I'm not the most experienced guitarist, but I picked up a 7 string so I could play the heavier kinds of music i prefer. I was actually amazed at how easy and natural it felt to me, despite what some people say. This video is the perfect visualization of just how accessible 7-strings actually are. No need to be afraid of them, even for beginners!
@@MikeB-nn4nh I bought my Universe 7 string in 1991 (first production 7s) and never looked back. There were no 7 string packs back then, I have always bought a 9 to 42 pack plus a 60 for the 7th string.
@@clmdeprav give Harley Benton a look if you're in the market. Some incredibly affordable guitars that play much better than you would expect for the price
I can’t believe how accurately you played exactly what I did when I picked up my first 7-string Ibanez! Except what were you doing with your fingers there? I got just as excited playing one power chord!😂
I’ve been playing 7 strings for a while now so I can’t remember if I had that feeling. I definitely remember feeling that way the first time I played an 8 string though.
@@robertpoindexter8616 I normally see people say "Just get a baritone 6 string" but man fuck that. Playing massive dissonant chords on 6 strings is whilst having an open 7th and 8th is sick!
I actually loved the playing at the end, and just that snippet was so inspiring, I have really been grinding my sweep picking technique recently and loved the harmony of those chords! I always find it so awesome when these short snippets in a video are so great, thank you Bradley! 🎸🎸
The magnificent sweeping pattern heard at the minute mark reminds me of amazing End of Level Boss music from a classic arcade shoot em up, like "R-Type". Love it, love it love it.
I was expecting shit to fall apart when you try to find the notes on the high strings. That's what happened for me, everything went fine until my brain just couldn't wrap itself around the third interval being after five strings rather than four, and there being one more string to find notes on. When I tried an 8-string, it sure felt like the cardboard part.
such a nostalgic memory for most accidentally picking up a giant sharpie'd piece of cardboard and then getting the actual 7 string and just sweep picking like i've never sweep'd before
I call my 7 string "The BEAST." I usually keep it tuned to drop A. I freakin love it. Had it for about 10 years now. Originally inspired to get one by Dream Theater and Trivium.
Leaning a guitar next to a radiator. A friend of mine had his Stratocaster warped because his mother did that while dusting (leant the guitar on the radiator). Trouble was, the radiator was on. She left the guitar there all day.
damn. i had some break from watching yt vidoes, coming back and watching your content put a smile on my face! The last riff on a 7-string is sick, made my evening
My first bash at a 7 string guitar was because I wanted to match my 5 string bass. And I honestly can't remember when I last touched my 6 string guitar, so... mission accomplished, I suppose? 😅😅
I drunkenly picked up my friend's 8 string in an attempt to play it. All I could say was "I have no idea where to begin with this...", then I put it back down lol.
@@jason2841 You just ignore the original 6 strings and just chug the 7th and 8th in power chords only, defeating the entire purchase of the 8 string guitar. My 8 string didn't ask for such an unfulfilling life.
This was basically me after getting a schecter banshee Mach 7 with Sustainiac for my 18th birthday. (I’m left handed so you can imagine how crazy it was to find one on reverb)
I wish guitars were that big, then maybe I could play one, the fine motor control with the strings so close together and all that is what gets me about trying to play guitar
Recently got back into guitar after like 15 years away from it, like 7 years away from music entirely. Got a 7 string as my first guitar. Going to 6 string felt like holding a twig but I love my G&L strat.
ok ive only seen his skits and never his guitar playing. He always struck me as a bloke who played classic rock, but holy shit..... my boi got that djent down hard.
