TomPerverteau
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Are there any 7-string addicts besides me in this forum?
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TomPerverteau
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No, no, no, no..."Those things" enable me to remain a stubborn standard tuning purist, yet get that earth-shaking low-end crunch that frightens new wave popsters anytime I want!
I love 'em. I'm interested in a number of things besides just shred, but they work for all those too... :hello2:
I had an Ibanez RG7421, but I sold it after I got my Warmoth seven built, because it's a better guitar. At times my seven-string even takes over the #1 spot from my Mahavishnu/Morsian mutant scalloped-neck Tele. I would like to buy a Schecter some day, because they have a bit more meat in the neck, plus a 26.5" scale - the Warmoth neck only comes in one size, and it's not much bigger than a Wizard neck. Warmoth makes a baritone seven neck, 28.5" scale, but it's "standard thin" size only - goofy, that. There only seems to be two kinds of seven-string guitars, basically: shred and fatboy jazz. Goofy squared. :icon_scratch:
Are you on the seven-string forum? It's pretty metallic, but I check it now and then.
http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/
I would love to have a seven-string boatneck, lightly scalloped, 26.5" scale.... world peace would be swell too! :help: There are a few problems with them, the main one being trying to show less-experienced people stuff, the ones who learn best by watching your fingers - jeez! Just IGNORE the other string and LISTEN, dude.... Also, seven-string string sets usually include a pathetic low B string, :sad1: you gotta get at least a .062", even up to a .070" if you can find a tuner that'll take them.
I had an Ibanez RG7421, but I sold it after I got my Warmoth seven built, because it's a better guitar. At times my seven-string even takes over the #1 spot from my Mahavishnu/Morsian mutant scalloped-neck Tele. I would like to buy a Schecter some day, because they have a bit more meat in the neck, plus a 26.5" scale - the Warmoth neck only comes in one size, and it's not much bigger than a Wizard neck. Warmoth makes a baritone seven neck, 28.5" scale, but it's "standard thin" size only - goofy, that. There only seems to be two kinds of seven-string guitars, basically: shred and fatboy jazz. Goofy squared. :icon_scratch:
Are you on the seven-string forum? It's pretty metallic, but I check it now and then.
http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/
I would love to have a seven-string boatneck, lightly scalloped, 26.5" scale.... world peace would be swell too! :help: There are a few problems with them, the main one being trying to show less-experienced people stuff, the ones who learn best by watching your fingers - jeez! Just IGNORE the other string and LISTEN, dude.... Also, seven-string string sets usually include a pathetic low B string, :sad1: you gotta get at least a .062", even up to a .070" if you can find a tuner that'll take them.
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TomPerverteau
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The one I am working on (Tom P.'s eBay Project) is the 25" scale, which I like for my small hands. I will use an .054 low B. I disagree that the low string has to be so big. .009-.054 is a good set.
I WISH the neck had the nice baseball-bat profile my old Boogie Bodies necks have! Or that Warmoth would at least offer the different profiles for their 7-string necks. My thumb likes to have a good place to be, even though my hands are small. I also believe that meatier necks add to the overall sound of the guitar. So I hear you on the Schecter for sure! Nice, comfy neck.
And thanks for answering.
I WISH the neck had the nice baseball-bat profile my old Boogie Bodies necks have! Or that Warmoth would at least offer the different profiles for their 7-string necks. My thumb likes to have a good place to be, even though my hands are small. I also believe that meatier necks add to the overall sound of the guitar. So I hear you on the Schecter for sure! Nice, comfy neck.
And thanks for answering.
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I have a couple 7-stringers. But I find I only want to play them when I have to for a song.
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I've got a .56 E string on my 6-string guitar tuned to E. Having a lighter 7th string would be a disgrace man. :laughing8:
TomPerverteau
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Have you tried it? Again, .009-.054 is a good balanced set of 7 strings. Bigger isn't always better. Often, a smaller low string will sound less muddy than a big one. And I sure don't get why it's "a disgrace!"
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It always amused me that the 7 string guitar was developed by jazz nutters and is now seen as a pewp-metal thing. Give me a 7 string archtop of doom, please. Oh, and people who are willing to think outside the box!
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Actually if you look at a chart of string tensions, most low E strings are lower tension than the rest in the set - to maintain tension at lower pitches, string size needs to ramp up pretty quickly - that's why an E bass string is about 5 times thicker than a guitar low E just one octave higher, even though it has 9 more inches of scale length to help out. .054 for a low B is absolutely not balanced. I needed .065 to to be happy with the B on my baritone, and that's at 28.5 scale.
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Well, that's great. If a .065 is what works for you, run it!
I use a .054 on a 25.5" scale guitar now. I may use something bigger on Tom P.'s eBay Project (25") as it nears completion.
I use a .054 on a 25.5" scale guitar now. I may use something bigger on Tom P.'s eBay Project (25") as it nears completion.
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i think i'd rather just have a baritone. not knockin' or anything.
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The guy who owned a 7 string archtop that I met when I was younger said that he'd had it crafted for extended chord voicings like on a piano. He was a dixieland/swing guy, but he used it for softer ballads.
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Yeah I was just kidding man. If you use a .26 and it sounds good, go for it. Someday I'll get a 7 string. Someday.
TomPerverteau
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My hands are too small for long scale lengths. On a 7, you don't have to do move as much to cover a given range. And of course, I am thoroughly hooked on the thunder a low B provides! Even bigger, more macho electric guitar trip.
I don't have extra-big hands, but I like what larger, wider necks do for my hand positioning, for some ergonomic reason I wouldn't try to figure out - it just works. It seems easier to me to play the top six strings on a seven-string than it does to play the same strings on a six-string? :dontknow: I also like boat-y necks, or at least big... There are a lot of people on the seven-string forum who know about Warmoth, but since the only neck they offer is almost Wizard-thin, there's not much point (except quality) that can push them over Ibanez. If they offered boatneck sizes, they could sell more, but since they don't sell many thin sevens (cause everybody can just buy an Ibanez) Warmoth doesn't see it - a vast, large, looming throbbing market....
arty07: THROB, Throb, throb...
arty07: THROB, Throb, throb...I'd probably build a Warmoth 7 if the options existed for me to make it more of a jazz guitar. The 7 string carved tops are gorgeous, but I need to put a big fat neck on there and a tunomatic style bridge. I don't want no floyd, and I think the strat-style flatmount bridges are maybe the worst design ever.
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Yes. Warmoth's choices of scale lengths for 7s is also extreme & limited at the same time. They seem to be expanding on some products, but won't go any further for the relatively small 7-string market.
