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Re: Elliot sharp's eight string guitar



Thanks Tim and Lou, i'm finding it really hard to find any info on Elliot's 8 string.
Scale length wise it loks a little longer than a standard guitar.
 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis Rossi" <tarbit@hotmail.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: Elliot sharp's eight string guitar

> Hi David
>
> Elliott was nice enough to let me try his eight sting a few years back. He
> is a very cool guy!
> Doug Henderson built the 8 string. He was the guy who also made Elliott's
> double neck guitar & Zeena Parkins's electric harp, I don't remember the
> scale but at the time the bass strings were turned to E&B.  I believe it was
> a maple guitar with an ebony fingerboard, 3 Bartolini Jbass pickups & there
> was no tone control. I had a real nice feel & wish my NS Stick would have
> been as good. The last few times I have seen Elliott play he was using a
> Boss GT3, whammy petal & a boomerang loop box. He also had a powerbook & I
> think it was running MAX.
> Cheers
> Lou
>
>
>
>
> >From: "d.swain" <
d.swain@blueyonder.co.uk>
> >Reply-To:
Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> >To: "Loopers Delight mailing list" <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> >Subject: Elliot sharp's eight string guitar
> >Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 01:39:21 -0000
> >
> >Does anyone have any information on this ?
> >Im particulary interested in the scale length, electroinics and amps / fx
> >used
> >
> >David Swain
> >
> >d.swain@blueyonder.co.uk
> >www.onelessthannone.co.uk
>
>
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