Seven string or baritone?

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Heh yeah, it's gorgeous and plays insanely well.

I'd swap the bridge 81 for a 707 I believe, and the neck for a 60-7 when it comes out most likely, but the baritone scale makes that thing sound so ******ned good.

That said, I'd probably cover up the signature when I dye the fingerboard ebony black. :laugh2:
 
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You'd put the pickups in it that the C-7 Hellraiser comes with over buying the Hellraiser? Why? The neck-thru construction? Or maybe pickup placement? I like the idea of having a middle pickup vs a neck pickup, so that's pretty cool, but I would've thought that the 81's would be a plus, too (I don't have any experience with the 7 string pickups).
 
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CGord said:
You'd put the pickups in it that the C-7 Hellraiser comes with over buying the Hellraiser? Why? The neck-thru construction? Or maybe pickup placement? I like the idea of having a middle pickup vs a neck pickup, so that's pretty cool, but I would've thought that the 81's would be a plus, too (I don't have any experience with the 7 string pickups).
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The Hellraiser does not come with a 60-7. It's either an 81-7 & 707, or two 707s. He'd do that instead of buying the Hellraiser because he already has a Hellraiser.
 
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It has two 707's, which is what he said he would use in the bridge. If he already has a C-7 Hellraiser, there's no explanation needed. :headbang:
 
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Yup, I've already got a C-7. Comes stock with 2 707's, but I forsee myself swapping out the neck pickup.

Hell, I'll actually probably end up keeping the 81-7 in the SC just for a different vibe, yannow? That's just small stuff though, the main part is having a solid axe with good wood, nice hardware, proper scale length... something that just feels right.
 
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Seems you guys missed the Schecter Blackjack C7, it comes with the JB/59 combo in it.

That being said, the SC607B is pretty much the best 7-string you can get aside from the B-7 imo, and I've played the Universe and most other current production 7-strings, so it's not like this is some unwarranted opinion or some **** like that.

This is the 6-string version...

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D-EJ915 said:
Seems you guys missed the Schecter Blackjack C7, it comes with the JB/59 combo in it.

That being said, the SC607B is pretty much the best 7-string you can get aside from the B-7 imo, and I've played the Universe, so it's not like this is some unwarranted opinion or some **** like that...the only current-production 7-strings I haven't played are the RG1527 and SC607, I've played every other one out there.
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Unununugungghghgungh B-7 *splooge*.
 
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Jeff Dunne said:
Oh... wrong B-7.

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Eeewwwww....

man I've never liked those things, the fugly wannabe-parker headstock and overall ugliness repells me, I'd play it if I were given it, though :p I'd just never buy one, especially with that ugly-ass plate on the back.

Noodle's KXK V >>>>> That Blackmachine.


...of course, no guitar has a chance against a V.
 
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Noodles V looks all ****ed up proportion wise, and the headstock is god ugly. :laugh2:
 
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D-EJ915 said:
Seems you guys missed the Schecter Blackjack C7, it comes with the JB/59 combo in it.
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Yeah...I've already got two black guitars, though, & don't want another. This thread is the first I've seen of that woodgrain ESP, & I have major GAS now. Ohhhhhhh, baby.
 
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CGord said:
Which do you prefer? I'm leaning baritone; those wide 7 necks look intimidating. I think I'd be more comfortable with an extended scale in comparision (I've yet to play either).
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7, because you'll have something more versatile.
 
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Jeff Dunne said:
Erm... advice from a man who obviously hasn't played a 7. There's no re-learning chord fingerings at all, only adding in extra notes you didn't have previously available.

That, and there are PLENTY of 7 string pickups available.
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OK, what's your fingering for an open position A chord? What about an open position D chord? Do you just mute the low strings? How about an open position G, do you play it as a 1st inversion? Do you play an open position E as a 2nd inversion? What about barre chords? What's your fingering for a root 7 major barre chord, or a root 7 minor barre? Not to mention root 7 dom7, maj7, and m7 barre chords? Do you just finger barre chords as you would on a 6 string and mute the 7th? Or do you just use the 7th string to chunk out power chords? If that's the case, I guess there's no relearning any fingering at all.

Also, perusing the standard production section of the SD website, it certainly looks like there are MANY more option for 6 string pickups as opposed to 7 string. Hence, I stand by my original statement: 6 string pickups are much more readily available.
 
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MikeRocker said:
OK, what's your fingering for an open position A chord? What about an open position D chord? Do you just mute the low strings? How about an open position G, do you play it as a 1st inversion? Do you play an open position E as a 2nd inversion? What about barre chords? What's your fingering for a root 7 major barre chord, or a root 7 minor barre? Not to mention root 7 dom7, maj7, and m7 barre chords? Do you just finger barre chords as you would on a 6 string and mute the 7th? Or do you just use the 7th string to chunk out power chords? If that's the case, I guess there's no relearning any fingering at all.

Also, perusing the standard production section of the SD website, it certainly looks like there are MANY more option for 6 string pickups as opposed to 7 string. Hence, I stand by my original statement: 6 string pickups are much more readily available.
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Either move your thumb over or don't strum the low B. Nobodies getting a 7 string to strum, though.

Having that extra string down there is more about range to most 7-stringers than it is about chunking out detuned power chords.

Certainly, there are many more choices, but the ones that you don't have on a 7, again, aren't the ones people are going to be missing, besides maybe the Dimebucker. I've never once found myself wishing for an A2Pro bucker or hot stack for a 7, or anything like that. It just doesn't go with the territory.
 
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Being someone who has only played a seven string a couple of times I can speak on behalf of the transition period that goes with playing it. The way I choose to think about it is if you just ignore the low string its still a 6, you can use it when you need it but you shouldn't feel compelled to use it more than you feel comfortable. Gradually as you feel more comfortable with the wider fretboard I'm sure you'll find yourself reaching down there more.
 
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Jeff Dunne said:
Either move your thumb over or don't strum the low B. Nobodies getting a 7 string to strum, though.
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I do!

I think it's great for getting new chord voicings.

You can play a 7 string just like a 6 if you ignore the low B.

However some thumb over chords are extremely difficult on the E string - Jeff probably knows what I'm talking about :6:
 
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Or you can play a 7-string just like a 6 if you tune the G string down a half step and ignore the high string. Or just take off that high E. That's how I do it. But many experienced 7-string players say that once they developed their 7-string skill, they felt limited by 6-string guitars.
 
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baritone said:
Or you can play a 7-string just like a 6 if you tune the G string down a half step and ignore the high string. Or just take off that high E. That's how I do it. But many experienced 7-string players say that once they developed their 7-string skill, they felt limited by 6-string guitars.
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Actually, after playing 7's almost exclusively for years it felt like an entirely different intrument for me.

Going back to 6's was done for an entirely different reason tonally. I never felt limited, it just felt like a 6 string guitar, an entirely different instrument.
 
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