Non-djent Strandberg 8 string

[wakjob]

Dudes killing it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOogCIB0TFQ#t=13

 

[tssb]

awesome. just makes me gas for an 8-string even more.

 

[larry]

that was excellent.

 

[xzyryabx]

now that's a use of 6+ strings that I can appreciate!

 

[timbale]

that was absolutely brilliant!

 

[flo]

That was beautiful! Thanks for sharing

 

[SavM]

Very tasty playing indeed!!

 

[Wings of Obsidian]

Seen this floating around Facebook a lot. Finally decided to give it a view.

...well...looks like it's time for me to start slapping the bass again and then transfer that over to my guitar. Haha! Awesome!

 

[shawnperolis]

That was amazing.

 

[Mike]

Those EMG's sound damn good lol. This is just all around awesome.

 

[Malkav]

Very cool!

That guitar sounds fantastic

 

[Stereordinary]

I've been trying to tell people that 8-strings can be used for more than just metal (don't get me wrong, I love metal), but some people just don't seem to get it. Now I can just show them this video.

 

[Given To Fly]

I've been trying to tell people that 8-strings can be used for more than just metal (don't get me wrong, I love metal), but some people just don't seem to get it. Now I can just show them this video.

While true, look at the 8 string guitar market as well as who has had commercial success while playing 8 string guitars. Also, something SSO has taught me is "one person's hard rock is another person's death metal...and vice versa...sometimes. "

 

[Lorcan Ward]

Tasty

 

[Ethenmar]

The sound is amazing.

 

[Konfyouzd]

That's ....ing nuts...

 

[Svava]

That's beautiful.

Does anyone have a recommendation on where to embark upon learning to play in this style?

I only play 7 string but I'm sure if I had the skill I could play things like this on it xD

 

[JohnIce]

That's beautiful.

Does anyone have a recommendation on where to embark upon learning to play in this style?

I only play 7 string but I'm sure if I had the skill I could play things like this on it xD

Learn a melody to a song, then add bass notes to it and try to play them both at the same time. Work it up from there until you're comfortable playing bass+chord tones+lead melody all at once

 

[ElRay]

I'm not hearing anything that would indicate the straight pick-ups in a multi-scale guitar are any problem. Anybody here anything to to indicate otherwise?

Ray

 

[InfinityCollision]

While true, look at the 8 string guitar market as well as who has had commercial success while playing 8 string guitars. Also, something SSO has taught me is "one person's hard rock is another person's death metal...and vice versa...sometimes. "

Think about it this way: as cyclical and inbred as metal can be, the outer fringes of metal are fertile territory for experimentation and innovation. The community is far more open-minded as well. Jazz embraces a similar mindset, and this was especially true when ERGs first emerged in jazz music decades ago. Classical guitarists have come around to the concept to a degree simply out of acceptance of the fact that some music, particularly transcriptions, is a lot easier to play with an extra string or two (or more). Interest in ERGs will come slower in certain other genres of music because of a more traditional outlook and/or a lack of perceived value.

That's beautiful.

Does anyone have a recommendation on where to embark upon learning to play in this style?

I only play 7 string but I'm sure if I had the skill I could play things like this on it xD

Start learning songs by Candyrat artists.

Actually serious, you could learn it by studying the various current acoustic players who play a similar style, but the best advice I could offer here is to dig into (and I mean really dig into) classical and flamenco guitar. Spend some time on fingerstyle electric bass as well.

I'm not hearing anything that would indicate the straight pick-ups in a multi-scale guitar are any problem. Anybody here anything to to indicate otherwise?

Ray

They really aren't, it's just a different sound. The bridge in particular is akin to the angled bridge pickup on a Tele, SSS Strat, or a 3-pickup Gibson Nighthawk.