I'd also add that I'm glad I ignored 7 String guitars, while I'm using low B a lot, its lovely just to spin off it now and again down to low A or G, love it data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
That said, I have a gig in a couple of weeks and I need to dig out the old 6 string for some practice, the 8 string will not be replacing the old ESP any time soon! Going from a 6 to a 7 string isn't that much of a strech. 6 to 8 though is a real struggle. Got to admitt when ive tried 8 strings ive found it difficult. Indeed, however, shopping round here will help and possibly upping your budget. But no matter what, it takes some time to get used to, however, I'm hooked and love messing around with it. I have to force myself you use all 8 strings though, as playing a chord progression on the normal top E->E strings is quite difficult without practice.
And on the flip side, when I pick up my 6 string again it feels like a Banjo data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 I didn't anticipate this, but my lead work has improved again, something I was more affluent with as a younger guitarist. I'm more riff heavy nowadays, but this is an added bonus, especially when going back to my ESP, feels so simple to play and my fingers have already had all the stretch exercises they need playing Alter Bridge riffs on the 8 String data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
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