Who inspired you to play 7-stringers??

[donray1527]

Buz McGrath and ken susi started it for me. And I got into periphery around the time I picked up my first seven too

 

[JPMike]

John Petrucci, like 10 years ago.

 

[FollowTheSigns]

I started listening to a lot of bands like BoO, CG, Whitechapel, etc. and when I went to go learn their songs I couldn't, after a while that happened too much so I had to get a 7!

 

[Basti]

My guitar. Truth.

 

[Splenetic]

Really... I just wanted a new guitar... Local shop had a cheap Dillion 7 string for sale, and I bought it...it was like 150 bucks... My main goal at the time was to play death metal.... An extra low B string never hurt anyone so i just went for it.

 

[UltraParanoia]

Now that I think about it, it was this song(...s)

Low but definitely on 6 strings, I can why it would make you want to go low though!

“I’m not saying I wouldn’t play a seven-string. It’s just that I’ve never needed one. Most dudes who play seven-strings don’t sound any different than someone playing a six-string that’s tuned down.” - Dimebag Darrell: Guitarworld, 1999

 

[lukeshallperish]

Ben and Chris from ASP

 

[DarkNe0]

 

[Kharon]

Korn and Limp Bizkit!!

 

[7soundz]

Well I always played a 6 string but I finally got my RG7420 today thanks to Steve Vai and John Petrucci.

 

[MetalBuddah]

I started listening to a lot of bands like BoO, CG, Whitechapel, etc. and when I went to go learn their songs I couldn't, after a while that happened too much so I had to get a 7!

There are actually a lot of BoO songs in drop C lol

 

[Jlang]

Ben and Chris from ASP

....ing thank you... Finally.

The Price of Existence and The oncoming storm were the two ALBUMS that had me needing a seven.

 

[BusinessMan]

Whitechapel. They were using 7's and just had to get one for myself. Dino was also a reading I picked up a 7 instead of continually down tuning

 

[Fringe]

Well for me it was Vai, Petrucci and well finally my former bandmate..he had one and I loved it so much I just had to get one, too...never looked back since then

 

[Nahkaparoni]

Biggest inspiration when I first got into sevens was definitely Steve Vai. Then came John Petrucci, Meshuggah, Jeff Loomis and more recently Per Nilsson. The guy's a total beast both as a songwriter and a lead guitarist.

 

[Rotatous]

For me I don't really think there was one particular player who inspired me to play a 7-string, I think it was more of just falling in love with the sound of lower tunings in doom metal, etc. yet disliking the shortened range of tuning a 6-string down.

Plus seeing all of the 7-strings you guys have been posting over the years didn't help

 

[Ed_Ibanez_Shred]

Probably Animals as Leaders, Tesseract, Fellsilent, Vai, Vildhjarta... all that kind of stuff really

 

[The Dystopian GBM]

Back when I was younger I wanted nothing more than to be just like Munky from Korn..

Always dreamed of having a K7 & playing "Freak on a Leash" like a pro.

Alas never happened & so recently deceided I wanted to play a 7 due to finding out that is the main guitar Deftones Stephen Carpenter uses & so thats my main reason now (although still looking tio learn "Freak on a Leash")

 

[FILTHnFEAR]

Korn. I was 15 when their first album came out.

 

[Dylana]

To be honest I played 7 string because I wanted to be low and go high at the same time. I also loved Steve Vai's Passion and Warfare and Korn and Chelsea Grin and Suicide Silence.