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- PREMIUM GUITAR STRING - NYXLs are our premium uncoated electric strings, delivering unrivaled strength and tuning stability, plus enhanced mid-range.
- CUT THROUGH THE MIX – The premium nickel-plated steel wrap wire used for NYXLs provides accentuated frequency response in the 1 - 3.5 kHz range, so you get more presence and crunch to cut through the mix.
- STAYS IN TUNE, STRONGER STRING - Fusion Twist technology assures NYXL electric guitar strings stay in tune 131% better than standard strings, while the NY Steel core wire makes them up to 40% stronger—bent two whole steps higher, NYXL strings are still at less than 75% of their breaking point.
- EARN REWARD POINTS - NYXL strings come with a code which you can register to earn Players Circle points.
- MADE IN THE USA – NYXL electric guitar strings are made in the USA—drawn to our exacting specifications at our New York production facility.
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| Height | 4.75 Inches |
| Length | 4.75 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Size | 1-Pack |
| Weight | 0.0881849048 Pounds |
| Width | 0.324 Inches |
For a second, I thought Forst was a guitar company I had never heard of :P
I can give you my experience. Earlier in the year I bought a Kiesel AM8 (shameless plug), and I recently just got it set up by a local luthier for a drop E tuning (all standard except the lowest string, which is an E instead of an F#) with these strings. It has a scale length of 26" on the treble side, and 27-1/2" on the bass side.
I won't speak on the guitar itself (spoiler: I absolutely love it), but rather my experience jumping from a six to an eight string guitar. I am so glad I went with a multiscale guitar. The entire idea of an eight string guitar is pretty extreme, and at drop-E I have a 27-1/2" string trying to do the exact same job as a low E on a bass, which is somewhere around a 35" scale length. On the other hand, you can't go too big with your high strings without sacrificing timbre and all that. You'll see a lot of guitars that try to compromise with a 27" or so scale length, and while the idea makes me squirm a little bit, it's certainly not impossible to work with. Neither Meshuggah, Periphery, nor the bulk of Tosin Abasi's music use multiscale guitars on their 8's (well, the new Meshuggah guy does, but that guitar is weird).
As for tension and string gauge, that calculator already posted is a great resource. It's just a way to get as close as possible to the most efficient circumstance with regards to the physics of your guitar. It makes it much easier to have a more consistent tuning and sound.
Aside from that, I would definitely recommend locking tuners, and some Fishman Fluence pickups. The rest is up to you :)