NGD: Schecter Elite 8 Silver Burst

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It's here!


















Pros:

-Unbeatable for the price IMO ($419 shipped BRAND NEW)
-Pickups are great for distorted tones, nice balance and clarity
-Very nice neck contour that I find extremely comfortable. I've read of people disliking the heel but while unnecessarily square I have no problems with it
-Lightweight - no back-breaker here
-Tuners - they're Grovers, enough said
-The finish is one my favorites and the overall fit, finish and setup were nice

Cons:

-Not too keen on the clean tones but this is coming from a 6 string maple neck/fretboard tele player so take that as you'd like. I'm going to try running it into a zvex super hard on to see if that livens it up a bit.
-This is super nit-picky but the black chrome hardware that Schecter uses looks terrible after it's been used for a while. Chrome would've been a better choice but again this is just an aesthetic issue.

While I'm still in the honeymoon phase with this guitar I can honestly say I'd highly recommend it. For the price it just can't be matched IMO - affordable 8 string with EMG 808's for the price of a MIM Fender.

Video to come but I need to tweak my setup a bit more to do any sort of justice to this guitar.

[hclapp219]

Nice! Is this the one that was on sale at PGS?

[htsamurai]

the clean tones on that are garbage
however, everything else is straight up amazing
we've had a couple pass through the store and each ones surprised the hell out of us
right now we have an ibanez prestige rg 2228 and the shec is nicer, on the real. the necks on the shecs make all the difference in the world
stupidly nice

pickups suck but thats aobut it

[andtheLiquidmen]

So far the only 8 string that I've actually enjoyed playing (despite getting cross-eyed every few seconds) is my bandmate's Agile 8-string. The neck is super comfortable. He has the stock pick-ups, but is hoping to throw some EMGs in there once he musters up the courage to rout the body for them to fit. The Schecter and Ibanez 8-strings always felt like toys.

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So far the only 8 string that I've actually enjoyed playing (despite getting cross-eyed every few seconds) is my bandmate's Agile 8-string. The neck is super comfortable. He has the stock pick-ups, but is hoping to throw some EMGs in there once he musters up the courage to rout the body for them to fit. The Schecter and Ibanez 8-strings always felt like toys.

I used to have an Agile Intrepid and I can confidently say this is as good as that was, at a much cheaper price.

My old Agile :



Tomorrow I'm going to run it through my big boy rig :

[Fuzzy Picklez]

Make someone buy you a bluebox for christmas.

HNGD

[Gunner Recall]

A lot of dudes seem to prefer the blackouts over the 808.... hopefully they'll release an 81-8 at some point.

Or you could get some bkp aftermaths and start a periphery cover band

[jfrey]

8 stringers unite!

I play an Ibanez RGA8.

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8 stringers unite!

I play an Ibanez RGA8.

[theavondon]

Or you could get some bkp aftermaths and start a periphery cover band

BLECHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THAT BAND

OH GOD NO DID I JUST LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR GEAR SHIT FUCK SHIT GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[Gearmond]

im sorry guys, but silverburst is ugly.

[Achtane]

I like silverburst

[Gearmond]

dont mean it ain't oogleh >:I

[madmax1012]

i absolutely loathe EMG pickups.