I could also go for a non-blue optical 8 way and a blue Joust optical shaft, so LMK what you have. The stick looks like this, and an 8 way will have 4 optical units (1 on each side), differentiated from a 49 way optical in that a 49 way will have 3 optical units on 2 sides (6 total units).
It looks like this (photo courtesy of roadrunner000):
It looks like this (photo courtesy of roadrunner000):
