E standard tuning for a 7 string

[Mikelamury Toneologist Find all posts View Profile Close Mikelamury]

What is E standard tuning for a 7 string?

[Demanic PenultimateTone Member Find all posts View Profile Close Demanic]

6th string tuned to E. 7th tuned to B.

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[Mincer Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Mincer]

yes, low to high: B E A D G b e

[Demanic PenultimateTone Member Find all posts View Profile Close Demanic]

I tune to D in 7 string. So my lowest string is A.
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Interestingly enough (or not), I played a hardtail trans-black Ibanez GIO 7 string in the local Mom $ Pop today. I didn't plug it in, I did noodle on it for about 15 minutes and it played amazing. They wanted $250 for it brand new. When I was walking out the door, they dropped the price to $199. If I was not doing all this remodeling on the house right now I would have grabbed it. If it is still there after all of the home reno and the move I am going to grab it.

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Securb: I'd say: GET IT!!

If I had a 7-string, I'd string it; E-A-D-G-B-E- high A! -.-. with a 008.

Rock on! \m/ ♪

-E

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Securb: I'd say: GET IT!!

If I had a 7-string, I'd string it; E-A-D-G-B-E- high A! with a 008.

Rock on! \m/

-E

I just might but that would be way too high for my tastes.

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Even with 8's, a high A is almost impossible to keep that high, due to the tension. If the guitar had some weird banjo thing where the string started at the 5th fret, I suppose it could work (and actually be pretty cool).

[dave74 Mojo's Minions Find all posts View Profile Close dave74]

I just might but that would be way too high for my tastes.

It's known as the Minnie Pearl setup.

[Aceman less mild old man perv Find all posts View Profile Close Aceman]

Locking tuner on the high A

But think of the shred possibilities....

[Mikelamury Toneologist Find all posts View Profile Close Mikelamury]

Thanks guys, I was asking because I put new strings on my gretsch baritone. It came with 14-72 strings which were a little too much for me so I put on a set from stringjoy that's .135,.18,.26,.36,.48,.62. And I have it tuned B-E-A-D-G-b so it's like having the top 5 strings from a regular tuned guitar with a deeper option on the top string. Don't know if this is common or not but I think this baritone sounds great now. I really think the mini humbuckers do the job of preserving the lower tones excellently in this guitar while also sounding focused on the higher strings!

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Even with 8's, a high A is almost impossible to keep that high, due to the tension. If the guitar had some weird banjo thing where the string started at the 5th fret, I suppose it could work (and actually be pretty cool).

Steve Vai lied to us! He said you could do that in the 7th heaven video. “Add an extra high string and wail away into the stratosphere” he said…

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Securb: I'd say: GET IT!!

If I had a 7-string, I'd string it; E-A-D-G-B-E- high A! -.-. with a 008.

Rock on! \m/ ♪

-E

Not nearly as useful as A D G B F A D.

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Steve Vai lied to us! He said you could do that in the 7th heaven video. “Add an extra high string and wail away into the stratosphere” he said…

Use a whammy pedal and have an easier life.