Question about bigger strings and adjustments

[joeyanderson93]

My first post, so this may be in the wrong place. If so, I apologize. So I recently acquired an 8-string guitar. So recent in fact that I don't even have it yet. Anyways, my plan is to string my 6-string bass accordingly to the tuning of an 8-string as I plan on recording with it. So I was planning on putting some DR DDTs on it. Either 40-60-80-100-120-140 or 45-65-85-105-125-145 (for severely heavy stuff). Now, I'm not too big on what kind of truss adjustments come with doing something like this or if I would even need to do any. I would figure bigger strings means more tension. I know I would also probably need to file my nut down a bit to accommodate the bigger strings as well. May even encounter some bridge issues. Can anyone help me with this?

 

[joeyanderson93]

I mean, I've adjusted all of my bridges a few times and I can handle that. I can definitely change strings just fine. But that's about as far as my experience goes.

 

[96tbird]

Change gauges, forces applied change, laws of physics apply, setup required. Get er done.