chili
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Hi all, first post here though I've been lurking around for a couple of years ![Wavey :wavey: :wavey:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wavey.gif)
I'm thinking about ordering a set of 7-string P90's from Vintage Vibe Guitars, but I'm hesitating for a couple of reasons. The main one is I've never heard, let alone played a 7 with P90's. Are they the same "kind-hearted hooligan" as when they're in a six-string? The other reasons are whether they will be versatile enough, and in the back of my mind noise/hum is a small concern too.
The guitar they're for is a Schecter ATX Solo 7, my second 7-string. I've had it for a couple of months now (the wait to get it almost killed me!), but I'm finding trouble getting a tone I like and I tend to keep reaching for my other two fav's - a Schecter Damien 7-FR with Full Shred in the neck and an Invader in the bridge, or my PRS SE "One" which is like a Les Paul Jr, just a bridge P90.
The Damien with the Invader has zero subtlety, like a big-block in a Duster, and the "One" is like a little Hot-Rod. While they're both very different, they both have a lot of mid-range and relatively quite a lot of bass, are very punchy and gritty, and a little loose and out-of-control, and I like that
. The Blackouts in the ATX on the other the hand have enormous output, but they're almost too refined and polite in comparison.
The music I write/play is rock of sorts, not metal. I guess it's some combo of heavy rock, blues, punk, grunge and a little metal. Not conventional 7 stuff, but I play the Damien 7 more than any other guitar. My rig is a variety of overdrive/distortion/fuzz pedals into either my RP355 on a clean-ish Fender-ish setting, or the clean channel of a Bugera V55. I tune down a half step.
So... can someone convince me P90's in the ATX would rip? Or should I go for something a little safer? (Eg SH-2 Jazz in the neck, SH-5 Custom in the bridge)
cheers,
chili
![Wavey :wavey: :wavey:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wavey.gif)
I'm thinking about ordering a set of 7-string P90's from Vintage Vibe Guitars, but I'm hesitating for a couple of reasons. The main one is I've never heard, let alone played a 7 with P90's. Are they the same "kind-hearted hooligan" as when they're in a six-string? The other reasons are whether they will be versatile enough, and in the back of my mind noise/hum is a small concern too.
The guitar they're for is a Schecter ATX Solo 7, my second 7-string. I've had it for a couple of months now (the wait to get it almost killed me!), but I'm finding trouble getting a tone I like and I tend to keep reaching for my other two fav's - a Schecter Damien 7-FR with Full Shred in the neck and an Invader in the bridge, or my PRS SE "One" which is like a Les Paul Jr, just a bridge P90.
The Damien with the Invader has zero subtlety, like a big-block in a Duster, and the "One" is like a little Hot-Rod. While they're both very different, they both have a lot of mid-range and relatively quite a lot of bass, are very punchy and gritty, and a little loose and out-of-control, and I like that
The music I write/play is rock of sorts, not metal. I guess it's some combo of heavy rock, blues, punk, grunge and a little metal. Not conventional 7 stuff, but I play the Damien 7 more than any other guitar. My rig is a variety of overdrive/distortion/fuzz pedals into either my RP355 on a clean-ish Fender-ish setting, or the clean channel of a Bugera V55. I tune down a half step.
So... can someone convince me P90's in the ATX would rip? Or should I go for something a little safer? (Eg SH-2 Jazz in the neck, SH-5 Custom in the bridge)
cheers,
chili