Best 8 String Electric Guitars in 2023
Here you'll find the best 8 string electric guitars.
Out of the more than 2000 guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.
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1. Strandberg Boden+ NX 8 True Temperament Twilight Purple
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- From Strandberg's 2021 The Boden+ NX True Temperament series
- Made in Indonesia
- 8 strings
- 28" to 26.5"'' scale
- 16" to 20" Fretboard Radius
- Flame Maple top
- American Basswood body
- Roasted Maple, Carbon Fiber reinforced neck
- Richlite Black fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern Ceramic, Black Plastic Cover (Humbucker/Active)
- Neck pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern Alnico, Black Plastic Cover (Humbucker/Active)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Strandberg EGS Series 7 fixed & string locks bridge
- EndurNeck Bolt-On neck
- 24 Medium Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- At bridge tuners
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Strandberg Boden+ NX 8 True Temperament Twilight Purple
Strandberg Boden+ NX 8 True Temperament Twilight Purple
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Coil Tap Pickups
- Weight Relief
- Luminescent Inlay
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Tremolo
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
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2. Music Man Majesty 8
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- Neck profile shape: C (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Herman Li fast (2 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Hot (2 votes)
- From Music Man's 2021 John Petrucci series
- Made in United States
- 8 strings
- 27" to 25.5"'' scale
- 17" Fretboard Radius
- Basswood Wings, Mahogany through neck body
- Mahogany neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Dreamcatcher (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio Rainmaker (Humbucker/Passive)
- 2 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Music Man Custom piezo hardtail bridge
- John Petrucci Neck-Through neck
- 24 Medium Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Schaller M6-IND locking (Chrome) tuners
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Music Man Majesty 8
Music Man Majesty 8
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Locking Tuners
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Compensated Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Neck-Through Build
- Coil Split, Multi-Voicing Pickups
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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3. Schecter C-8 Multiscale SLS Elite Evil Twin
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- Neck profile shape: C (14 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (11 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (17 votes)
- Pickups power: Hot (14 votes)
- From Schecter's 2022 SLS Elite series
- Made in South Korea
- 8 strings
- 27" to 25.5"'' scale
- 20" Fretboard Radius
- Swamp Ash body
- Maple/Walnut/Padauk Multi-ply w/ Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern Ceramic (Humbucker/Active)
- Neck pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern Alnico (Humbucker/Active)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Hipshot Hardtail (.125) w/ String Thru Body bridge
- Ultra Thin C Neck-Through neck
- 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Schecter Locking tuners
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Schecter C-8 Multiscale SLS Elite Evil Twin
Schecter C-8 Multiscale SLS Elite Evil Twin
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Top Brand Pickups
- Neck-Through Build
- Multi-Voicing Pickups
- Luminescent Inlay
- Made in South Korea
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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4. ESP LTD JR-608
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- Neck profile shape: D (20 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (30 votes)
- From ESP LTD's 2020 Signature series
- Made in Indonesia
- 8 strings
- 27"'' scale
- 13.78" Fretboard Radius
- Quilted Maple top
- Swamp Ash body
- 5Pc Walnut/Maple/Padauk neck
- Macassar Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Javier Reyes Open Core Humbucker (Humbucker/Active)
- Neck pickup: Fishman Javier Reyes Open Core Humbucker (Humbucker/Active)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- Hipshot w/ String Thru bridge
- Thin U Neck-Through neck
- 24 XL Jumbo frets
- LTD Locking tuners
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ESP LTD JR-608
ESP LTD JR-608
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Black Tusq XL Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Neck-Through Build
- Multi-Voicing Pickups
- Luminescent Inlay
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in Indonesia
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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5. Schecter John Browne Tao-8
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- Neck profile shape: Baseball / U (3 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (4 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Hot (2 votes)
- From Schecter's 2023 Reaper Elite series
- Made in South Korea
- 8 strings
- 27"'' scale
- 20" Fretboard Radius
- Flamed maple veneer top
- Swamp Ash body
- Wenge/Paduak 5-Ply neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Schecter USA Colossus (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Schecter USA Chaosbreaker (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 0 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Hipshot Fixed Bridge bridge
- Ultra Thin U Bolt-On neck
- 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Hipshot Grip-Lock tuners
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Schecter John Browne Tao-8
Schecter John Browne Tao-8
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Black Tusq XL Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Coil Split Pickups
- Luminescent Inlay
- Made in South Korea
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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6. Ibanez RG5328 Prestige
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- From Ibanez's 2019 RG series
- Made in Japan
- 8 strings
- 27"'' scale
- 17" Fretboard Radius
- Ash body
- Maple/Wenge neck
- Bound Macassar Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Fusion Edge 8 (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio Fusion Edge 8 (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Gibraltar Standard II-8 bridge
- Wizard-8 Bolt-On neck
- 24 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Gotoh MG-T locking machine heads tuners
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Ibanez RG5328 Prestige
Ibanez RG5328 Prestige
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Locking Tuners
- Made in Japan
- Expensive Wood
- Black Tusq XL Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Coil Split Pickups
- Luminescent Inlay
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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7. ESP E-II HRF NT-8 Baritone
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- Neck profile shape: Baseball / U (3 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (6 votes)
- From ESP E-II's 2014 HRF series
- Made in Japan
- 8 strings
- 27"'' scale
- 15.75" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- 3pc Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: EMG 81-8H (Humbucker/Active)
- Neck pickup: EMG 85-8H (Humbucker/Active)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Hipshot w/ String Thru bridge
- Thin U Neck-Through neck
- 24 XL Jumbo frets
- Gotoh Locking tuners
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ESP E-II HRF NT-8 Baritone
ESP E-II HRF NT-8 Baritone
- Locking Tuners
- Made in Japan
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Neck-Through Build
- Strap Lock
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
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8. ESP Stef B-8
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- From ESP's 2008 Signature series
- Made in Japan
- 8 strings
- 27"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- 3pc Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Fluence SRC Signature (Humbucker/Active)
- Middle pickup: Fishman Fluence SRC Signature (Humbucker/Active)
- Neck pickup: (/)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Hipshot Fixed bridge
- Thin U Neck-Through neck
- 24 XL Jumbo frets
- Sperzel Locking tuners
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ESP Stef B-8
ESP Stef B-8
- Locking Tuners
- Made in Japan
- Expensive Wood
- Top Brand Pickups
- Neck-Through Build
- Multi-Voicing Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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9. Solar A1.8AAN
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- Neck profile shape: C (10 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (6 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (3 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (2 votes)
- From Solar's 2022 Type A series
- Made in Indonesia
- 8 strings
- 27"'' scale
- 15.75" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern (Humbucker/Active)
- Neck pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern (Humbucker/Active)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Evertune F-Type bridge
- Solar C Shape Set neck
- 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Solar 18:1 Locking Type tuners
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Solar A1.8AAN
Solar A1.8AAN
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Top Brand Pickups
- Multi-Voicing Pickups
- Stays in Tune (Evertune)
- Luminescent Inlay
- Made in Indonesia
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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10. Dean ML Select 8 Multiscale Kahler
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- From Dean's 2021 Select series
- Made in South Korea
- 8 strings
- 27" to 25.5"'' scale
- 16" Fretboard Radius
- Burled Maple top
- Eastern Mahogany body
- 3 Piece Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Sentient (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Nazgul (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Kahler Multiscale Trem bridge
- Slim D Bolt-On neck
- 24 Jumbo frets
- Grover 18:1 tuners
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Dean ML Select 8 Multiscale Kahler
Dean ML Select 8 Multiscale Kahler
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Coil Split Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in South Korea
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
