Hello everyone ! My band and I recorded live a New song. I use an 8th strings Shecter guitar. Hope you will enjoy it !

https://youtu.be/04pwlbF3hA4?si=51DoXA2thnek5nNj

Has anyone tried it? Specifically wondering if it's compatible with fishman abasi pickups or not. I can solder the Abasi pickups but I quite like the simplicity of the solderless kit and how potentially easy it could be for pickup swapping often.

I play mostly metal (shocker) and am interested in a Strandberg. The Metal NX 8 comes with Fishman Fluence Moderns, which is awesome because I love active pickups. Problem is, I hate the available colors.

The Standard NX 8 has much better colors but comes with Strandberg pickups. I cannot find much info on them, even on Strandberg's website. They look like active pickups but again, can't seem to find anything definitive.

Can anyone speak to the pickups in the Standard NX 8? How do they compare to Fishmans?

I'm anticipating a fanned fret build and want to tune the highest pitch string to the 3rd fret on a regular high E, but I also want that to be the longest scale it can be, whilst being able to do full tone bend/vibrato with breaking strings every moment. Your experiences? Thanks!

Hey Everyone (Thomas from the Eight Metal Strings YouTube Channel here)

Quick note to let you all know that I have made a discord after a few people requested it. The community of people engaged with trying to improve at the 8-string (or other extended range guitars) is super small, so I'd love to see you there, contributing to the knowledge!

My hope is that it will be an easy way to meet people and hopefully make some lasting connections with other like-minded musicians. For me, it helps me stay inspired to keep improving and sharing content when I see what you all are working on. Hope to see you there if you're not already!

Join Link: https://discord.gg/NA42XmvgJx

Hi, want to get a 8 string but below the $700.

There are some RG8EX and RGMS8 brand new in that price range. And other guitars I thought of are the Harley Benton 8 QEB, Jackson Dinky and Schecter C8.

What do you guys think is the best deal?

So i have an 28 inch scale length and don't know if all strings would be long enough to even get to the tuning peg since it's kind of 2 or 3 additional inches away from the nut.

It's a G4M 529 8 string if that helps.

I wanted to buy the skinny top heavy bottom set from ernie ball

So I want to finally upgrade my cheap 100 euro 6 string guitar and I was thinking of buying a 7 string. Also thought about an 8 but that's probably overkill. I heard that the schecter demon 7 is a great choice but it costs 700 euro and I would probably want one sub 500. Should I opt for an ibanez / jackson one or should I just try to get the schecter one? If yes about the jackson / ibanez ones which would yall suggest? Any suggestions are welcome

Hey all! I'm looking to get rid of my current 7 string (Kiesel Aries) and go the headless route, but I'm looking for builders with some specs that I don't see Kiesel or the like do.

They include: Recessed strap locks, "blind" fret slots, angled input jack (like on Ibanez J custom or what Kiesel just started doing), a zero fret, and the option to do a Sophia tremolo.

If anyone knows builders, preferably in the US, who do/would take on this work, please let me know!

Wondering if anyone knows of a good reference for such a thing? I’m looking for a guide or booklet comprehensive enough to cover compound chords, inversions, less common voicings, as well as foundational stuff. Thank you!

Vaguely new to reddit but seems like a good spot to promote a new track I just released - Entitled Asja. Recorded on my trusty pair of Ibanez (Ibani?) RG80F and S8QM. Would mean the world to get some feedback! Appreciate

https://open.spotify.com/track/1d8qjXjPegII8gD2uasCHm?si=94a19a0e94f3438a

I have a 7 string baritone that came strung with 10-46 + 56 and set up for low action in B standard.

The guitars plays well in B standard, although there is a little buzz. Especially on the lower strings. When I tune to drop A, the low A is super buzzy.

According to the stringjoy calculator, I would need a 64 for the low A to match the tension of the other strings - is such a dramatic jump really needed?

Would I be able to get away with a 58 or 59 instead of I raised the action?