u/thetortureneverstops

For about 20 years, I only ever played a 6 string in E, Eb, and drop D. About 3 years ago, I got my first 7 string. In the last 6 months, I've added another 7 string, 27" baritone and now a multiscale (25.4"-27") 8 string. I love it but I've had to make a lot of adjustments!

• Pickup replacement and height changes seem to make an even bigger difference - a wooly guitar pickup can sound good in standard tuning, but too much low end on low tunings is awful
• I had to learn how to set gain and EQ all over again - less is more with dirt and bass!
• I find myself making small changes in gauge with every re-string to get the right feel, a lot more than I ever did with a standard tuning
• ... which leads to spending more time setting action and intonation
• My clip-on tuner can't seem to pick up lower notes, which makes it more difficult to set intonation, not to mention tuning in general

What other considerations are unique to extended range guitars?

~ * ~ just extended range things ~ * ~