I've stumbled on Wes Lambe's webpage, where he sells custom 8 string guitars whose bottom 3 strings have bass tuners & pickups - anyway, the scale difference is 29''-25''. That's a 4'' fan.
How would that be in terms of ergonomics on a non-hybrid guitar? Wouldn't a hugely aggressive fan such as...
When I started playing 9-string guitar, I was trying out a couple of tunings until I found what I consider best for me: BEBEADGBE (7 string standard + drop E, as many 8-string players are using it, + another B, the same as on a 5-string bass). This tuning is merging the best parts of a 5-string...
There had been a thread with a similar name a couple of years ago. And I remember many discussing — and being sure — that 9 string guitars would be 8 strings with an additional high a (or g string) when they become more "mainstream". Now we have the RG9 for the masses (I own one myself) and its...