Members tedmich Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/msg/3485620665.htmlsometimes I just don't understand what people are thinking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 It looks about right to me for a "McGuinn" type 7 string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Opa John Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 I guess I'm missing something. What do you mean by "wrong way"? The seller misspelled "Samick", but otherwise........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members acousticdepot Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 I thought Martin was the only manufacturer to offer the McGuinn style 7 string ... good to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Blanchard Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 It seems obvious to me that that was retrofitted, and rather poorly, at that. I am most likely wrong, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Originally Posted by Gary Blanchard It seems obvious to me that that was retrofitted, and rather poorly, at that. I am most likely wrong, though. Almost certainly, I would say. But that's how it usually comes out when you do it. I've seen it done using a banjo friction tuner - that can make it a tad tidier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Opa John Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Originally Posted by Gary Blanchard It seems obvious to me that that was retrofitted, and rather poorly, at that. I am most likely wrong, though. Agreed. Retrofitted I'm sure, but I think the "poor look" of the job has more to do with the location of the "Samick" logo than the actual tuner location. Probably not a great example of how a seventh string retrofit should be. If I tried it on one of mine, I'd end up still having a six-string guitar most of the time. That G-octave string is the one I was always breaking anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Originally Posted by garthman It looks about right to me for a "McGuinn" type 7 string. As much as I admire Roger McGuinn's playing, I have never figured out the appeal of the 7 string (or for that matter, the 8 string Taylor). What I love about a 12 string is the octaves on the low strings - the 7 string just adds jingle jangle to the high G. It is interesting that a few 12 string players actually put unison strings on the third course (rather than an octave). I guess my feeling is that I would have a hard time justifying an expensive 7 string just for the few songs that it might be useful for. Does anyone here own or play one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Blanchard Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Originally Posted by Freeman Keller As much as I admire Roger McGuinn's playing, I have never figured out the appeal of the 7 string (or for that matter, the 8 string Taylor). What I love about a 12 string is the octaves on the low strings - the 7 string just adds jingle jangle to the high G. I highly agree. Having only the one string with the octave seems to defeat the beauty of the 12-string sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members katopp Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Originally Posted by Freeman Keller It is interesting that a few 12 string players actually put unison strings on the third course (rather than an octave). So do I. Well, most of the time as the G-octave regularily snaps early enough. The diference between regular and octave G is almost impossible to hear in a noisy pub session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Originally Posted by acousticdepot I thought Martin was the only manufacturer to offer the McGuinn style 7 string ... good to know. The new Ventura li9ne made one for a while, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Originally Posted by Freeman Keller . . . . I guess my feeling is that I would have a hard time justifying an expensive 7 string just for the few songs that it might be useful for. Does anyone here own or play one? I agree - I don't really see the point. Why not get a 12 string? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members acousticdepot Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 McGuinn's reasoning for the 7 string: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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