Tune the 8th string down a whole step. It’ll put you in a drop tuning and that 8th string will now be an octave below the 6th string, which is tuned to e.

Seems like a quality product and absolutely a stand-up guy. He did right by doing his customer orders first before pandering to the youtuber handout list. That action alone makes me want to look into one of these. He has his priorities in order for a quality business model.

You are doing it wrong, you’re only supposed to be playing the lowest string bro

That F# tuning is considered "standard" for an 8-string (being called F# standard), and you can also drop-tune the low 8th string (drop E). I believe Meshuggah only uses F standard (1/2 step down on all 8 strings) and drop Eb (F standard drop-tuned).

4:37 Good man Tyler even showing the tuning for the song in the middle of the song

Proof 8 strings aren't just for "djent". I hate that most people automatically assume that

Even though most don't use an 8 this way, it's nice to see someone use it properly....you know actually making music and not just bashing a rhythm on the top... and awesome music as well!!!❤❤

Guys at Badstroke literally creaming their pants right now. Couldn't get a better endorsement/sound demo

that song that you played was amazing

This has to be one of my favourite "demo"-songs in a long time! It was exactly what I expected to come out of you playing an 8 string. Dark, melodic and heavy but not metal. Really awesome. The pickups sound amazing too! Kinda makes me want a badstroke guitar!

I am so happy that you didn’t play it “traditionally” that was an awesome song! Please make that available to purchase. Yes, I said purchase because I want to have it, haha not just rent it!

Heck Yeah, Man! That was the best 8 string demo I've seen in a long time. That guitar looks AWESOME. Playing the 8 string is the most fun I have had on guitar in so long. Welcome to the 8 string Boyees

First guitar that I bought for myself was an 8 string Strandberg, and the learning curve from 6 to 8 strings was pretty steep, but I stuck with it and learned a few songs/ riffs and since, it has become my absolute favorite guitar, where I can get as heavy as DOOM riffs with slight down tuning, and beautiful melodic leads, 8 strings are my favorite guitar right now and I stand by that, after owning everything from 6-8.

you're so good at guitarying, i love that rob scallon approach to 8st, IT'S NOT ONLY FOR THE DJENT, amazing

Sickkkkkk dude... Welcome to the 8 string family big dawg. Just got my first 8 a year ago. Love it. 🔥

I’m just excited that you’re using it in your own way. I feel like the instrument really shines when using all the strings like you have, otherwise, a baritone is better for just using the low register.

Beautiful piece of 8 string machinery. Love the color and the shape. I especially love how he uses the blend of color and natural wood. The pick guard is "Sick". It took him a while to get it to you but after 4 years it was definitely worth it. Amazing song you pulled out of your inter 8 string self.

HOLY SHIT I LOVE THIS, I don’t view 7s 8s or 9s as metal guitars, they’re just guitars with bass strings and you can really experiment with these guitars and that’s what I absolutely love about them✨ Steve Vai uses a 7 and John Petrucci uses 7s and 8s and I love them so much they’re a learning curve but they’re so much fun!

Dude, I have considered getting this exact guitar before. It's one of the coolest I've ever seen!

This is your best song for a video yet. I'd listen to this again.

I was able to use an 8 string on a project, had never even looked at one before that. Loved what it did. The thing you are doing, reminds me of Fripp stuff....very cool.

Very nice !!! Beautiful design, LOVE the colors, and the wood pickguard really completes it! Loved the music you made too ;)

Well done, it's not that often that all strings of an 8 strings guitar are used!

that looks awesome love the natural wood look of the pickguard

I fucking loved the demo song dude, it sounded to my ear a lot like Ghost. It had the same kind of mysterious atmosphere that they have in some of their songs

It's good to see an 8 string used to make actual music instead of just chugging away at the lowest string. If you want more 8 string bands to listen to rather than the usual suspects, I suggest you check out music from Little Tybee, Deftones, and Beyond Creation. I would even suggest listening to some of Uli Jon Roth's 8 string flamenco work as well just to get an idea for everything that's possible with an 8 string guitar. I look forward to hearing what else you can come up with. Keep on rocking 🤘🏿

duude gotta get an 8 string now. That track you made sounded UNBELEIVABLE!! Soooo SICKKKKK

Dude that song is actually sick. I love how you used the extra range in a different way than most. Excellent work!

Always love seeing something do the 8 string justice! it's so often brushed aside and not treated seriously, but this shows the type of cool stuff that can come out of giving it the time of day🤘🤘

Happy you got yours. I´m still waiting for mine. Great song and playing!

I ordered a bass from BadStroke and supposed to get it in November. Super excited. Overall Design and craftsman ship looks amazing.

This is now my favorite video from you.

If I eat my six string Guitar, will it become an "Ate" string?

Main tunings are F# Standard (the one you use), Drop E (just drop the low F# to E) and EAEADGBE. Bands: Deftones and Sleep Token.

Crazy sustain at the end. Fantastic

Phenomenal song. Super cool looking guitar, too. I hope their business does well; they clearly make good stuff.

Awesome riff there brother. Exploit those octaves! Nice how new gear sometimes leads to new ideas and new music.

I’m glad that you used the guitars string in entirety. Not the first 2 or the last 6. Thanks for bringing us 8 stringers to the forefront

I've been looking at these guitars for quite a while! Very cool to hear this one in action!

Lovely riff and composition. Guitar looks very well made.

That song fucking slayed, very impressed with what you were able to come up with considering that you're not in the "Djent" world Animals as Leaders plays in standard tuning with the 8th dropped to an E. Meshuggah plays mostly half step down. I recommend Beyond Creation for a band that does some fun stuff with their extended range instruments

amazing improv/song . well used of the 8 strings

Badstroke should sell pickguards. That one is beautiful.

Now I want an 8 string. I love the maple board

Tyler, your use of language when talking about 8 string music and referring to it as a "tradition" of music brought a smile to my face. A lot of the heavier stuff using extended range instruments catches so much flack, and its cool to hear somebody who isn't necessarily super embeded in that scene still come from a place of open mindedness and respect. Thats the sign of a musician who wants more than anything to continue learning! Edit: Totally forgot to add my recommendation! Check out Berzerker by the band after the burial, its got a perfect combination of shred/riffage and absolutely stupid down tuned rhythmic madness. Its not necessarily a deep cut but it is pretty old at this point, i think its from around 2008-2010? So while they arent necessarily inventers in the scene, id argue they are some really important innovators.

Well now I want an 8-string, lol The song you wrote with your new 8-string was awesome. Really loved the tones you gathered together with it!

that’s such a beautiful guitar, i’m glad that you got your hands on it

Ah..the 8-string tapping lick at 7:25, sooo Tool. Love it! Nice Tyler! 🙂

Justin Lowe's (RIP) KZfaq personal demo reel on the 8-string is epic and awesome.

I was an early adopter of 8 string multi scale loved it from day 1. its faster to go down in leaps whwn you can string hop as opposed to sliding down P4ths or more.

I own a Schecter Hellraiser C8 that I've had for a little over a year now. It's a learning curve, to say the least. The tuning I've been messing with lately is essentially Drop E. EAEADGBE Your song was tight, man. Keep shredding!!

Straight up, finally got myself an 8 string off a pawn shop last week

Nice composition to showcase it! Haha I also thought those jagged “8 hits” were clever 🤘🏻

This is win. 🤘🤘8️⃣🎸 I would enjoy it if more 8-string players approached the instrument in this way. As for bands, I recommend the band Animals as Leaders, who also are known to have invented some of the now well known 8-string techniques.

That's the first time I actually enjoy a 8 string song. I might consider buying one. Well done.

Buying an 8 string was the best thing ever for me especially since I'm a big Animals as Leaders fan

First off love the look of the guitar second killer playing

I got my 8 string(Schecter Diamond series) because I didn't have one. A whole lotta fun to play.

What a great song!!! Love the melody!!! Just a perfect song for this type of guitar!!! Love the fact that you did a whole song and not just some bits of playing here and there!!! The guitar looks awesome.

Please please do some Rob Scallon stuff with this! The real the king of the 8 string, try his slap stuff, and his song Anchor

such effortless mastery! love it

Very melodic, beautiful. Eight strings is a step(down?😜) for free mind creativity. Well done man.

Lovely looking guitar and that was an awesome song

Based on the incredible piece of music you wrote with this thing, I’d say you were using it right… whether or not it was how it was MEANT to be used. Nice guitar, and good job!

Fun thing about extended guitars is that they come with a full 6 string guitar! Also I could recommend tuning the guitar a whole step down it might require a different string gauge but it can be worth it if you don’t want to go that low drop tuning the lowest 2 strings or just the lowest could also be very interesting. Enjoy the low rider ride!

The man plays an 8 string for the first time and already he's a genius at it. Wow...

For small 8 string guitar bands, I can recommend the Copenhagen based boys from Cold Night For Alligators, they are so much more than the typical djent

8-string guitar is awesome and addictive to play!!

I am currently writing an album on my 8 string with a tuning of EAEADGBE so it is standard tuning with the two lower strings in EA again allowing me to copy a riff from one EA to the next. The 7th string mixed with the 6th string allows me to play power chords like a drop A tuning too

Tyler kool riff man. Loved the sound. too.

That's my most favorite Tyler song ever. Sweet guitar too. I don't know what 8 string bands are obvious. All I know is Mattias IA Eklundh and Freak Kitchen are awesome.

New guitar company for me to check out, thanks Tyler! Try out F standard, what Meshuggah mostly play in. I also really like Drop E and Drop D#. Lower than that I usually use the transpose feature on my Neural DSP plugins or a pitch shifter. Happy shredding!

That thing sounds amazing

Everyone usually craps on extended range guitars until they actually sit with them for a bit. I use a 9 string guitar regularly. It actually helps with dexterity. Switching back to a 6 string makes it feel easier for some reason.

Man. Nothing short of kick ass! That was a killer track.

What a great looper tool. I'll have to make one...

Cool! I do have a Headless 8 String. I've used it in standard "F#-E" tuning...and a Dropped "E-E" tuning.

Solid work! You must check out Sleep Token. On a side note, I’ve actually been tuning my 7-string to CGCFADD. It’s more of a 6-string approach but the doubled high string produces this extra jangly, 12 string-like vibe.

Aw man I ed tune that Bad boy to drop A with an E on the lowest string ! Opens lots of possibilities with octaves on the first 4 strings

definitely check out The Dali Thundering Concept. They put all 8 strings through the paces in super creative ways.

Enjoy 👌🏼

This guitar looks awesome

some other tunings are F standard (all half-step down), drop E/Eb and also double drop B with the F# tuned down to a lower B

Tyler, are you gonna djent?

That's a sick riff, makes me want to add an 8 string or a baritone to the rack.

I ordered my badstroke 8 string from the fiend series in October 2021. I'm in the Facebook group from badstroke where there have not been any updates in months, and people are angry and demand refunds and/or updates and answers. I have not seen a single picture of my guitar in progress, only that it's "next to complete" according to a docs list. I don't think any of the customers in the group knew about what happened with the indigogo campaign, only that badstroke was in financial troubles 1-2 years ago. Watching this gives me hope to someday receive my instrument and it being just as good as I hoped it to be when I ordered

That’s a really sweet guitar, I like it a lot. Would be good to see more people play extended range outside of the metal genre.

Wait, you can play the other 7 strings on one of these, you learn something new every day.

That song is banging!! wow awesome tone.

Totally BADASS man! I might have to get one myself.

I feel like this is the way an 8 string was supposed to be played. Good stuff

I've always found the initial popularity of 7 string guitars to be ironic. The Ibanez Jem 7 string had been around since the late 80s, though few beyond Vai used them (even by him). It wasn't until the mid to late 90s that you started seeing them with bands line Korn. The irony is that they could easily have played everything on a a 3, occasionally 4 string guitar. Maybe a baritone quattro or something.

that riff is so tosin abasi. soo cool though bro. good stuff 👌👌👌👌

I need to hear more of whatever you wrote with that guitar

Really enjoyed this, great work!

Great song! Especially loved the drones.

That's a cool guitar! I personally feel like anything beyond 7-strings I feel like I should be playing a Stick. Maybe that just my personal limitations as a musician, so I don't shame anyone for playing them. But if you want more of a bass-like sound, dropping the bottom string to E (a la Tosin Abasai) will get you there.

Very nice. Nice tune you created Tyler. Thanks for another cool video.

dont know if this still counts but the band VOLA uses a 7 string tuned down to F# and they make the most beautiful music. The kind that makes you wanna lie down up on a tree branch at 2am to listen to

Looks and sounds great. I love the maple neck and the wood pickguard