my guitar is this ibanez http://www.ibanez.com/products/eg_detail.php?year=2016&area_id=3&cat_id=1&series_id=1&data_id=346&color=CL01
 
SPEC
neck type: Nitro Wizard-8 5pc Maple/Walnut neck
body: Basswood body
fretboard: Rosewood fretboard
fret: Jumbo frets
bridge: Gibraltar Standard II-8 bridge
neck pickup: EMG® 808 (H) neck pickup (Active/Alnico)
bridge pickup: EMG® 808 (H) bridge pickup (Active/Alnico)
factory tuning: 1D#, 2A#, 3F#, 4C#, 5G#, 6D#, 7A#, 8F
string gauge: .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.054/.065
hardware color: Cosmo black
Neck Dimensions
Scale 686mm/27"
a : Width at Nut 55mm
b : Width at Last Fret 80mm
c : Thickness at 1st 20mm
d : Thickness at 12th 21.5mm
Radius 400mmR

Jarsve
factory tuning: 1D#, 2A#, 3F#, 4C#, 5G#, 6D#, 7A#, 8F 

 
At first I was WTH???  Then I saw the string gauges and realized I was used to seeing the strings in the opposite direction!  LOL.  The top six strings are simply tuned a half-step down from the normal EADGBE then you have two lower strings, right?  So why is the 8th string (lowest) not tuned to F# as well?  I could understand it being E (down a full step like a drop-D on a normal six-string), but F?  Weird.
 
Still, that's one sharp guitar you've got there!  (Pun intended and not.  )

Jarsve , that is one very nice looking guitar you have there How's she play ?
Yes , its a 27 scale , that's exactly what I thought .
My 8 string guitar is a striped down Rat Rod version along similar lines of yours ...Yet, it's another gtr company , non EMG pick ups and a fixed bridge ...
I love the 28 inch scale ...lots of room on the fingerboard . The fixed bridge has enough room to get proper intonation on all the strings , also with the longer scale , the string tension feels right ( too me ) ...
Hey , thanks for sharing your axe ...
 
Craig , the tuning specs listed on the Ibanez page are the equivalent of what standard 8 string guitar is tuned to when using an 8 string A 440 tuning ...
Ibanez just lists it down a half step ...it's just like tuning all the strings of 6 string guitar to an Eb half step down tuning ....lots of 6 string players have done that ...
Ibanez low to high tuning .....F , Bb , Eb, Ab, Db , Gb, Bb, Eb, = an a 440 8 string tuning tuned down one semitone
8 string guitar a 440 standard tuning low to high ....F#, B , E, A, D, G, B, E, ( my current tuning )
With the longer scale lengths on most of the current crop of extended rage guitars , you may notice that most of the extended range guitars wind up using much lighter strings  .....
The longer scale gives the lighter strings more tension in all aspects of how they feel when you play ..
For example , my 7 string guitar is a 25 1/2 Fender style scale length ....
I have to use heavier strings just to keep things from flopping around when I'm playing it ....
On the 8 string I get the same type of feel that I'm used to running a set of strings 2 gauges down .The guitar still feels tight and spongy ...I'm using 9's ..while I have to use 10's or 11's on my 7 ......
 
anyway , nice talking with you guys,
 
Kenny

 

 
Robert Conti on 8 string guitar
 
Kenny
 

kennywtelejazz
Jarsve , that is one very nice looking guitar you have there  How's she play ?
Yes , its a 27 scale , that's exactly what I thought .
My 8 string guitar is a striped down Rat Rod version along similar lines of yours ...Yet, it's another gtr company , non EMG pick ups and a fixed bridge ...
I love the 28 inch scale ...lots of room on the fingerboard . The fixed bridge has enough room to get proper intonation on all the strings , also with the longer scale , the string tension feels right ( too me ) ...
Hey , thanks for sharing your axe ...
 

I had to set fix the neck after going to E, H, E, A, D, G, H, E. It didn't change much but the tension is higher so I wanted to be sure. And I like low strings. Low action that is.
 
The guitar is sounding metal. You can play other styles on it, but you wont get a clean, clean sound. One thing that it does really good is 80s thrash metal. Better than my 7 strings with same pickups and same brand, but with a Ibanez locks and floating tremolo bridge system.
 
I have short fingers so this is my limit for the neck. It would be cool just to own a 9 strings someday, but I don’t think I could play on the lowest and the highest at the same time. This neck feels good and nice to use.
 
To be honest I should practice more. I am too lazy to practice for long. And I often skip. So I guess you are a much better guitarist than me. Only light in the tunnel is that I am playing. But should do much more.

Jarsve
[font="calibri; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.8"]I had to set fix the neck after going to E, H, E, A, D, G, H, E. 

Wow, I thought only German Classical music used H for B! 

craigb

Jarsve
[font="calibri; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.8"]I had to set fix the neck after going to E, H, E, A, D, G, H, E. 

Wow, I thought only German Classical music used H for B! 

its Norwegian too! we call Hb for a B! sorry for mixing up!
My tuning is: E, B, E, A, D, G, B, E.
Not E, Ø, E, Æ, Å, Ø, I, M!

Jarsve

kennywtelejazz
Jarsve , that is one very nice looking guitar you have there  How's she play ?
Yes , its a 27 scale , that's exactly what I thought .
My 8 string guitar is a striped down Rat Rod version along similar lines of yours ...Yet, it's another gtr company , non EMG pick ups and a fixed bridge ...
I love the 28 inch scale ...lots of room on the fingerboard . The fixed bridge has enough room to get proper intonation on all the strings , also with the longer scale , the string tension feels right ( too me ) ...
Hey , thanks for sharing your axe ...
 

I had to set fix the neck after going to E, H, E, A, D, G, H, E. It didn't change much but the tension is higher so I wanted to be sure. And I like low strings. Low action that is.
 
The guitar is sounding metal. You can play other styles on it, but you wont get a clean, clean sound. One thing that it does really good is 80s thrash metal. Better than my 7 strings with same pickups and same brand, but with a Ibanez locks and floating tremolo bridge system.
 
I have short fingers so this is my limit for the neck. It would be cool just to own a 9 strings someday, but I don’t think I could play on the lowest and the highest at the same time. This neck feels good and nice to use.
 
To be honest I should practice more. I am too lazy to practice for long. And I often skip. So I guess you are a much better guitarist than me. Only light in the tunnel is that I am playing. But should do much more.

 
Sure I get where your coming from
 
I happen too think "we all should practice the guitar " a lot more  .
IMHO,  20 hrs a day just don't cut it anymore couldn't resist ..he he he ..
 
Ibanez makes some Bad @$$ed guitars ..The one I have I got in 1987 & it's a keeper .
Someday when I have the money to do so , I would like to get The Ibanez 7 string Arch-top for clean solo Jazz Guitar Playing ..That's the type of Playing that sparked my interest in 7 strings way back in the day .
http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Ibanez_AFJ957_7_String_Archtop_Review
 
For now I'm very happy with learning how to play the 8 string guitar ...8 strings seems about right for where I'm at.
 
 
Yeah , 9 strings and 10 string guitars I'm also interested in .....BRING IT ON I'll be going there once I find a rich girlfriend or the day I finally get a gig ( once again )...judging by my track record I may need to get a GIG playing ..since my golden slipper got toe jam heh he ...
 
Quick Pic on a possible future 9 string

Full specs .
http://www.rondomusic.com/septorelite930ebdncblackflam.html
 
Quick Pic on a possible future  10 string

Full Specs
http://www.rondomusic.com/septorelt1027ebcanatmahog.html
 
Oh BTW , I understood your guitar tuning .....

Jarsve

Wow , That Guy can certainly Play Pssst, don't tell anybody I'm already stealing a lot of his licks ...I kid you not ...I'm just playing them slower
 

Jarsve

 
WOW , Great stuff , Thanks for posting these Vids
 
all the best,
 
Kenny