does anyone here like 7 strings?

[kbit]

Paging backwardsvoyager... think he might be lost in Japan

reporting for duty

[WayToHip]

So today I went to Long and McQuade in town to look for loopers, and tried out a 7 string Jackson while I was at it. Like backwardsvoyager said/wrote, the designs for 7 strings suck; only metal and prog-metal looks, but ESP make a tele bodied style 7 string, and Ibanez have a jazz box with a seventh string.

More importantly, I like the idea of having the widdly widdly high strings in standard, and an extra low one so I can still do my down tuned riffs like nothing is weird. I certainly can not do apreggios or even complex chords cleanly but I don't want to either.

[Swordfishtrombone]

I have nothing to add, but I'd like to get a 7 string and tune it to open G like those Russian guitars. Maybe even open Gm so I can easily make barred chords major if I need to since I've always been too lazy to bother in open major tunings.

[Jakezor]

I have an Ibanez RG8 only because my local guitar shop got one in for a good price. I am constantly lost, kinda wish I had went 7 string first to get the hang of it.

[backwardsvoyager]

I have an Ibanez RG8 only because my local guitar shop got one in for a good price. I am constantly lost, kinda wish I had went 7 string first to get the hang of it.

mm i don't know many people that have gone straight to 8 string without playing 7 for a bit first, i think once you work out how to play with one extra string you can keep adding more strings with it being less confusing.

one thing i should also mention - i don't always like the way 7 strings sound through a lot of gear people would normally use for 6 strings. my schecter is great and has really clear sounding pickups but it's still a bit of a PITA to get it sounding right plugged in sometimes, and i tune the low B string up to C so it's not exactly that low. maybe that's just my rig though.

[finboy]

Just finished putting this together, still needs work on the neck pocket.

Cross guitars neck, strider13 custom bridge, seymour Duncan bridge pickup, novak neck pickup. I HATE metal, prof, and jazz, but put this together for some interesting chords, tunings, and baritone parts. It still isn't set up 100% but sounds great so far. String spacing is tight, so I would recommend wider than 1 3/4" on the nut if you build one.

[Chankgeez]

In that first photo, looks like the headstock decal reads "Cray" and it is, indeed, cray.

[GardenoftheDead]

I really love extended range guitars but I have a hard time finding one with a balance of affordability, passive pickups, and body/neck woods I'm not allergic to. My Ibanez S8BK was nice but the walnut skunk stripes gave me rashes.

[daseb]

I have one of the cheap, bottom of the barrel LTD 7 strings and actually absolutely love it?!

I have no idea what pickups are in it but they're perfect for going into a rat pedal and clean head. I tune mine down to A with the two bottom strings at the same pitch though, so all the chuggy parts sound extra heavy and a little murky.

[Inconuucl]

Word of warning: ya'll better not fuck around with your warm-ups/stretching if you're going down the 7/8 string route or they'll fuck you up good and fast.