7 string guitar bodies

irg7620 · 05-12-2006, 04:27 PM

well, i thought i had this thread up yesterday. must not have hit the right button. ok, my ? is this. are the bodies of 7 strings the same or bigger than a 6 string guitar? i have always wanted to know. if this is a duplicate thread, sorry, i tried to find the other one first.

D-EJ915 · 05-12-2006, 09:10 PM

ESP's 7-string bodies are the same size, I know that much. I don't see why other manufacturers would change their body size either.

irg7620 · 05-12-2006, 09:56 PM

oh, that's good. i sorta figured the manufacturers wouldn't change them either, just wanted someone else to tell me. thanks a bunch, man.

Firebeard · 05-12-2006, 10:00 PM

I had that exact same question rolling around in my head. Since I don't own one yet I couldn't compare.

irg7620 · 05-12-2006, 10:06 PM

good to see a fellow 7 string player from indiana. there's more to indiana than corn. there's 7 string guitars too. LOL!!

Dive-Baum · 05-12-2006, 10:26 PM

I just got my neck and body in. The neck is MUCH wider so the slot you place the neck in on the body is obviously woder as well. The body, other than that looks like it's the same size as a 6'er

Scott · 05-13-2006, 03:36 AM

The body itself doesn't need to be any bigger. Just the cavities like the neck pocket, pickup cavities, and bridge. With ibanez, the bodies are no bigger.

Cancer · 05-13-2006, 04:08 AM

^^^^^^Yeah he right. I had an RG7620, and I still have the remains of my RG550. The bodies are the same size. Somewher around here there are pics of the new RG8, and it's body looks to be about the same size too.

Ibanez_fanboy · 05-13-2006, 04:16 AM

http://www.ibanez87.it/italiano/altre-ibanez/rg-8.aspx

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Originally Posted by psyphre

^^^^^^Yeah he right. I had an RG7620, and I still have the remains of my RG550. The bodies are the same size. Somewher around here there are pics of the new RG8, and it's body looks to be about the same size too.

here ye go.

metalfiend666 · 05-13-2006, 09:27 AM

From my experience with 7's I've yet to find one that has a bigger body than it's 6 string counterparts. It's in the manufacturers interests to keep the body sizes the same, as the 6's were designed with certain ergonomics in mind and generally work well. As their customer base is used to playing a guitar that size with the kind of feel they're not going to want a bigger bodied guitar.

05-12-2006, 04:27 PM	#1
irg7620 zombie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wabash, Indiana Posts: 239 Real Name: Boudi Main Seven: Ibanez Gio 6 string Rig: FX86 -> peavey BS2 Thanked: 2	7 string guitar bodies well, i thought i had this thread up yesterday. must not have hit the right button. ok, my ? is this. are the bodies of 7 strings the same or bigger than a 6 string guitar? i have always wanted to know. if this is a duplicate thread, sorry, i tried to find the other one first.

05-12-2006, 09:10 PM	#2
D-EJ915 <3's Tsukasa Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 16,925 Real Name: Kagami Main Seven: ESP MH-307 Rig: Randall RG75G2C Thanked: 206	ESP's 7-string bodies are the same size, I know that much. I don't see why other manufacturers would change their body size either. My Site: əBCAir

05-13-2006, 03:36 AM	#7
Scott Aye. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: USS Enterprise Posts: 5,402 Real Name: James Doohan Rig: Transporter Thanked: 41	The body itself doesn't need to be any bigger. Just the cavities like the neck pocket, pickup cavities, and bridge. With ibanez, the bodies are no bigger. POOF!

05-13-2006, 04:08 AM	#8
Cancer Cancer:The Crucifuct Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,423 Real Name: Cancer Main Seven: Carvin 727 Main ERG: Carvin 727 Rig: Pod X3 Live -> PA Thanked: 12	^^^^^^Yeah he right. I had an RG7620, and I still have the remains of my RG550. The bodies are the same size. Somewher around here there are pics of the new RG8, and it's body looks to be about the same size too. Cancer:the Crucifuct Myspace Machines Of Living Death Myspace

05-13-2006, 09:27 AM	#10
metalfiend666 - Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Basildon, Essex, England Posts: 9,623 Real Name: James Main Seven: Death Warrior/KXK Sii-7 Rig: Dual Rec->Trace 3x12 Thanked: 43	From my experience with 7's I've yet to find one that has a bigger body than it's 6 string counterparts. It's in the manufacturers interests to keep the body sizes the same, as the 6's were designed with certain ergonomics in mind and generally work well. As their customer base is used to playing a guitar that size with the kind of feel they're not going to want a bigger bodied guitar. www.metalguitarist.org

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05-12-2006, 09:56 PM	#3
irg7620 zombie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wabash, Indiana Posts: 239 Real Name: Boudi Main Seven: Ibanez Gio 6 string Rig: FX86 -> peavey BS2 Thanked: 2	oh, that's good. i sorta figured the manufacturers wouldn't change them either, just wanted someone else to tell me. thanks a bunch, man.

05-12-2006, 10:00 PM	#4
Firebeard Viking Lord Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 818 Real Name: Samuel Main Seven: -Fingers Crossed- Rig: Flextone w/Mesa 4x12 Thanked: 0	I had that exact same question rolling around in my head. Since I don't own one yet I couldn't compare.

05-12-2006, 10:06 PM	#5
irg7620 zombie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wabash, Indiana Posts: 239 Real Name: Boudi Main Seven: Ibanez Gio 6 string Rig: FX86 -> peavey BS2 Thanked: 2	good to see a fellow 7 string player from indiana. there's more to indiana than corn. there's 7 string guitars too. LOL!!

05-12-2006, 10:26 PM	#6
Dive-Baum Bite Me Fan Boy!! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Longwood, FL Posts: 1,228 Real Name: Dave Main Seven: Custom Warmoth Rig: EVH5150&Marshall Thanked: 7	I just got my neck and body in. The neck is MUCH wider so the slot you place the neck in on the body is obviously woder as well. The body, other than that looks like it's the same size as a 6'er

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