sosomething
Seymour Duncan Customer Support
Re: The Agile 8 string?
oh, woops! didn't see that part..
oh, woops! didn't see that part..
The Agile 8 string?
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NickCormier
New member
Re: The Agile 8 string?
Hmm yea.. I put my deposit on a Standard Oceanburst one.
Kinda wishing I didnt.. unless I can find a high A string long enough to fit on it, I have no use for a low F#.. So ill have to look for some long scale strings..
Hmm yea.. I put my deposit on a Standard Oceanburst one.
Kinda wishing I didnt.. unless I can find a high A string long enough to fit on it, I have no use for a low F#.. So ill have to look for some long scale strings..
krankguitarist
Krankitupologist
Re: The Agile 8 string?
A'ite, I got enough cash on hand to afford the deposit. I made it. I'm claimin one
.
Can't wait. Hopefully I won't be broke when it comes in.
A'ite, I got enough cash on hand to afford the deposit. I made it. I'm claimin one
.Can't wait. Hopefully I won't be broke when it comes in
.
Empty Pockets
BadHairDayologist
Re: The Agile 8 string?
you guys must be shrooming.
what's the tuning on one of those? i would guess but it will just make me sound even more ignorant than this does.
you guys must be shrooming.
what's the tuning on one of those? i would guess but it will just make me sound even more ignorant than this does.
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Re: The Agile 8 string?
E standard. but you can downtune to C# or even C :banana:
E standard. but you can downtune to C# or even C :banana:
krankguitarist
Krankitupologist
Re: The Agile 8 string?
Lowest string tends to be an F# People do different shizznite with em though.
It's a good 5 or 6 months away. Hopefully the next batch will kick a lot of ass. I'm a little excited...lots o possibilites open with an 8. Might even buy a 7 ibanez that they have around here for a little over 200 just for messin around with until it gets here.
Lowest string tends to be an F# People do different shizznite with em though.
It's a good 5 or 6 months away. Hopefully the next batch will kick a lot of ass. I'm a little excited...lots o possibilites open with an 8. Might even buy a 7 ibanez that they have around here for a little over 200 just for messin around with until it gets here.
Empty Pockets
BadHairDayologist
Re: The Agile 8 string?
so it's like a 7 string with a lower string too?
do you guys just like hate bassists or what? :smokin:
the baritone jaguar my sister has is like a 6 string bass tuned to EADGBe...goes to similar territory i guess. i could dig an 8-string but the style of those isn't very 'xee'...
so it's like a 7 string with a lower string too?
do you guys just like hate bassists or what? :smokin:
the baritone jaguar my sister has is like a 6 string bass tuned to EADGBe...goes to similar territory i guess. i could dig an 8-string but the style of those isn't very 'xee'...
sosomething
Seymour Duncan Customer Support
Re: The Agile 8 string?
Well, the bass guitar in E standard is 2 octaves below a regular 6-string guitar. The Jag bari and other guitars like the EBMM Silhouette Bass are tuned to the E between the two.
I'd kinda like to give one of THOSE a try, since they would be immediately useful for me without making the other dudes in my band automatically have to tune to some crazy-arsed low-F# or whatever.
Well, the bass guitar in E standard is 2 octaves below a regular 6-string guitar. The Jag bari and other guitars like the EBMM Silhouette Bass are tuned to the E between the two.
I'd kinda like to give one of THOSE a try, since they would be immediately useful for me without making the other dudes in my band automatically have to tune to some crazy-arsed low-F# or whatever.
Empty Pockets
BadHairDayologist
Re: The Agile 8 string?
That's weird, I was told by somebody else on this forum that bass guitar is only 1 octave lower than normal guitar...
The bari Jag is really cool in a band setting. I used to jam with a friend playing my 5-string jazz bass, another playing lead on my Strat while i held own rhythm on the Jag and it was a very full, heavy sound.
That's weird, I was told by somebody else on this forum that bass guitar is only 1 octave lower than normal guitar...
The bari Jag is really cool in a band setting. I used to jam with a friend playing my 5-string jazz bass, another playing lead on my Strat while i held own rhythm on the Jag and it was a very full, heavy sound.
JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Re: The Agile 8 string?
How on earth is there still confusion here?
A bass is ONE octave lower than a guitar.
How on earth is there still confusion here?
A bass is ONE octave lower than a guitar.
JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Re: The Agile 8 string?
Back in the day, they would've called a guitar setup like that bari Jag a "tic-tac bass". Because of the shorter scale and thinner strings than that of a standard bass, they used them to double guitar parts.
The 8 string won't really sound like a bass for the same reason your sister's Jaguar doesn't sound like one.... shorter scale and thinner strings. It's got the same pitch as a bass, but lacks the fullness.
Back in the day, they would've called a guitar setup like that bari Jag a "tic-tac bass". Because of the shorter scale and thinner strings than that of a standard bass, they used them to double guitar parts.
The 8 string won't really sound like a bass for the same reason your sister's Jaguar doesn't sound like one.... shorter scale and thinner strings. It's got the same pitch as a bass, but lacks the fullness.
sosomething
Seymour Duncan Customer Support
Empty Pockets
BadHairDayologist
Re: The Agile 8 string?
Wikipedia says it's one octave too.
Wikipedia says it's one octave too.
Rich_T
Kyuss_Rockologist
Re: The Agile 8 string?
Word. E at the 12th fret on a bass is the same as an open E on the first string of a standard tuned six string.
One octave.
Word. E at the 12th fret on a bass is the same as an open E on the first string of a standard tuned six string.
One octave.
ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Re: The Agile 8 string?
Man, I had never thought about this before. It sure sounds lower than one octave different! Interesting about the thickness of the string and scale length.
I am going to play lots of 12 fret notes on my bass tonight to try and prove this newfound knowledge to myself!
Man, I had never thought about this before. It sure sounds lower than one octave different! Interesting about the thickness of the string and scale length.
I am going to play lots of 12 fret notes on my bass tonight to try and prove this newfound knowledge to myself!
sosomething
Seymour Duncan Customer Support
Re: The Agile 8 string?
I edited the Wiki to make it wrong on purpose so you look dumb in this thread.
NICE.
<high-fives self>
I edited the Wiki to make it wrong on purpose so you look dumb in this thread.
NICE.
<high-fives self>
Rich_T
Kyuss_Rockologist
sosomething
Seymour Duncan Customer Support
Re: The Agile 8 string?
SINCE WHEN IS JOLLY THE AUTHORITY
IT IS THREE OCTAVES BELOW
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SINCE WHEN IS JOLLY THE AUTHORITY
IT IS THREE OCTAVES BELOW
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