Should i buy an 8 string or a 12 ?

[I AM SYNTH]

i'm about to buy a new guitar
i will maybe get a Legator N8FP-BLK LH
https://www.thomann.de/fr/legator_n8fp_blk_lh.htm

but i might want to get a Danelectro 59 Dano 12 Lefthand BK
https://www.thomann.de/fr/danelectro_59_dano_12_lefthand_bk.htm

(if links get removed both guitars are on thoman)
i am a lefty and don't really have choices for other guitars
for the 8 i would pick the legator for the multiscale and 28 inch lenght (better tension) (and allow lowertunning to sound better)

as for the 12 well i don't really have a choice as it's the only 12 that is on thoman website for lefty categorie

wich one would you pick and why ?
which one would you recommend ?

[alexcustos]

Electric 12 strings guitar doesn't make much sense. If you need this sound, you can always mix a regular six-string guitar with another one in Nashville tuning. I can't tell anything about eight strings, but why not, if you want it for some reason.

[I AM SYNTH]

Originally posted by alexcustos:

Electric 12 strings guitar doesn't make much sense. If you need this sound, you can always mix a regular six-string guitar with another one in Nashville tuning. I can't tell anything about eight strings, but why not, if you want it for some reason.

looking for an 8 cause i'm always going for lows and right now i have put a 74 string gauge on my six, tho now i found that i need the high as well as for the lows

i really like to play on real large scale (i mean note scale) for now i'm using an e standard tunning starting with g (g d a E B F#) tho i tried to go drop E, it didn't sounded well
i started playing with high and lows in melodies but yea g is not high enought, i have to go above the 12 fret and meh it's better on a seven and even better on an eight

as for the 12 i found it pretty great for note range but the scale .... it's 635 mm so don't really know for the lows

(currently learning a bit more about nashville tunning)

[alexcustos]

I mean, an eight strings guitar is totally fine. But as you can see, most of them go with a multi-scale fingerboard, and there's no standard for this. I don't think anyone can tell you which one will suit you better. And 12 strings guitar doesn't offer an extended range. It simply doubles four low strings with strings an octave higher and the other two just a pair of the same strings. Such guitars usually don't stay in tune well, and it's too much hassle with changing strings and retuning.