• Best deal for the price.

  
  As reviewed by John Nelson on 10/18/2012

  If you look at the price of the average 8 string, you're getting a really, really good deal. I read and watched several reviews concerning 8 strings before I bought this bad boy, and they all said good things about it. Don't let that .5 inch difference in neck length spook you off towards other guitars. This thing pummels and keeps the tunning. the F# is a *little* loose out of the box, but they use a lighter gauge string than what I'll end up changing it out. Regardless, the TONE and playability of this thing makes it a great value. I laugh when I hear "the neck width is so huge, it's like playing a brick"....Well yeah, it's an 8 string. It's maneuverability of the frets is more akin to a Bass than your traditional guitar, what did you expect? The solidity of the body and neck really make for some deep, dark tones. But highly articulate. I plugged this into a tiny little Blackstar HT-5C, and it sounded HUGE and I could make out each of the notes. Beyond the quality of the guitar, the other major benefit of this guy over the Ibanez model is the EMG pickups. Because Blackouts are the flavor of choice these days, you can easily swap out EMGS with Blackouts if you so desired (But honestly I'm not going to. The EMG 8 string thing here ROARS....more savage than their standard six string version.)

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• 8 strings all the way!

  
  As reviewed by Diana Santos on 7/27/2012

  I'd totally recommend this to people who are a bit small handed. The frets are easy to go around except adjusting to reaching the 24th fret. It takes time to actually adjust the settings on this guitar because it can be a little muddy until you finally get the sound right. Other than that, this is a pretty good piece of work. Totally worth the money.

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• Unimpressed

  
  As reviewed by Andy on 8/13/2010

  Features: Typical of this sort of guitar. Quality & Reliability: The tone was balanced but very dark. An alder, ash, or basswood body would've been a better fit tonally since (with a bolt on) the majority of the sound comes from the body rather than a balance between the neck and the body. I can say my set neck C7 with a mahogany neck and body had no such problems. Given the tonal issues and the fact that chords didn't really sound right below the low B I ended up keeping it about a week and returning it. Look & Feel: Looked great. The neck initially felt like playing on a air craft carrier but on that account I was largely able to adapt. The traditional heel made soloing difficult, disappointing when Ibanez contours the heels on even their lowest end models. My hands weren't quite big enough to get around all problems, ironic given my hands are huge. Anyways when I had to palm mute what I was playing on the high E my palm didn't reach to mute the low F# so I was getting sympathetic vibrations on that string.

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