If you ever take the plunge on a gargantuan 9-string, tune it to Drop A0 and your lowest open string will then match the lowest note on a Grand Piano. Some are even built with a few extra low notes below that, but they are not common! Your highest 6 strings will be in D standard with that Drop A0 tuning. Keep Rocking boys! \m/
Legator has an almost identical guitar. There are tremolos available for 8strings, but even fewer for 8strings with multiscale necks. Kahler makes one, but in the Legator there is not enough room in the body to install it.
I got an RGD2127z two weeks ago and man is that selector position the best thing ever, I am finally using other pickup positions willingly after 14 years of guitar. Really want to get one of these too for some double drop C# Devourment style brutal death metal.
I got the same guitar as my first eight string a few months ago. It's a really nice guitar. For me, the pickups are a bit too pushed in the upper mid-range. But it's actually surprisingly easy to play for so many strings. It's also funny you say who would use a tone when I'm about to add a tone knob to it. I find I can't play without one these days.
I like the wizard 3 neck, I just don't really like Fishman Fluence pickups. . . I wonder if that even matters since there's no tone knob and it's 8 strings.
I can see peoples gripes with FFM for standard tuning and maybe a few semi below that but honestly they really shine at super low tunings. I have a Ibanez sr6ms 30”-28.5” and absolutely crucial for getting clarity out of a guitar tuned to double Drop E
You may not be 100% wrong on the gotoh bridge thing because i belive high end edge bridges are made by gotoh same way schaller makes floyd roses for floyd rose so maybe the high end ibanez bridges are made on gotoh factories but i'm just speculating
I'm seriously investigating my extended scale options and already have three baritones and a MS 7 string from Agile. I don't think tremolo is silly on them since low notes benefit from divebombs too. I've been looking at Ormsby, which has their own angled 2 point tremolo design, and has Floyd Rose systems in MS guitars which are flat at the bridge and then the frets keep fanning there to a rather extreme 1st position. I want one in the same "I don't really need anything like this but its cool" way. I don't love the Agile but it was cheap and does what it does.
I'm not a fan fret of the fan either, you should try Dyson stuff ! 8 strings are more usually expensive so when i'll give them a try, i'll just by a used 7 strings (much cheaper) and slap a GHS boomer 7 strings set on them that are 8 string gauge minus the high e string. I don't really need extended range, but i still want the "wow that's a lot of strings !" factor x) so a 7 strings will be my middle ground.
Foooooooock! Been wanting this one ever since I got my RGMS8! Honestly speaking going from a 7 to an 8 for me was not as difficult as going from single-scale to multiscale. For some reason Ibanez have a neutral fret on fret 12, whereas most other manufacturers have it around 8-9. This, at least for me, made playing chord shapes on frets 1-4 a bit unintuitive. On the other hand, the Harley Benton R-458MS I also have, has the neutral fret on fret 9, and I feel it is a bit easier to play due to that.
As an eight string owner, I've always found 8 strings to be difficult to work with in a mix situation. The bass overlaps with the low notes quite a lot, which is why you see lots of bands nowadays (Animals as Leaders, Humanity's Last Breath for example) completely foregoing bass and simply using extremely low tuned guitars. but even Humanity's Last Breath just plays low tuned 6 strings. I don't think music has evolved enough to truly make use of 8 string electrics properly. They're Incredibly fun though...
Well if you roll off the low end of the guitar, you still have plenty of room for the bass guitar. Most people don’t use the “bass” tones of the 8-string. AAL is fairly unique compared to the rest of 8-string artists.
@@thescottallenthat’s definitely true and it’s absolutely effective however it also is limiting in the tone world. The bass has to specifically be scooped with a high end boost in order for the blend to work, since there also tends to be significant roll off on the top end as well for extreme low tunings (see buster odeholm’s vildjharta mix demonstrations) which because of the narrow range of frequencies causes a lot of tones to sound samey. I think the reason so many people find 8 strings to be gimmicky is because of this. The only mainstream band I can think of that uses 8 strings at all is Deftones. Meshuggah is big in the djent/technical death niche, but they are not massively appealing even though they’re great. Deftones blend a lot of unique tones together (not all distortion, either) and give bass a different sort of space in the mix which causes a unique feel that people seem to enjoy. Another example of extreme tunings on guitar would be the use of fender bass VI’s on a lot of The Cure’s material. 8 strings need to shed the “chug metal” image if players want them to be taken seriously for a wide variety of music, even though they can absolutely be used for caveman chug music which is super fun. There are lots of ways to blend things, but songwriting needs to compensate for the introduction of something so different from the norm for those blends to work. 8 strings should be treated like banjos in that way; some music needs a banjo, and a guitarist can theoretically play a banjo, but that doesn’t mean that a band can just shove a banjo in place of a guitar because the tuning is different.
Caveman riffs ftw. I use 8 string sets on my 7 strings and omit the high E. Because whats the point of having high E if you are playing caveman rifffs and I much prefer 7 string necks.
*laughs in eight string Agile with Kahler* Bro, clearly you need to get a nine string next. Also, companies are getting carried away with the fan on these. Anything over 1.5” just feels bad.
Also, check into Charlie Hunter - a crazy good guitarist that also designs/produces guitars; his hybrid instruments are very nice and are very purpose-built. The string ferrules also triggered me into mentioning there's a not insignificant slice of gear in the "hybrid" space (beyond Ibby's Ashula series...which is also technically a 7 string super long scale guitar).
![[Compilation] Custom-made 8-string guitar was built.](/img/n.gif)
Now you need a vlog channel named Eightstringtv
Yay he's finally 8 string tv
Can we get to 9?
@@jamesoniris2647why not 10? Agile still makes them.
I bought an Ibanez RG8 last year for 170€ second hand and I really love it
You gotta love the smooth jazz on the B-rolls of the 8 string caveman chug machine tho
If you ever take the plunge on a gargantuan 9-string, tune it to Drop A0 and your lowest open string will then match the lowest note on a Grand Piano. Some are even built with a few extra low notes below that, but they are not common! Your highest 6 strings will be in D standard with that Drop A0 tuning. Keep Rocking boys! \m/
I love this channel. Six string is a great channel. But I'm loving these.
I've been enjoying making these videos quite a bit too
Legator has an almost identical guitar. There are tremolos available for 8strings, but even fewer for 8strings with multiscale necks. Kahler makes one, but in the Legator there is not enough room in the body to install it.
I've never had one of these Ibanez 8's but I feel so nostalgic looking at it!
Iceman headstock? Pretty cool!
I got an RGD2127z two weeks ago and man is that selector position the best thing ever, I am finally using other pickup positions willingly after 14 years of guitar.
Really want to get one of these too for some double drop C# Devourment style brutal death metal.
If you get one use the affiliate links!! 😎😎
I got the same guitar as my first eight string a few months ago. It's a really nice guitar. For me, the pickups are a bit too pushed in the upper mid-range. But it's actually surprisingly easy to play for so many strings. It's also funny you say who would use a tone when I'm about to add a tone knob to it. I find I can't play without one these days.
I got this same guitar this weekend. Absolutely slays.
Yo congratulations. I likeyour morals. Not many people left that have a good heart. You rock been a fan along time
I like the wizard 3 neck, I just don't really like Fishman Fluence pickups. . . I wonder if that even matters since there's no tone knob and it's 8 strings.
I can see peoples gripes with FFM for standard tuning and maybe a few semi below that but honestly they really shine at super low tunings. I have a Ibanez sr6ms 30”-28.5” and absolutely crucial for getting clarity out of a guitar tuned to double Drop E
You may not be 100% wrong on the gotoh bridge thing because i belive high end edge bridges are made by gotoh same way schaller makes floyd roses for floyd rose so maybe the high end ibanez bridges are made on gotoh factories but i'm just speculating
I'm seriously investigating my extended scale options and already have three baritones and a MS 7 string from Agile.
I don't think tremolo is silly on them since low notes benefit from divebombs too. I've been looking at Ormsby, which has their own angled 2 point tremolo design, and has Floyd Rose systems in MS guitars which are flat at the bridge and then the frets keep fanning there to a rather extreme 1st position. I want one in the same "I don't really need anything like this but its cool" way. I don't love the Agile but it was cheap and does what it does.
Bought a used Agile cheap and it's probably my favorite guitar to make bass face with
I'm not a fan fret of the fan either, you should try Dyson stuff !
8 strings are more usually expensive so when i'll give them a try, i'll just by a used 7 strings (much cheaper) and slap a GHS boomer 7 strings set on them that are 8 string gauge minus the high e string. I don't really need extended range, but i still want the "wow that's a lot of strings !" factor x) so a 7 strings will be my middle ground.
Next episode you will order a Kiesel A2 9 string damn
That bridge design is amazing.
next guitar a 10-string Agile?
Lord I hope not
@@sevenstringtv Take it slow...get a 9-string
Let's gooooo Eightstringtv
Can you do an in depth review of the huf?
Final step you say huh...With only 8 strings?
I ordered the same guitar a couple of days ago and still waiting for it, damned Thomann
Didn't use my affiliate links 🙄😂
@@sevenstringtv damn, that's the secret for the early drop!
Ibanez 9 String Review next???!
I'm pretty sure 8 is the end for me 😩
@@sevenstringtv that’s what I thought at first😂
I do believe my next guitar is going ti be seven string. 8 is too wide of a neck for me, and i usually play in B anyway.
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It’s crazy at that price point it comes in a box and not a case or good gig bag lol
Ibanez is killing it!!
Foooooooock! Been wanting this one ever since I got my RGMS8! Honestly speaking going from a 7 to an 8 for me was not as difficult as going from single-scale to multiscale. For some reason Ibanez have a neutral fret on fret 12, whereas most other manufacturers have it around 8-9. This, at least for me, made playing chord shapes on frets 1-4 a bit unintuitive. On the other hand, the Harley Benton R-458MS I also have, has the neutral fret on fret 9, and I feel it is a bit easier to play due to that.
If you decide to pull the trigger on it after my review make sure to use the affiliate links 🫣👀
@@sevenstringtv Ah, not gonna happen soon... Priorities, responsibilities...
Ibanez does in fact make guitars with tremolo.
I said 8 strings with tremolo 💀
@@sevenstringtv oh, sorry , i misheard💀
@@sevenstringtv but they do make a 7 string with tremolo.. which is close enough..🥲
Those are pretty cool, especially the Prestige/Premium ones. 8 with a tremolo seems like a nightmare
7 string is already niche to me, if I need to go below B...well, I have a bass that I could use instead
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As an eight string owner, I've always found 8 strings to be difficult to work with in a mix situation. The bass overlaps with the low notes quite a lot, which is why you see lots of bands nowadays (Animals as Leaders, Humanity's Last Breath for example) completely foregoing bass and simply using extremely low tuned guitars. but even Humanity's Last Breath just plays low tuned 6 strings. I don't think music has evolved enough to truly make use of 8 string electrics properly. They're Incredibly fun though...
Well if you roll off the low end of the guitar, you still have plenty of room for the bass guitar. Most people don’t use the “bass” tones of the 8-string. AAL is fairly unique compared to the rest of 8-string artists.
@@thescottallenthat’s definitely true and it’s absolutely effective however it also is limiting in the tone world. The bass has to specifically be scooped with a high end boost in order for the blend to work, since there also tends to be significant roll off on the top end as well for extreme low tunings (see buster odeholm’s vildjharta mix demonstrations) which because of the narrow range of frequencies causes a lot of tones to sound samey. I think the reason so many people find 8 strings to be gimmicky is because of this. The only mainstream band I can think of that uses 8 strings at all is Deftones. Meshuggah is big in the djent/technical death niche, but they are not massively appealing even though they’re great. Deftones blend a lot of unique tones together (not all distortion, either) and give bass a different sort of space in the mix which causes a unique feel that people seem to enjoy. Another example of extreme tunings on guitar would be the use of fender bass VI’s on a lot of The Cure’s material. 8 strings need to shed the “chug metal” image if players want them to be taken seriously for a wide variety of music, even though they can absolutely be used for caveman chug music which is super fun. There are lots of ways to blend things, but songwriting needs to compensate for the introduction of something so different from the norm for those blends to work. 8 strings should be treated like banjos in that way; some music needs a banjo, and a guitarist can theoretically play a banjo, but that doesn’t mean that a band can just shove a banjo in place of a guitar because the tuning is different.
5:06 KDH already made that joke. Audio Audit incoming
New channel logo? SIIIICK
Caveman riffs ftw. I use 8 string sets on my 7 strings and omit the high E. Because whats the point of having high E if you are playing caveman rifffs and I much prefer 7 string necks.
It's brutal and beautiful. Brutiful.
Finally becoming a bass player huh
final step??? nah you gotta go all the way to agile 10 string
Waiting for 9 string
"The final step toward ridiculousness"
A 20 string djent monster guitar?
Oh an 8 string, much more reasonable
Bro your hair is immaculate
😘
*laughs in eight string Agile with Kahler*
Bro, clearly you need to get a nine string next. Also, companies are getting carried away with the fan on these. Anything over 1.5” just feels bad.
8 string TV when???
Make a channel for each string
Ah, he bought an electric solid body Brahms guitar, nice.
Time to get *orchestral* muwahahahaaa
Also, check into Charlie Hunter - a crazy good guitarist that also designs/produces guitars; his hybrid instruments are very nice and are very purpose-built. The string ferrules also triggered me into mentioning there's a not insignificant slice of gear in the "hybrid" space (beyond Ibby's Ashula series...which is also technically a 7 string super long scale guitar).
Just wait until he discovers 12 strings guitars.
New channel incoming . . . . ! 😂😂😂
Next 9 string then 10 string 🎉
8 strings are stupid unless its a stranberg, Those are f awesome
best unboxing,🙃
Looks like the saddles are just hanging on a Wall..
Evil sixstringtv is just fourstringtv
i want a baritone 8 string- like, 32”….. then i can make some REAL modern metal.
...I got my first real eight string...
❤❤❤ amazing 😂
Welcome to the 8 string army :3
Go learn some Archspire riffs , that would be the reason for me to buy one at least….
The guitar is gorgeous though
Jump to the Schecter 10 string!
👁 bon yez
not enough, get a 9 string and THEN we can talk about it
It would be a perfect 8 string once they get rid of this ugly wood triangle on headstock
That's part of the fretboard
Yassssssssssssss
The scale length is not long enough. You’re playing with noodles at this point…
false.
not ridiculous enough. put more 7 string in the eight and that will be ridiculous.
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