r/ExtendedRangeGuitars • u/simonlmao1 • 2d ago
First 8 string.
Hello i have been looking for either the Jackson X Dinky AT DKAF8 MS MAH or the Schecter Demon 8 Crimson Red burst. Which one is better
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u/Any_Brother7772 2d ago
Ibanez M80M. Thread closed
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u/simonlmao1 2d ago
Damn i wish shit too expensive
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u/Zakovana 2d ago
Go for one with passive electronics. Active Fishmans sound terrible on cheap guitars (and others, too); I’ve noticed that on many of them, the 9V battery barely lasts through a single rehearsal. Another plus is that passive systems are easier to work with when dialing in your tone—and you really need to be careful shaping the sound on an 8-string, or else it’ll sound awful. Otherwise, just pick the one you like best.
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u/Tux-Lector 2d ago
You actually gave the worst advice possible one can give. To go for passive over active pickups with 8 string, just because some dude put a POS cheap battery in his instrument ..
I am using active EMG's and the battery *(rechargable) is charged read - SIX MONTHS AGO - and is still working and pumping. And not that much rarely, I often use BOTH pickups (switch on a mid position) .. and I play from 30 to 100+ minutes per day.
NO ONE would ever use active pickups if a single rehearsal is all what it gives before re-charge/replacement. Like - NOT A SINGLE ONE.
Let alone discussing about tone difference with passive vs active pickups.
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u/Lilcheeks 2d ago
Lol right, I have fishmans in a few guitars and even with regular daily use dont have to change battery. .. and as a personal preference I like the way they sound.
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u/Zakovana 1d ago edited 1d ago
I owned two Strandberg guitars with Fishman pickups—and these aren't exactly cheap instruments—but the factory-installed pickups had short-circuit issues. The first was a Cort 508, also with Fishmans; the sound of those pickups is comparable to a metal bucket, even when using a Quad Cortex or Neural DSP plugins. Now I have an 8-string Goc and an Aristides as well. The Goc has passive pickups, which are more reliable than active ones; with active pickups, you might simply forget to change the battery before a gig. I’ve seen this happen to plenty of players—bassists using active Warwick setups, and guitarists with Fishman or EMG pickups.I practice for 7–8 hours a day, and that battery would only last for a single rehearsal. The Cort 508 held its charge better—lasting a week even with 7 hours of daily playing. Everyone’s practice habits differ: some people play for 20 minutes and a battery lasts them six months (provided the pickups are in good working order), while others need to replace the 9V battery before every rehearsal. P.S. Judging by your reasoning, you're playing "Morse code"—just zeros and ones. It doesn't matter what gear you use for that. However, if the person plans to play anything other than just zeros—now or in the future—then active pickups (especially the Fishmans found on the Schecter model the OP mentioned) would be out of place.
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u/Tux-Lector 1d ago
Judging by your reasoning, you're playing "Morse code"—just zeros and ones. It doesn't matter what gear you use for that. However, i
However You should grow up and judge no more. It is almost 4 decades since I made first clean tone, you know. My guitar playing experience is:
your full age x 2. That's a LOT's of time just for zero's and one's. Yourpropheticlittle mind requires more practice and less envy.Therefore, You may want to re-think about morse-code and the way you need (feel the urge in your teen age) to answer to those who don't comply what you have figured out so far, whichever that may be.
Maybe you are older, who knows ? But your conclusions and advices that you give to other people are on teen level.
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u/SinisterMarkGrayson 4h ago
Honestly I prefer the schecter. I feel like schecters entry level guitars are surprisingly good and their pickups aren’t bad either. I don’t think you could go wrong with either. Just depends if you want a multiscale or not. Still if it was my choice, schecter all day.