How many 8 string players are here?

[MDV]

er... coil tapping, is that the same as coil splitting? I'm really curious at the moment about how coil splitting sounds for clean, I'm used to just using the neck pickup, does coil splitting half the output? or is it just more single coil sounding?

MDV: I thought the warpig was the tightest bkp, or am I getting mixed up with the ceramic pig?

Oh, and tapping and splitting arent the same - splitting is using one coil of a humbucker and only works with humbuckers, tapping is taking a second output off a shorter legth of the coil and getting a lower gain sound from it, and works with anything.

[JDC]

ah so it's like playing with the volume control on a guitar? but without the faffing of getting it to the right setting each time?

[MDV]

No, because it uses a shorter wind you get more high end and dynamics that arent returned to the sound by rolling off the volume.

[Philosoful]

You could see if bulldog could do you an extremist or black label as you require.

I spy no 7/8 string pickups thus no experience with them presumably... hmmmm. Think I might have to Lundgren it, Conklin work with Lundgren so it is way easier for them/they already have angles and such sorted, it's just the scooped-ness.

[MDV]

Custom wind?

[Philosoful]

Custom wind?

Bill (Conklin) is going to email Johan for me and ask if he can do just that on a pair of M8s... shall see. Bill says he's never had any customer return and say about their scooped-ness but I've heard quite contrasting reviews online and in a few youtubes. Not to doubt Bill, the guy has an incredible knowledge of guitars, however, not to doubt myself.

[Serratus]

Serratus, how is the Warpig? Do you think the range effects it's tone badly and does it get distorted on clean?? I'd really love a good response as I'm thinking of changing my mind from Nailbombs to Warpigs... Either way I shall have coil taps so perhaps this would help if it does distort from the hotness.

I've not noticed any problems with my Warpig 8, it sounds great in all situations. Having said that, obviously I only have experience with my one 8-string; if Tim thinks there might be problems then I'm sure he's right. I guess maybe it also depends on alot of other factors (strings, wood, playing style, amp, fx, etc, etc). Personally I think (at the moment anyway) that I prefer my nailbomb to my warpigs, but that's obviously only down to taste (and mood, etc, lol).

[doug8string]

Hi !

I am a 8 string player.

I have a website about 7 and 8 Strings where a share some informations about this.

http://www.x-strings.com