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8 string guitar open a' string question Rate Topic Display Mode Topic Options Author Message Guitarchitecture Posted 11/15/2010 12:27 PM Forum Newbie Group: Forum Members Last Login: 11/15/2010 4:54 PM Posts: 1, Visits: 2 Hey all, Has anyone here experimented with using a .007 for a high A above E? The 8 string guitar I'm getting has a 26.5" scale and is currently tuned (low to high) F#, B, E, A, D, G, B, E. I'd like to get rid of the F# and instead go to: B, E, A, D, G, C, E, A I've seen videos of people using the Octave4 plus strings and getting similar scale lengths (and longer) to A440 using gauges from .005-->.007 (You can check out the Marshall Harrison video here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JslLRgpNhhc) But I've always used D'addario .011s on my electrics and I'd like to keep using them - but I don't know how stable .007 is at that pitch. I'm also guessing the scale length will require 10's but I guess I'll see when it gets here. Thanks! scott http://www.guitarchitecture.org Post #38383 « Prev Topic | Next Topic »

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