Why?

[richard]

9 strings ? What a wuss......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=broV_1gPZVE#t=64

[Lew]

The other thing that slightly concerns me about them is I'd be scared of them putting me off the six string (because of the different neck size etc.). Having recently got a bass (which I was also worried about for a similar reason) I suspect that's more paranoia than anything based in reality, though. :lol:

I was talking to Philly about that earlier. 6strings with shallow neck profiles like a Fender modern C or IbbyRG are really uncomfortable to me now but would've been my preference pre 7. A thick 1" plus 59 style neck on a 6 feels great now, though!

For reference my 7s neck is 0.708" with no taper  :lol:

[JimmyMoorby]

Jeff Loomis is the only person who ive heard who makes good use of a 7 string.  Even guitarists as talented as petrucci and vai........its just unecessary.

[Philly Q]

The other thing that slightly concerns me about them is I'd be scared of them putting me off the six string (because of the different neck size etc.). Having recently got a bass (which I was also worried about for a similar reason) I suspect that's more paranoia than anything based in reality, though. :lol:

I was talking to Philly about that earlier. 6strings with shallow neck profiles like a Fender modern C or IbbyRG are really uncomfortable to me now but would've been my preference pre 7. A thick 1" plus 59 style neck on a 6 feels great now, though!

For reference my 7s neck is 0.708" with no taper  :lol:

I still find it weird that you like a skinny 7 string neck but a fat 6 string neck.  :lol:  I guess maybe the overall circumference of the two is similar.

Going back to Dave's point, I always found when I tried to play bass that it made the regular six string seem really easy to play, in comparison (for a while...).  I guess it would be similar with a multi-string or baritone guitar.

[Lew]

Jeff Loomis is the only person who ive heard who makes good use of a 7 string.  Even guitarists as talented as petrucci and vai........its just unecessary.

Maybe time to expand what you're listening to then!

Charlie Hunter Live - Stars Fell On Alabama


Caprice #7, Luigi Legnani (1790-1877). Drew Henderson, guitar.

[JimmyMoorby]

Jeff Loomis is the only person who ive heard who makes good use of a 7 string.  Even guitarists as talented as petrucci and vai........its just unecessary.

Maybe time to expand what you're listening to then!

Charlie Hunter Live - Stars Fell On Alabama


Caprice #7, Luigi Legnani (1790-1877). Drew Henderson, guitar.

Great players particularly the first guy and it just sounded like great classical guitar but still the sound of the second doesnt appeal to me!

Hang on did you edit those?

[Lew]

Yea :-)

[JimmyMoorby]

In that case i mean the 2nd guy then.  Both sound great but still doesnt sound much different to accomplished classical and jazz guys who use six strings!

[Dmoney]

Why use any pedals? why use a 3 or 4 channel amp? why use a two neck, 5 neck, 7/8/9 string guitar.

It's all horses for courses. Tools for the job. etc.

I just won the internet.

[Lew]

Why use any pedals? why use a 3 or 4 channel amp? why use a two neck, 5 neck, 7/8/9 string guitar.

It's all horses for courses. Tools for the job. etc.

I just won the internet.

Yep! and here's your prize.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbraim4Fu8o

[Dave Sloven]

I'd like to hear that guy using that bass in a proper band context ...

Also, imagine the neck dive on that thing!!  He's got the widest strap I've ever seen, and you can see him pushing the neck up a few times.  I hope he has a good physiotherapist.

But of course, maybe he just likes the sounds he can get with it ...

[Dave Sloven]

Age has nothing to do with it, though. The heaviest music I like is made by people in your age bracket! Christ, Suffocation are only a few years younger than you and they are $%&#ing savage!

Yeah the old school death metal guys are all around my age (born in the late '60s).  I see Josh from Suffocation/Autopsy pretty often, we are the same age.  Age has nothing to do with it.  It was nu-metal - specifically Korn - that made extended range (7 string) guitars popular though, bands like Suffocation just followed the lead of Tony Iommi in tuning down a six-string and most old death metal guys still do that.

[Philly Q]

Yep! and here's your prize.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbraim4Fu8o

He looks like a 4-year-old child trying to play one of those Ashbory mini-basses.

[Dmoney]

Tony Levin jammin' Red from King Crimson's back catalog on a 12 String 'Stick'. I believe. Incredible.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1195FU-bTA8

[JDC]

8 is enough, I'd rather downtune a 7 string so it's easier to play

A 7 string in drop G gets pretty close to that 8 string sound without losing too much of the high notes... if you actually use them

Having a 9 with a low C# might be good for a song for the way it sounds but it's not the kind of thing you'd make a whole album of, I've also seen 9 strings where you've got 6 strings in standard E and the other 3 are bass strings in E standard, not sure what use that is