String recommendation..

[ibanezrocker61]

Alright, I am building an 8-string guitar (not a bass).. which will be a 32 inch scale guitar (standard string spacing), so what I need to figure out is what strings would be long enough to fit that and which brand? I am thinking to use .10's - .70's. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

[Chud]

Is the 8th string low or high?
I'm guessing low.

I reckon you'd need something a tiny bit stronger then a .70. Just my opinon though. I'm sure Meshuggah use slightly heavier.

[red5]

With 10s, if you have a low F# string then I'd guess .80-.85 would be sufficient. I imagine it's going to be tuned to a low E, so the extra thickness would be all the more useful.

[ibanezrocker61]

Originally Posted by Chud

Is the 8th string low or high?
I'm guessing low.

I reckon you'd need something a tiny bit stronger then a .70. Just my opinon though. I'm sure Meshuggah use slightly heavier.

hm.. in a video he was in talking about his 8-string, im sure he said his low is a .70.. and also, yea the 8th is gonna be a low, but I plan to tune to F with the rest tuned to standard flat

[Chud]

I'd suggest an .80 for the 8th string. I played an 8-string Black Machine with that gauge and it was thick enough to feel normal yet easy to play on rather then sticking bass strings on it

[brothersnowgone]

Originally Posted by ibanezrocker61

hm.. in a video he was in talking about his 8-string, im sure he said his low is a .70.. and also, yea the 8th is gonna be a low, but I plan to tune to F with the rest tuned to standard flat

Yeah I've seen that video and he does say he's using a .70 on the low string. Way too floppy me and if you listen to the video when he plays there's quite a bit of fret buzz, which can be expected at that tuning, but I would try to do a little more tension for less buzz. I've used .70's for standard 7 tuning before and it's nice, gives a nice fat tone and something to grab on. After switching from those to .46's in drop-d I had to readjust cause i was fretting too hard and everything sound out of tune for a while ;P

[brothersnowgone]

Originally Posted by ibanezrocker61

hm.. in a video he was in talking about his 8-string, im sure he said his low is a .70.. and also, yea the 8th is gonna be a low, but I plan to tune to F with the rest tuned to standard flat

Yeah I've seen that video and he does say he's using a .70 on the low string. Way too floppy me and if you listen to the video when he plays there's quite a bit of fret buzz, which can be expected at that tuning, but I would try to do a little more tension for less buzz. I've used .70's for standard 7 tuning before and it's nice, gives a nice fat tone and something to grab on. After switching from those to .46's in drop-d I had to readjust cuse i was fretting too hard and everything sound out of tune for a while.

[ibanezrocker61]

Originally Posted by Chud

I'd suggest an .80 for the 8th string. I played an 8-string Black Machine with that gauge and it was thick enough to feel normal yet easy to play on rather then sticking bass strings on it

well I guess I'll use .80's lol thanks for the help guys

[ibanezrocker61]

Originally Posted by brothersnowgone

Yeah I've seen that video and he does say he's using a .70 on the low string. Way too floppy me and if you listen to the video when he plays there's quite a bit of fret buzz, which can be expected at that tuning, but I would try to do a little more tension for less buzz. I've used .70's for standard 7 tuning before and it's nice, gives a nice fat tone and something to grab on. After switching from those to .46's in drop-d I had to readjust cuse i was fretting too hard and everything sound out of tune for a while.

yea I did notice the fret buzz too.. but if it suits Marten then fine, good for him lol, but I hate floppy strings so it sounds as .80's would work the best... and also, since its going to be a 32" scale, what guitar strings would fit it, are there any?