Carl Kolchak
Last of the famous international playboys
You could always just use a 6 string bass and tune it the same as an 8 string.
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THISguitars in Drop E and the bass in Drop A, so for most of the range the bass still has the potential to play a full octave lower than the guitar, and for the very lowest range we can experiment with unison, fourths (ie. lowest E on guitar with low B on bass played underneath), or the bass being above the guitars.
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