8 string guitar recommendations

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My son is employed with some dudes who are into the 8 string guitars. Now he wants an 8 string. I think they all have man crushes on Tim Henson or something but whatever. I told him he can get one but he's going to have to be playing some blues on that around here or Ima throw him out.

Anyways I know jack about 8 strings. How many strings do they have? :LOL: Not even sure how you tune one. I was looking at a Schecter Omen Elite 8 for about 800 bucks new at Sweetwater. Seems real nice and I have heard good things about Schecter. He was playing a cheap-o Ibanez 8 string at GC for $450 last night and I recommended he wait and maybe buy something a little better if he really wants to get into it. I told him to get a pedal steel instead but he won't listen so I need some recommendations. He has some testosterone depleting guitar rig pro 7 stuff on his 'puter so I guess that's an "amp" for now. Anyways, this will give me some good bonding time plus I can make fun of him too since he can barely play a guitar at all. He has perfect pitch and I don't, so I get angry about that and this will give me a chance to take it out on him.

Should he get a fan fret model? What should I be looking for beyond stuff you'd check on a normal 6 string? I guess I could go into GC and check a few out but I feel dirty even handling them. :LOL:

I know @NowYou'rePlayingWithPower is a connoisseur of fine 8 strings and I think there are couple other guys here into them so I'm all ears for recommendations. I told him I would ask you guys. Max budget, 1k new or used. Thanks and please don't take offense to my retarded humor!!!
 
I play all 8 string in my band and teach 8 string . Get that boy to me pronto . RG228 still is all I need . I bought 3 . @NowYou'rePlayingWithPower you still have to send me my Christmas present . Don’t finger me this year lol fr
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Techdeth said:
I play all 8 string in my band and teach 8 string . Get that boy to me pronto . RG228 still is all I need . I bought 3 . @NowYou'rePlayingWithPower you still have to send me my Christmas present . Don’t finger me this year lol fr View attachment 355526View attachment 355529but that shecter willl be great . That will work fr
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I came here to say RG2228 without even reading the post lol

And you were already here ???
 
Techdeth said:
I play all 8 string in my band and teach 8 string . Get that boy to me pronto . RG228 still is all I need . I bought 3 . @NowYou'rePlayingWithPower you still have to send me my Christmas present . Don’t finger me this year lol fr View attachment 355526View attachment 355529but that shecter willl be great . That will work fr
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@NowYou'rePlayingWithPower Lisa can I please too sign up for a Christmas present? Christmas isn’t celebrated in my country so I never got one ?
 
My high E (Well, high A) has been broke on my main axe for a couple weeks and I don't miss it. ?‍♂️
 
CrystalSky said:
@NowYou'rePlayingWithPower Lisa can I please too sign up for a Christmas present? Christmas isn’t celebrated in my country so I never got one ?
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You could've fooled me. What country are you in?
 
VonBonfire said:
I was gonna say "a little early for that don't you think" and then I checked my clock.

Have you ever cooked indoors before? No judgment if you say no. Credit earned, actually.
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The weather is so beautiful, why be indoors?
 
VonBonfire said:
Why that's just south of Georgia but I still had to look it up, lol
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NOT SOUTH! That would be a very wrong country. Wonder if you’ll get the joke ?

South-East would be more precise. But good job, you know much more that an average american it seems ??
 
CrystalSky said:
NOT SOUTH! That would be a very wrong country. Wonder if you’ll get the joke ?

South-East would be more precise. But good job, you know much more that an average american it seems ??
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I get the joke!!!!

Truthfully I had to look it up but I knew where Georgia was on the map so once I saw that it was an "ah" moment. Would love to visit that part of the world but truthfully know very little about Azerbaijan. It would be cool if you made a thread on it sometime and shared photos. I like learning about new places.
 
VonBonfire said:
I get the joke!!!!

Truthfully I had to look it up but I knew where Georgia was on the map so once I saw that it was an "ah" moment. Would love to visit that part of the world but truthfully know very little about Azerbaijan. It would be cool if you made a thread on it sometime and shared photos. I like learning about new places.
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I honestly don’t go around and take pictures a lot, and when I do, they are not too pretty.

To put it short, quite a full package, from beaches to snowy mountains tops. And you probably seen some pictures of Baku unknowingly. I mean I could elaborate…

…if I get a Christmas present ?

This is something to motivate you guys ?

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