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7-, 8-, 9-string guitars without da metalz?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 12:38 am
by CBGB
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?
Cheers!
Re: 7-, 8-, 9-string guitars without da metalz?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 1:01 am
by bigchiefbc
Re: 7-, 8-, 9-string guitars without da metalz?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 1:09 am
by jrmy
This is kind of ridonkulous in another direction, but
http://www.novaxguitars.com/sales/ch8.html
Re: 7-, 8-, 9-string guitars without da metalz?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 3:37 am
by Haki
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.
Gibson Explorer 7 string
Re: 7-, 8-, 9-string guitars without da metalz?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 4:54 am
by masked elwood
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ that explorer headstock looks wild with the extra tuner ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
so little can look so different.
Re: 7-, 8-, 9-string guitars without da metalz?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 7:42 am
by devnulljp
Bucky did the 7-string thing long ago
[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
Re: 7-, 8-, 9-string guitars without da metalz?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 1:58 pm
by Wes Mantooth
Agile does 7 string teles
Re: 7-, 8-, 9-string guitars without da metalz?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 3:19 pm
by dubkitty
Re: 7-, 8-, 9-string guitars without da metalz?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 3:26 pm
by dubkitty
that's a hella-custom Canadian maker. Eastman is probably the best-known maker i can find, seen below:
Re: 7-, 8-, 9-string guitars without da metalz?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 3:33 pm
by Mudfuzz
devnulljp wrote:Bucky did the 7-string thing long ago
[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
Don't forget the OSSP
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZDSLQsOmNY[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHE6FSeWuLQ[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpQa7tI63es[/youtube]
Re: 7-, 8-, 9-string guitars without da metalz?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 3:39 pm
by dubkitty
sorry...i didn't realize that was gonna be The Amazing Colossal Guitar.
Re: 7-, 8-, 9-string guitars without da metalz?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 3:48 pm
by Mudfuzz
dubkitty wrote:sorry...i didn't realize that was gonna be The Amazing Colossal Guitar.
I LOLed so it was worth it
Re: 7-, 8-, 9-string guitars without da metalz?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 5:16 pm
by Gearmond
since someone already mentioned bucky
do warr guitars count?
Re: 7-, 8-, 9-string guitars without da metalz?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:28 pm
by CBGB
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?
Re: 7-, 8-, 9-string guitars without da metalz?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:51 pm
by Alicetheenigma
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.
