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Old 10-10-2006, 04:24 PM   #61 (permalink)
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I'm not too sure I'm gonna want to pay that much for one then.
Same here, which is why that Rondo 8 thread really got my imagination going

Of course, if 8s become more popular (this is highly unlikely) and 8s go the way of the 7s, we might see cheaper models in the future.

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Old 10-10-2006, 04:44 PM   #62 (permalink)
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The Universe costs about that much
Yeah, I know, but normal RG's are made in like, Korea or something, and the material is not as high quality, amirite?

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And an 8-string is a much more exotic instrument than the Universe. Good 8-string pick-ups right now cost arond $400 a pair, and 8-string hipshot is about $100... you get the idea. It's a pricey ordeal to make an 8 right now, and since there's not a huge market for 8s, Ibanez will probably only make a small run of 8s, which will also bump up their price. This will likely result in a price tag similar to, if not higher, than a Universe.
AHH yes, I completely forgot about the pickups and bridges etc. I was just thinking about the price for the material, but I kinda forgot that 8 string pickups aren't exactly easy to come by. Well, okay then. I guess I know what you're getting at now. Dammit.

Oh well, hopefully people will really start liking them and the price will go down to around 1,000 maybe.
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Old 10-10-2006, 04:47 PM   #63 (permalink)
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Yeah, I know, but normal RG's are made in like, Korea or something, and the material is not as high quality, amirite?
Indonesia and China now.
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Old 10-10-2006, 04:49 PM   #64 (permalink)
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All you guys crack me up.
I'd pretty much guarantee this Ibanez 8 will be in the $1800 to $2200 range. I'f not more.
Now after all the bitching and moaning about wanting Ibanez to release and 8, you'll now just bitch and moan because it costs to much.
They'll relase a few. See how well they sell for about 6 months. They'll just sit on the shelves. Ibanez will discontinue them after the first run. The remainders will get snatched up by collectors. Then you all can bitch again because they aren't making them anymore.

Just look at the UV. It's just a $700 RG7 with binding, pickguard and a few other things and it goes for close to $1900 now. This 8 isn't just a "modded" RG7. It's a whole new instrument. So yeah... it's going to cost a bundle.
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Old 10-10-2006, 09:25 PM   #65 (permalink)
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ok i know someone will discredit me but i talked to a guys band called Beat Down Bloody who did a show with Dino and he said something about an Ibanez 8 V!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 10-10-2006, 10:02 PM   #66 (permalink)
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The concept of fretted guitar/bass is fundamentally a compromise, but this compromise also gives them a character.Why straight fretted 8 strings guitar is a HUGE compromise? The Ibanez custom shop has been working with the artist like Fredrik Thordendal,Marten Hagstrom of "Meshuggah" for a long time before come up with our production RG8 model.The RG8 may not have a perfect intonation for every single strings but they sure have a great sound and playability.
Seriously, wtf is that meant to mean? "The RG8 we're about to release doesn't play in tune, but the neck feels good?".....
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Old 10-10-2006, 10:09 PM   #67 (permalink)
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ok i know someone will discredit me but i talked to a guys band called Beat Down Bloody who did a show with Dino and he said something about an Ibanez 8 V!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 10-10-2006, 10:24 PM   #68 (permalink)
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Seriously, wtf is that meant to mean? "The RG8 we're about to release doesn't play in tune, but the neck feels good?".....
I think it means that 1)fanned frets cost too much or 2) People bitched about fanned frets.


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Old 10-10-2006, 10:48 PM   #69 (permalink)
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ok i know someone will discredit me but i talked to a guys band called Beat Down Bloody who did a show with Dino and he said something about an Ibanez 8 V!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That wouldn't surprise me.

However, if an Ibby 8 V happened, it would be a one-off LACS made for display purposes at NAMM, nothing more.
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Old 10-10-2006, 11:34 PM   #70 (permalink)
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All you guys crack me up.
I'd pretty much guarantee this Ibanez 8 will be in the $1800 to $2200 range. I'f not more.
Now after all the bitching and moaning about wanting Ibanez to release and 8, you'll now just bitch and moan because it costs to much.
They'll relase a few. See how well they sell for about 6 months. They'll just sit on the shelves. Ibanez will discontinue them after the first run. The remainders will get snatched up by collectors. Then you all can bitch again because they aren't making them anymore.

Just look at the UV. It's just a $700 RG7 with binding, pickguard and a few other things and it goes for close to $1900 now. This 8 isn't just a "modded" RG7. It's a whole new instrument. So yeah... it's going to cost a bundle.
Sounds about right. Nobody is going to build a $2000 instrument and then sell it for $299. It's just not going to happen. I'd suggest that anybody who wants one of these (IF they're ever released) just go ahead and start saving their money so we don't have to scroll through pages after page of "Man, if I had some money, I'd be all over that" when some non-teaser threads about these start showing up.
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