Cool 8 string tuning?

[Metal_Webb]

Maybe monuments tuning?

F, Bb, F, Bb, Eb, F, Bb, Eb
(low to high)

This. I put my 8 into this tuning (thanks to TesseracT, just added the low F) and it's a blast! Nothing quite as nice sounding as 8 string barre chords with a touch of delay+reverb on it then switching it over to distortion for Bb chug Mine's 26.5" scale and I've got strung with .074 .066 .046 .036.026 .022w .016p .011 (The orange Hybrid Slinkys with the 74,66 and 22 individual strings)

Other option is tune to:
E E E E E E E E (all down an octave from standard E)
For maximum brootls and chromatisism.

 

[pwilldabeast14]

This one. I started using this because of my Wes Lambe guitar/bass hybrid. You can think of the low EAD as the first 3 bass strings and ADGBE as the 5 highest guitar strings. Or as a 6 string in drop D with normal 4ths below it.

exactly what i was thinking! my octave4plus set should be coming in soon

 

[leandroab]

I realized that I like open tunings a lot. You can try a F or E open tuning... Chords would sound monstrous..

 

[27duuude]

I cant believe no one has mentioned octave drop tunings like BBEADGBE or AADGCFAD. Those are my favorite.

 

[kikiKiba]

I this thread is old, but what about something like

F# B E A C# F# B E

I usually drop the 8 to an E.

So it's like a 6 in drop E with two highs for bigger open chords in Eminor, extra root and a 5th

Just a thought