Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
8 strings are more popular these days but there's still a lot of misconceptions about them. We need to talk about 8 strings...
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Video Chapters:
0:00 - 8 String Misconceptions
0:19 - Just Play A Bass
1:15 - 8 Strings Feel Different
2:35 - Why So Many Bassists?
3:25 - You Only Use 1 String
4:39 - Definitely Not A Bass
This video was made possible with the support of my awesome Patrons: Jason Lowman, Florian Bayer and more over on Patreon.
I'm Pete and I play music! Having fun with metal guitar doing everything from modern metal, extended range 7 strings and 8 strings to thrash metal on a good old 6 string. Riffs in the styles of other bands, shredding and lots of fun with metal music!
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8 strings are more popular these days but there's still a lot of misconceptions about them. We need to talk about 8 strings...
Support The Channel:
- Patreon: bit.ly/3aut5lx
Guitars & Gear (Sweetwater):
- Schecter Tao-8 Azure: sweetwater.sjv.io/zNE7MG
- Cubase: sweetwater.sjv.io/KjzeAe
- Ernie Ball Strings: sweetwater.sjv.io/5gnb31
- Dunlop Jazz III Picks: sweetwater.sjv.io/m5GgBO
Guitars & Gear (Thomann):
- Harley Benton ST-Modern Plus: bit.ly/4eL17NE
- Cubase: bit.ly/3O2nXWM
- Focusrite 2i4: bit.ly/3RorCxC
- Ernie Ball Strings: bit.ly/2IitKWG
- Dunlop Jazz III Picks: bit.ly/3rnxWNi
Guitar, Bass & Drum Tones:
- Neural DSP Archetype Nolly: bit.ly/3riSBlJ
- Toontrack EZbass: bit.ly/4ixFv9Y
- MDLtone Ultimate Heavy Drums: bit.ly/3LrxxQT
My Music:
- Spotify: spoti.fi/3rbYz7Q
- Apple Music: bit.ly/44hfXXv
- Amazon Music: amzn.to/3XM10dx
Follow Me:
- Instagram: bit.ly/3ySz8JQ
- TikTok: bit.ly/3pyeAVs
- Facebook: bit.ly/3nR6ToK
- Twitter: bit.ly/3yl5c7S
DistroKid:
- Get 7% Off DistroKid Here: distrokid.com/vip/petecottrell
Business Enquiries:
petelessons@hotmail.com
Video Chapters:
0:00 - 8 String Misconceptions
0:19 - Just Play A Bass
1:15 - 8 Strings Feel Different
2:35 - Why So Many Bassists?
3:25 - You Only Use 1 String
4:39 - Definitely Not A Bass
This video was made possible with the support of my awesome Patrons: Jason Lowman, Florian Bayer and more over on Patreon.
I'm Pete and I play music! Having fun with metal guitar doing everything from modern metal, extended range 7 strings and 8 strings to thrash metal on a good old 6 string. Riffs in the styles of other bands, shredding and lots of fun with metal music!
*All links are Affiliate links*
