The Flight Iris 8 Tenor is an eight string ukulele, Flight’s first multi-string ukulele. An eight string ukulele offers a unique playing experience with four courses of two strings, tuned with octave Gs, octave Cs, and unison Es and As (gG cC EE AA; high-g and low-G). An eight string ukulele creates a sound unlike any other ukulele–strong, and full of character. While tuning an eight string ukulele takes more time than tuning a four string ukulele, the playing difference is not widely different, as your fingers will feel each course of two strings as a single larger string. Like the standard four string Flight Iris Concert and Tenor models, the Iris 8 boasts a painted solid spruce top with laminate mahogany back and sides. The Iris includes a pickguard, slotted headstock, rear-facing Der Jung tuners, offset front position markers, a 38mm nut, compensated saddle, fluorocarbon strings, and deluxe gig bag. Unlike the standard Iris models, the Iris 8 includes an active pickup, so that you can easily share your unique sounds with the world.