My main problem with 7 string guitars..

[sevenstringdjentman]

Don't get me wrong, I love my 7 string. But, due to its size, it makes 6 string guitars feel like a twig. After months of playing my 7, going back to a 6 just feels uncomfortable. Does anyone feel similar about this?

 

[MaxOfMetal]

Imagine playing bass.

 

[sleewell]

not really, i like both.

 

[CanserDYI]

I like my 7's for big chordy things and rhythm playing. I like my 6's for leads and solos. Yep.

 

[nickgray]

Does anyone feel similar about this?

Nope. Played a 7 exclusively for years. Got two 6s somewhat recently. I think I've been mostly playing the 6s lately. Still love the 7s for composing, but for practicing a 6 is just easier to play and it's more ergonomic.

But, due to its size, it makes 6 string guitars feel like a twig

Try a six string bass

 

[conorreich]

Don't get me wrong, I love my 7 string. But, due to its size, it makes 6 string guitars feel like a twig. After months of playing my 7, going back to a 6 just feels uncomfortable. Does anyone feel similar about this?

I have that problem. I solved it by not playing my 6 strings

 

[Amer Alameddine]

If you have both guitars around all the time, could be good to split your time between both, works for me at least.

 

[wheresthefbomb]

To me, playing a 7 or bari makes playing standard scale easier. Like weight training. The same riffs grind like whoah on shorter scales.

 

[odibrom]

20 years ago I used to jump between a 6 string guitar and a 6 string bass. It was fun trying to play the same tunes on both instruments (those that could be played on both instruments), it was a hell of an exercise...

Question, is the 7 stringer with longer scale than the 6 stringer?

Solution: jump from one to another often until you no longer feel uncomfortable, then, you'll find what works in one guitar and what works in the other...

 

[Emperoff]

I moved to using only 7 strings because of that. It works wonders for keeping the GAS at bay, too (less to choose from).

 

[Wucan]

I have the opposite problem - 7 strings are wide for me and any wider feels like I'm handling a lumber log. Can't have more than 1 extended range guitar for that reason

 

[josh1]

7 strings look so cool but 6 is much easier for me to play.

 

[Themistocles]

Don't get me wrong, I love my 7 string. But, due to its size, it makes 6 string guitars feel like a twig. After months of playing my 7, going back to a 6 just feels uncomfortable. Does anyone feel similar about this?

Yes but Im a large norseman so it feels proportional. Its the same as when I play violin because my first instrument was the viola (they looked at my hands and said... you have large hands... play viola not violin... I wanted to play cello but I could not conceive of lugging one to school and back... silly kid).

 

[cardinal]

If I'm playing mostly 6-string bass for a while, picking up an 8-string feels like playing a ukulele.

If doesn't take too long to adapt again, but I suppose I'm not doing virtuoso stuff relying on blinding-fast, precise muscle memory of fret positions and such. If that's someone's jam, I could definitely see the need to focus on playing just one specific instrument.

 

[nightlight]

I once bought a used Ran Crusher, but had to return it because there was damage behind the neck. That thing had a really wide neck, it was probably as wide as my five-string bass.

On the other hand, my Mayones Regius Core has a really narrow neck. Very easy to play. I think the Musicman Petrucci guitars are also built that way.

I also have an 8. Don't really have a problem with the width, but the additional string drives me nuts.

 

[KnightBrolaire]

I have pretty big hands and 6 string necks feel tiny most of the time to me. Baritones and 7 strings feel much more comfortable for me. It's not really an issue, just a personal preference. I prefer the extra fretboard width and scale length since it gives me a bit more wiggle room. That being said I own multiple 6, 7, 8 string guitars, classical guitars, a banjotar, a guitalele and a shitty 4 string bass. None of them give me any real trouble besides the damn guitalele lol

 

[Lemonbaby]

Not an issue for me. I have 7 strings, 6 strings, 4 string basses, 5 string basses, classical guitars and play them all.

 

[eaeolian]

If you have both guitars around all the time, could be good to split your time between both, works for me at least.

That's what I do.

Honestly, the string spacing difference between a Floyd and a TOM bothers me more than the other string.

 

[Themistocles]

I dont have any issues switching between scale lengths and 6 or 7 strings... mostly because every body shape I have feels very different , even though they are all super strats.

 

[michael_bolton]

to me it's more about the scale length vs the number of strings.
switching from a baritone 7 to a 25.5 6 - I feel more cramped but also faster to a degree.

going from a multiscale or a slightly longer scale to a 25.5 6 - feels a bit different but mostly due to guitars having other variables between them like the neck shape, string spacing, fret size etc etc.
never played a 25.5 7 but I'm guessing there will be even less diff.

overall the main diff for me is I'm missing the 7th string when it's not there to the point where I'm considering thinning out the herd of 6s... maybe lol.