It's Chris Broderick...

[FastJunkie]

For now.....

[DethKing V]

I would personally like to see Mustaine start using a seven string (unlikely as it may be). I think it would do Megadeth wonders to have that sort a versatility in thier sound, not to mention it would kick up the general heaviness a few notches. I like Broderick's addidion, though I'm not very familiar with his previous acts, I've seen and heard him play and he is very good. I'd welcomely say he's the most technically proficient lead that Megs has had other than Marty.

I can only see good things coming from this if he sticks.

[ChickenScratch]

Dave won't play the 7, he'll write the songs with a 7 in mind and Chris will do those parts. Dave's too stubborn to change.

[MartinBarre]

I don't see any need for a 7 string. Maybe I'm too traditional, but Sabbath, Maiden, AC/DC, "Rust In Peace", "And Justice For All", Death, Dimebag etc etc never needed 7 strings.
Slipknot, Korn and Limp Bizkit did though. And that big fat Fear Factory guy has 8 strings doesn't he? Pfft. Who cares about any of those bands?

I hope Dave DOES stay with six after thinking about that.

[Endrik]

I don't see any need for a 7 string. Maybe I'm too traditional, but Sabbath, Maiden, AC/DC, "Rust In Peace", "And Justice For All", Death, Dimebag etc etc never needed 7 strings.
Slipknot, Korn and Limp Bizkit did though. And that big fat Fear Factory guy has 8 strings doesn't he? Pfft. Who cares about any of those bands?

I hope Dave DOES stay with six after thinking about that.

I agree, I don't want Megadeth sound like all these other bands with their muddy Q tuning buzz sounding riffs, that shit has been done allready, if you can't write a riff on a 6 string guitar then you suck ass

[horns666]

Nah..he's talking about Dave going NEVERMORE! Jeff Loomis spawned a new batch of 7 string shredders...even here on this board including yours truly!

FFF..(fuck fear factory)..

[horns666]

E feels like 6, like I do about 4!!!!

Everybody plays 6 string basses these days ..but they truly suck!

[kmanick]

While disregarding Endricks statements as I love playing 7's and there are plenty of people out there that can actually play using them these days
(slipknot doesn't even use 7's, and thank god Korn and limp Bizkit are dead these days. Is Fear Factory even still together?).
Dave has no need to go 7.
Broderick will probably continue to play his 7's because he most likely just likes playing them better than his 6's (as I now do as well).
All you guys that knock 7 string players should try listening to something other than that Nu metal crap that, thank god is really no longer in vogue.
If you suck on a 6 , you're going to suck on a 7.
If you can shred on a 6 , then a 7 opens up a lot of cool things to you.

Mustaine has never been a 7 string player so I don't see any reason why he would go down that road just
because his new lead player uses one.

[khabibissell]

Why do people assume that if a guy uses a seven string he's gonna use it to tune the low B down to A and play rap metal? Jeff Loomis and John Petrucci seem to write cool riffs and shred on a seven strings. Both have tight, clear, distinct guitar tones, even when using the low B. Also, just because you have a seven string guitar doesn't mean you can't play stuff you would normally play on a six string. I have two seven strings and I don't play any different than I did before getting one.

I welcome the possible change. Chris Broderick is more than capable, and I think his use of a seven string guitar would bring an interesting angle to Megadeth if they decide to start writing with it.

[kmanick]

Why do people assume that if a guy uses a seven string he's gonna use it to tune the low B down to A and play rap metal? Jeff Loomis and John Petrucci seem to write cool riffs and shred on a seven strings. Both have tight, clear, distinct guitar tones, even when using the low B. Also, just because you have a seven string guitar doesn't mean you can't play stuff you would normally play on a six string. I have two seven strings and I don't play any different than I did before getting one.

I welcome the possible change. Chris Broderick is more than capable, and I think his use of a seven string guitar would bring an interesting angle to Megadeth if they decide to start writing with it.

Hell yeah!

[DethKing V]

Why do people assume that if a guy uses a seven string he's gonna use it to tune the low B down to A and play rap metal? Jeff Loomis and John Petrucci seem to write cool riffs and shred on a seven strings. Both have tight, clear, distinct guitar tones, even when using the low B. Also, just because you have a seven string guitar doesn't mean you can't play stuff you would normally play on a six string. I have two seven strings and I don't play any different than I did before getting one.

I welcome the possible change. Chris Broderick is more than capable, and I think his use of a seven string guitar would bring an interesting angle to Megadeth if they decide to start writing with it.

You speak the truth.

[Endrik]

Why do people assume that if a guy uses a seven string he's gonna use it to tune the low B down to A and play rap metal?

who assumes?

Also, just because you have a seven string guitar doesn't mean you can't play stuff you would normally play on a six string.

I think 7 string guitars are nothing new anymore, I don't see why Megadeth has to use them. 7 strings only give you a couple of lower notes, that's it.
Why they would need those lower notes, TOO MANY bands these days have ridiculously low tuning, it's kinda cool to hear something in standard E.
Besides low B sounds ridiculously muddy live, specially when we talk about fast riffs.

I don't have anything against 7 strings, actually I wanted them myself a couple of years ago but then got over it, as I didn't see any point in them, they didn't gave me nothing new, just a couple of low notes. If a player can't make riffs sound heavy in standard E than he's arrangement with bass and drums suck ass.

It's the same with bass, there's nothing you can't play on a 4 string bass, the ones who say otherwise simply can't play.
Like Bill mentioned there's too many players with 6 string basses, and yes most of them suck.

Using 7 string/low tunings would be the easiest and most unimaginative way to get "updated" sound, there's many other and more interesting ways. I don't want a band to show that their improvement consists of playing the same kind of stuff only 2,5 steps lower. I want the band to show its improvement by providing good songs, cool arrangement ideas etc.

[Norton]

You only get 5 more notes with a 7 string, that's correct. But it's more than it seems to be.It gives you a chance to create a lot of new things. The 7 string guitars can be used for cool ideas. Nevermore's the proof for that ,imo.


But I agree that, it would be ridiculous for Mustaine to play 7's. He's a classic player. And that's what he's always going to be. And I agree with the E standard thing. I love hearing new records in E standard. And that's the way it mainly should be.

[toejam]

You only get 5 more notes with a 7 string, that's correct. But it's more than it seems to be.It gives you a chance to create a lot of new things. The 7 string guitars can be used for cool ideas. Nevermore's the proof for that ,imo.

Nevermore rules!! Though, all of their stuff is tuned a half-step down... Eb for 6-strings and Bb for 7-strings.

[toejam]

Using 7 string/low tunings would be the easiest and most unimaginative way to get "updated" sound, there's many other and more interesting ways. I don't want a band to show that their improvement consists of playing the same kind of stuff only 2,5 steps lower. I want the band to show its improvement by providing good songs, cool arrangement ideas etc.

Did Tony Iommi have an "updated" sound with his Black Sabbath songs that were tuned down?