Detail 01
25.5–27.5 inch multi-scale length
The higher strings use a shorter scale, while the lower strings use the longer scale for added tension and clarity.
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Schecter's Omen Elite-8 MS is a right-handed, eight-string solidbody electric guitar built around a 25.5–27.5-inch multi-scale layout. Its mahogany body, poplar top, maple neck, and rosewood fingerboard form the platform, while the Thin C neck, 20-inch radius, and 24 jumbo frets are arranged for fast movement across all eight strings. A set of Schecter Diamond Heretic humbuckers, five-way switching, master volume and tone controls, and a Hipshot fixed multiscale bridge cover the guitar's routing and hardware.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Modern rock and metal parts that need the extended range of an eight-string instrument.
- Heavy rhythm tracking and lead passages using the guitar's Schecter Diamond Heretic humbuckers.
- Players moving across all eight strings with a Thin C neck and 24 jumbo frets.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players needing a case or gig bag supplied with the guitar.
- Players who require a left-handed instrument.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
20-inch radius; 24 jumbo frets
Provides the stated fretboard radius and 24-jumbo-fret layout.
Detail 03
Hipshot eight-string multiscale fixed bridge
A fixed bridge designed for the guitar's eight-string multiscale format.
Detail 04
Five-way switch, master volume, master tone
Controls pickup selection and the guitar's overall volume and tone.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01A case or gig bag is sold separately.
- 02This is a right-handed eight-string guitar.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01How many strings does the Omen Elite-8 MS have?
It has eight strings.
02What is its scale length?
It uses a 25.5–27.5-inch multi-scale length.
03Does it include a case or gig bag?
A case or gig bag is sold separately.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
4 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Number of Frets
- 24
- Number of Strings
- 8 String
- Scale Length
- Multi-scale
8 detailsBody & build
- Fingerboard Material
- Rosewood Radius: 20" Fret size: Jumbo Number of frets: 24 Inlays: Pearloid lines Nut width/material: TUSQ Electronics Configuration: HH Neck: Proprietary Humbucker Bridge: Proprietary Humbucker Control layout: Master volume, master tone Pickup switch: 5-Way Hardware Bridge type: Fixed Bridge Bridge design: Hipshot 8-string multiscale Tuning machines: Locking Color: Black Other Number of strings: 8 String Case: Sold Separately Orientation: Right-handed Country of Origin: Indonesia
- Bridge Type
- Fixed Bridge
- Color
- Black
- Country of Origin
- Indonesia
- Body Material
- Mahogany
- Top Material
- Poplar
- Body Type
- Double Cutaway Solid Body
- Neck Wood
- Maple
5 detailsOther
- Category Source
- detail
- Korena Special
- false
- Tier
- new
- Source Id
- site51500000362397
- Prop65
- WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Titanium dioxide (airborne, unbound particles of respirable size), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate, which is known to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
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