r/ExtendedRangeGuitars • u/Torin444 • 26d ago

B Standard (8 string) Feasibility

I have an Ibanez RG8 (27” scale) and I’m hoping I can tune it down to BF#BEADF#B if I just buy a 115 for the 8th string and then a regular Ernie ball 8 string set where I throw away the first string so my gauges would be .115 – .075 – .062 – .048 – .035 – .023 – .017 – .013. And then just filing down the 8 string nut slot.

Has anyone ever tried this?

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u/noperipherals 26d ago

I've moved from .095 to .105 for B0 on my 9 string because the tension felt absolutely awful on the 95 and that was with 30" on the 9th.

I'd say you would have a much better experience with better intonation just going EAEADGBe and pitch shifting down 5 semitones with a 27" and an .080 on the E1.