Who inspired you to play 7-stringers??

[MetalBuddah]

It all started when I listened to KoRn back in middle school...had no clue they used 7 strings since I didn't play guitar till after middle school. I always digged their sound. Then as I started playing 6 string I just wanted to go lower and lower with my tuning so it was a natural thing. But that was influence mainly by people like:
Loomis:

Cooley:

Keith Merrow:

John Petrucci:

 

[a_hub10]

i might catch a lot of shit for this but i really became aware of seven strings after i started listening to bands like Whitechapel, Suicide Silence, and Impending Doom. After i saw Oceano's old guitarist playing a C-7 ATX at a show i knew i had to have it.

 

[Konfyouzd]

i would say steve vai but what the hell does he use the universe for? his songs are never that low.

you have 24 notes on your low b just like any other string...

 

[pero]

Well actually this forum inspired me to play a seven . I didn`think much about sevenstring guitars. One day I was talking with my friend about guitars, and he said that there`s a great site dedicated to sevenstring guitars. I gave it a look and.............. got addicted



this forum rocks

 

[Konfyouzd]

Well actually this forum inspired me to play a seven . I didn`think much about sevenstring guitars. One day I was talking with my friend about guitars, and he said that there`s a great site dedicated to sevenstring guitars. I gave it a look and.............. got addicted



this forum rocks

 

[TheWreck]

Korn, Cannibal Corpse and Meshuggah

 

[Konfyouzd]

I had no idea Cannibal Corpse used 7s...

 

[TheWreck]

On "Gallery of Suicide" and "Bloodthirst" they imo totaly shredded their guitars!

 

[MF_Kitten]

Korn, Bulb/Periphery, and Meshuggah. mostly the two second ones, particularly Bulb. Korn just put it's existence and low tuned sound in my head.

 

[Choop]

Steve Vai as actually the first artist that got me interested in 7 strings surprisingly, the concept of the 7 string guitar was just really awesome to me. Later I discovered other artists that used 7's, namely Loomis and Petrucci...now I'm trapped forever! D:

 

[-One-]

Well, I'd been listening to Korn, Deftones, and Vai for ages, and then I discovered Dream Theater, which really piqued my interest in a 7-string, but it wasn't until seeing Suicide Silence and Megadeth live (back when Chris still used his seven at least once a night) that really got me wanting one.

 

[ddtonfire]

I was first introduced to seven strings with Dream Theater/John Petrucci. I thought it would be cool to have one. Then I heard Misha Mansoor's music, and I realized that I needed one.

 

[ephrion]

Mercenary, Epica, Scar Symmetry, Nevermore...

So many bands with a style I love play 7s. Why don't I?

 

[matty2fatty]

Triviums 'Down From the Sky'

 

[walleye]

i would say steve vai but what the hell does he use the universe for? his songs are never that low.

more often than not its just the rhythm tracks that use all 7 strings on his earlier records. thats why for more or less his entire repetoire HIS lead part can be played on 6 strings, which he clearly prefers

 

[Andromalia]

Wanted to be able to play Melodeath and AC/DC on the same guitar.

 

[Kapee]

Kuisma Aalto from finnish metal band Mokoma

Antti Hyyrynen and Pekka Olkkonen.


These are my biggest influences for 7-string and my whole guitar playing!

 

[MSalonen]

Antti Hyyrynen and Pekka Olkkonen.

These are my biggest influences for 7-string and my whole guitar playing!

Stam1na

Perkele!

 

[Konfyouzd]

more often than not its just the rhythm tracks that use all 7 strings on his earlier records. thats why for more or less his entire repetoire HIS lead part can be played on 6 strings, which he clearly prefers

that's what dave weiner is for, no?

 

[walleye]

that's what dave weiner is for, no?

hah exactly
leaving vai to play his jems in peace