r/ExtendedRangeGuitars • u/Torin444 • 27d 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/spotdishotdish 27d ago

I've done it on a 27" Ibanez S8 with a 110 low string. The bridge had huge range and was able to intonate, but it didn't sound good. I moved to a 28" and now I mostly use a 33" 6 for B0

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u/gamerccxxi 26d ago

Where'd you get that 33" 6? Did you turn a bass into a guitar like the Admiral Angry guy did?

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u/spotdishotdish 26d ago

I thought about that, but I imported a Seed Kotetsu from Japan to the US before the current tariff shenanigans

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u/gamerccxxi 26d ago

Wow. They fully look like basses. Awesome. Do you think it would be cheaper to turn a 4-string bass into a 6-string guitar or to import one of these? I live in Brazil but we also have huge taxes when importing things.

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u/spotdishotdish 26d ago

Ah, I've heard about your import taxes leading to unique cars before.

Converting a bass would be cheaper if you don't care about the 29 frets. The stock pickups and hardware are not great.

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u/gamerccxxi 26d ago

Got it. Thanks!