Does Everything Sound Better On An 8 String?

[@peteplaysmusic]

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[@Shmuzznik]

Now for a reverse challenge: Doom on a ukulele.

[@vladv5126]

If you play E1M1 on an Ukulele it grows another 25" of scale and 4 more strings.

[@globals1366]

​@@vladv5126 but E1M1 wasn't even played on a 6 strings since it was midi (I can nerd emoji myself don't worry)

[@danielsisk2391]

I'm down to watch this challenge. 😂

[@vladv5126]

@@globals1366 well yeah, it barely sounds like a guitar

[@darrenbootland2316]

That's in Rob Scallon's area of expertise.

[@zambrella101]

First half of master of puppets sounds like it came straight from Doom

[@fufc1231]

e1m1 is based on master of puppets so its essentially the same riff still dope asf

[@kemal1910]

@@fufc1231 not on the Master of Puppets, but on the Kill em all.

[@jakobbinkley]

​@@fufc1231 based on No Remorse

[@Mr.Goldbar]

Painkiller too in a way!

[@mcswordfish]

E1M1 is so much Master of Puppets that the Floppotron included a bit of Puppets in the E1M1 performance

[@timothymckane6362]

Hearing Master of Puppets on an 8 string sounds like something Mick Gordon composed without industrial music elements.

[@CFF7327]

My first thought!

[@DaMaster012]

Fun fact, before becoming Doom's composer, Bobby Prince was certified as a lawyer in 1980, so when Id Software wanted him to compose a whole bunch of metal soundtracks for the game, he emulated a bunch of songs from Metallica, Pantera, Alice in Chains, AC/DC, and Slayer, and changed them just enough so Id couldn't be sued for copyright infringement. So Master of Puppets being played on an 8 string is like Doom and Metallica coming full circle.

[@corentinfauquet4555]

Funny how Walk instantly sounded meshuggish! Loved it

[@CapitanFinnart]

Haha yeah, I was gonna say!

[@Slamthulhu]

Because he added a ton of Meshuggah-isms to it, if he had played it like the original song it wouldn't have sounded nearly as Meshugah-like

[@OtterMachine]

Funny enough. KoRn's Here to Stay sounds so similar to the original since it was already played in A and had some crushing tone. RATM's Bulls on Parade also doesn't sound too different from the original since the bass was so distorted in the original song, now it just sounds like you're jamming the bass part lol

[@dopey473]

Exactly

[@hershellumiere]

Walk feels so dead without Rex and Vinnie glueing it together.

[@whycantihaveanumber00000]

It sounds like a less spicey Meshuggah. Even in drop C#(slightly sharp), it has such unique spank to it that even the 8-string can't dominate

[@Wagnar6000]

To much fap on an 8 string.

[@ShrubPlays]

Burn It To The Ground is my favorite Meshuggah song

[@bolland83]

I thought it sounded like Sleep Token.

[@ravikant840]

Sounds like tool on 8 strings.

[@erikrummel6277]

I bet this fired up a lot of people 😂😂

[@tol_enum]

Totally tool dropped far below. 😀

[@augusthagglund9344]

Burn It To The Ground is my favorite Wiggles tune

[@DreamTravelerZenddrex]

Somehow Walk in its original tuning sounds heavier to me. Bulls on Parade sounds exactly the same lol. Slowing down Painkiller really takes the firepower out of the song. Meshuggah should do a Nickelback cover album. All in all a really cool vid.

[@Wind-nj5xz]

Makes everything sound like Meshuggah

[@ChristopherNicholas]

Not sure if they sound “better” per say than the originals but I love the reimagining of the riffs. Love the creativity with this video.

[@BaenaCarcosa]

Yes

[@M4RCi92]

"One" was absolutely skullcrushing. Should be a part of an original thall song with brutal vocals. Slap some pitch shift on it to make it +15.7% nastier.

[@walterheisenberg1013]

Nah for me it is not even close to the original. I like the style tho. What he just played has nothing to do with the "one".

[@vladv5126]

Nah, it was every breakdown by "I hated my dad in highschool" bands.

[@M4RCi92]

@@vladv5126 that's the best kind of band, heheh

[@M4RCi92]

@@walterheisenberg1013 yeah, that's the point of the video. Taking songs, tuning lower than my self esteem, and finding the THALL in them. One is absolutely among my top50 songs of all time, but I wouldn't have liked this version if Pete just played it lower and called it a day. This is how it's done imho.

[@Comic3665]

@@walterheisenberg1013 what would the point of the video even be if it was just the original songs in a different tuning? wouldn't sound good at all without the appropriate style

[@oscarlorenzo5155]

Bulls on parade is my favorite Meshuggah song

[@YatiAcharya]

2:20 dear lord that's heavy af 🔥

[@jmustang2000]

The tremolo picking on One put hair in my chest.

[@Necron00b]

Schecter has been killing the 7+ string game, have always loved their models and tones.

[@Doc92IDH]

Got a 7-string Hellraiser. It's wonderful. Will be getting more when the budget allows!

[@LeeJoRo]

KM7 MKIII artist. still struggling to find a guitar with a. better neck I like the forearm carve on the Tao models

[@Doc92IDH]

@@LeeJoRo I've seen others saying that: is it that the neck's thin, or does it have a satin-like finish? I'm a sucker for a satin finish, it's the only thing I'd change on the Hellraiser.

[@LeeJoRo]

@@Doc92IDH the finish on my neck is hard to explain. it has a bit of open pore, I think it had a slight satin finish but over time it wears off and has that broken in oily/gloss look

[@19k91]

my damien 7 is a pos but maybe i just got a bad batch..

[@saadalkashif5836]

I love how you can take classic riffs and change them up so they are different but you can still tell what they are. Like you x riff in x 20 bands stuff. youre a beast.

[@peteplaysmusic]

Thanks! :)

[@ChaosPootato]

One sounded really cool, I'd love to hear a complete cover in that style

[@The95thZebra]

It sounds Doomier, so it would be extra long, too

[@swissarmyknight4306]

"Bulls on Parade" is just "Bulls on Parade" played exactly the same using an 8 string in stead of a whammy pedal to get to the same notes, lol.

[@nOoNe-jn1ic]

painkiller is an absolute banger, won't leave my head

[@mrvwbug4423]

To me it was like "he found a way to make Painkiller sound LESS heavy, how'd the fuck he manage that"

[@lewisbean4250]

@@mrvwbug4423he made it way down tempo

[@nOoNe-jn1ic]

@@mrvwbug4423 I guess that's really subjective bro

[@Passarium-1195]

Walk on an 8 string is basically a meshuggah riff

[@martin3076]

The guitar tone was solid but for all the riffs (except Korn's Here to Stay - which was already pretty low, Untouchables was one of the better produced low tuned recordings, along with Meshuggah's Destroy Erase Improve and Crowbar's Oddfellows Rest) but I couldn't help but feel like I was listening to The Violent Sleep of Reason. They sounded great, but they were just in a different sonic space.

[@claudiu3005]

OMG you picked my suggestion!!

[@AnimalJohn85]

Short answer, no. Love a low tuning but it'd be like trying to play maiden at this pitch, itd sound like a dying tape at full pace. When it even makes Korn sound wrong you know its too much. Great demo though sir.

[@Greyscale.0]

No.

[@jnbovee]

We need a tone tutorial. I cannot get any 8 string to sound that good.

[@guyfawkes8873]

New strings are pretty integral for any kind of cut in a mix as with bass. You can’t really get way with a month old set as you can 6 string for most tones.

[@PIZZAdayisback]

Which is why 6-strings are better My guitar is falling apart but it still has a bit of tone left in it ​@@guyfawkes8873

[@cyntdestroyer69xd]

Reduce bass notes as much as possible, mid either at 0-10, or at 70-88, with no in between, cut at 80 and 8000hz, and Tube Screamer pedal with 50 tone 0 drive - I usually dont preach about pedals for rhythm, but here it would be real neccesary, just like the other steps. Taken from Keyan Houshmand's tone tutorial and my personal experience with baritone guitar. PS: And turn up gain to around 60-70, maybe even 80, because at low notes (Especially E1 and lower) gain reduction is actually insane

[@PIZZAdayisback]

@cyntdestroyer69xd epic advice!

[@spineflavoredrhombus7799]

Any Chevelle song on 8 string would be sick

[@bottomtext251]

Burn it to the gound sounded soo good damn great job

[@ReubenGuitars]

Incredible tone and the drums used here are perfect. Great job man!

[@The95thZebra]

I think that coffee stain was the secret ingredient to the full potential of the guitar… Great job!

[@angelvg7096]

It would be interesting, classic riffs with an 8 string guitar but its in the same key, and the 7 and 8 string work more like a reinforce in some parts, and not just the song down tunned

[@Viper-dz2kw]

Bulls on Parade was sick, 8 strings are always awesome with groovy stuff.

[@gabrielcs9405]

Was waiting to hear Invisible Kid on that beast, maybe in a future video!

[@MineZeee]

Suddenly Nickelback conversion sounds like erra last album

[@KazeMemaryu]

Can't say I find any of these better on an 8-string, but not worse, either. The sound is so strikingly different that they kinda defy comparison. Atill some amazing stuff!

[@walterheisenberg1013]

If it sounds better for some reason it could be because of the djenty style plus different drums (someones personal preference). If this will be played the same way as the original I think it would be actually worst.

[@robertdonosobuchner3129]

An 8 string is on my list. I really love the sounds.

[@peteplaysmusic]

I very much recommend this one, not just cos it’s the sponsor (haha) but because I really love it. For sure the first Schecter I’ve really liked. I expect the 6 and 7 are great too :)

[@davidskinner8978]

One's already scary, it only made it scarier

[@yoshiro2191]

Walk sounded so arythmical yet so groovy. All I can say is: "Hell yeah"

[@Aerohouse11]

Your version of One (Metallica) truly sounds like Humanity's Last Breath...

[@KevinKoolx]

Baena would would be proud of this video

[@peteplaysmusic]

He is a proud Canadian Djent Dad :)

[@abbidar1127]

Ok but RATM was MADE for 8 strings🤣 that was one of the sexiest djent riffs I’ve ever heard🤣🫡

[@Fkod88]

Well it’s a surprise but Nickelback’s riff seamlessly becomes a modern metal one, no question about it. Nice rendition of One there, great idea!

[@FamilyGuyRoks6]

Walk has a very strong "Perpetual Black Second" vibe and I love it 🤘🤘

[@dropittohflat3610]

If done with consideration to the tuning and fineness like you did a case could absolutely be made, if the riffs are played exactly as they are played in the tuning they were wrote in the answer is almost always no.

[@marcoferrandi6191]

Bulls On Parade is phenomenal!

[@yome6975]

With options like drop G or open tunings applied to 7 strings i honestly dont understand the point to play a 8 or 9 strings guitar, scales and chord patterns are lot easier with fewer strings and shorter scale length.

[@GrimDarkness1972]

Hell YEAH! Those riffs are killer on a 6-strings but they become even more deadly on this awesome 8-strings. Super cool! 🤘

[@martinezdecap]

I really wish this guitar was in a multiscale

[@ignaciomorin8176]

CHUG CHUG CHUG

[@peteplaysmusic]

Tune low, chug slow :)

[@coltgosney944]

Walk kinda works automatically just because djent is very much a progressive form of groove metal.

[@DaMaster012]

1:51 E Standard: Doom 1993 Fb Standard: Doom Eternal

[@MarkWiseTechno]

"Walk" and "Master of Puppets" sounded like an abominations.

[@benjipc5637]

5:22 Periphery did cover One but I'm 100% sure the tuning is just half a step lower than the original (they very likely used their Drop G#-tuned 7-strings but they didn't use the 7th string for the cover). Pete's take on it sounds very Thall/Vildhjarta-inspired.

[@DoodleLVdrums]

SOMEONE BESIDES SWEETWATER PLEASE SPONSOR A VIDEO.

[@viva360]

Walk, MOP, Painkiller and One were all Meshuggah-fied! 😂

[@louisdattin2345]

I thought exactly the same haha

[@ordohereticus3427]

Korn basically was still well within standard Korn territory.

[@johnny141093]

Why does Walk just sound like Meshuggah lol And Master of Puppets is straight up Mick Gordon's Doom Soundtrack Edit: I came here to say this again lol

[@thomassochacki128]

Nice how it's not just riffs tuned low.

[@czdot]

So, this is how we find out everyone has been ripping off Meshuggah for decades. 🙂

[@quixilver6177]

Walk sounds like something out of doom eternal

[@manuelenrique3467]

Hi Pete! Because of the sound of an 8-string guitar, I think they are the best option for playing styles like Doom Metal or Stoner. Greetings

[@Ryan_Sens]

How to meshuggerize any riff lol

[@ieatplanets7086]

i just recently went from a 8 string to a 6 string in d standard tuning, and the 6 string sounds so much beefier/chuggier

[@huntershelton9021]

I would buy a bull on parade from Pete if he released it somewhere holy crap that was cool

[@tbdaemon]

Now, I love 8-strings but not every riff works on them, and not necessarily on bottom F#. Some worked better especially those that were contrasted by that Meshuggah-style high-string siren riff, which contrasted the djenting nicely.

[@freebzz]

Definitely worked well for Korn

[@PeterCleff]

Good on you for also tweaking the arrangements to fit the new tunings. I honestly love the Metallica one. I would love to hear a full version of that.😂

[@mus0rmus1c3]

That's one of the few Korn songs I really like and it sounds even better on the 8, for sure

[@Zen-Stasis]

bro burn it to the ground sounds sooooo good in 8 string

[@SubOxyde]

Your rendition of that Nickelback riff is Gaaaassss ⛽

[@Sam_336]

How to make anything sound like meshuggah: play it on an 8 string

[@legendmaker694]

The few old-school metal riffs in this selection sound unrecognizable and lost basically all of their appeal and identity, at least to my ears. "PainKiller" and "Master of Puppets" especially, although "One" doesn't suffer as much. The riffs that were already groove metal to begin with, or close to that, sound really close to the originals, be it Pantera, RATM or Korn. Not sure what NickelBack even did on this list, and I'm not familiar with this particular rock riff of theirs, but since it was played quite high in standard tuning, this treatment simply makes it sound like a lower riff but still within what's available in standard tuning. All in all, fun experiment to make and it was interesting to check, but the answer seems to be a resounding nope as far as I'm concerned.

[@jono2330]

One sounded like a Lorna shore breakdown

[@viniciussolaron]

NAH MASTER OF PUPPETS ON 8 STRINGS KINDA FIRE

[@zynosgd9982]

Does this guy only release new videos when he gets sent new gear? (Not hating. Glad he gets supported by brands)

[@anthonyjillali4287]

One (Metallica) just changed genre to Bustercore.

[@vladromanenko18]

Bulls on Parade sounds really good, but for the other riffs should be used some other tuning. Some of them I haven't recognised.

[@laugebylovnielsen8777]

You asked the question and tested itn, and we can now say for sure, it does not sound better on 8 strings.

[@anthonyschultz6801]

THAT NICKELBACK, BRO!!!!!!😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@neptunnotbeats7953]

why tf one is so epic and heavy

[@opedropires]

Weird harp you got, sounds cool tho

[@ZeroKey92]

Korn was playing modern prog metal 20 years ago, tuning them down even further kinda defeats the purpose lol. Also, what makes the guitars sound so crunchy for Korn is the bass but if the lead is already below the point where you can distinguish notes the bass can't help and it sounds empty. Just like Bulls on parade and Walk and Master of Puppets. The only One (hah, get it?) that sounded okay was One. What makes all those riffs from ye olden times is the melody and tuning down to the point where it's just rumbly noise loses that part.

[@Speedgovernor]

Pantera Walk turned into straight forward Meshuggah feeling ❤

[@treekangaroo.7691]

I guess I need more nickleback djent

[@kenk8072]

Everything sounds heavier, however knowing the original riff the lower tuning makes things sound a little muddy.

[@barrymcnicholl4140]

If you need to downtune to sound heavy, you have not yet achieved a state of true heaviness

[@DrBlort]

Nice idea and I'm glad you tried, but for me it just sounds lower pitched, not better nor really heavier than the originals.

[@Slyness64209]

Thiq was dope af! Just sad that these kinda videos need to feature only mad famous bands and songs for watchtime and going viral, I feel like there's a lot of slightly not as famous riffs that would've worked way better imo. Also a little sad that there wasn't any Black Sabbath in there, it was the most obvious one for me haha. I hope there's gonna be more episodes of this!

[@artokujala]

Does everything sound better with an 8-string? Yes.

[@mrbobmetalhead69]

Master of puppet on 8 string sounds like doom soundtrack without synth sound

[@thegodk1ller]

5:22 🥶

[@marcosolano6612]

Bulls on Parade should be in Doom Eternal

[@TheBlackcredo]

I'd love to hear Immigrant Song on an 8 string.

[@praneshrao4132]

Most of these songs sound unique and could stand on their own. Also, Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin

[@drums4lyfe0987]

Master of puppets sounds like slipknot, bulls on parade sounds like meshuggah

[@moonboogien8908]

Painkiller was just a random meshuggah riff😂

[@mastershredder5123]

Bulls on Parade! And everything after!

[@gitplayer55]

An 8 string is on my list, but I can't really decide which one. Solar would be cool because of the evertune, which really helps with low tunings, but I think I would use the guitar too little to justify the price. So I looked into cheaper alternatives and since I recently got a cheap Les Paul style guitar from Cort, which is great after a good setup, I kinda think this is what I should go for. They have 8 strings as well and really affordable. And let's be honest, with the indonesian made stuff, you basically get a Cort or Samick anyway, becaue these are the 2 companies that build almost everything there for every big brand.

[@peteplaysmusic]

I obviously recommend this one however, the Harley Benton Multiscale-8 I played recently was decent (but had a chunky neck). Another good option is Ibanez but avoid any with Ibanez own brand pickups. Thanks for watching! :)

[@mercuryfaith]

The original Here To Stay sounds already heavy and dark...even on a 8 strings nothing change.

[@krzysztofmackiewicz9124]

What guitar tuning is this for 8th string please?