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Old 11-08-2008, 07:17 AM   #75 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Rock 'n' Rye View Post
on an eight string i think its more about the right string tension to drop tune it past drop A (why would you need to?) with out loosing note clarity
Dropped past A.. that's nuts. Back in the day when i was in a band, we used to tune to drop B# because we wanted "crunchy" music and even with that i needed mega thick strings to stop them flopping everywhere.

8 String Test. Seriously, just buy a bass and let someone else shred.

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