Rene Asologuitar
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I can't be the only one on this site that only plays 6 strings... right?
Should I give you my address to put a solution to that issue?I have three seven strings that never see the light of day after Korn dropped Life is Peachy.
but still only 5 extra notes compared to my 6 string.
The fact that many prefer to run and live mostly on the 1st hand position (first frets) and lower strings doesn't deconstructs this argument.
And if you drop the sixth string and then drop the seventh string from that, you get 9 extra notes!But if you drop tune the low string you actually get 7 extra notes.
I was shopping around for a six string a while ago (because I'm one of those who don't really need the seventh string), but I feel like they're missing something, and for some reason the ones I tried (no prestiges) also felt quite chunky. I'm quite happy playing seven strings after all, even if I only use the seventh string sparingly.Nope. I used to have 7 string guitars as well but realized that i only played 6 string stuff on them and for that, I could handle the 7 string neck worse. So i sold my 7 string guitars and stick to 6 strings.
what he said. yesA full scale 7+1/2 octave piano has 88 keys, but then there isn't one single song that uses them all and still, no one complains about it. In fact, there are very few songs that actually use the extremes of the piano's full scale range when compared to those that simply use what range the songs need... and still, no one complains about it.
However, whenever some closed minded guitar player sees an extended range guitar, he rants all over the place about it... I wonder why...?
... and if banjos are still too much, one can always take ukulele lessons. Fun fact, ukuleles were first build by the Portuguese, aka cavaquinhos, and taken throughout the world by the 15th and 16th centuries as a small higher pitch "travel" guitar during the nations' first step into globalization. These "guitars" somehow gained affection by the indigenous people at the pacific islands by mid/late 19th century... wiki time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukulele
Regarding the 7 stringers, as @Choop said, and regarding also 7+ stringers, the biggest advantage is the range per hand position, either for chord or phrasing. It also brings a huge number of different chords to play with that weren't previously available or were harder to get to on 6 stringers. The +5 notes (or 6 or 7, depending on how one tunes the guitar) regarding a 6 stringer are a bonus, not the real deal or why these guitars were built in the first place. The fact that many prefer to run and live mostly on the 1st hand position (first frets) and lower strings doesn't deconstructs this argument.
If you dont want a 7 dont buy a 7. Done.
And a 5150.Just buy a... 6-string used prestige![]()
(...) The simple answer to this is more guitars.