7-string guitars

[noodlesatf]

Re: 7-string guitars

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Especially if you go for the 27" scale, and go down to, oh, G or F#...

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And I want to sound like Korn because...? [img]/images/graemlins/fart.gif[/img]

[pagemalicious]

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We'll Nile tune down to A, they sound f*cking brutal and nothing like Korn [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

I'd love to tune down that Low, to scare the kiddies [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[pro-fusion]

Re: 7-string guitars

Tuning down to A isn't that big of a deal, but much lower than that and the bass guitar starts to become little more than a device to crumble the walls... [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[toejam]

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There is that, too. Go much lower, and the bassist will have to string up some tow cables or something.

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Especially if you go for the 27" scale, and go down to, oh, G or F#...

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Get an 8-string guitar and tune to F# and you can be like Meshuggah! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[eaeolian]

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There is that, too. Go much lower, and the bassist will have to string up some tow cables or something.

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Especially if you go for the 27" scale, and go down to, oh, G or F#...

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Get an 8-string guitar and tune to F# and you can be like Meshuggah! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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No, I'll be a guy with an 8 string tuned to F# - I won't be Swedish, though, so I can't be like Meshuggah. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[eaeolian]

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Especially if you go for the 27" scale, and go down to, oh, G or F#...

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And I want to sound like Korn because...? [img]/images/graemlins/fart.gif[/img]

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'Tis a poor craftsman than blames his tools for sounding like ass. [img]/images/graemlins/nono.gif[/img]

[toejam]

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No, I'll be a guy with an 8 string tuned to F# - I won't be Swedish, though, so I can't be like Meshuggah. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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LOL Good point! I'm not Swedish either. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Charlz]

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And I want to sound like Korn because...? [img]/images/graemlins/fart.gif[/img]

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Not funny. Non-Korn sounding 7 string playing heavy metal band [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[toejam]

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Meshuggah 8-string Nevborn! [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[noodlesatf]

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Not funny. Non-Korn sounding 7 string playing heavy metal band

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It was more a crack on Korn tuning their guitars down to A and farting more than anything. I happen to be pretty familiar with Mike's music, and it is on seven strings.

[jwoods986]

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what's the deal w/ these? what is the 7th string tuned to? who came up with this?

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Ok, back to his original questions. I'm sure he wants info. about electric 7-strings for rock music, not centuries old guitars for classical or Russian folk music.
So, a 7-string is generally going to have a low B and it was introduced in 1990 by Ibanez (with Vai) in the form of the Universe model.