Yes very much i was looking to up my riffing skills on the 7 string and checked other youtubers who where only flexing their skills. This video is very useful for me, you hooked me with the tabs and playthroug! Subscribed :D
I know this unconventional, but I really like to place a capo on the 1st fret to essentially play a 6 string in C standard with and additional high string.
My fav 7 string jam riffs come from nevermore and keith merrow. Anyone can pick like helicopter. Anyone can play the bazillion open note combos. To play something that doesnt just sound like blended noise requires more than lows otherwise all i hear is drums and fuzz.
7-string is a definitely awesome tool but this video shows almost nothing about it. Instead, it mostly proves the point of 'just getting a 6-string and tunning it lower'. 6-string baritone and a pitch pedal do a great job together Still, there ARE riffs and crazy chords that are easier and more 'natural' to be played on a 7-string, too bad that most examples here are not showing this =(
Indeed. Exactly like I say in the talking parts :) I’m only showcasing riffs but the songs I’m referencing are good examples. Also this isn’t a review of the guitar. It’s a riff medley. I have done a review of this guitar if you’d like to watch that one
Many bands made me go to the seven strings, like Korn, Fear Factory, Suicide Silence, but the real trigger was the music Down From The Sky from Trivium.
Getting a 7 was a game changer for me. Drop Ab and Eb standard at the same time on my guitar. I always hated the scale shapes getting messed up when drop tuning a 6.
I'd love to get to a point when I can play Cytotoxin - Dominus. A lot of Allegaeon songs are written on a 7 and 8. Dyson Sphere is a good alt picking challenge with an accessible solo for sweeps. They play 6s but I'm pushing my down picking learning Misery Index. New Salem will get that endurance built up
All Shall Perish is an incredibly underrated band that sadly left the map too soon. And also how can a 7 string list be complete without any Trivium riff, I'd guess they started playing much of 7 strings later after you were getting into it, but their latest 2 albums really have some sick 7 string riffs worth checking out!
7 strings really aren't that difficult to learn. Think of it as having more options for lower tuning and longer scales. Also with a seven string you can use a .072 gauge string on the bottom which allows for some crazy picking and awesome sounds.
i've been thinking about trying a 7 strings and you played killer riffs but I still don't get it, most of them don't use the higher strings so why can't it be a detuned 6 strings (or a barytone 6) ??? thanks for any explanations available guys :)
I always battled with loving to play rhythm in dropped tunings and then not being able to play full barre chords when spicing up riffs melody and the 7 string said “Hey! *pist pist* I think I got something you’ll love, check it out”.
Sick looking guitar, but that 25.5 scale just aint it for me. I feel like if you are going to play in Drop A or lower you really need an extra inch in scale for better tension. But thats just me. Great video brother.
I owned my Schecter blackjack 7 string a year ago and i’ve been loving it but the only problem i found in my case it’s that i can’t remember more than 5 or 6 songs at the same time with it and i had to rewatch tabs so many times, with 6 string i’m sure i can play and remember more than 50 songs almost perfect
For some reason, tech death riffs are easier on 7 compared to a 6 due to the wider n' rounder neck and it helps me grip on better also you get 2 tunings in 1.
I got my first seven string yesterday and i have been learning septuagint from Obscura for the past 4 hours, its by far my favorute 7 string song tho il have to learn the whole Omnivium album
Same story. But reason to buy my esp nt-7 was Thy Art Is Murder - Shadow of Eternal Sin, Carnifex - Unil I Feel Nothing, Chelsea Grin - My Damnation, Suicide Silence - Slaves to Substance, Emmure - Protoman, Divine Heresy - Facebreaker. Now most impressive 7 string music, for what I want to buy 7str baritone - is Lorna Shore with Adam de Micco. P.s.: still dreaming to buy 8 string guitar to try to play my number 1 band - Aversions Crown (Tyrant and Xenocide) and Archspire, and of course Bleed by Meshuggah)))🤘
I knew of 7-strings but absolutely didn't understand how scale length worked, etc. Trivium's "Shogun" album is what made me finally pull the trigger on my first 7-string. Down From the Sky being the first song I ever learned on a 7-string. Battle for Ozzfest was the SHIT! I've seen Unearth a handful of times and they're a stellar band. One of the bands that make me a proud New Englander here in the states just one state over from Massachusetts 🥹 Unearth was absolutely a band I learned as well but I think the band that really sucked me in with 7-strings the most was Periphery with Periphery I leading into Periphery II 👀
I bought a 7 string a while ago just because of one song. So I got a 7 and and then realized the song was harder than I thought and I've never been able to play it lol. Now I dont hardly play my 7 and when I do it's dumb stuff that I could just do on a 6. (The song is Doomswitch by Make Them Suffer)
Awesome stuff Jamie, definitely useful for me as I'm looking to get a 7 string 🤘🤘 Going to finish watching this after work but decided to add these songs to a Spotify playlist. Couldn't find Devine Heresy "Failed Creation" though - just the one album available (Bringer of Plagues), could it be under another name?
There's nothing like modern metal 7 string riffing especially when playing call and response style licks between bassy riffs and higher disonant or melodic chords over a groovy half time beat! Great looking course. Tabs please 🙂
Far from heaven by fit for an autopsy is great to warm up to 7 strings I’ve been learning the first 2 riffs for the past month and at full speed holy shit you’ll definitely have to be comfortable on the wider fretboard.
Down tuning your sixer will only do so much. I used to only play six strings and down tune but after playing a 7 string for the first time and going back to my six string I could definitely feel the emptiness
