Ernie ball 8 string sets?!

[ibbyfreak13]

today i was on ernie balls web site and they have an 8 string pack, called "8-string slinky" its 10-74.
just thought i would share close this if already mentioned, used search found nothing

 

[Hollowway]

Cool, but that's a pretty heavy gauge for standard tuning on an ERG. I'd love to see a super slinky and extra slinky for 8s.

 

[Van Heezey]

Wow! that's, like, perfect! Especially the 64 for the B string. That's a pretty on point gauge for me I'd say, and I think that 74 could cut it well for the low F#.

 

[rubik]

Hey guys. I was looking up some ernie ball strings and found those.

Ernie Ball Inc. - Strings, Sets, Electric Guitar, Nickel Wound

Gauges .010 .013 .017 .030 .042 .042 .054 .064 .074
Price 11 bucks. But no international shipping. Tried google and no such strings at any website. Anyone tried em? Anyone knows where to buy with international shipping? Thanks.

 

[Guamskyy]

Hey guys. I was looking up some ernie ball strings and found those.

Ernie Ball Inc. - Strings, Sets, Electric Guitar, Nickel Wound

A .54 for a standard tuned E Too much tension!

 

[vampiregenocide]

Yeah thats a pretty heavy set. Now Music Man need to make an 8 string.

 

[MikeH]

Give me a .048 for the E and it would be awesome. .054 is too heavy.

 

[Isan]

lol I use 56 for E ... this set is perfect

 

[heilarkyguitar]

dont think that wld work ?

 

[Cheesebuiscut]

It'd work but the tension string to string is going to vary like crazy because companies still have no concept of string tension...

add 2 strings to the guitar and all of a sudden a E2 isn't a E2 anymore...

You progressively get less tension on the low strings from the E2 having nearly 26lbs to the F#1 having 14...

Makes total sense, nice to see they are actually giving enough of a crap to make the set though. Its the thought

 

[glassmoon0fo]

dammit, every time i see this thread i keep thinking EBMM is finally making an 8 string =(

+1 to the super-high tension, that'd be pretty heavy on a 25.5 inch scale, add in extended scale and it's pretty much unusable, for me at least. now, GET ON MAKING THAT 8 STRING DAMMIT.

 

[MikeH]

Yeah, putting these on my 828 would literally be unbearable.

 

[Release_Rinzler]

When I ordered my 8 string to my store they sent me a set of those and I was wondering what the deal was with them. Good thing I didn't put them on.

 

[jr1092]

54 is a lot of tension for the E, especially considering their 7 string slinky sets that I used in the past had a 56 for the low B.

 

[onefingersweep]

Horrible set!

54 for a E?! No thanks.

10 for a high E with 28 inch scale or more?! No thanks.

 

[Release_Rinzler]

What would be the ideal set for something like this? What does Tosin use?

 

[MikeH]

I sent them an email. Let's see what they have to say.

 

[welsh_7stinger]

i was disappointed when i found out the gagues, well we can all hope they make multiple 8 string sets (they have done for 7s) i'd be useing a simlar set for my 8 (when i get it) but still the low gagues r not right and i was expecting more like a 8 string version of the regular slinky's. still EB are all i use on my guitars

 

[glassmoon0fo]

What would be the ideal set for something like this? What does Tosin use?

believe it or not, word is tosin uses 11s on his 2228. he doesnt bend much and does lots of finger picking so it isnt too far fetched that he uses such heavy guages, but that just wont work for me

 

[Cheesebuiscut]

He also hammers the crap out of the strings so the tightness of 11's would keep it from buzzing too much due to flop xD