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7-, 8-, 9-string guitars without da metalz?

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I'm curious about 7-, 8-, 9-string guitars, but almost all of the ones I've seen are exaggerated super strats w floyd roses. Not my thing at all.

Do any of you know of any makers of 7-, 8-, 9-string guitars in other designs?

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This is kind of ridonkulous in another direction, but http://www.novaxguitars.com/sales/ch8.html
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I want a Baritone, but there's only a handful available locally so I've started looking at 7 strings as well. The ESP Viper looks good, but both the baritone and 7 string version run about 1700 euros, at least the 7 string comes in several cheaper LTD versions that range between 300-600.

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ that explorer headstock looks wild with the extra tuner ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Bucky did the 7-string thing long ago
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And check out Paul Galbraith's 8-string monster
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l56n0-kUqpM[/youtube]

Don't think you could call either of those metalz
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Agile does 7 string teles
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that's a hella-custom Canadian maker. Eastman is probably the best-known maker i can find, seen below:

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devnulljp wrote:Bucky did the 7-string thing long ago
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v3ZG5aboqk[/youtube]

And check out Paul Galbraith's 8-string monster
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l56n0-kUqpM[/youtube]

Don't think you could call either of those metalz

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sorry...i didn't realize that was gonna be The Amazing Colossal Guitar.
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dubkitty wrote:sorry...i didn't realize that was gonna be The Amazing Colossal Guitar.

I LOLed so it was worth it :lol:
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since someone already mentioned bucky


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Thanks everyone! Apart from maybe a couple of things, it still seems that these guitars imply the target audience is metal or jazz players almost exclusively.

What about oddball noise heads, psychedelic freaks, and people mixing things up?

Yuri Landman?
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CBGB wrote:Thanks everyone! Apart from maybe a couple of things, it still seems that these guitars imply the target audience is metal or jazz players almost exclusively.

What about oddball noise heads, psychedelic freaks, and people mixing things up?

Yuri Landman?


Honestly... I wouldn't use an 8 string unless I got in a metal band and needed to play low. I personally can't see a reason for one.
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