travis this was covered earlier in the thread. "standard" 8 string tuning is F# to E (F#, B, E, A , D, G, B, e) but brian switched it to accept a High A, just a tip for the future read through before posting, other then that welcome to the forum.
also brian, what is your string spacing at the nut and 24? I figured with my measurements its going to be about 2" @ the nut on mine.