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Nice 8 string guitar🤘👹🤘

When you know slap bass it is surprisingly easy

Whats amazing is that I wrote that comment 8 years later and I’m Still in awe of the construct of this solo

I've seen some of your videos and I think your teaching is excellent, really clear, useful and never too demonstrative. Regarding ergonomics and the left hand position, this is just my opinion and my oersonal experience, the inclined fret principle found on the Ibanez Q series is an interesting option. More guitars should be built with this feature, combined with a lightweight multiscale - 26.5 and 27.5 for example - this will help to reduce left hand tensions.

Im 100% guilty of watching more videos about practicing guitar than actually practicing guitar haha

I’m only on 6 strings but this was great info for me! Thanks!

I definitely like the approach of this video it such great resource tip on practicing routine

What exactly does a soft sensibility mean? Do you recommend using a fretwrap or something similar behind the nut while practicing?

You truly are a gift Super good points First win will be when I can focus for 10 minutes straight while practicing 🤦🏻‍♂️

Great content!

I tried to give you some $$ to buy the practice checklist, but it would not take my card...any issues with your Buy Me a Coffee site? I am in the US if that matters...

fabulous!

I picked up that book. It seems like no matter what I do, I have pain in my wrist and back of hand.. i feel like I definitely play with too much tension, but I am at least pretty conscious of keeping a straight wrist as I do have some classical guitar training. I never really have wrist pain when I play classical or 6 string guitars. I don't think I have wrist pain when I play bass either, so I don't know if it's the scale length. I do have an RGMS8, which has the neutral fret on the 12th which as I understand it is pretty different from most fanned fret 8 strings. I truly don't know, but I really want to get this under control before I stop being able to play the guitar entirely. It's frustrating and kind of scary honestly.

Awesome video, great information, but I have a small... caveat for it. I don't think that F# Standard tuning should throw a wrench into things, since we already have a B and those notes are an octave or two apart and the F# is up a tone from E so just think about playing from the 2nd fret on the E string upwards. That's how I learned to play an 8 string in... a day :)

So talkative video, we are not blind bro

Ok but why the ugly guitar?

I’ve been using a Schecter Hellraiser C-8 FR for almost 7 years now, and as nice and tight as the low end is, I’ve found that the notes on the high E string tend to get shrieky, because of the higher string tension due to the extended scale length. Have you found ways to manage that? Obviously, I see you’re using a multiscale guitar here, so your high E string is probably under less tension than on non-multiscale 8-strings. The second influence I’ve found is the pickup type, of course: The Hellraisers have regular EMGs; the newer Schecter Hellraiser Hybrids seem to have slightly darker pickups, while still being active, so I’m thinking about trying one of those for comparison.

got my first 8string yesterday, and because i play in D standard on all my 6string guitars, f# standard confused me a little bit, so i now tune to E standard (EADGCFAd)

This is exactly what I've needed for months now! i have small hands with short fingers and would find myself in very uncomfortable spots. This gave me the guidelines to adjust! Thanks!

best video ever, u helped me alot thank you <3

I need to use my middle finger to play the first fret of my 8th string. Reaching my index up there consistently hurts after several notes. I’ve got short forearms though.

Working on a computer and typing all day and playing guitar plus some occasional PC gaming, my wrists and forearm extensor muscles can get pretty shot I find compression helps (tennis wrist bands, compression gloves) I feel like I have a decent overall technique where I don’t feel much strain, but I need to warm up (I never do) And that thumbnail 😚👌🏻

Guy who made the comment here, thanks! This is essentially exactly what I was looking for. Some good stuff to think about, and a recommendation if I want to dig deeper. I'm a largely """self taught""" player, insofar as that's true in the age of the internet, so I have an inconsistent level of knowledge in a lot of areas. The idea of actively paying attention to elbow position seems, in hindsight, obvious, but also pretty eye opening. I was aware of it doing what it did, but most of my awareness of "trying to minimize tension" was focused on wrist and finger position. Makes me think maybe I should bite the bullet and finally look into classical guitar. Been putting it off, because I'm actually a bassist who's always wanted to get a seven string bass, but there seems to be even less info on extended range basses than extended range guitars.

bro you make me want an 8 string so bad lol. (ive been playing 6 for like 20 years). Do you think one of the lower cost ibanez or jackson 8 strings will scratch that itch? or are the pickups too bad?

I don't have an 8-string yet, but I was specifically considering a Strandberg, because of the ergonomic benefits. I had a chance to play a Strandberg 8-string, and compared to the others I had tried, it was lighter and more comfortable to fret (especially for me, as I have pretty small hands). And I think part of it was the neck. Not only did it encourage better thumb positioning, but it wasn't as thick. Instead of being a wide C shaped neck, it's a trapezoid, which has less material on the back of the neck, so that my hand didn't have to stretch as far to get around the neck. YMMV, but I found it interesting. Though it does seem like comfortable playing positions can be achieved with any 8-string, if you take the time to learn how to do them.

hey man have been loving all the 8 string content, could you do a review on your abasi? currently have a strandberg boden 8 and I wanna hear opinions on other high end 8 strings. could you talk about the purchasing process, price etc? could you also sound demos on all p/u selections available? anyways thanks keep up the good work

Waiting on my 8, but have been enjoying your lessons, very good quality and you have a detailed methodical approach to teaching, what gauge do you use on your larada? Cheers!

I‘m glad I found this channel. Just got my Ibanez M80M yesterday and it kind of feels like I have to learn how to play guitar again, if I don’t just want to play riffs on the lowest string

I have never played an extended range guitar, but often wondered how they are tuned. Great introduction to the topic!

Missed you bud, glad you’re feeling better Sick technique 🔥

Was just hunching playing a riff of mine for a couple of hours and I stumbled on this video, you have no idea how grateful I am lol

Nice vid for a fun technique! Very well explained as always.

Awesome

I can't see the tab, it says "Your card was declined."

Awesome

One of my favorite tunings to use on both 7 and (hopefully in the future) 8 strings is to keep the guitar in standard but tune the G string down a half step to F#. Not only does this shift the tuning of your strings from E & e to B & b as well as giving you an entirely new tuning to play with from the 6th to the 1st string, but it also gives you two whole octaves for power chords on both the low and high strings on an 8 string, so you wind up gaining a sense of familiarity on the higher strings for clean playing.

WOAH

I really like TesseracT's tuning on 7-string (usually AEADEAD or a semitone higher on their earlier stuff) and I guess extended to 8 that would be something like EBEABEAB (the TesseracT original is just 7-string DADGAD)

I've been watching for a few weeks, and man, I had no clue you were a relatively new / small channel. The quality of your instruction and production value are so high I assumed you must be an old hand. I was wondering if you've made / could make a video on fretting hand ergonomics for 8 string. The sense I get is that there are a lot more viably ergonomic ways to play 6 string because your fingers don't need to reach as far, and trying to transfer that 1:1 to 8 string is going to result in contorting your wrist.

I've just found your channel, and I am enjoying it a lot. I think it has pick up my interest for 8 string guitars (other than playing the Doom OST :P)

Thanks for the useful content. And what about the sound interface and direct box for 8 strings with active pickups ? I will always listen to your advice...

I have my 8 string tuned to Eb1 standard. It used to be in F Standard but after I got my 9 string and tuned down a half step I decided to go lower on my 8 to have C# Standard on strings 1 to 6.

Oh man, thank you so much for that. I've wondered whether people could actually play my music. Now I know that it's possible :D

Best thumping tutorial I've seen. Thank you so much. If you don't also play some violin, you might enjoy giving it a try...you'll grasp the mechanics quicker than anyone because of your insights into how the body helps to make your sound. Thanks again brother -

Where did you get the knee stand for the guitar?

Would that work for a thump tone as well? The Abasi one?

I want an 8 string that goes A E A D G B E A. I want that high A instead of a low F# because the F# competes with the kick drum and the bass in the mix, especially once something is in the 1 and 0 octaves. A high A is much more usable. The ear does not expect it and it surprises the listener to hear a note a 4th above high E. The problem is I also want this in a Floyd Rose bridge. I would need a multiscale Floyd Rose bridge with the high A shorter than 23.5". The Rusty Cooley signature Dean had a high A with a fixed bridge and it was 23.5". If a Floyd Rose can pull the high A to C/C# without breaking, the scale length would have to be short and the string gauge thin. The low F# string would stay at 25.5". Even then I am guessing the slant would be pretty extreme. The guitar keeps going lower, needlessly stepping on the bass which has a more pleasing timbre than an 8 string guitar and can do more independent voice leading in jazz and classical counterpoint than an 8 string guitarist's hand can do. Drone notes are not enough of a reason to invest in an 8 string when a bass or another guitar can do those too. Numerous guitars weaving in and out of each other with independent lines will always do more than a single 8 string guitarist can do. Putting more strings onto a guitar and tapping like many do in Tosin Abasi inspired videos does not make it a piano because you cannot hit every possible interval with the fretting hand like you can with two hands on a keyboard. The guitar needs to match the range of a grand piano (88 keys) by reaching into the 7th octave to add sweeter notes on top of sweep arpeggios, taps, and other flourishes that come with good technique. At the same time, the guitar needs to retain the ability to bend those extremely high notes sharp without breaking the string so that notes retain a more legato and vocal quality--like a pitch wheel on a synthesizer. Some have said adding on an extra octave to the fretboard would work (I have seen Michael Angelo Batio's old guitars do this), but it is not as convenient as being able to transition to another string a 4th higher. Additionally, with an extra fretboard octave scale length and tension would increase and the frets in the upper third octave would become very close together, requiring excellent technique. Edit: Why not a Digitech Whammy pedal to pitch shift up a 4th? Turning it on and off and sweeping the pedal to just the right place for just a few fast notes is awkward, and a digitally raised pitch sounds different than a physical string tuned to that pitch in the same way that two guitars playing in harmony sound different than a single guitar with a harmonizer effect.

Fun tuning I started doing on my 7 string. Our band plays in c# standard but I love my baritone 7 string. So I tuned it C# c# f# B E g# c# Allows for a digitech drop pedal effect but more natural sounding. Or even an octave pedal sound. When you wanna drop something stupid low but don't want a million pedals in front or in the loop just clamping down on what your guitar should sound like