Do you know any other bands that use 9-string guitars apart from Rings Of Saturn?

[u/somehow_a_vamp]

I got a 9-string recently.
I’m a tech-death guitarist, starting to compose some stuff for my band (@sonatium_band on Instagram).
I want to know if any tech-death or tech-deathcore bands use 9-strings.
I think it would be fun to learn a song or two and also gain influence from the bands.
Recently i saw some guys on instagram called Surface The Sun; they play great, but the sound is just basically Rings Of Saturn.
PD: I know Rings Of Saturn isn’t tech-death lol. Mentioned them because they’re the only major band that i know plays technical music with 9-string guitars

[u/dilemma_news]

Not tech death but the band Filth uses a 9 string guitar.

[u/Majestic-Doughnut803]

This sounds cool, give my band resolike a couple glances when it glistens its near to always on beat band made music and further and tap the new btbam and ask me if it sounds like it.

[u/Plastic-Jeweler9104]

I give you this: Surface the Sun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afWU9NRcjcc&list=RDafWU9NRcjcc&start_radio=1

[u/Gullible-Garbage5336]

Scott Plummer from Viraemia used a 10 string bass, I've seen vids.

Bless his soul, incredible musician.

[u/Willy_Boi2]

Necropathy

[u/svenirde]

Not tech-death at all but Nitheful 

Also, Coma Cluster Void use custom built 10 string guitars. If they're still technical death metal or too experimental for that, I don't know

[u/Itsmekok]

As someone who plays drums, why dont u just get a bass at this point lol.

[u/drewslam → u/Itsmekok]

Timbre. The same fundamental on a bass sounds much fuller and richer than on a guitar. Dick from Meshuggah plays most of the 8-string material on a 4-string bass tuned a half-step up from Standard and they would sound noticably thinner without it!

[u/Itsmekok → u/drewslam]

I was just jokin but thanks for the info. Have always felt bass feeling more full compared to 8str guitars and such but didnt know why, thats why apperantly.

[u/amazz0n]

Jean Baudin of Nuclear Rabbit (also not tech death at all) used an 11-string bass guitar

[u/Alarmed_Appearance_2]

Wraithbearer

[u/Linkmatt10]

Fractalize

[u/Spiritual-Job-952]

Jute Gyte

[u/Swing_Right → u/Spiritual-Job-952]

Ball knowledge

[u/xxlouserxx]

Mike Gianelli

[u/plitcincher]

Coma Cluster Void is the band you need to check out🤘🖤🔥⚔️

[u/Time_Inflation_1882]

Coma Cluster Void uses 10 strings and it's a weird fucked up tuning. Pretty cool stuff.

[u/SlowpokeWHM]

Obesity from Mexico uses a 9 string. Check out their Duckinvasion album.

[u/somehow_a_vamp → u/SlowpokeWHM]

Alfred from Obesity is actually a very good friend of mine! Sick music from them

[u/SlowpokeWHM → u/somehow_a_vamp]

Preach brother!

[u/somegobbledygook]

Matt Pike did in the earlier High on Fire albums. It was a lot of fun to watch live.

[u/ZeroWevile → u/somegobbledygook]

OP means a different type of 9 string. The Matt Pike one has the top 3 strings doubled up like how a 12 string would be whereas the 9 string OP is referring to adds three lower tuned strings

[u/Rasmus_Wolt]

not really tech death, but I'm pretty sure After The Burial uses 9 strings on some of their songs

[u/Not_Insane_I_Promise → u/Rasmus_Wolt]

ATB have used nine strings for so long that Justin Lowe (RIP) had a signature model. The demo video Ibanez did where he jams Neo Seoul was my first real introduction to djent besides the memes and I still love it

[u/themightymcb]

Darko US has some songs on 9 strings. 

[u/am_I_still_banned]

Rings of Saturn uses a laptop and GuitarPro to export the MIDI files and run them through a DAW. I don't think there's any guitar involved after the Lugal album

[u/DokterManhattan → u/am_I_still_banned]

I mean, Miles Dmitri Baker’s guitar playing on Ultu Ulla is objectively impressive

[u/The_Arachnoshaman]

Not tech death but the band UneXpect was a montreal avant-garde group that used a 9 string bassist, and they are one of my all time favourites.

The bassist also has a new progressive/industrial project called Vvon Dogma I.

[u/aledoprdeleuz → u/The_Arachnoshaman]

Excuse me, 9 string what?

[u/somehow_a_vamp → u/The_Arachnoshaman]

Thank you so much! I was looking for 9-string guitars, but I’ll definitely check them out

[u/hamster_crusader → u/The_Arachnoshaman]

Fables Of The Sleepless Empire is a masterpiece.

[u/The_Arachnoshaman → u/hamster_crusader]

It really is fucking incredible, I don't throw it on enough because it's not on spotify for some reason. I have it sitting in my WMP with like a grand total of 5 other albums lol.

[u/trumpetingecstasy]

Josh Travis on his solo stuff

[u/somehow_a_vamp → u/trumpetingecstasy]

Bet, thanks!

[u/nordoth → u/somehow_a_vamp]

He used a 9 string on the Perfect War Forever EP by Glass Cloud as well

[u/hamiltonscale]

They’re not tech death but After The Burial has some stuff on a 9 string, may be worth looking at.

[u/jmccaslin → u/hamiltonscale]

AtB is who I always think of - Justin Lowe did the demo if Ibanez’s first 9-string if I remember correctly

[u/Treebeard313]

Coma Cluster Void and Pound both use 9 string guitars

[u/somehow_a_vamp → u/Treebeard313]

I thought Coma Cluster Void used 10-strings.
I forgot about those guys, thanks!

[u/Broad_Education4882 → u/Treebeard313]

Pound so awesome on that baritone 😈

[u/behemothbowks]

Not tech death, but I know Glass Cloud does and Animals as Leaders has some songs with a 9 string

[u/somehow_a_vamp → u/behemothbowks]

Thanks!