New guitar day 7 string

[80's_Metal]

One of my former students hit me up today.
He had this dirty and neglected esp ltd 407-7 that he wanted rid of.
We talked trades, and what I had to offer him was just too wild for him.
I ended up giving him 2 pedals and cash.

I ordered strings off Amazon that will be here Tuesday. ...as I don't stock anything for 7 string axes.

I wiped it off and sprayed deoxit in all the things. Wiped the fretboard with lemoil and a T-shirt.

The strings are corroded, but here is a preliminary test run.

I will give it all the love and setup once the strings come in.
And I'll have to see how I can handle a 7 string.

I have no ideas where to tune this...it's drop G# at the moment.

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[Mincer]

Which pedals did you get rid of?

 

[80's_Metal]

Which pedals did you get rid of?

An Airis effects boost and a klon clone OD that were just sitting on a shelf.

 

[Securb]

Nice I was looking at that model when i bought mine. You will get used to it pretty quickly. Out biggest hump is calling out the wrong chords both my bassist and i do it. One of us will say F# but we both know the other guy means C#. It is just brain farting. Once we start playing everything is automatic and smooth.

One tip pick up a 10 pack of single Bs. This way you can just use your regular strings and add the B if you are getting your 6 string packs in 3 - 12 pack. No need to manage extra sets and cheaper than buying 7 string sets. I got mine on the GHS site which is cool I use Boomers.

 

[80's_Metal]

Ha ha, We aren't smart enough to call notes, we say 3rd fret. 1st fret lol

 

[Supernautilus]

I really need to get a 7 string one of these days. It's definitely on my bucket list. It'll probably be an Ibanez, just cuz.

 

[Seashore]

Hey man congrats. Once I started playing 7 all the time (and especially once I started writing songs on it) I got hooked. I only play 6 strings now if I have to for a project.

I find that drop tuning on a 7 is really easy to get used to coming from 6, because the low string is basically just another 5th string (A, or in your case G#). So you've got a normal 25.5" guitar tuned a half step down, and then an extra low 5th string underneath.

I like standard B to E tuning best. Securb's suggestion of just getting a pack of low strings and sticking with your preferred six string set is a good one. I was using EB Skinny Top Heavy Bottoms in standard and I got some extra 68s and 70s for my low strings. Use a tension calculator to figure out what gauge low string balances well with the set you already like. I haven't found an off the shelf 7 set with good balanced tension. Their low strings are too floppy or their high strings are too stiff. IMO YMMV etc

 

[NotDemanic]

Nice. I tune mine A to D.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

That looks really cool! Congrats.

 

[80's_Metal]

In my band we already tune drop B with our 6 stringers... I think with this I want to go silly low....not quite all the way down to stupid low.

Looking forward to Testing out the different amps and speakers I have collected in the name of science....see which ones sound better or worse. Try to dissect tone from mud.

 

[80's_Metal]

Does anyone know anything about these pickups? Hard to find info on them because most of these came with emgs I think.

 

[80's_Metal]

One tip pick up a 10 pack of single Bs. This way you can just use your regular strings and add the B if you are getting your 6 string packs in 3 - 12 pack. No need to manage extra sets and cheaper than buying 7 string sets. I got mine on the GHS site which is cool I use Boomers.

By B string do you mean the 7th string? Or the 2nd string?

 

[Securb]

The 7th string - I tune to low B, but yes buy some singles its cheaper.

 

[80's_Metal]

The 7th string - I tune to low B, but yes buy some singles its cheaper.

I can get the regular boomers in 64 but looks like nothing brighter than that. They only go up to 54 in those models.

Thanks for the tip buddy!

 

[80's_Metal]

I'm assuming these pickups are active mount blackouts ahb1 that someone has upgraded to.

 

[Seashore]

Instead of going really low you could try tuning to drop B and adding a high string, 8.5 or something. I dunno if you play any leads but that could be fun.

On the other hand, if you wanted to tune to (say) low F#, you'd have to go really thick. I think the lightest usable gauge on a 25.5" scale would be .080 - you'd get 16.7 lbs of tension. Might have to drill out the hole in the tuner to fit it. In the name of science.

 

[Mincer]

In the 1930s and '40s, jazz players added a lower A string for bass lines.

 

[Securb]

I can get the regular boomers in 64 but looks like nothing brighter than that. They only go up to 54 in those models.

Thanks for the tip buddy!

Yep, I use the regular .09 - .42 Boomer sets on everything, including the 7 string. When stringing up the 7, I just grab one of these extra strings. I think I am saving around a buck a set, and as I said, I do not have to manage having multiple sets or buy "7 string" sets of strings for more money.

 

[80's_Metal]

Home with my buster back again today.
Glad I can play for a little bit at a time

Just realized I'm representing Securb

 

[Securb]

New Wave of Boston Heavy Metal!

Love it!