Seriously Tempted To Get A 7-String

[Sifu Ben]

7 strings are for wimps  :twisted:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WigREN4iUu4&search=rusty%20cooley

[Phantom_Orchestra]

I would go for th Yamaha AES-RS7, i have the AES-AD6 (6 string), and the guitar is truly is amazing, great design, always in tune, and a tone all its own. I cant say enough about them



http://www.yamaha.com/guitars/products/productdetail/0,,CNTID%253D60017%2526CTID%253D600012,00.html

[Muttley]

I would go for th Yamaha AES-RS7, i have the AES-AD6 (6 string), and the guitar is truly is amazing, great design, always in tune, and a tone all its own. I cant say enough about them



http://www.yamaha.com/guitars/products/productdetail/0,,CNTID%253D60017%2526CTID%253D600012,00.html

The downside of those are:

1) Only one pickup
2) Farking ugly looking
3) See 2.

;)

Muttley

[Muttley]

Check out an RG7321, fixed bridge, black, 5pc wizard neck!

Perfect 7 string.

http://www.machinehead.co.uk/images/ibanez-jpg/rg7321lg.jpg

Or if the fixed bridge is not a necessity, then go more upmarket into the Ibanez prestige series and get the RG1527, same look as the one above really except has an edge pro trem, but has a lot of professional features.

http://www.machinehead.co.uk/images/ibanez-jpg/rg1527-lg.jpg

I already have an Ibanez (JEM7BSB), so I'd like to get something a bit different really.

Muttley

[n_mountain]

How much would you like to spend?

[Muttley]

How much would you like to spend?

Probably around £600.  But if I saw something I really liked that cost more I'd just have to do a bit of saving first.

Muttley

[genocidal tendencies]

Haven't played one myself, but have you considered a maverick? I've heard a lot of good things about them recently.

http://www.guitarpeddler.co.uk/acatalog/Maverick_Guitars.html

The species 7 string is £450, which means if you stretch to £650 or so you can BK it.

[deg0ey]

The maverick X series look quite nice - like an explorer but cooler...But the rest of them look horrible imo

I like the look of the Schecter Omen 7, but I've never played one which doesn't help...The LTD 7 strings might be worth a look, but again I've not played them

[Sifu Ben]

I played a Macerick X1 recently and it was really nice, but the neck seemed ridiculously long for some reason  :?
 The Species 7 looks quite cool for a 7 really as it's somewhat understated and has no unecessary bells and whistles (always a plus IMO).
 If you want something really different from an Ibanez then you can still find the Dean Evo 7 at some places
http://www.singingchicken.co.uk/item5020.htm
The guys on the Dean forum speak pretty highly of it, but image wise it's not really what you think of when you think 7 string (but that does give it it's own coolness).

[Ratrod]

Why not go for a baritone? Six strings is all you need.

[Sifu Ben]

I think it depends on how you view a seven string really. If you just view it as a way to get low end chug, then a baritone is probably better, but if you want a guitar that gives you low end chug WITHOUT losing high end, that allows you to play your standard chord voicings , along with extended scales and arpeggios in one position, then it's a useful instrument

[deg0ey]

In my opinion, 7 strings are incredibly versatile - in theory. In practise I've found the neck too thick to do much but chug away at it, as the strings are further apart so it's even harder to play as a 6 string...and for that reason mine is still sat on the shelf (well not a shelf, but you get the idea).

I thought I'd use it a lot when I got it, but I don't...But actually now I think about it, the biggest reason I don't use it is the cheap epiphone pickups :lol: Unfortunately I can't afford BKs for it right now, but the stock pickups are really weak - and you can hardly hear the bridge pickup at all - not the best on a guitar made for chugging :P

[blue]

i have a seven string, and the thing that has surprised me most about it is that it's really good for finger picking!  i use it for most of my fingerstyle playing.  it also has a great sound for funk rhythm guitar.  i think it's a pity that most 7 strings seem biased towards metal, as there are a lot more possibilities there.

i would actually agree that if metal riffing is your aim, a baritone 6 string would be better, although they also sound fantasic at surf music!  someone has to make a 7 string telecaster.  or maybe a 7 string gretch?

[Muttley]

I think it depends on how you view a seven string really. If you just view it as a way to get low end chug, then a baritone is probably better, but if you want a guitar that gives you low end chug WITHOUT losing high end, that allows you to play your standard chord voicings , along with extended scales and arpeggios in one position, then it's a useful instrument

That pretty much sums up exactly what I'm hoping to use it for.  :)

Muttley

[Ratrod]

someone has to make a 7 string telecaster.  or maybe a 7 string gretch?

You mean like this one?



http://www.gbase.com/Stores/Gear/GearDetails.aspx?Item=1500541