Who inspired you to play 7-stringers??
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Sean Mack
jeff loomis
garza
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Korn was my gateway band with the 7's. It changed everything and made me get my first guitar. That was well over 12 years ago hah.
sportlov
Member
I played piano before I picked up guitar, unfortunately the range a seven string guitar still feels kind of restricting. I might have to look into a high A-string or several more frets on the next guitar I buy.
EcoliUVA
Not Gifted
Lots of guys inspired me but Loomis, Broderick and Cooley are my big 3.
+1!
nojyeloot
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chucknorrishred
Well-Known Member
theory............
alfred
forever detuned
Dino Cazares !!
No one inspired me to play 7's, I don't think any of the bands I listen to even play them. I just want the added range, and I hate drop tunings (and love floyds coincidentally). So I want a 7 so I can transpose stuff to standard tuning without going out the bottom.
Laxdude67
Well-Known Member
no one actually lol. i love metal/hardcore and my material is catchy, melodic, and groove oriented so I love that in drop A i have that nice low end, AND i have standard tuning right below it! it just made sense!
followjohndoe
followjohndoe
Meshuggah.
PyramidSmasher
Chess Dragon
Unearth:
and John Petrucci:
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Started listening to both bands at about the same time. Reading the seven string legion thread on UG also inspired me a bit
Same exact thing as me.
Miijk
Walking E-string
I would say Dino Cazares! Then later on Stephen Carpenter and Munky and Head!
Now I almost can't play any guitar with less strings
Now I almost can't play any guitar with less strings
Hemi-Powered Drone
Dragonblade629
No one for me. My first instrument was a sax, and I ended up going from that to learning music theory. After that, it was pretty much just a thought that having a bigger range makes a little bit more sense. Why limit yourself.
kris_jammage
Well-Known Member
I always saw myself playing a seven string when i felt it was time to progress from a six string, which would basically be anytime i saw fit to buy one lol!
But it was defo Devin Townsend that started me on seriously looking into seven strings. Also some of my favourite guitarists use seven strings or have used them at least, Stephen Carpenter, the Meshuggah lads, Dino, Trey Azagthoth, Nergal among many others!
But it was defo Devin Townsend that started me on seriously looking into seven strings. Also some of my favourite guitarists use seven strings or have used them at least, Stephen Carpenter, the Meshuggah lads, Dino, Trey Azagthoth, Nergal among many others!
jorkael228
Member
John Petruci & Trey Azagthoth. also Trivium.
27duuude
Picky about tone
My giant ass arms and hands forced me to get a seven. 6's are just too small for me and tend to look like little toy guitars when I pick one up. I also like the ability to go as low as I needed while still being able to play in standard.
rjnix_0329
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Devin Townsend and Ihsahn's solo stuff was definitely the catalyst that got me into down tuned 7 string music, but it wasn't until I heard Icarus Lives! for the first time that I knew I had to get my hands on one.
theicon2125
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for me the biggest were Korn (before Head left) and Trivium, but Whitechapel was one of the ones that showed me what 7s could truly be used for
