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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

Super cool. Single coil and split coil tones for selective picking are some of my favorites to play with.

Thanks for the video man. I don't have the option to split coils. Is there anything I can do to get the same sound?

I’m loving split coil experiments more and more I’m the type of dude who barely even goes to the neck pickup But split tones are so much fun Great video man!

Man love your videos. It will be helpful if you made a video about how to build tones for selective picking.

Problem is that I love meshuggah bleed and it is so difficult lol

Looking to buy an 8-string for a while now. I have a solid sense of hearing, and tune by ear, mainly because setting my guitar according to the tuner gave me horrible results. I coulsn't explain why, but you put it really nicely in thoa video. Tuning to the instrument is the way to go. Thanks!

Thank you so much for all your informative videos! I've learnt a lot from them.

That last exercise sounds nuts

Got the notification, clicked it! 😁 Can’t wait!

Small correction at 6:28 - Tempo should be 45 BPM if doing 16th notes. Feels like 90 BPM though if you count in 8th notes.

Thank you for the pdfs bro 💪 been looking for 8 string practice material

This channel is so sick 🫡

Keep up the 8 string content brother! Very under-utilized instrument and we have yet to see the creativity of the future pioneers of it. Even outside of metal, imagine some math rock guy throwing 8-string facgce on there and riffing away -- could be any genre but you get what i mean hopefully.

Your way of teaching this stuff is so incredibly relaxing, man. The Bob Ross of 8 string guitar tuition 😂 Btw, most 6 string players would benefit so much from all your content. I’ve played 6 strings for 15 years, always scouring UA-cam for the best lessons and never finding anything even close to this material. The combination of technique, theory and awareness of posture makes your channel a totally new experience for me. I’m glad my 8 string itch brought me here! 😉

Can’t wait for selective picking 103! I’ve got my thumping practice up and running. Going great, in large part thanks to your tutorial. These techniques always seemed lightyears away for me. You definitely have a knack for making incredibly complex techniques more manageable. Your relaxed demeanour even makes me feel like it’s not even that hard! Which helps enormously.

I keep mine in standard F#. I still get beefy riffs without losing clarity. Like i want to hit an F#5 and have it not sound like mush, but still rattle the nut sack

You could also use EADGCFAd, just D Standard but with a low E and A

Man, you're such a sympathetic person and great player😊 really looking forward for all your upcoming videos!!

Man, did you actually thump with a tucked pick? That transition between thumping and picking was so smooth! Where do you hide it? Pointer finger? Your channel is such a goldmine of 8 string (and other) guitar tuition. You made me pull the trigger on my first 8 string, I’m so happy I did 😊

Wishing you all the best!

Saw the video title, checked it out. You have yourself a subscriber based on that and a cursory look at the titles of content on your channel. Looking forward to going through your videos and learning what I can! :3

I use a E on the 8th string instead of F# But mostly use Drop D or C tuning because I like the sound

Not all heroes wear capes ❤

We appreciate it. Looking forward to the success with the channel. Maybe you can collaborate with other various yt guitarists that also plays 8 strings. It's always great to have various perspectives. Good luck and thank you 👍

I actually used to own an Abasi 8 and it was so good, gutted I had to sell it, but got an Ibanez with CC pickups and honestly as much as I love metal music, I really am finding how great the 8 string is as a tool for so much more! Looking forward to seeing what else you put out! ❤

I’m a subscriber with my own relatively new 8 string! Can you do a vid on Thall/Djent specific techniques? I know you’ve done a bit of this already, but an all in one vid would be cool! Tapping riffs as well!

and what about right hand muting

Great ideas!!! good Job

I use the “Drop E” tuning on mine. It makes for easy one-finger power chords using strings 6-8. With the “A” tuning, doesn’t that put too much tension on the neck, and what gauge string would use use for the high A?

I love how this intro first sounds like an army marching, very stiff and once the snare comes in starts to bounce, without any of the instruments changing anything. Meshuggah are geniuses, man. And so are you, btw!

i think the tuning problem its cause of the entonation, try to adjust the bridge saddles (if its sharper tune it up and if its flatter tune it down, i know its counter intuitive but its usefull)

Definitely subbed, great video man.

This song sounds so EVIL. Love it so damn much. Amazing as always, buddy!

DUDE thank you SO much for this!!!! This song has to be one of the most confusing for me out of their discography but your transcription really helps it make sense to me

So you just made me listen to Meshuggah for the first time ever Thanks!

who else on youtube posts arrangements of stella and other standards, then goes and posts a meshuggah cover 😂 you're quickly becoming one of my favorite guitar channels man.

Very nice sound!

I have two 8 strings. One is in EBEADGBE since Animals as Leaders and Polyphia use it. The other I have in DADGCFAD

Idk, I use 9-80 rn, in my country is so hard to find anything else sadly, but I really have feeling that 9-42 + 58 + 74 would be way better than 74 as 7 and 80 as 8. Just its ll be more readable and more like guitar sound than bass.

I like the really chilled out relaxed pace in your videos man! Thank you for these lessons bro.

What a guy Love how clear and on point your content is while feeling like we’re just chatting Looping groups of 5 is meditative