Amazing 7 and 8 string guitarists thread!

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:05 am

Keith Merrow
7 string
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cpKat5fiyM

8 string
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_NDrgQ7hl4

Misha Monsoor (these clips I found he's using 6strings but he uses 7 and 8 strings)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeIIx0fwVRs

UNEARTHA7XMatt · Post by **UNEARTHA7XMatt** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:01 am

Ken Susi and Buzz McGrath of Unearth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjVzqkSoAls[/url]

Tegamal · Post by **Tegamal** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:47 pm

Marcel Coenen

http://www.youtube.com/watch#playnext=1 ... B1aK12SMuM

How many of you have ever heard of him?

DirtySanchez · Post by **DirtySanchez** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:24 pm

Dave Charlton

I'm not gonna youtube him or whatever, but the dude plays a mean seven string. It's like sludgy bong rips from a guitar! Just listening to it makes you fail a urinalysis.

MOONDOGGY · Post by **MOONDOGGY** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:33 am

I have to put votes in for Tony McAlpine and Dave Weiner. They're both 7 string guys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uY-3TXe ... re=related
(Silly shenanigans from both Tony and Vai, mind you!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d72tPFW4_jE
(After a few minutes of acoustic stuff)

Rusty Cooley is fairly sick as well. I believe he plays 7s and 8s as well as some custom Conklin 9s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGVec549 ... E&index=22

I'm kinda surprised that guitarists don't take to extra strings and extended ranges like bassists do. I thought for sure Petrucci, Vai, Satch, and more of the greats all using 7s on some of their songs would've made for a LOT more 7 string players. I guess they don't play them full time, so most of their guitarist fans won't either.

BUT.... I thought with Ibanez, Schecter, and more making affordable production 8 strings (with the help of EMG making the 808) would've had a bigger impact too. It seems their only place is dark metal or similar genres. I'd love to see more 'ERG's out there being shredded like the cats in you guys' videos.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:16 am

Those agile guitars are cool looking ...

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:51 am

and half as expensive as the guitars you would buy at any music shop since you're buying directly from them. You can get the equivalent of an ESP LTD MH 1000 for around $600 Plus they make 7 string and 8 string models just as cheap.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 5:05 am

whorrorculture wrote:and half as expensive as the guitars you would buy at any music shop since you're buying directly from them. You can get the equivalent of an ESP LTD MH 1000 for around $600 Plus they make 7 string and 8 string models just as cheap.

Yeah, I saw that.. I was looking at the LTD guitars today also ..

I like it ..

more -> http://www.espguitars.com/guitars_xtone-pc.html

thebattle · Post by **thebattle** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:07 pm

UNEARTHA7XMatt wrote:Ken Susi and Buzz McGrath of Unearth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjVzqkSoAls[/url]

genius at work i love unearth the arpeggios and sweeping is like sex

riksylvania · Post by **riksylvania** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:45 pm

Master of the 8 string guitar:

Charlie Hunter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWyiezH8KGo

MOONDOGGY · Post by **MOONDOGGY** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:41 pm

How could I forget Charlie! The man pioneered a completely new instrument! Good call.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:51 am

Don't forget Ullie Jon Roth and his 32 fret, 8 string Sky Guitar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e5072S- ... re=related