Trennasol
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OK, I'm in the market for a R8. Been searching around for a few months and found a new one locally that I like a lot, but it's really plain looking and a tad on the heavy side. Mind you the LP I've been playing for the last few years is 11 LB's. The R8 I'm looking at is in the 9ish range and an improvement weight wise. The issue is that I've been battling a shoulder injury for a few months now, and it doesn't seem to be getting any better. Holding the 11 pound LP for 3 hours during band practice is making it worse. Therefore, the idea of a chambered R8 is creeping around in my thoughts. I kind of don't like the idea of chambering and would prefer a solid body LP, but I'm wondering if in the long run the chambered model might not be my better bet.
So I'm looking for thoughts and descriptions on how the tone differs with the chambered models. There seems to be a growing buzz about the chambered Historic models but complaints about chambering with the Standards. In the end, I'm looking for tone and playabiltiy. I'll let me shoulder hurt if the chambered models don't quite cut it tonewise. So, those of you with the chambered R8's, how do they sound?
Thanks for any comments!
So I'm looking for thoughts and descriptions on how the tone differs with the chambered models. There seems to be a growing buzz about the chambered Historic models but complaints about chambering with the Standards. In the end, I'm looking for tone and playabiltiy. I'll let me shoulder hurt if the chambered models don't quite cut it tonewise. So, those of you with the chambered R8's, how do they sound?
Thanks for any comments!