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Extended Range, Alternate Tunings- what are you using?
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itstimtime
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I’ve got two in standard, two in D standard, one in Curtis Mayfield tuning (like open F#)
ragamuffin
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I haven't played around much with alternate tunings, but I do really enjoy my B-standard baritone
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Aentons
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Asdrael
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For some reason standard tunings never made much sense to me. Discovering (way too late) that open tunings were fun changed my life.
Currently using variations of DADGAD on both 6 and 7 and open C major/minor/4sus (CGCGCx). Sounds great clean, mean with distortion and allows me to play much more spontaneously.
Currently using variations of DADGAD on both 6 and 7 and open C major/minor/4sus (CGCGCx). Sounds great clean, mean with distortion and allows me to play much more spontaneously.
Aentons
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Its a one off.
Mike Stringer shows off two Jackson Custom Shop seven-strings that reimagine the lost Surfcaster offset as a metal guitar – and it’s got big name players in a hot mess
The Spiritbox guitarist has posted pictures of a truly stunning custom build – and we’re not alone in thinking it needs to become a production model right away
The closest production model you can buy is a bit more metal.
Jackson X Series Surfcaster HT7 7-string Electric Guitar - Metallic Black
7-string Electric Guitar with Poplar Body, Maple Neck, Laurel Fingerboard, and 1 Humbucking Pickup - Satin Black
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Fender did a custom one too
“The first one ever in history is actually this guitar. Honestly, it still doesn’t seem real”: Fender’s first-ever official 7-string Stratocaster has become a reality – and it could be in line for a wider release
Chris Garza of Suicide Silence has just received the first-ever hardtail seven-string Fender Strat – it’s taken almost seven years to make, and he has big plans for the design
finebyfine
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I have a Revelation microtonal offset (https://www.revelationguitars.co.uk/guitar/marrakesh-quarter-tone/) that I’ve been trying to sell by lazily putting feelers out to players I know irl just fyi
gorgeous guitar but man I did not realize how fat my fingers were until it showed up
JohnnyCreepy
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Thought I was good, but now I’m experiencing serious GAS relapse related symptoms:
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Custom one with see through red finish is even more tempting.
Agufish Standard STD BT BK - Harley Benton
Hunter Engel "Agufish" Signature model | Weight reduced body: Nyatoh | Archtop: Maple | Set-in neck: Roasted Canadian maple | Fingerboard: Macassar ebony | Fluorescent side markings | Nut: Graph Tech TUSQ XL | Neck profile: Smooth U | Nut width: 43 mm | Fingerboard radius: 305 mm (12") | Scale...
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Custom one with see through red finish is even more tempting.
I have one HB- the GuitarBassThought I was good, but now I’m experiencing serious GAS relapse related symptoms:
Agufish Standard STD BT BK - Harley Benton
Hunter Engel "Agufish" Signature model | Weight reduced body: Nyatoh | Archtop: Maple | Set-in neck: Roasted Canadian maple | Fingerboard: Macassar ebony | Fluorescent side markings | Nut: Graph Tech TUSQ XL | Neck profile: Smooth U | Nut width: 43 mm | Fingerboard radius: 305 mm (12") | Scale...
Custom one with see through red finish is even more tempting.
GuitarBass VS - Harley Benton
Vintage Series | Tuning: EADGBE - one octave lower than electric guitar | Body: Nyatoh | Bolt-on neck: Canadian maple | C-Neck profile | Fingerboard: Amaranth | Fingerboard radius: 350 mm | Block pearloid fingerboard inlays | Neck binding | 21 Jumbo frets (2.7 mm) | Scale: 762 mm | Nut width: 42...
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Overall I’m happy with it. The frets could use a little filing on the edges of the fingerboard.
DailyDovetails
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This thread encouraged me to finally do a guitar in B standard. I put the comically large EB mamoth slinky set on. It honestly sounds great and the tensions are perfect.
JohnnyCreepy
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Oddly after going on a massive drop tunings fiasco, etc I now pretty much stick with B1-E2-e4 in 440Hz.
Mine is a DIY 7 string with 28.625" scale length. I've run 62-gauge and that gets down to F#1, below that the tonal quality drops off without increasing the string gauge. The guitars's tuners should support 72 gauge strings - maybe in the future - I'd also make some front end changes to my little DIY marshall JCM800 to support the lower frequencies but.. I'm not sure if the G12M-65 I have in the cab won't roll off the lower tunings. DADGAD sounds really good due to the scale length on the upper notes.
Mine is a DIY 7 string with 28.625" scale length. I've run 62-gauge and that gets down to F#1, below that the tonal quality drops off without increasing the string gauge. The guitars's tuners should support 72 gauge strings - maybe in the future - I'd also make some front end changes to my little DIY marshall JCM800 to support the lower frequencies but.. I'm not sure if the G12M-65 I have in the cab won't roll off the lower tunings. DADGAD sounds really good due to the scale length on the upper notes.
Alan W
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Have been playing Baritone for about 5 years, and in early 2023 had the great idea that what I wanted was a hollow body baritone, so I started searching out who made them. After not finding any already built ones, I found a man not too far from where I live who could build one, and decided to bite the bullt. IOrdered in feb of 23, it was going to be ready in October. 24, but didn't get finished until early last month. Pretty much exactly what I wanted!
Mentaltossflycoon
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I started look designing a 7 string archtop acoustic (same 28.625” scale lengh). Played modelling the archtop modes etc but freecad it used to design kept crashing. Still on the to make list once the job situation is sorted.