Ibanez K-7 and Rg1527

[that guy]

man i say get the jackson christian olde wolbergs sig. it looks sweet and its $800 u.s.

 

[guitarist-1]

I have a question. How's different is playing chords on a 7 string if we comprare it to a six? (powerchords, major) could anyone post an example?

 

[Roland777]

No different from a six-string, apart from the fact that you can extend the chords. For example, you can play a seven-string D-major chord by adding frets 3, 2 and 0 on the B, E and A strings respectively. So the "fretting" would be (low to high) 3, 2, 0, 0, 2, 3, 2. As far as powerchords and major chords go - just think logically. There is no difference.

 

[noodles]

So the "fretting" would be (low to high) 3, 2, 0, 0, 2, 3, 2.

I'm assuming you use your thumb on the low b?

 

[guitarist-1]

No different from a six-string, apart from the fact that you can extend the chords. For example, you can play a seven-string D-major chord by adding frets 3, 2 and 0 on the B, E and A strings respectively. So the "fretting" would be (low to high) 3, 2, 0, 0, 2, 3, 2. As far as powerchords and major chords go - just think logically. There is no difference.

Ok Thanks, I don't know what to expect from the a 7 string, so I have there are some thing unclear. I can't wait to get the K-7.
How long did it take you to habituate to a 7 string??

 

[eaeolian]

Ok Thanks, I don't know what to expect from the a 7 string, so I have there are some thing unclear. I can't wait to get the K-7.
How long did it take you to habituate to a 7 string??

A couple of months. Then a couple of months more of work to be able to switch back and forth from 6 to 7 without issues. (Since I have 6s with Floyds and 7s with tunomatics, I had dtring spacing differences to overcome, too.) Now it's totally natural to play either - of course, I've been playing 7 for about five years now, so it should be...

 

[eaeolian]

man i say get the jackson christian olde wolbergs sig. it looks sweet and its $800 u.s.

It's overpriced for what you get, IMO. The Hellraiser C-7 is just as nice, and has a better feature set. (Although the COW does have an ebony board...)

 

[noodles]

It's overpriced for what you get, IMO. The Hellraiser C-7 is just as nice, and has a better feature set. (Although the COW does have an ebony board...)

Honestly, the fretboard is the only thing to like about that guitar. Painted neck on a bolt-on, the body isn't heavy enough to balance right, and that horrible neck joint are reason enough to buy a Schecter instead.

 

[Roland777]

I'm assuming you use your thumb on the low b?

Index covers E, B and G, middle finger covers low E, ring-finger covers low B, pinky gets the third fret on the high B.

How long did it take you to habituate to a 7 string??

Not long at all - a few days. Until you're ready to treat the entire instrument as one, you can just ignore the low B if you wanna play E standard, and just focus on the bottom 3 when you wanna play metal. As time progresses, you'll treat the entire instrument as one.