Finally managed to get my hands on my dream guitar. Upgrading from a 7 to an 8 string is a bit weird but easier than a 6 to a 7. Some specs for those interested:

  • Skeversen Shoggie 8
  • 26-28" 5-piece pau ferro & wenge neck, flame maple fretboard
  • European ash body, flame maple top wood
  • Bare Knuckle Juggernaut in the Bridge, BKP Cold Sweat in the Neck
  • Skervesen’s “World Domination Mod” AKA coil split and “acoustic” switch
  • [object Object]@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    1 month ago

    Apparently basses specifically benefit from the headless setup for better weight balance, and iirc got that treatment first.

    Edit: here it is:

    Furniture maker Ned Steinberger is often credited with pioneering headless designs in the early 1980s. Having already collaborated with Stuart Spector on the NS-2 bass guitar, Steinberger felt further improvements could be made. To address the common issue of “neck dive”—the tendency of bass guitars to tip forward due to their long, heavy necks—Steinberger decided on a novel solution: to move the tuners to the bridge and omit the headstock entirely.

    • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      1 month ago

      dude. dude dude dude. my bass got stolen out of my storage locker years ago when i was only not homeless because of the couch surfing (they missed my saxophone somehow thank the gods the bass was a shitty 200 buck chinese johnson, they don’t make saxes that cheap) i might go to the guitar store and check those out this weekend this is exciting