seven-string guitars

[gorillamania]

This is for all you seven-string players out there: do you ever use it for anything other than shredding? When you get a standard six-string guitar, you are limited when you want to play something heavier, unless you use drop C or whatever. Can the seven-string guitar be practically applied to other types of music? Or are you better off having two axes for two different occasions?

[angus_old]

i thought 7 strings were for the opposite of shredding?

[evilbuttmuncher]

i have a 7 string and whenever i do play around with it i play stuff and add something in on the 7th string that compliments the other stuff so that its like a normal chord with a little added in low end. its nifty but 6 string is better to me.

[peavey_impact]

You can play anything you want on a 7 string. Its exactly the same as a normal 6 string guitar but with an extended range. There are only 5 notes that a 7 string has that isnt on a 6 string, but the extra string gives you tons more flexibility.

[guitarlady]

Originally posted by peavey_impact You can play anything you want on a 7 string. Its exactly the same as a normal 6 string guitar but with an extended range. There are only 5 notes that a 7 string has that isnt on a 6 string, but the extra string gives you tons more flexibility.

 

You can do like the jazz hollow-body 7-string players like Jimmy Bruno, Bucky Pizzarelli, etc. and tune to low A that would give you 7 more notes.

[aortizjr]

They really just add more range.

 

For shredding they are nice since you can do some cool stuff with that extra string to save you some movement.

 

Or if you want to add some extra low-end to a chord.

 

For Jazz chording you have a whole pallet of new chords that you can actually pull off.

 

And of course you can still do all the 6-string stuff. Unless you use your thumb over the top to mute or hit notes on string 6. Then a 7-string is difficult.

 

Hence why I still have 6-strings. Even though using the thumb is appearanly "sloppy" technique.

 

Also it is a feel issue. I still do feel more at home with a 6 string. 7's are thicker and weigh more.