Top 23+ 8 String Guitars 2022

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1. Solar Guitars A1.8C
2. BC Rich Shredzilla 8 Pro Archtop FR SM
3. Ibanez RG5328-LDK
4. Schecter Hellraiser C-8 FR Black Cherry
5. Harley Benton R-458MN WH Progressive Series
6. Ibanez RGMS8-BK Multiscale
7. Harley Benton R-458MN WH Fanfret
8. Schecter Omen 8 Walnut
9. Jackson JS32-8 Dinky DKA SBK AH
10. Harley Benton R-458 BK Progressiv Series
11. Harley Benton R-458BK Fanfret
12. ESP LTD EC-258 Black Satin
13. Jackson Soloist Archtop Slat 8 FF AH
14. Legator N8FOD-JPR
15. BC Rich Shredzilla 8 FR BC
16. Jackson SLATX8Q MS Soloist Tr.Bk.Burst
17. Schecter C-8 Multiscale Silver Mountain
18. Schecter Omen 8 Gloss Black
19. Dean Guitars Exile SL Multiscale 8 K SNBB
20. ESP LTD H-1008 Baritone Evertune
21. Ibanez RG80F-IPT
22. BC Rich Shredzilla Extreme8 Exotic TBS
23. BC Rich Shredzilla Extreme8 Exotic SM

1. Solar Guitars A1.8C

8-String Electric Guitar

• Body: Alder
• Neck: Maple
• Fretboard: Ebony
• Scale: 686 mm
• Nut width: 54 mm
• 24 Stainless steel frets
• Pickup: 2 Seymour Duncan Solar humbuckers
• Evertune bridge
• Solar locking machine heads with 18:1 gear ratio
• Colour: Carbon black

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2. BC Rich Shredzilla 8 Pro Archtop FR SM

8-String Electric Guitar

• Body: Mahogany
• Arched top: Spalted maple
• 5-Piece neck-through-body: Maple / Wenge
• Fretboard: Indian ebony
• Scale: 686 mm (27″)
• Fretboard radius: 14″
• Nut width: 54 mm
• Floyd Rose clamping nut
• 24 Extra jumbo frets
• Pickup: Passive DiMarzio Super Distortion (neck) and DiMarzio D Activator X (bridge) humbuckers
• Passive electronics
• 2 Volume controls with push/pull function for coil tap
• 3-Way blade switch
• Floyd Rose locking tremolo bridge
• Grover Locking Rotomatic 18:1 machine heads
• Locking strap locks
• Black hardware
• Ex-factory stringing: D’Addario NYXL0980
• Colour: Natural Transparent
• Suitable gigbag: BC Rich model D (not included)
• Suitable case: BC Rich Premium Custom Shop Shredzilla (not included)

Note: Register your product at https://shop.warwick.de/en/warrantyregistration to extend the warranty to 4 years.

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3. Ibanez RG5328-LDK

8-String Electric Guitar

• Body: Ash
• Bolted neck: Maple / wenge
• Set Makassar ebony fretboard
• Neck profile: Wizard-8
• Mother-of-pearl offset fretboard inlays
• 24 Jumbo frets
• Nut width: 55 mm
• Scale: 686 mm
• Fretboard radius: 430 mm
• Pickups: 2 DiMarzio Fusion Edge 8 humbucker
• 1 Volume and 1 tone control
• 3-Way switch
• Gibraltar Standard II-8 bridge
• Hardware interface: Cosmo Black
• Colour: Lightning-Through-a-Dark
• Includes case

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4. Schecter Hellraiser C-8 FR Black Cherry

8-string Electric Guitar

• Body: Mahogany
• Archtop made of quilted maple
• Set-in mahogany neck
• Fretboard: Rosewood
• Thin C neck profile
• 24 Frets
• Scale: 711 mm
• Fretboard radius: 406 mm
• Nut width: 54 mm
• Pickups: 2 EMG 808
• 2 Volume controls and 1 tone control
• 3-Way switch for pickup selection
• Floyd Rose 1000 Series tremolo with locking nut
• Black chrome plated hardware
• Grover machine heads
• Colour: Black cherry

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5. Harley Benton R-458MN WH Progressive Series

8-String Electric Guitar

• Progressive Series
• Body: Basswood
• Neck: Maple
• Neck attachment: Bolt-on
• Fretboard: Maple
• Fretboard inlays: Offset dots
• Neck profile: Speed-D
• Nut: ABS
• Frets: 24 Medium jumbo
• Fretboard radius: 510 mm (20.079″)
• Nut width: 54 mm (2.126″)
• Scale: 673 mm (26.496″)
• Pickups: 2 Hi-Gain humbuckers (neck & bridge)
• Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Tone
• 3-Way toggle switch
• Bridge: DLX
• Hardware: Black
• Machine heads: DLX diecast
• Tuning: F# / B / E / A / D / G / B / E
• String: HB .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.054/.065
• Colour: White high-gloss
• Suitable gig bag available under Article Nr 142777 (not included)
• Suitable case available under Article Nr 212516 (not included)

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6. Ibanez RGMS8-BK Multiscale

8-String electric guitar

• Body: Nyatoh
• 5-Stripe neck: Maple / walnut
• Fretboard: Jatoba
• Neck profile: Wizard II-8
• 24 Fanned / fanned jumbo frets
• Multi-scale scale: 648 – 692 mm
• Nut width: 55 mm
• Pickups: 2 Array-8 MS humbuckers
• Mono-Rail Bridge
• Colour: Black

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7. Harley Benton R-458MN WH Fanfret

8-String Electric Guitar

• Progressive Series
• Body: Basswood
• Neck: Maple
• Neck attachment: Bolt-on
• Fretboard: Maple
• Fretboard inlays: Offset dots
• Neck profile: Speed-D
• Fretboard radius: 350 mm
• Scale (multi-scale): 686/648 mm
• Nut width: 54 mm
• Dual action truss rod
• Frets: 24 Fanned medium jumbo
• Pickups: 2 Hi-Gain humbuckers
• Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Tone
• 3-Way pickup selection switch
• Nut: Nubone
• Hardware: Black
• Strings: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.054/.065
• Tuning: F# / B / E / A / D / G / B / E
• Machine heads: Deluxe diecast
• Colour: White high-gloss
• Suitable gig bag available under Article Nr 142777 (not included)
• Suitable case available Article Nr 212516 (not included)

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8. Schecter Omen 8 Walnut

8-String Electric Guitar

• Body: Basswood
• Maple neck
• Rosewood fretboard (Dalbergia latifolia)
• Scale: 673 mm
• 24 X-Jumbo frets
• Pickups: 2 Schecter Diamond Plus humbuckers
• 3-Way toggle switch
• Schecter CTM-8 bridge
• Black chrome plated hardware
• Ex-factory stringing: Ernie Ball Slinky Nickel 8-String Super .010 – .074 (article nr 266684)
• Colour: Walnut satin

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9. Jackson JS32-8 Dinky DKA SBK AH

8-String electric guitar

• Body: Poplar
• One-piece bolted neck: Maple, with graphite reinforcement and scarf joint
• Fretboard: Amaranth
• With fretboard binding
• Piranha fretboard inlays
• Fretboard radius: 12″-16″
• 24 Jumbo frets
• Scale: 673 mm
• Pickups: 2 High-output Jackson humbucker
• 3-Way toggle-switch
• 1 Volume and 1 tone control
• Jackson HT8 bridge
• Black hardware
• Colour: Satin black

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10. Harley Benton R-458 BK Progressiv Series

8-String Electric Guitar

• Progressive Series
• Body: Basswood
• Neck: Maple
• Neck attachment: Bolt-on
• Neck profile: Speed-D
• Fretboard: Amaranth
• Frets: 24 Medium jumbo
• Inlays: Offset dots
• Scale: 673 mm
• Nut width: 54 mm
• Pickups: 2 Hi-Gain humbuckers
• 1 Volume control
• 1 Tone control
• 3-Way pickup selection switch
• Hardware: Black
• Machine heads: Deluxe diecast
• Strings: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.054/.065
• Tuning (1-8): F#/B/E/A/D/G/B/E
• Colour: Black high-gloss
• Suitable gig bag available under Article Nr 142777 (not included)
• Suitable case available under Article Nr 212516 (not included)

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11. Harley Benton R-458BK Fanfret

8-String Electric Guitar

• Progressive Series
• Body: Basswood
• Neck: Maple
• Neck attachment: Bolt-on
• Neck profile: Speed-D
• Fretboard: Amaranth
• Fretboard radius: 350 mm
• Frets: 24 Fanned medium jumbo
• Fretboard inlays: Offset dots
• Scale: 686 / 648 mm
• Dual action truss rod
• Nut width: 54 mm
• Pickups: 2 Hi-Gain humbuckers
• Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Tone
• 3-Way-switch
• Nut: NuBone
• Hardware: Black
• Machine heads: Deluxe diecast
• Strings: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.054/.065
• Tuning (1-8): F# / B / E / A / D / G / B / E
• Colour: Black high-gloss
• Suitable gig bag available under Article Nr 142777 (not included)

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12. ESP LTD EC-258 Black Satin

8-String Electric Guitar

• Body: Mahogany
• 3-Piece Set-Thru neck: mahogany
• Fretboard: Roasted Jatoba
• Radius: 400 mm
• Nut width: 54 mm
• Scale: 673 mm (26.5″) Baritone
• Abalone Flags fretboard inlays
• 22 XJ frets
• Pickups: 1 ESP Designed LH-308N (neck) and 1 ESP Designed LH-308B (bridge) humbucker
• Passive electronics
• 2 x Volume and 1 x tone controls
• 3-Way toggle switch
• LTD machine heads
• LTD Fixed bridge
• Black hardware
• Original strings: Daddario XL140-88 .010 – .074
• Colour: Matte black

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13. Jackson Soloist Archtop Slat 8 FF AH

8-String Electric Guitar

• X series
• Basswood body
• Full-length maple neck with graphite inlay and scarf joint
• Fretboard: Amaranth
• Compound fretboard radius: 304.8 – 406.4 mm
• Multiscale: 648 – 711 mm (25.5″ – 28″)
• 24 Fanned jumbo frets
• Pickup: 2 EMG 909 humbuckers
• Volume and tone controls
• 3-Way switch
• Jackson machine heads
• Black hardware
• Ex-factory stringing: .009 – .065
• Colour: Black
• Suitable case: Article no. 212516 (not included)

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14. Legator N8FOD-JPR

8-String Multi-Scale Electric Guitar

• Body: Mahogany
• Top: Grained horse chestnut veneer
• Bolt-on neck: Roasted Maple
• Fretboard: Roasted maple
• Neck profile: Modern C
• Offset dots fretboard inlays
• Multiscale scale length: 673 mm (26.5″) – 711 mm (28″)
• Fretboard radius: 356 mm (14″)
• Nut width: 55 mm (2.17″)
• Graphite nut
• 24 Stainless Steel Medium Jumbo Frets
• Pickups: 2 Fishman Fluence Modern humbuckers (bridge and neck)
• Master volume controller
• 3-Way switch
• Hipshot Fixed Bridge
• Legator Pro Locking machine heads
• Chrome hardware
• Colour: Jupiter
• Includes deluxe gigbag

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15. BC Rich Shredzilla 8 FR BC

8-String Electric Guitar

• Body: Mahogany
• Arched top
• Top: Quilted maple
• 5-Piece neck: Maple/Wenge
• Neck attachment: Neck-through (-body)
• Fretboard: Indian ebony
• Scale: 68.58 cm (27″)
• Fretboard radius: 14″
• Nut width: 53.97 mm
• Nut: Floyd Rose locking
• Frets: 24 Extra jumbo
• Pickups: DiMarzio Super Distortion (Hals) & DiMarzio D Activator X (bridge) humbuckers
• Electronics: Passive
• 2 Volume controls with push/pull function for coil tap
• 1 Tone control
• 3-Way blade switch for pickup selection
• Bridge: Floyd Rose locking tremolo
• Locking strap locks
• Machine heads: Grover Locking Rotomatic 18:1
• Hardware: Black
• Strings: D’Addario NYXL0980
• Colour: Black Cherry
• Suitable gig bag available under B.C. Rich Model D (not included)
• Suitable case available under B.C. Rich Custom Shop Shredzilla (not included)

Note: Register your product at www.w-distribution.de/Warranty to extend the warranty to 4 years.

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16. Jackson SLATX8Q MS Soloist Tr.Bk.Burst

8-String Electric Guitar

• Multiscale model
• Body: Poplar
• Top: Quilted maple
• Neck-thru-body: Maple
• Fretboard: Laurel wood
• 24 Jumbo frets
• Offset Pearloid Dot fretboard inlays
• Fretboard radius: 304.8 to 406 mm compound radius
• Black plastic saddle
• Nut width: 47.6 mm
• Scale: 660 mm to 711 mm
• Pickup: 2 Jackson 8-string Blade humbuckers
• Volume and tone controls
• 3-Way toggle switch
• Bridge with individual “staggered” saddles
• Black hardware
• Jackson sealed die-cast machine heads
• Ex-factory stringing: NPS .009 – .065
• Colour: Transparent black burst

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17. Schecter C-8 Multiscale Silver Mountain

8-String Multiscale Electric Guitar

• Body: Mahogany
• Set-in neck: Mahogany
• Fretboard: Ebony
• Fretboard inlays: Lines
• Neck profile: Thin C
• Multiscale: 648 – 686 mm (25.51″ – 27″)
• Fretboard radius: 508 mm (20″)
• Nut width: 54 mm (2.13″)
• 24 X-Jumbo frets
• Pickup: 2 Schecter USA Sonic Seducer humbuckers
• 2 Volume controls
• 1 Tone control with push/pull function
• 3-Way switch
• Hipshot Hardtail bridge
• Schecter locking machine heads
• Black hardware
• Ex-factory stringing: Ernie Ball 8-String Skinny Top Heavy Bottom .009 – .080
• Colour: Silver Mountain

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18. Schecter Omen 8 Gloss Black

8-String Electric Guitar

• Body: Basswood
• Bolt-on neck: Maple
• Fretboard: Rosewood
• Fretboard inlays: Pearloid Semi-Goth
• Neck profile: Thin C – thickness at the 1st fret: 20 mm / thickness at the 12th fret: 22 mm
• Scale: 673 mm (26.5″)
• Fretboard radius: 406 mm (16″)
• Nut width: 54 mm (2.13″)
• Graph Tech XL Black TUSQ nut
• 24 X-Jumbo frets
• Pickup: 2 Schecter Diamond Plus humbuckers
• 1 Volume control and 1 tone control
• 3-Way switch
• Schecter Custom hardtail bridge
• Schecter machine heads
• Black chrome hardware
• Ex-factory stringing: Ernie Ball 8 String Slinky .010 – .074
• Colour: Gloss black

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19. Dean Guitars Exile SL Multiscale 8 K SNBB

8-String Electric Guitar

• Body: Alder
• Top & Back: Burled maple
• Neck: Maple
• Neck attachment: Bolt-on
• Fretboard: Ebony
• Fretboard inlays: Pearloid small offset dots
• Neck profile: Slim D
• Fretboard radius: 406 mm (16″)
• Scale (multi scale): 635 – 686 mm (25″ – 27″)
• Nut width: 54 mm (2.13″)
• Nut: Kahler O nut locking
• Frets: 24 Jumbo
• Pickups: Seymour Duncan Angled Sentient (bridge)- & Seymour Duncan Angled Nazgul (neck) humbuckers
• Volume control with push-pull function
• Tone control
• 3-Way toggle switch
• Tremolo: Kahler multi-scale
• Hardware: Black
• Machine heads: Grover 18:1
• Strings: D’Addario EXL120-8, .009 – .065
• Colour: Satin Natural Black Burst
• Includes a case

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20. ESP LTD H-1008 Baritone Evertune

ESP LTD H-1008 Baritone Evertune Black Satin; 8-String ST-Style Electric Guitar; Body: Mahogany (Khaya Ivorensis); Top: Maple; Neck: Maple; Fingerboard: Ebony (Diospyros Crassiflora); Neck Mount: Set; Neck Shape: Thin U; 24 Stainless Steel X-Jumbo frets; Nut Width: 54 mm (2,13″); Scale: 686 mm (27″); Fingerbard Radius: 500 mm (19,69″); Pickups: EMG 81-8H (Bridge), EMG 85-8H (Neck); Controls: Volume, Tone; Switch: 3-Way; Bridge: Evertune (F model); Hardware Finish: Black; Tuners: Grover; Colour: Black Satin; Stock Strings: D’Addario XL120-8 (.009-.065)

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21. Ibanez RG80F-IPT

Ibanez RG80F-IPT; 8-String ST-Style Electric Guitar; Body: Meranti; Neck: Maple, Walnut; Fingerboard: Rosewood (Dalbergia Latifolia) ; Neck Mount: Bolt-On; Neck Shape: Wizard II-8; Inlays: White dot; 24 Jumbo frets; Nut Width: 55 mm (2,17″); Scale: 686 mm (27,01″); Fingerbard Radius: 400 mm (15,75″); Thickness at 1st Fret: 20 mm (0,79″); Thickness at 12th Fret: 22 mm (0,85″); Pickups: Fishman Fluence Modern Humbucker Ceramic 8 (Bridge), Fishman Fluence Modern Humbucker Alnico 8 (Neck); Controls: Volume, Tone, Voicing Switch; Switch: 3-Way; Bridge: F108 Bridge; Hardware Finish: Gold; Tuners: Ibanez; Colour: Iron Pewter; Stock Strings: (.009-.065)

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22. BC Rich Shredzilla Extreme8 Exotic TBS

8-String Electric Guitar

• Body: Mahogany
• Top: Flamed maple
• 5-Piece neck: Maple/Wenge
• Neck attachment: Neck-through (-body)
• Fretboard: Macassar ebony
• Scale: 686 mm (27″)
• Fretboard radius: 14″
• Nut width: 54 mm
• Nut: Graph Tech
• Frets: 24 Extra jumbo
• Pickups: Active Fishman Fluence Modern AlNiCo (neck) & Fishman Fluence Modern ceramic (bridge) humbuckers
• Active electronics
• Volume control with push/pull function for Voice Selector
• 3-Way toggle switch
• Push button kill switch
• Bridge: Hipshot hardtail
• Machine heads: Grover Locking Rotomatic 18:1
• Locking strap locks
• Hardware: Black
• Strings: D’Addario NYXL0980
• Colour: Transparent Black Satin
• Suitable gig bag available under B.C. Rich Model D (not included)
• Suitable case available under B.C. Rich Custom Shop Shredzilla (not included)

Note: Register your product at www.w-distribution.de/Warranty to extend the warranty to 4 years.

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23. BC Rich Shredzilla Extreme8 Exotic SM

8-String Electric Guitar

• Body: Mahogany
• Top: Spalted maple
• 5-Piece neck: Maple/Wenge
• Neck attachment: Neck-through (-body)
• Fretboard: Macassar ebony
• Scale: 686 mm (27″)
• Fretboard radius: 14″
• Nut width: 54 mm
• Nut: Graph Tech
• Frets: 24 Extra jumbo
• Pickups: Active Fishman Fluence Modern AlNiCo (neck) & Fishman Fluence Modern ceramic (bridge) humbuckers
• Active electronics
• Volume control with push/pull function for Voice Selector
• 3-Way toggle switch
• Push button kill switch
• Bridge: Hipshot hardtail
• Machine heads: Grover Locking Rotomatic 18:1
• Locking strap locks
• Hardware: Black
• Strings: D’Addario NYXL0980
• Colour: Natural Transparent
• Suitable gig bag available under B.C. Rich Model D (not included)
• Suitable case available under B.C. Rich Custom Shop Shredzilla (not included)

Note: Register your product at www.w-distribution.de/Warranty to extend the warranty to 4 years.

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