THOUGHTS ON 8 STRING

[Hayley Frederick]

Anyone have any opinions on the Schecter hellraiser hybrid C-8??? Or have one ?

 

[Noah Berends]

I’d love one. It’s certainly harder to play than a 6 string. Certain skills like muting become much more necessary. But as a return you get a much wider range. I’ve played the guitar in question before and it’s great. You really can’t go wrong with any Schecters over $800.

 

[Hayley Frederick]

Thank you!! It’s not for me , as I’m not even skilled enough to play a 6 string just yet haha , but I know someone who just started playing an 8 string and would like one of his own but I want to get a good quality one and something beautiful

 

[idssdi]

I’m personally not a big fan of extended range stuff maybe only if it goes higher instead of lower.

 

[Sven Barnitzki]

I own a Ibanez Prestige 7-String (no 8, but the “problems” are the same). It´s a little bit harder to play, the Neck is a flatter and the fretboard wider, muting is harder. If you hands are small, extended range could be a problem, because of the wider Fretboard If you want to test it, go to your local guitar dealer and check out a 7string.
Some points that are difficult to:
– coordination around the fretboard – even one string more can be confusing
– Simple tunings like drop d aren´t makeable
What helped me about this (mind setting): It´s just a 6-String with some extra low range.
I hope, that my thoughts on this may help you!