7 Strings

[SlashRules]

Whats a good 7 String guitar to start at and a good metal and classic rock di marzio pickup

 

[SlashRules]

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Are 7 String Guitars only good for Nu Metal

 

[Puck]

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I like the ESP Ltd 307 series best but unfortunately they aren´t made anymore. Maybe you can get one at evilbay.
Ibanez RG 7s are a little less to my liking but pretty suited fore a nice start.

 

[Puck]

Re: 7 Strings

Are 7 String Guitars only good for Nu Metal

No, you can play everything you like on them. Originally they were used by jazz player like Georg van Eps in the late 40s for extended chording.
Allthough most 7-string player tune their instrument B-E-A-D-G-B-E or even lower, there´s no rule to do so. You may also use an 11-50 set and add an 08 string for extended lead playing, or even something completely different. Do a little experimenting and check out what works best for you and your music.

 

[SlashRules]

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What about the dimarzios

 

[Mr Wolf]

Re: 7 Strings

Are 7 String Guitars only good for Nu Metal

Steve Vai, John Petrucci and Joe Satriani are among many who have made good 7-string music without doin Nu-Metal

 

[Zerberus]

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What about the dimarzios

I refuse to recommend Dimarzio pickups.


THe DUncan CUstom works great in most seven-strings, as do theJB and Distortion

 

[southadc]

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Are 7 String Guitars only good for Nu Metal

They're good for more than just nu-metal - 6 out of the 7 strings are the same as you find on a 6-stringer! How you use the 7th is up to you. The actual guitar (wood etc) and the pickups fitted may seem to aim at nu-metal sometimes (I couldn't help but play some Korn when I tried out a K7), but you can change pickups etc.

That 7th string can either add or subtract variety from your playing, depending on how you intend to use it

 

[TheProphet]

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I actually don't play much metal on my 7 string ... it's purely for Classic Rock and Alt-Rock, and it also gets some great blues and funk going

If I'm playing anything heavy ... it's 6 string or bust

 

[southadc]

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I was actually playing one of my 7 string axes the other day and I managed to come up with most of the key riffs for a song I'm writing without going anywhere near the 7th string :eek2: :saeek: :eek5:

 

[some_dude]

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Dimarzio PAF 7 and Evolution 7 are supposed to be nice.

As are EMG-707's (the sound like an 85)

Carvin DC727 - Neck-thru, lots of option, all around good guitar, & it doesn't cost too much.

 

[Chi3f]

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the brand new ibanez 7 strings are nice and there early ones are nice. I didn't like the ones they had in between.. but that's just me

 

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for pickups, you could check out the dimarzio super ditsortion or paf pro.