Hey, do you recommend I learn guitar on an 8 string if I know music theory and I ultimately want to play an 8 string? (All I need is to learn songs and muscle memory)

I just wanted to ask: why not just use the Audio file you got or convert it to wav. But as you said in the comments below: a lot of people don't even own a copy of the album in a suitable format (DRM free) i.e. the original CD. That and creating Rocksmith versions is why i carry 20-30 cds home, every time iam in japan (and i like owning stuff).

Really appreciate the breadth of information on your channel. Your channel has been so helpful in cutting through the noise of 8 string content. I never expected how difficult it was going to be to find educational content geared toward truly learning the instrument.

Thank you, Thomas! This is a very nice and useful tutorial. There are just a couple of very minor things I found a bit confusing. At 8:15, you mention that the rhythm slows down on the triplet. I understand, that it feels like it slows down after the triplet, but it took me a while to process Also, I think the tabs would be slightly more readable with an explicit triplet boundary (like in the first triplet in the fourth bar)

So I am planning on possibly buying a guitar in the future and was wondering if I should start with a 6 string or go straight to an 8 string any advice would be gratefully appreciated!

Great stuff, loved this one! Chords on 8 string can be so full and beautiful!

Are we ignoring the ghost in the room at 1:47?! Haha Great content though, definitely subbing to this. Scoping all the videos now.

One of my favorite channels!

Where could i buy those clips on the strings i been wanting to get one for my seven string and six

Oh wow... Didn't expect a Bon Iver cover

Pls never delete ur channel or videos they help me so much with my 8 string journey

Triads sound so nice Relaxing to listen to

Underrated Channel. Thank you for the mentorship.

HERE'S A FREE TIP, ON YOUR EIGHT STRING IN STANDARD, TURN THAT G STRING INTO AN F SHARP. Then you have two f-sharp strings, two e strings, and two b strings. All your standard chord shapes will take place in the middle six strings instead of the first six giving you an easier versatility to wrap your head around. I wrestled with it for months, made no sense to have two strings on the guitar that were only half of step apart, interfered with being able to do chords that use all eight or seven strings. And when I was finally about rip out my hair, I did that one little thing starting back over and I have not change the sense. However I sometimes drop that low f# to an e and change nothing else and it works very well

Love this content dude, just got my first 8 string.

Which one do you find yourself using more often? Is the Performaxe comfortable if you don’t want to sit in perfectly classical position?

Very nice. This will make a fine addition to my collection.

another fun tuning i like to use on my 8 string is to tune the 8th string up to G This allows you to use the same shapes you would use on your lower 3 strings (G, B and E) Also helps with tension on your 8th string. Sometimes it can get a bit floppy feeling if you arent using a multiscale

Thanks for this, when I started to practice this technique, I did it wrong and I got injured

I went straight from a squier strat to an Omen 8 multiscale as an absolute beginner, this is exactly what i'm looking for. Having some scale exercises to start off makes the extra 2 strings a lot less intimidating.

my thumb hurts😵‍💫😵‍💫

Yo dude a great 8 string band I’d suggest is their dogs were astronauts, they’re like animals as leaders but a bit less talented Their riffs are so cool tho

If you cover more AAL concepts, I just might have to go buy the 8 string guitar that I’ve had my eye on!

Note that bands like Meschuggah apparently use Algorithmic kind of composition for their rythms, which is well explained by this french music-scientist (hopefully the auto-translate to english is good enough for yall) kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6a2nJxsaMhgibM I highly recommend watching this video. He also made a bunch of tools to better understand rythm in general, see his more recent videos. Personally I didnt try yet to make riffs like you did here or like meschuggah, it's in the plans but I tend to feel that I first need to start with an associated emotion first, otherwise almost anything will sound ok or good to my ears XD

POV: It’s Friday night and you’re watching a guitar video about baklava while actually eating baklava I wish I was joking

Some other stuff Rusty Cooley also uses tunings above standard on his 8 strings. Meshuggah sometimes drop their lowest string to different notes - E, Eb, even Bb! And for one song they used Eb standard. Beyond Creation use 8-string E tuning - EADGCFAD. Daath use EAEADGBE, so do Archspire, who also use the usual F# standard.

I just got a Strandberg boden 8 for a cheap price but i dont really want a 8 so i bust removed one string and play it like a seven lol 😆 Saved me 1300 $

Thanks for inspiration!

Have you tested a clamp-type support like HB or HB lite (used for classical guitar)? I really appreciate your thoughts and the comments below. Ergonomics is all too easily overlooked. Cheers

One badass tuning I heard of was a full step down with the top six strings and with a sort of Drop D tuning at the bottom. DADGCFAD

Not sure if you're going to see this or if anyone added some comments about this already, when it comes to guitar supports slipping on your pants, I may provide some insight on getting more stability. As a female classical guitarist, when I played concerts, those darn soft black pants I wore always made any guitar support slip too much. First, I tried some neoprene rubber strips that you can find in any hardware store to put between the guitar support and the pant leg. However, it was too sticky on the guitar support itself, so I dug around online, and there's a specific type of grip strip, the one I purchased is on the website Stringsbymail, in the guitar accessories -> guitar supports section. It's a beautiful sleek black one so the grip strip was not as noticeable on black pants lol. What I did next was just because I still felt a bit of instability when wearing the black dress pants (Any other fabric was fine), so I used double sided tape to tape the neoprene rubber strip under the black one, and so the colorful strip with more grip was on my pants and the nicer side to rest the guitar support on it. Hope my silliness helps! P.S For those saying just use a footstool, it can be a cheaper alternative, although the Dynarette is affordable too, if someone has a weak lower back (Which a lot of musicians do) that tilt in your spine over time will create back pain. It gets worse with age. When I was studying classical guitar, we had some back pain specialists on speed dial xD but importantly, we've had masterclasses just on correcting postures for all instruments. Cheers!

Yes! Finally somebody who is thinking Metheny with one of these. Thank you. Subscribed.

Hi there, I checked Abasi's Thump lesson. The first note in this riff should be 'X' rather than '2'

Just got mine. Im gonna rewrite some songs iv done on 6 to 8 string. And play some meshuggah of course

I got into a habit of drop d with a low A and E

One of the best albums I ever heard.

well sht, I will work on this and sign up for lessons afterwards, but I will stay subscribed to your patreon.

Ibthink the way to go os standard F#1 tuning Or DOWN tunong all strings 2 semi tones to E1 stabdard tuning

The fact that Tosin mastered all of these extreme techniques and honed them to perfection, is another reason why AAL are my favorite band ever. Awesome content bro! I just subbed!

I see one of sleep token’s songs is BBEADGBE. Is the low F# tuned up to that B or is it waaaayyyy low?

i just got a similar cushion and it's game changing. thinkin of the performaxe as well. great vid.

Thanks

Dude theres a specific software to do that its called Transcribe! by seventh string software

Honestly I’m starting to think they play this differently depending on the phase of the Plini moon. If you look at the Thump DVD booklet it’s 32nd notes on the beginning… The official tabs are notated like yours but has some differences. It’s really weird that there is no consistency between the two sources.

Thanks .. Been on Ableton for 13 years now .. its the only way to go.

Hi there.On my Ibanez rg 8 string guitar.My 8 and 7 strings intonation is flat.Do you have any issues with that?

I do something similar but outside a DAW I screen record the song playing with OBS Import the video into DaVinci Resolve Export MP3 only Import MP3 into DAW If I had a mix console though, would 100% use your method to save a step or 2

I initially learned to slow down a track in a variation of the same idea: - find the track url on youtube and use one of these website that generate an audio file from it (assuming almost any song has a youtube version) - go in Audacity and use the tooling there designed to slow down without impacting pitch (can't remember the name of that specific tool but it has been there for decades) But it's the same idea fundamentally of course.

Susbribed, great tutorial!

awesome content, I subscribed.