Ibanez 8 string project

[gearHed289]

This could be a real gem. Or a nightmare.  Nice garbage bag...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ibanez-ST980-Studio-8-string-bass-rare-look-collector-and-active-pickups-/170993340402?_trksid=p2047675.m2109&_trkparms=aid%3D555003%26algo%3DPW.CAT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D142%26meid%3D5869870549897497266%26pid%3D100010%26prg%3D1076%26rk%3D5%26sd%3D140920812135%26

[Denis]

I like the hand written comment on it: "To Paolo, we did it all & then some. See ya!!!"

[chromium]

Nice garbage bag...

eeew!

I like the hand written comment on it: "To Paolo, we did it all & then some"...

"there are drill holes because it was mounted"

eeeeeeewwwwww!

Just kidding- go Paolo!   


I have one of these - really nice bass and build quality.  The pickups and preamp offer a wide range of sounds (some full, meaty, with great mids), varitone is a nice touch, neck feel is great (shallow profile, fast, 32" scale), the brass-mass bridge makes it ring out, the 4mm gap between the root and octave strings (octave on top) makes the octaves strings chime with a vengeance.  Hard to play fingerstyle, but great with a pick.

Downside?  It weighs 13.4 lbs 

[Highlander]

What a sad sight...

[Psycho Bass Guy]

The good news is that Japanese gem just needs a little polishing. They're pretty tough basses. That laminated neck doesn't move much.