Emile
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Hi all,
New to the forums. Background on me, I played metal in my teens but have spent the last 30 years playing classical and flamenco guitar. I'm now looking to get back into electric (mostly metal and some rock), and want to go with a 7 string for the extended range that it offers. I'm trying to understand whether a multiscale or evertune is a better option. I'd certainly want good playability and don't want to consider 7 strings that are >25.5" other than multiscale (25.5-27ish"). I'm not sure if the stretches would be tougher on the lower frets of the lower strings on a multiscale or whether the ergonomics makes up for them. Obviously, the tuning stability of the Evertune has it's own mertis, but I'm no stranger to tuning often coming from the classical background. My budget is around $1500ish with a hard shell case. Also note that I don't plan on tuning below A for the 7th string.
For multiscale, I'm considering the following options:
For an evertune bridge, I saw the Brian "Head" Welch model which looks promising:
Thank you in advance for any comments, opinions, and insight. I'm also even potentially thinking about a Floyd, but let's just talk about these 2 fixed bridge styles.
-Emile
New to the forums. Background on me, I played metal in my teens but have spent the last 30 years playing classical and flamenco guitar. I'm now looking to get back into electric (mostly metal and some rock), and want to go with a 7 string for the extended range that it offers. I'm trying to understand whether a multiscale or evertune is a better option. I'd certainly want good playability and don't want to consider 7 strings that are >25.5" other than multiscale (25.5-27ish"). I'm not sure if the stretches would be tougher on the lower frets of the lower strings on a multiscale or whether the ergonomics makes up for them. Obviously, the tuning stability of the Evertune has it's own mertis, but I'm no stranger to tuning often coming from the classical background. My budget is around $1500ish with a hard shell case. Also note that I don't plan on tuning below A for the 7th string.
For multiscale, I'm considering the following options:
- Schecter C7 SLS Elite Multiscale
- Ormsby Hype GTR7
For an evertune bridge, I saw the Brian "Head" Welch model which looks promising:
- ESP/LTD SH7 Evertune
Thank you in advance for any comments, opinions, and insight. I'm also even potentially thinking about a Floyd, but let's just talk about these 2 fixed bridge styles.
-Emile
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