Anyone make the switch...

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... from 6 to 7-string and not look back? I picked up an Alex Wade LTD 7 from Brad and it is absolutely unbelievable sounding and feeling. My other guitar is an EBMM JPXI and I'm trying to figure out exactly why I would go back to a 6-string when the a 7 offers everything that a 6 does, but with the option to chug the fuck out with the low B when I want to.
I'm literally torn now, I think I may have to trade my JPXI-6 in for a JPXI-7.
 
Keep your 6, you'll always be glad to have her around.
 
garey77":1u69okpy said:
Keep your 6, you'll always be glad to have her around.
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You're probably right man, maybe I'll just wait out the honeymoon period and reconsider after. The thing that gets me is that I can still do my regular open chording with ease and then immediately switch over to scaring women and children with chug riffs from the land of the metal dragon. It seems all too win/win for me...
 
I don't know, man. I can do anything on a 7 that I could a 6 by just ignoring the low B if I don't want to use it. And I don't have to detune, use alternate guitars, or use any weird tuning to play any covers that I want to from Soundgarden to Korn to whatever weird tuning some band happens to use. Plus it really opened my eyes in a soloing context because it alows you to string skip more to get around and also to visualize the master diatonic pattern fully, which you can't on a 6 string because it's a set of 7 3-note-per-string patterns. You can always ignore the low B if you just want to limit yourself to 6 strings but I'd bet once you got used to it, you wouldn't want to. On the other hand...there's nothing like banging on a Les Paul with it hanging around your knees! :lol: :LOL:
 
I flip between 6/7 all the time if need be i could stay with the 7 but i love my 6's too much
 
richardt4520":3fe8l0pc said:
I don't know, man. I can do anything on a 7 that I could a 6 by just ignoring the low B if I don't want to use it. And I don't have to detune, use alternate guitars, or use any weird tuning to play any covers that I want to from Soundgarden to Korn to whatever weird tuning some band happens to use. Plus it really opened my eyes in a soloing context because it alows you to string skip more to get around and also to visualize the master diatonic pattern fully, which you can't on a 6 string because it's a set of 7 3-note-per-string patterns. You can always ignore the low B if you just want to limit yourself to 6 strings but I'd bet once you got used to it, you wouldn't want to. On the other hand...there's nothing like banging on a Les Paul with it hanging around your knees! :lol: :LOL:
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That's the thing, the low B doesn't feel like an impediment at all when open chording. Now I just have to find a 7 with a trem(floyd or other). I'm loving the size of the neck on the Wade so I'd love something like it just with a trem.
 
I play a lot of chug stuff, but I just don't like that GONK GONK GONK sound of the open low B on a 7. Whenever I hear that I just skip past the demo or song. This is coming from a metal head too.
 
I've gotten to where a 7 feels more natural to me than anything else. But I still like to play 6's so I keep em around. I also like playing 8's, but I'm not quite as proficient on them yet.
 
I played one once, thought it felt a bit bizarre, but I'm sure that a while with one would get me adjusted. I'd like to own one, but I also feel like I'd wind up writing pretty generic riffs because of that extra string.. so it's not high on my 'must have' list.

Yet.
 
I have a 7 around, I find it feels different to play it like I would a 6 string just by ignoring the B string, so I don't think I could just use a 7, but I love having it around for some stuff for sure
 
I like handing my 7 to other players and ask them whats different. If they are not 7 string players it usually takes a few before they realize. I couldn't do it justice or play it all the time but it is a nice to have.
 
I'm still far more comfortable with a six, but the seven is growing on me.
 
seeing as im originally from ss.org my opinion already will be biased :D

before I made the switch I felt like I'd miss the feel of a 6 and wouldn't be as fluid on the 7 as I was previously, but it grew on me to the point where I find I'm missing part of my guitar when I pick up a 6. This is to the point where I want to get my hands on a classical 7.

you will eventually become as accustomed to a 7 as you currently are a 6 and alot quicker than you anticipate. the chord possibilities open up, and new open chords are available, also sounding sweet on a clean sound. i also bought an 8 string, and to be honest i used it more for clean chording than I ever did for metal sounds.
 
Had a 7-string, but sold it. Never played it much.
 
I think its just a matter of personal preference. If you're comfortable playing everything on a 7, then there's no real reason not to. Personally, I love 7-strings but I'm never gonna give up my 6's. My old band was all about the 7-string and I still insisted switching guitars half way through the set for all the songs I didn't need the 7 for. The other guitarist played his 7 the whole set. It may have helped that my 6 was a nice ESP and my 7 was a cheap LTD that I never really liked that much (sold it after leaving the band). But now I have a shiny new Carvin DC700 but I just like playing 6-strings too much so I know I'm going to keep them in rotation.
 
I just grabbed an 8 string and love it...also have a 7string and several 6 strings. They all inspire me in different ways. Most of my 6s are in dropC tuning, whereas the 7&8 is normal E standard (on the high end). After playing the 8 for awhile, it's akin to the doughnut in baseball's warmup circle- when I go back to my 6 I feel like I can do anything; the strength and dexterity improvements alone are worth grabbing an 8.
Djunk Djunk!
 
I flop back and forth between 6, 7, and 8... different tools for different jobs.
 
Not for guitar. I'll probably get one someday but I doubt I'd switch.

For bass I did get a 6 string in addition to my 4 string, but the 4 is still my primary.
 
I primarily play a 7 string but keep a 6 string for drop D tuning (guitars have floating Floyds, so no way I'm retuning the 7 strings just for drop D). But honestly, if I didn't love the six string so much, I'd just get another 7 string for that.
 
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