Strandberg Boden Optimized Strings 8

Great set for the price

First, this are good strings. Secondly, the set has a nice price. They sound good, especially artificial harmonics. The material from which the strings are made is very high quality. Unfortunately, the 8th string has the same problem as other budget strings, it is muddy on the low E note. It has enough punch, but no readability. There are no issues with the rest of the strings, they sound great. I highly recommend this set as they sound great for the price.

Best strings I ever had for my 8-string

I've been getting my hand at 8-string guitar for a good 2 years now, and having a good intonation has always been a nightmare on this particular guitar (a fairly cheap Ibanez RGA8). I have tried many, many, many different string sets, combination of sets and tunings (from F#BEADGBE over CGCGCFAD over EADGCEAD and variations, for those interested), each time spending hours on adjusting bridge, saddle, even the trussrod if needed.

After slapping these babies on, I could go back to the regular F#BEADF#BE tuning I prefer lately, the intonation was just perfect from the get go and I didn't have to adjust anything on the guitar. I did however have to drill out the hole on the machine head to have the 8th string pass through it (and yes, I knew what I was doing), so you might want to double check the gauge of your 8th stringhole.

I've had them on for a couple of weeks now and barely had to tune them. They still sound fresh, even after hours of chugging, picking, slapping and tapping all over the neck. My guitar sounds punchy, ballsy and the low end, which has always been hard to tame, is tighter than ever. They sound especially full and rich on my JCM-900 tube amp.

All in all the best strings I've ever acquired for this guitar, definitely will buy these again.

Great strings

Great strings that sound good and feels good on my 8-string.

perfect for 8 string Strandberg

i could down-tune as low as my hearts (and my tone) content and it still held nice tension for my fingers