter 5 string recently,the neck was nice, somewhat shallow and not too wide. the bass felt well put together.(neck through) . i haven't had my hands on an 8 string in a long time, but i did play a hamer 12 string last year-i prefer an 8 myself. the 12 requires more of a slamming technique to play,whereas the 8 is not too far removed from playing a 4 string.
