• Great Sound for a Great Price

  
  As reviewed by JEFF TRIBBY on 9/3/2012

  When I was looking for a bass with a different sound, I was immediately drawn to the idea of an 8-string but at a price that wouldn't break me. I checked out all the 8-strings and quickly picked the one I thought was most pleasing to my eye as well as affordable. I picked the ESP 8-string with its see-through finish and active EQ. When I picked it up at the store and saw it in person for the first time, I knew it was love at first sight. I got it home and tried it out and bonded with it even more. I can do harmonics that are not possible with a non-double stringed bass. It's voice is very full and clear and has a bell-like chime to it. I feel I got the best bang for the buck. The bass itself came to me in flawless condition, no blemishes or smears at all. I highly recommend this bass to anyone who wants a different and distinctive sounding bass. I now have four basses, and they all have very different voices. This ESP rounds out my collection beautifully. By the way, it's not nearly as heavy as I expected, fairly light for a bass, in fact, and it stays in tune better than a couple of other basses I have. I know I'll enjoy this baby for a long time to come.

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• This thing is so cool!

  
  As reviewed by Mac on 10/5/2010

  Alright, I heard about these 8 string basses and the first thing I thought was, "Oh god back problems for as long as I live..." I was happily mistaken! It was totally like a 4 string! The octave strings are so fun! This bass is composed of pure awesomeness! It gives you a new sound to what ever you want to play. Drop tune it, still sounds awesome. You don't even need a guitarist anymore!

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• It will be mine... oh yes, it will be mine.

  
  As reviewed by Paul J. Vigeant Jr. on 11/5/2010

  I test drove one of these basses at GC awhile back through a Gallien-Krueger Backline amp with a delicious overdrive circuit. Monster riffer madness. Fills in a lot of space if you only have a guitar player. THEN I played it clean. With a flanger or chorus pedal, this thing would sing. If you love Cheap Trick, King's X, Galactic Cowboys, Pearl Jam, and/or anything on Motley Crue's Dr. Feelgood, this is a great place to start. Can lay down some serious Audioslave or Rage Against The Machine without a guitar player.

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