A little background. I got my first 8-string bass about 12 years ago and fell in love with the concept immediately. It was an inexpensive Schecter that I got used but it played well and found its place on a couple of songs in the band. A few years later I wound up with a used Zon Sonus 8. I've...
This project is a rebuild of the body of my second build (hence “build #2.5”.) Although I had used the design of #1 for #2, I made the body smaller due to the smaller (30") scale length. That was a mistake with regards to ergonomics. It was time to fix this. I hoped to come up with new design...
Hey 8-String-Folks here at talkbass,
I was looking for some expiriences and reviews of the new (2017/18) HAGSTROM H8-II 8-String-Bass. The one which is a lot closer - from the looks - to the original one from the late 60s. Yes, the one Hendrix/Noel and Lemmy used to play ;)
Link to Hagstrom...