So what got you into 7s?

Random Hero · 03-14-2009, 01:31 PM

Sorry if this thread has been posted a million times, but I'm somewhat new here, so why not.

For me it was John Petrucci and Vai originally. Then Jeff Loomis, Chris Broderick and Dave Weiner's Riff of the Week vids. Of course there were more, but those were the main ones. I guess when I was younger I associated a 7 with chuggery (I know, uber-fail) but now it's my main axe. I only got my first 7 in April 2008 followed by my current one this January and I gotta say, I love em.

darbdavys · 03-14-2009, 01:37 PM

Loomis

hufschmid · 03-14-2009, 01:37 PM

My mother is a classical musician, she plays the oboe d'amore...

That's an oboe a minor third lower than the standard instrument...

So I always enjoyed instruments which could play lower...

Eventually I heard Steve Vai for the first time performing on a 7 a very long time ago, I was a teen....

That was it... No return to the 6 string anymore for me

So the very first 7 string guitar I ever bought was the crazy multicoloured Steve Vai Ibanez univers

My mom and her oboes:-)

reptillion · 03-14-2009, 01:40 PM

Nile and myself
I started thinking about getting a 7, so i could play all my thrash/maiden stuff in E, then use the b/a for the low stuff. I was a bit iffy on whether or not i could actually use notes that low effectively until I heard Nile, and then I became dead set on a 7, now I just need to find the right one.

Kimling · 03-14-2009, 01:48 PM

Well, in my mind it adds up to "more notes, more music". It just made sense to me getting that extra string. It has really opened up my mind regarding scales, arpeggios and so on

leftyguitarjoe · 03-14-2009, 02:13 PM

some random band

stuh84 · 03-14-2009, 02:18 PM

Partly Petrucci, partly just always liked something not everyone had, and I saw an M207 in a shop, and bought it on the spot

Harris · 03-14-2009, 02:23 PM

I had to buy a 7 because I couldn't tune any lower on a 6

Luuk · 03-14-2009, 02:24 PM

Mainly; Meshuggah

troyguitar · 03-14-2009, 02:28 PM

I wanted to be able to play the modern downtuned stuff and all of my favorite standard-tuning stuff on one guitar.

Sepultorture · 03-14-2009, 02:33 PM

i picked up a 7 because i like an E standard tuning with a low B, wasn't really into the F# on the second string for 6's, liked the 6 string as is, but loved the low B, so i went 7

no one really influenced me to pick up the 7, just like to play standard tuned songs, and low tuned death metal

AeonSolus · 03-14-2009, 02:53 PM

In my early teens (About when i was 11-13) i was going to start off playing guitar with an Ibanez K7 thanks to my fanboi-ish cult towards KORN in that well, but Nooooo... my mom said it would be too much for me since it was my first guitar

. She was probably right but...imagine where would i be if that was my first guitar...

And coincidentially, 4 years later, i find a dude selling one (which is extremely weird because in my country they don't sell 7 strings...Hell! i have to order string sets online!! because they don't sell them here aswell). I guess it was just destiny

EliNoPants · 03-14-2009, 03:36 PM

long ago WAY before i started playing anything, it was because i thought 7's were different

nowadays, it's more an urge to simplify my gear collection, having 4 guitars sitting around when i only play one of them regularly isn't nearly as convenient as cutting it down to 1 or 2 guitars that i play all the time

Demeyes · 03-14-2009, 03:44 PM

I've known about 7s for most of the time played guitar, but I didn't get to play one until I bought one. I don't think there was any bands I bought mine because of. I think I just wanted to try something different and 7 strings seemed like a cool idea, and I already had some nice six strings so I went for it.

Collapse · 03-14-2009, 03:46 PM

nice, don't get rid of the EMG's just do an 18v mod

distressed_romeo · 03-14-2009, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stuh84

Partly Petrucci, partly just always liked something not everyone had, and I saw an M207 in a shop, and bought it on the spot

Would you believe my first seven was an M207 as well! I can't really think of anyone in particular, although I was already a big fan of Nevermore, Vai, Dream Theater and Morbid Angel. I was just curious about the instruments, having looked at the aforementioned guitar hanging in the window of my local music shop for ages, and when I tried it I was hooked immediately and ended up going home with it!

Koshchei · 03-14-2009, 04:01 PM

Needing more range. No player really inspired me to pick up the 7... I wish I had picked up one 15 years ago though.

kmanick · 03-14-2009, 04:05 PM

I heard "Enemies of Reality" was completely blowen away and decided to try one.
Wouldn't you know it my first was an M-207 as well.
I took to it right away.
Now I play pretty much everything on my 7's.

Random Hero · 03-14-2009, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stuh84

Partly Petrucci, partly just always liked something not everyone had, and I saw an M207 in a shop, and bought it on the spot

Haha, I quite like the idea of not many people playing a 7 too. Well, other than you guys...

Apex1rg7x · 03-14-2009, 05:20 PM

Im not gonna lie, it was Korn.

Panterica · 03-14-2009, 05:23 PM

yeah, first time i heard of em was with Korn and Meshuggah
in my head i figured it offered more possibilities and i wanted to play something no one else could play, unless they had a 7

Thin_Ice_77 · 03-14-2009, 05:25 PM

My brother started wanting a 7 because he was always that kind of player, he never really liked widdly-widdly stuff. We went to PMT and I played an Ibanez RG7321, which he later bought.

vampiregenocide · 03-14-2009, 05:35 PM

I don't think anyone really inspired me to get into 7 strings, it was just a logical step.

Though if anyone, it was probably Dino Cazares.

AK DRAGON · 03-14-2009, 05:38 PM

Vai got me started wanting a 7 string
I took the dive when I got tired of tuning and retuning from Drop 'D'

budda · 03-14-2009, 06:49 PM

I wanted a 7 years ago, and my guitar teacher said "finish learning six first" - it was solid advice.

I finally got aroudn to this community and having some money (kinda), and got my first 7 in january 08 - about a year or two later then I would have liked hehe.

The reason I wanted a 7 was because I like hearing low notes.. but i dont want to downtune my les paul to do it (especially when playing covers in a highschool band).

that said, my LP is in C right now

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03-14-2009, 01:31 PM	#1
Random Hero ss.org Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London, England Posts: 50 Thanked: 5 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	So what got you into 7s? Sorry if this thread has been posted a million times, but I'm somewhat new here, so why not. For me it was John Petrucci and Vai originally. Then Jeff Loomis, Chris Broderick and Dave Weiner's Riff of the Week vids. Of course there were more, but those were the main ones. I guess when I was younger I associated a 7 with chuggery (I know, uber-fail) but now it's my main axe. I only got my first 7 in April 2008 followed by my current one this January and I gotta say, I love em.

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darbdavys ss.org Regular Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vilnius, Lithuania Posts: 1,102 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Loomis The whole image is that eternal suffering awaits anyone who questions God's infinite love. That's the message we're brought up with, isn't it? Believe or die! Thank you, forgiving Lord, for all those options.

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Sepultorture Murder Machine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oshawa, ON, Canada Posts: 4,534 Thanked: 36 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	i picked up a 7 because i like an E standard tuning with a low B, wasn't really into the F# on the second string for 6's, liked the 6 string as is, but loved the low B, so i went 7 no one really influenced me to pick up the 7, just like to play standard tuned songs, and low tuned death metal BEARDS: They Instantly Turn Any Man Into A Badass, It's Like Having Machine Guns On Your Face

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03-14-2009, 01:37 PM	#3
hufschmid Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: switzerland Posts: 9,089 Thanked: 284 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	My mother is a classical musician, she plays the oboe d'amore... That's an oboe a minor third lower than the standard instrument... So I always enjoyed instruments which could play lower... Eventually I heard Steve Vai for the first time performing on a 7 a very long time ago, I was a teen.... That was it... No return to the 6 string anymore for me So the very first 7 string guitar I ever bought was the crazy multicoloured Steve Vai Ibanez univers My mom and her oboes:-)

03-14-2009, 01:40 PM	#4
reptillion ss.org Regular Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 424 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Nile and myself I started thinking about getting a 7, so i could play all my thrash/maiden stuff in E, then use the b/a for the low stuff. I was a bit iffy on whether or not i could actually use notes that low effectively until I heard Nile, and then I became dead set on a 7, now I just need to find the right one.

03-14-2009, 01:48 PM	#5
Kimling SS.org Regular Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Aarhus, Denmark Posts: 176 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well, in my mind it adds up to "more notes, more music". It just made sense to me getting that extra string. It has really opened up my mind regarding scales, arpeggios and so on

03-14-2009, 02:13 PM	#6
leftyguitarjoe Correct-handed Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Newark, DE Posts: 2,226 Thanked: 183 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	some random band

03-14-2009, 02:23 PM	#8
Harris Banned Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 165 Thanked: 11 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	I had to buy a 7 because I couldn't tune any lower on a 6

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Luuk ss.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 510 Thanked: 18 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Mainly; Meshuggah

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troyguitar SS.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bloomsburg, PA Posts: 7,388 Thanked: 63 $troyguitar is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $troyguitar is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $troyguitar is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $troyguitar is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $troyguitar is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $troyguitar is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $troyguitar is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ Feedback Score: 10 reviews	I wanted to be able to play the modern downtuned stuff and all of my favorite standard-tuning stuff on one guitar.

03-14-2009, 02:53 PM	#12
AeonSolus DO CEO / RHLC © Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Dominican Republic Posts: 1,783 Thanked: 81 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	In my early teens (About when i was 11-13) i was going to start off playing guitar with an Ibanez K7 thanks to my fanboi-ish cult towards KORN in that well, but Nooooo... my mom said it would be too much for me since it was my first guitar . She was probably right but...imagine where would i be if that was my first guitar... And coincidentially, 4 years later, i find a dude selling one (which is extremely weird because in my country they don't sell 7 strings...Hell! i have to order string sets online!! because they don't sell them here aswell). I guess it was just destiny Products of my boreness: http://www.soundclick.com/luisangelcompres

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EliNoPants ss.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 1,845 Thanked: 36 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	long ago WAY before i started playing anything, it was because i thought 7's were different nowadays, it's more an urge to simplify my gear collection, having 4 guitars sitting around when i only play one of them regularly isn't nearly as convenient as cutting it down to 1 or 2 guitars that i play all the time

03-14-2009, 03:44 PM	#14
Demeyes SS.org Regular Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,476 Thanked: 11 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I've known about 7s for most of the time played guitar, but I didn't get to play one until I bought one. I don't think there was any bands I bought mine because of. I think I just wanted to try something different and 7 strings seemed like a cool idea, and I already had some nice six strings so I went for it. My Band Shardborne on Soundcloud Free E.P on bandcamp http://shardborne.bandcamp.com/

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Collapse SS.org Regular Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NewGlasgow,NS Canada Posts: 267 Thanked: 24 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	nice, don't get rid of the EMG's just do an 18v mod

03-14-2009, 04:01 PM	#17
Koshchei Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Peterborough, Canada Posts: 1,638 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Needing more range. No player really inspired me to pick up the 7... I wish I had picked up one 15 years ago though.

03-14-2009, 04:05 PM	#18
kmanick SS Contributor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: BOSTON Posts: 6,504 Thanked: 86 Feedback Score: 14 reviews	I heard "Enemies of Reality" was completely blowen away and decided to try one. Wouldn't you know it my first was an M-207 as well. I took to it right away. Now I play pretty much everything on my 7's. Axe Fx II in da house

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Apex1rg7x Agent of Chaos Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 1,461 Thanked: 15 Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Im not gonna lie, it was Korn.

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Panterica Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Murder Capital - USA Posts: 667 Thanked: 14 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yeah, first time i heard of em was with Korn and Meshuggah in my head i figured it offered more possibilities and i wanted to play something no one else could play, unless they had a 7

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Thin_Ice_77 You'll never make it Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: West Midlands, UK Posts: 1,956 Thanked: 58 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My brother started wanting a 7 because he was always that kind of player, he never really liked widdly-widdly stuff. We went to PMT and I played an Ibanez RG7321, which he later bought. Visit Beneath The Surface on: Myspace Music Reverbnation

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vampiregenocide A Chap Called Ross Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hertfordshire, England Posts: 15,096 Thanked: 273 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I don't think anyone really inspired me to get into 7 strings, it was just a logical step. Though if anyone, it was probably Dino Cazares. My Photography Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/rosswildishphotography Dissonant Media - The news source for new alternate/progressive music! Check us out: http://de-de.facebook.com/pages/Sawbridgeworth-United-Kingdom/Dissonant-Media/126448677394107 http://www.youtube.com/user/DissonantMedia#p/a http://dissonantmedia.tumblr.com/

03-14-2009, 05:38 PM	#24
AK DRAGON Guitar Popcicle Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 1,770 Thanked: 17 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Vai got me started wanting a 7 string I took the dive when I got tired of tuning and retuning from Drop 'D'

03-14-2009, 06:49 PM	#25
budda Guiterrorizer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London ONT Posts: 18,906 Thanked: 174 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I wanted a 7 years ago, and my guitar teacher said "finish learning six first" - it was solid advice. I finally got aroudn to this community and having some money (kinda), and got my first 7 in january 08 - about a year or two later then I would have liked hehe. The reason I wanted a 7 was because I like hearing low notes.. but i dont want to downtune my les paul to do it (especially when playing covers in a highschool band). that said, my LP is in C right now _______________________ J S Moore pickups: www.tonefordays.com Rock on!

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