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    Here’s another video I watched before I bought it.  I will have to test out this theory the next time I pick up one of my 6 strings:

     

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    NGD

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    7 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said:

    Don’t you have to be in Slipknot! to play one of those?

    Nope.  Both Mick Thomson and Jim Root play 6 strings.  The only bands I can think of with 8 string players are Animals as Leaders, Deftones and Meshuggah, but there are probably others.

    NGD

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    9 hours ago, sparquelito said:

    This guy Jimmy loves his. 

    A lot. 

    😃
     

     

    Yep, that was one of the videos I watched before I made my decision.

     

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    9 hours ago, Ceptorman said:

    Sweet. It looks to be in excellent shape. Congrats, let us know how you get along with those extra strings.

    It’s in great shape.  I don’t think the previous owner played it much.  Just used some Dunlop 65 to clean the gunk off. For $240.00 I’m very happy.

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    10 hours ago, OrdinaryNimda said:

    You do not have to apologize to anybody.
    (Never had an 8-string. Is the lowest string a "G" in standard tuning?)

    F# in standard.  Although Ibanez factory tuning is down a half-step.  I’ll probably give that tuning a try for awhile too.

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    8 minutes ago, Larsongs said:

    I own 4 String Bass’, 6 String Acoustic’s & Electric’s plus several 12 String Acoustic’s & Electric’s.. I’ve been wanting a Fender Bass VI too….

    No beef from me.. Congrats & enjoy!

    You da man!  Thanks for the kind words.  😁

    NGD

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    I was up in the DFW area for a few days for my granddaughter’s college graduation, I found this on the local Craig’s List.  An Ibanez Rg8.  After buying a 7 string several years back, I contemplated adding an 8 string to my collection without breaking the bank.  So far, so good.  The specs on the neck (width, thickness, etc.) are almost identical to the specs on my 6 string Ibanez bass.  So it feels very comfortable right away.  I have it tuned to Drop E at the moment.  It appears that it’s strung with the factory string gauge (9-65).  A little floppy on the very low E (8th or 3rd E string in this tuning) string.  If I decide to keep the drop tuning, I will most likely go with a heavier gauge.  The specs for the neck/fretboard are almost identical to the neck/fretboard on my 6 string Ibanez bass.  Except for the difference in string spacing between the 6 string bass and the RG8, it has been a seamless transition.

    I'm have always been a person who gets bored easily and constantly seeks out new horizons to push my limits.  There are those in the bass community who view 5 and especially 6 string basses as absolute heresy.  (“Jaco only needed 4 strings.”).  And I know there are plenty of guitar players out there with the same mindset: “Clapton, Page, B.B., etc., only needed 6 strings.”  True.  But I have other ideas.  So let the games begin with the “haters.”  LOL

     

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    Sad News: Sam Ash Music to Shutter Doors

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    2 hours ago, Ceptorman said:

    Bass Emporium? I've never heard of that one, but I've only been down here a couple years. A bass only shop? 😁

    Yep.  A great store dedicated to “bottom dwellers.”  They had a lot of dedicated, hardcore customers.   It sucked when they closed their doors to the public.  I wasn’t heavily into bass when I first moved to Austin, but when I started taking a greater interest in bass, I found their inventory, staff, etc., to be top notch.  A ‘go to” place for serious bass players.

    Sad News: Sam Ash Music to Shutter Doors

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    7 minutes ago, Ceptorman said:

    Im in New Braunfels, the local GC here wasn't too bad when I was in there a year ago. I'm surprised how many local music stores are in NB. 

    I'm sure there's a lot in Austin.

    We have, or should I say, used to have some great locally-owned guitar shops.  I bought my last two Gibson’s and some other things from Guitar Resurrection in Austin.  Great place.  It was awhile back.  Checked out their website a couple of months ago.  They closed their store and are liquidating their inventory by appointment.  Bass Emporium closed their doors several years back, but still do business online or in-person by appointment only.  There used to be some other locally-owned shops that have since closed.  It sucks.  I have always preferred supporting locally-owned businesses whenever possible, but it’s getting harder every day.

    We have 3 Guitar Centers in the area: South Austin, North Austin and Round Rock.  I can’t remember the last time I was in any of them.

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    Sad News: Sam Ash Music to Shutter Doors

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    On 5/9/2024 at 8:15 AM, fortyearspickn said:

    No, not in a couple of years.  I would not expect they have much of interest. They had only 2 or 3 Gibson Acoustics the times I went in. Not much in terms of 'high end' stuff.   I'd guess half the floor stock that GC has.  Prices might be better - and if you're potentially open to  all types and brands - they may have gotten stock from their warehouses.   But, if I were me, even living only 10 miles away - I wouldn't bother. 

    Okay.  When I lived in Del Rio from 2009-2012, I would go up to San Antonio on business about once a month near the Sam Ash and I would go in and look around.  I haven’t been there since I moved to the Austin area. 

    Sad News: Sam Ash Music to Shutter Doors

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    8 hours ago, fortyearspickn said:

    Sign of the Times.    20 retailers shuttered nearly 3,000 stores last year.  Bed Bath Beyond, CVS,  Foot Locker, etc.    I use to love visiting the Sam Ash when I was just getting into guitars on Long Island last century.  We have one here, in San Antonio.  Much less foot traffic than the GC a half mile away.  

    Have you been to the store in San Antonio recently?  I have been debating driving down there to check it out for “gonga” deals, but I’m curious if they have much left in the way of inventory.

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    Good luck with your surgery.  If it’s any consolation, they can now do a minimally invasive procedure for many people.  I had that procedure for my aortic valve replacement surgery and the incision scar is only about 5” instead of looking like I was gutted like a fish.  It usually speeds up the recovery.  Hopefully they can do that for you.

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    15 hours ago, 'Scales said:

    [thumbup] Well hey, I had an AVR in ‘22 as part of my world tour of the medical system - I was offered cow, pig or something I assume was a plastic - went for cow so I’ll need a replacement should I live 15 years, but if so will just be keyhole and it means no diet limitations, just the thinners etc. What did you choose? 

    I also chose the cow valve and will need replacement in about 15 years.  I assume when you say keyhole for replacement, you are referring to the TAVR procedure through an artery rather than open heart.   Same for me.  No dietary or other restrictions.  I was on a blood thinner (Eliquis) for about three months.  But the heart surgeon installed an atrial clip to my heart which closed off the section of the heart where blood can pool and form clots.  So once the tissue formed around the clip, a blood thinner was no longer necessary.  I do continue to take a low dose 81 mg aspirin every day in lieu of a blood thinner.

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    Glad to hear you were “paroled” from the hospital until the surgery will take place.  Hospitals are miserable places.  Never stayed in one more than one night until my aortic valve replacement surgery.  Then it was a 3 week stay between the hospital where the surgery was done and then to a rehab hospital.  I couldn’t wait to escape and go home.  This all took place before and during the Christmas holidays.

    Best of luck with the spine surgery.  I know what you’re going through concerning the sciatica.  When I needed my lumbar back surgery (L4/L5), the pain going from my lower back down through my left hip and all the way down to my left foot was horrendous.  The loss of functionality (foot drop) in my left foot was worsening by the day.  And like you, I was scheduled for surgery two days later, but it had to be delayed for a few days because I had a mild heart condition that I had been under observation for 15 years.  The anesthesiologist would do the surgery until I received cardiology clearance.  What made matters worse, the cardiologist I had been seeing left my clinic and I had to jump through my a$$ to find another one in a hurry.  Fortunately, my neurosurgeon made arrangements to have a cardiologist complete the nuclear stress test and echocardiogram within two business days which I passed easily. So the actual delay was only 3 business days.  Surgery done, one night in the hospital and then home.  Surgery went well, other than some permanent  damage to my sciatic nerve (due to the herniated disk, not the surgery).  
     

    The cervical spine fusion surgery was much the same.  Chronic problems that just blew up one day and left me with about 80% loss of function in my left arm and about 60% in my right arm.  At times, the only way I could move my left arm was to reach over and move it with my right arm.  Impossible to get comfortable sleeping, sitting, etc.  and just like the lumbar back surgery, this surgery was delayed.  It was already scheduled, but when I was getting the surgical clearances, my cardiologist informed me that despite the fact that my annual echocardiograms for several years had been very stable, my last one indicated my aortic stenosis had gone from moderate to severe.  (Coincidentally 3 month after receiving the first two doses of a certain vaccine).  Anyway, no cardiology clearance for me until I had my aortic valve replaced.  Couldn’t run the risk of having me “vapor lock” on the operating table, don’t you know.  Anyway, the valve surgery was a success and 4 months later I was cleared for the cervical spine fusion surgery, which was also successful.  I am back to playing guitar/bass every day, working out 6 days a week and doing pretty much anything else I want to do with little or no pain.  Life is much better now.  Hopefully you will have a good neurosurgeon and experience the same success I have.  Will definitely have you in my thoughts.

    I’m interested to hear about how things work out for you.  While I have not had any serious issues with my thoracic spine yet, I do have a bone spur (the spot on an X-ray originally mistaken for possible lung cancer) and mild scoliosis in that area.  Fortunately, the worst I have experienced with the bone spur so far is occasional muscle spasms in that area.  I have my fingers crossed that I won’t experience anything worse.

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