I just got one today. It's fucking really different 
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Anyone got any recommendations as far as shit I should learn on it to get used to it?
.Anyone got any recommendations as far as shit I should learn on it to get used to it?
So, how long did it take you to get used to a 7 string?
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PhilTheBeard
"The Beard"
i picked it up rather quick. just look at it as just a six string with an extra low b on it. and just play around with it and you will get the feel for it rather quickly.
grywolf627
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The only time I have a bit of a problem is when doing the upstroke on arpeggios...I tend to get lost because of that extra string. Other then that, I didn't even really notice much of a difference.
Other then that, I didn't even really notice much of a difference.I've never owned one, so I only play them whenever I'm hanging with a friend who owns one - but really, the only thing that throws me off is remembering to shift up a position when I hit the 6th string (B), rather than the 5th 
Torniojaws
They call me Juha
Well, I only played a 6-string guitar for 1,5 years before I went for a 7-stringer, and I've used nothing but 7-string guitars for the past 8,5 years But my first 7-stringer was a Jackson DX7 which has quite a thin neck for a 7-stringer, so that helped. But there's not a big change from 6-string guitars, overall.
But my first 7-stringer was a Jackson DX7 which has quite a thin neck for a 7-stringer, so that helped. But there's not a big change from 6-string guitars, overall.This. I don't have my 7 anymore, though. I'm sure it would feel weird as fuckall now.
P-E
Munchkin
No time. I just played on it like I would have on a 6 stringed guitar, but still I don't do a lot of sweep arpeggios and the like.
It took me very little time, even with big chords and arpeggios. You'll quickly lose interest, though, if you view it as 'just a six string with something tacked on' - if you have no reason to use the extra range, you'll move away from it.
Jeff
Jeff
cloy26
d00d
It seems like 7 strings are all hype. Very few musicians, IMO, use it to their advantage. idk. I'm probably completely wrong. It just seems like a way to get br00tal l0ws.
lolzgreg
Cereal Shipping Sneapster
Zack Uidl
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There are soooo many benefits to a 7 string guitar compared to a 6 string as long as you don't exclusively use it just to play pitches.....that is when it gets lame
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Harry Hughes
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Within an about an hour of my bolting the neck on my Ibanez, I had already figured out how to play the C Major, G Major, D Major, A Major and E major scales using the low B string. About 2 days later, I'd gotten used to a lot of modal runs using the low B string and a bunch of 7 string chords and various arpeggiated stuff.
As Jbroll said, the trick isn't to view it as a 6 string guitar with an extra string.............view it as a 7 string, which is what it is, an instrument that opens up more possibilities.
It's not just an extra 4 notes, but you now also have another 22/24 positions (depending on whether it's a 22 or 24 fret guitar) to play with.
Play a 3 octave G major scale on a 6 string starting from the 3rd fret of the low E, and then, grab your 7 and play a G Major scale starting from the 8th fret of the low B string and you'll see what I mean. It is SO much easier to it on a 7 string, because you no longer need to make a stupidly large position shift to hit that G note on the 15th fret of the high E
I've never understood the "lower strings for teh brootalz" mentality. If I wanted low end chug and low end chug only, I would have just bought a fucking six string and tuned it down to B. But what I wanted was extra range.
To me, the 7 string is the perfect instrument for the soloist too because you've now got so many extra positions at your disposal. I use my 7 string for low end chug as much as I do 3 octave scalar patterns.
As Jbroll said, the trick isn't to view it as a 6 string guitar with an extra string.............view it as a 7 string, which is what it is, an instrument that opens up more possibilities.
It's not just an extra 4 notes, but you now also have another 22/24 positions (depending on whether it's a 22 or 24 fret guitar) to play with.
Play a 3 octave G major scale on a 6 string starting from the 3rd fret of the low E, and then, grab your 7 and play a G Major scale starting from the 8th fret of the low B string and you'll see what I mean. It is SO much easier to it on a 7 string, because you no longer need to make a stupidly large position shift to hit that G note on the 15th fret of the high E
I've never understood the "lower strings for teh brootalz" mentality. If I wanted low end chug and low end chug only, I would have just bought a fucking six string and tuned it down to B. But what I wanted was extra range.
To me, the 7 string is the perfect instrument for the soloist too because you've now got so many extra positions at your disposal. I use my 7 string for low end chug as much as I do 3 octave scalar patterns.
JMarz
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slayercannibalsuffohead
Get a dog up ya!
Chryst Krispies
Vanilla Gorilla
I'm just fine trying to wrap my mind around 6 strings, I don't need another one fucking up the mix. I think they are awesome though, and the guys that use them with skill do some cool stuff with them.
Kazrog
Kazrog, Inc.
About 10 years ago a friend of mine let me borrow his Ibanez 7 string for a week while he went on vacation. I didn't want to give it back after the week was over, so I went and bought an Ibanez 7 string the day before he came back. It really didn't take any getting used to and I've been a 7 string guitarist ever since.
These days I play a Jeff Loomis 7 string, although it would be cool to have an Ibanez RG7 in mahogany with an ebony board and EMGs (I wish they made this.)
These days I play a Jeff Loomis 7 string, although it would be cool to have an Ibanez RG7 in mahogany with an ebony board and EMGs (I wish they made this.)
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