7-String Guitars

aphasiac · Post by **aphasiac** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:31 pm

Yay or nay?

Anyone here played one, and if so what do ya reckon?? I like the idea in theory, but non sure if it would be useful for anything other than making bigger deeper powerchords i.e. metalz. Plus im not exactly great with 6 strings, so adding another one and changing all the tuning may get a bit

bassintom · Post by **bassintom** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:33 pm

I have enough trouble trying to play six strings with 5 fingers..fergit about 7 strings.

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:33 pm

suede · Post by **suede** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:33 pm

pass, six or twelve for me....

aphasiac · Post by **aphasiac** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:35 pm

suede wrote:pass, six or twelve for me....

Never played a 12 string - does it feel much different to a regular 6 stringer??

suede · Post by **suede** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:38 pm

aphasiac wrote:
suede wrote:pass, six or twelve for me....
Never played a 12 string - does it feel much different to a regular 6 stringer??

not really...

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:41 pm

Seven strings are great fun, but I don't think I'd ever own one.

aphasiac · Post by **aphasiac** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:43 pm

that extra low bass string could be well fun for sonic youth alt-tunings.

But then i cant be assed to carry like 30+ guitars around to every gig. Seriously, SY's live setup is utterly ridiculous.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:46 pm

My attraction to seven strings is that you don't need to take extra guitars or faff around with drop tuning.

You can have a tremolo'd guitar and not have to worry about the low stuff.

I love my A-aritone.

purplehaze19x · Post by **purplehaze19x** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:01 pm

I have one, hasnt been played in literaly 6 or 7 years. buried deep in my spare closet full of guitars no longer played. It was fun to play, I was a huge Fear Factory fan.

.....i'll go dig it out and see how well its held up, and splat a few pics up.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:08 pm

What is it?

(model an' that)

purplehaze19x · Post by **purplehaze19x** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:15 pm

BacchusPaul wrote:What is it?

(model an' that)

Its a Japaneese Ibanez RG

except for all the dust, cobwebbs, and dirt, it pretty much looks as it did when i stored it.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:16 pm

I think that's the same as the one I had. I had a lend of it for about a year. I really enjoyed it.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:19 pm

FEAR FACTORY, SOUL OF A MACHINE!
great stuff.
i played a custom made archtop with 7 strings, i forget the tuning on it,(it was kinda odd) but it was a cool lil geeter, thin flat neck, pretty wide too!
it sounded phenomonal tho, it resonated very heavily, im not even sure of the gauge, but it seemed to me that they had to be a custom gauge of some sort.
as far as electrics, i guess it would be cool to tune it a bit differently and thro it in the mix every now and again, only problem is. all 7 string electrics are a bit too pointy for my taste.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:23 pm

robert(original) wrote:7 string electrics are a bit too pointy for my taste.

Aye. I'd love to get my hands on a neck like the ibanez one, and have someone make a jazzy body, with a floyd rose trem. Sort of like a super Jagmaster.

It's always been a guilty sort of dream of mine.

purplehaze19x · Post by **purplehaze19x** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:27 pm

robert(original) wrote:FEAR FACTORY, SOUL OF A MACHINE!
great stuff.
i played a custom made archtop with 7 strings, i forget the tuning on it,(it was kinda odd) but it was a cool lil geeter, thin flat neck, pretty wide too!
it sounded phenomonal tho, it resonated very heavily, im not even sure of the gauge, but it seemed to me that they had to be a custom gauge of some sort.
as far as electrics, i guess it would be cool to tune it a bit differently and thro it in the mix every now and again, only problem is. all 7 string electrics are a bit too pointy for my taste.

Demanufacture was a great albulm also!

a bit poity indeed. I went from that to Mustangs and Strats. go figure.

aphasiac · Post by **aphasiac** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:02 am

purplehaze19x wrote:

Wow, im not a metaller but thats a sexy piece of guitar.

Whats the tuning on that thing? And how does the wider fretboard feel - is it very noticable?

Justin · Post by **Justin** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:34 am

I bought a LH 7 string Dean Avalanche on ebay once for like $108 , brand new. I had it for a few months and only played it 3 to 5 times. It was awkward to play, and I had no interest in playing any of the "popular" music made with 7 strings by any stretch of the imagination.

righty found online

I think I made a 30 dollar profit or something lol.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:41 am

I always thought it felt flatter than even a normal ibanez, but was much like playing any other guitar.

Every so often you'd look down and see this big slab of wood that is the neck. I always felt quite impressed at that point for some reason.

Ninja Mike 808 · Post by **Ninja Mike 808** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:18 am

I dream of one every now and then... They were cool to look at, and the bands that could play em, certainly hit the low notes. Maybe I should get a baritone guitar.