Meshuggah 8 string Ibanez

[CQ7String]

I'm mighty happy I'm not a Meshuggah guitar tech. Imagine tuning up one of those, with a floater, with a fresh set of strings?

[The_Grindfiend]

I'd request combat pay.

[Ferrous Lepidoptera]

Pffftt. 8 strings. Amateurs.

Try 10.

[The_Grindfiend]

Yeah, right.

[Ferrous Lepidoptera]

Originally Posted by The_Grindfiend

Yeah, right.

Oh, c'mon. I was just being silly.

[Given to Fly]

Just in case someone was wondering, you don't play all 10 of the strings on that classical guitar. The lower four are drone strings. I suppose you could play them if you wanted.

[guitarkatana]

*Goes to play a 6-string guitar*

[straymond]

...my 7-string doesn't make me feel as much as a man anymore....

[dreaming_neon_black]

Woo! My first post, so hi all!

Anyway, I saw Meshuggah live last Sunday, and they were indeed playing 8-string Ibanez's. Wow, they are massive sounding live! A friend of mine took some pics and there's a great one of Marten playing the beast - I haven't got anywhere to put them up online, so I'd happily mail them to anyone that wants them/doesn't mind putting them up!

-Paul

[Shakma!!]

Originally Posted by Given to Fly

Just in case someone was wondering, you don't play all 10 of the strings on that classical guitar. The lower four are drone strings. I suppose you could play them if you wanted.

Ever heard Paul Gilbraith? he plays 8 string classical.

Just out of curiosity, what do you tune an 8 string to? and does meshugga use it to its full potential or just groove on the bottom 2 strings?

[Two hands31]

Originally Posted by dreaming_neon_black

Woo! My first post, so hi all!

Anyway, I saw Meshuggah live last Sunday, and they were indeed playing 8-string Ibanez's. Wow, they are massive sounding live! A friend of mine took some pics and there's a great one of Marten playing the beast - I haven't got anywhere to put them up online, so I'd happily mail them to anyone that wants them/doesn't mind putting them up!

-Paul

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[dreaming_neon_black]

Originally Posted by Shakma!!

Ever heard Paul Gilbraith? he plays 8 string classical.

Just out of curiosity, what do you tune an 8 string to? and does meshugga use it to its full potential or just groove on the bottom 2 strings?

I guess a normal 8-string (with another low string) is tuned F#BEADGBE, Meshuggah tune down 1/2 a step so they are F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb and to answer your other question, they do a lot of grooving (e.g Rational Gaze) , but Frederik plays some tasty Holdsworth esque solos (ummm..like Glints Collide for example). That probably means they use the top 2 and the bottom 2 l (ah they use the other 4 strings in the clean parts of course! Check out the last song on 'Nothing' - Obsidian) Hope that answers your question.

[dreaming_neon_black]

Originally Posted by Two hands31

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[Jim Soloway]

Originally Posted by Shakma!!

Ever heard Paul Gilbraith? he plays 8 string classical.

Just out of curiosity, what do you tune an 8 string to? and does meshugga use it to its full potential or just groove on the bottom 2 strings?

Galbraith's tuning is A-E-A-D-G-B-E-A and his low A can be tuned up as high as C.

[Scott of Actual Time]

Originally Posted by Jim Soloway

Galbraith's tuning is A-E-A-D-G-B-E-A and his low A can be tuned up as high as C.

and his double cd of the bach partitias & sonatas is fantastic. part of it's the material he's playing , but still.