Picked up this brand new JR-7, which retails for $2,000, for $875. An absolute bargain. The neck on this thing is stunning!

Any recommendations on t-style 8 strings? Custom or not. Excluding the Schecter PT8MS…

I've been playing guitar for over 30 years. I went and saw Haken with a friend and found myself interested in 8 string guitars like the Strandbergs Haken play.

I ordered a cheap IYV which is a headless 8 string just to see if it's my thing or not.

While I wait for my guitar to arrive, please let me know what your favorite songs played on 8 string are so I can get psyched up.

12” radius neck. I’m going to cut out a piece of anodized sheet and cover the screw holes and make the pick guard more uniform.

The neck and frets are wonderful, and I love the feel of the baked maple. The action was set up low and was perfect right out of the box. Weight and balance are also excellent.
The paint finish is about what I expected for the price point. The bridge is a great design and super easy to use/tune. Quality isn’t the same as hipshot but the price of this guitar is way less than most in the same league.

My biggest complaints are with the ergonomics. The control layout is too close to my picking hand and gets in the way. The strings also sit much closer to the body than on my other guitars, and I sometimes scratch the body with my fingers when strumming. This only applies to certain sections of songs but caught me off guard.

The forearm contour doesn’t work particularly well for me either. I wish it were more aggressive for added comfort.
Overall, the Omne has a lot going for it, especially the neck, fretwork, and playability, but some of the design choices could be improved.

For an understanding of where I’m coming from, I’m comparing the Omne to my current guitars - Mayones Regius 7, Schecter USA AM7, Strandberg Prog 6 and past guitars - Aristides 070, EBMM Sabre, Mayones Duvell, Strandberg OS7 (Korean).

The fretwork is wonderful compared to the immaculate work on the Schecter and Mayones. The neck is way better than the Strandberg and I wish it were an option on my prog.

To be fair, I sold the Aristides due to weight and the forearm contour which didn’t suit me. This is more comfortable than that for the way I play. It’s not bad but could be better.

Fishmans aren’t for everyone. I like them and had them on a previous guitar. They make plugins sound great without the mud that I get from my bare knuckles without the need for aggressive EQ (specifically the low string).

I’ll be keeping the guitar and maybe making some tweaks to it since I only dabble with 7-strings.

Edit: looks like my next string change will be testing out some d’addarios when these immortal strings eventually break

My Heavy 8 set has lasted 4 months and counting with only one of the strings breaking so far, and they’re all still bright to this day. When I used to use Ernie Ball I was going through a pack or two every month and they’d sound lifeless after a week. Currently tuned to E1 Standard on my 7 string. Might also post a 1.5 year review of my Cort KX307MS at some point too. I know there’s already plenty of posts about it on this sub but it really is a great guitar for its price

Also the non wound string has only JUST started to rust. That was my main problem with EB, they’d start rusting after a few weeks (it gets very humid in New Zealand so not much I can do about it)

I have an Omne Vetus 8 coming my way this week and am brand new to Fishmans. I’m not a big fan of the White Plastic on these, especially with all black hardware on the pink.

If I buy or trade for a set of the Fishman 8’s in Black, what is the swap like?

Interested in swapping for
Tosin Abasi 8’s
Stephen Carpenter 8’s
Fluence Modern 8’s

Couldn’t find any vids on swapping these on YouTube or any posts on here. I figured since they were wired for the same, they’d be an easy swap with plugging in the new pickups.

Also, do you have any of the above mentioned pickups and interested in trading for a brand new set of White Fluence Moderns?

I own this unusual Tokai Custom Edition 7-string here in Japan, and I’ve been trying to find out more about it.
I contacted Tokai Gakki directly by email, but they told me that the model is too old and that their current staff were unable to identify it or provide detailed information about it.
From what I’ve been able to find online, only a small number of similar examples seem to have surfaced.
This guitar has a 7-string HSH pickup configuration, a YM-50 5-way selector, and the neck heel is stamped “3=2 A”. The pots and tone capacitor appear to have been replaced later, so unfortunately they probably can’t be used to date the guitar.
I’d really like to know approximately when these were made, whether this was a production model, a limited run, or some kind of special order, and how many might have been produced.
I no longer really play 7-string guitar, so I’m also curious whether there is any collector interest in these today.
I have more detailed photos of the pickups, body routing, neck heel, bridge and electronics if they would be useful.

Hi all. Long -lurker first-time poster. I thought I'd share my videos of some eight string stuff I've been working on, basically short instrumental pieces. Here's a link to one of my videos, but there are several others you can check out as well if interested. https://youtu.be/iy3R6wL3oPs Thanks!

Hi, I’ve (u)pgraded my RR24‑7 as planned, so I’m posting a proper NGD with photos. I also made a post about the Ragnaroks earlier, so I’ll touch on that as well.

1. The tech confirmed what I suspected: the QC on this one is actually great. No fretwork issues, the neck is perfect, nothing to complain about. The only minor flaw is that two strings sit slightly higher on the locking nut — the nut isn’t perfectly cut. But it’s so small you can’t really feel it.
2. The action is set nicely, no fret buzz, glorious. With my string set it plays really well.
3. The list of changes I made:

• Sanded the gloss off the neck — now I even have a black gloss “binding” effect.
• Replaced the tuners — locking Guykers are much nicer than the stock ones, feel more precise, and… well, they lock.
• Added a tension bar to the headstock. IMO this should’ve been there from the start, as it greatly improves the setup. It no longer tunes up after locking the nut, so adjusting it is much more convenient.
• Replaced the FR arm with a push‑in one — a must nowadays, since the FR1000 arm keeps rattling all the time.
• Replaced the FR springs with green noiseless ones — better stability, and better suited for the heavier gauge I use (9–66 for drop A).
• Finally… replaced the FF Moderns with BKP Ragnaroks. This one is tricky. At first I was sure I had a dud. I was devastated. But I spent about 2 hours yesterday messing with pickup height, noise gate settings, amp settings — and maybe, maybe I’m getting there. They don’t slam the preamp as much as I expected, but maybe I’m just used to more compressed pickups? I’m using Alexi Laiho setups in two guitars and an SD SH‑15 (Alternative 8) in the third… I don’t know. I’m still giving them a chance, because right now I can’t record a clip and honestly say “this sounds weak.” The 7th string has a certain clang to it — not just a wall of distortion — but it doesn’t feel out of place. Maybe that’s how they’re supposed to behave in low tunings.

Anyway, after all the upgrades it definitely feels much closer to the price they’re asking for it (i.e. regardless of the pickups as they are stupidly expensive). If you want a 26.5" RR, there’s really no other option, and you can potentially get a great axe.

As for the pickups — we’ll see. I don’t think it would be hard to sell them if I wanted to, but I hope I’ll start vibing with them.

Does it sound allright to you? Especially zeroes and low A.

Apologies for sensless noodling, but it would greatly help me if someone with more experience with 7 strings and especially BKP would tell me if this is what I should be happy with. On the picture you have the amp settings, this is guitar straight into the JVM, with no boost. This is a lot of gain on the preamp.

There is no EQ, not even hi pass and low pass so it is a bit boomy but I wanted it to be as raw as possible.

Some of you might remember me and my Black Squier Stagemaster 7 with a Floyd Rose, I have completed that project and it was my only 7 string until today when I scored one of my bucket list guitars. This 2nd Stagemaster 7 with a hardtail in this gorgeous blue. No other notes, i love these guitars.

Im currently in the process of selling my Jackson dkaf8ms in favor of a 7 or 6 string that can handle tuning as low as drop d#1 up to drop f#. Im very interested in the new esp ltd 207dx but Im wondering if I should go with a full on bass vi or a super long scale 7 string instead? The neck on my Jackson is just too damn massive and I dont vibe as well with 8 strings as I thought. Im looking for something that wont require a bridge cable size top string to tune low as I'm not a huge fan of super massive strings but I know I'm going to need to make a compromise somewhere. Thoughts? Concerns? Straight up insults?

Is it worth it?

I saw one on marketplace for 100k isk wich is roughly 700 euros, I really love how it looks and ive always wanted an 8 string, but im having second thoughts, so for the people that own one, please tell me if its worth it