Those Damn Skater Kids - 8 String Guitar Jam
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Here's a five track jam improvised on my Schecter 8 string blackjack guitar. I had no idea what sort of song would come out of this 8 string. I kinda just improvised it to a beat I composed in superior drummer using the pop ezx kit.
First I started with a basic bass riff on the g flat heavy string. The Seymore Duncan blackout pickups are pretty high gain so its a bit tough keeping the eighth string from distorting. This guitar is meant for djent metal but this song ended up more post punk style.
The next two tracks are played in mid and high range octaves with lots of delay panned left and right to make room for the main track panned towards the middle.
Towards the end of the song I bring in the ebow with a bit of distortion and rotary chorus.
The overall mood of the song reminds me of rebellious skater kids from yesteryear disobeying the no skating signs in the park getting into minor trouble with mall security guards in suburbia. Thanks for listening :-)
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Sounds great. A lot going on there with you getting the most out of all 8 strings. Is that some kind of sustainer you're using towards the end?
Yeah its an ebow, basically a vibrating magnet that rattles the string continuously. A bit tricky to use to change between strings. They have a pickup version called a sustainiac, takes a while to get charged up before it starts moving the string.
Cool vid man, so much going on. Love the vibe of this one - I was a skater once, I can feel it. lol
Btw, I started my instrument collection, just purchased a lyra/kemenche from Turkey. Soon I'll be starting a shop and not selling anything except to high profile individuals. lol
Haha awesome you have to post a picture of that kemenche. Be sure to keep random hours in your instrument shop even if you are inside with the door open. Yell at anyone who comes in saying, can't you see we're closed!!!
I'll post some when it comes.
Thanks for the tip. It's going to be the best disfunctional non-music instrument shop in the world! 😁
Did you get it from sala muzik? That's where I got my baglama saz from.