For about a year now I have been thinking about what it would be like to have yet another string below the low B of a seven string guitar. This really only came about after I discovered that Frameworks now also make an 8 string classical. After much tossing and turning I gave up on that idea for lack of funds.
But I kept checking in on eBay every so often. After all, that’s how I found a more affordable used 7 string version a few years back. This past Summer this Schecter Hellraiser 8 string popped up at a great price and I won the auction.
Just as my Blackjack 7, this instrument is superb! The workmanship is first rate. It has active electronics and sounds very balanced although the placement of the two individual volume knobs – they are reversed from what you’d expect – is a bit confusing and I might do a little soldering.
The neck has very nicely visible inlays which make it much easier for me to find my way on a dark stage. Of course having an added F# string on the bottom opens all sorts of possibilities and I am expecting an avalanche of tunes in F# minor.