This 7 String Guitar Made My Brain Hurt! Reviewing the IYV 7 string ISHLFF7-400 electric guitar!
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- Опубліковано 31 бер 2024
- Hey guys, today we're checking out my very first 7 string guitar! I didn't know what to expect. It was indeed a challenge after so many years of playing only 6 strings. But was I finally able to master it? Let's find out! Thanks for watching and be sure to subscribe.
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Great video! I've had a 7 string for about 20 years and I've never had any trouble switching back and forth but I definitely play the 6 string more.
you just reminded me i have a 7 string gathering dust. Im picking it up right now.
If you haven't yet, you should check out some of George Van Eps' work! He was a jazz guitarist who pretty much is the reason why 7 string electric guitars exist. His music also shows that 7 strings are absolutely not just chug machines. He would tune to drop A and use that low A string to create extremely complex bass lines while playing jazz melodies.
Man, for being new to the 7 string, you killed it on your jam!
I can confirm IYV makes great guitars. I've ordered 4 so far and love them all. My most recent one is a trans white single cut with a maple board and ebony block inlays. Also, a Floyd. The body is specced after my LTD EC-1000s and the neck is specced after my Ibanez wizard iiis. It's nuts and I love it dearly.
Edit: Forgot to mention it's Trans white over flame maple with matching 3x3 headstock.
Hey Richard, you did a great job with the 7 string IYV. I actually think it sounded great! It also looks awesome. Thanks for sharing. Keep on shredding!
Hey, thanks!
Don't know much about 7 string but the one you showed looks fantastic and sounds great.
We need more 7 string riffs!
Hey Richard! Great video! I will say when I switch to play 7 string, the thing that helps me switch seamlessly between the 6 and 7 and even 8 is I think of the guitar in a low tuning and tend to play it that way with an extra string in the high E position. That's helped me play swap between the two pretty easily.
I've got a bass VI that's crazy enough! 😮 been trying to learn to play 6 strings for over 50yrs! 😂 Thanks Shredder 🤘 😊
Dude I never really sat down with a 7 string, that thing looks awesome, and you just convinced me I kinda want one now, that jam was freaking awesome!! It would have me confused a little finger wise like you said, but once you get it, I bet there is some awesome heavy you can come up with! Awesome video my friend!!
I think 7 strings would be perfect for you.
@@thebaldshredder I wanna try one, when you were getting heavy on your jam, I was getting goosebumps man, that was kinda eye opening for me.
Great video and the shredding was🔥🤘
Well balanced review. I agree with you about 7 strings. The 7 strings are an interesting novelty sort of like having a double neck guitar but how often would one actually play it . I have several 12 strings but very seldom play them.
Wow Richard this is such an awesome guitar review I love it. Shred on dude.😃👍❤️🔥⚡️🎶🎸
I’ve been playing for 12 years and I’m still getting used to my seven string after almost a year of owning it. I have no problem switching back and forth. You will always be more comfortable with the 6 unless you started with a 7.
Wow this is crazy I did not have any probs switching from 6 to 7 and im about the same age as you blad shredder, im also blad too lol, love your channel!
The first thing I do after buying a guitar under $200. is buy tuners. Definitely 7's have learning curves. Once pass that, sooo much fun! You might come back round to 7's. I did! Rock on! I'm a HUGE Dream Theater
8 string next!!
Rock on 🤘 Richard
I second this idea. I'd love to see Richard fumble around on an 8 string. 😂😂😂
That's a sick looking axe man! Also, I had the same issue the first time I played a 7 string lol.
I'll stick with 6 strings.
I have experience playing 7 strings and baritones and once you get over the learning curve, 7 strings are awesome.
I personally haven't had trouble going back and forth between 6 and 7 strings once I got over the learning curve.
Feeling the difference in the width of the neck kinda flips the switch back and forth for me.
Tone wise, slightly lower output pickups work better for me, because higher output pickups darken and compress the tone of already bassy instruments like 7 strings and baritones giving them a muddier sound.
I played 6 strings from 1984 until 2019. Going back and forth is no big deal.
I dig IYV. Thank you.
Good coverage on this one, a different animal.
I’m a bass player when I got my first 5string I had the same issues.
I have a Schecter 7 string. I cant get into it so it s a wallhanger at this time. Thats a Beautiful guitar. Thanks for the demo RJ
I've owned 7s and I can play them but I hate them ! It's truly like playing a 2x4 !
I bought the 7 string guitar because it is layed out like my 5 string bass and I was getting confused switching back and forth from bass to guitar. I've gotten used to it now so it's no problem switching from 5 string to 6 string to 7 string.
I'm going to Vegas next week, but if things go well, I'm going to reach out to IYV about an Aldo Nova Les Paul when I get back 😁
Jackpot!
I've not tried a seven string, but I've fooled around with an eight and nine string, and let's just say, I prefer the six lol.
Keep playing both. You'll get to where you don't even think about it.
You basically dove into two pools at the same time. Had you started with a "traditional" fretted guitar it wouldn't have been as awkward.
I also found it easier to play if I dropped the lowest string to A. This allows "A-shape" chords to get expanded across 4 octaves. The low B tuning is more conducive for soloing, as you can extend those scales without drastically altering the finger patterns.
I wouldn't be so quick to give up on it, though. I would recommend getting one that wasn't multi-scale just so it feels less alien. Although the string tension will be superior to the "mono-scale" at this point, you're just looking to expand on what you already know.
The 7-string does open up new chord voicings that you can't get on a 6-string. Sure there are alternate tunings that can get you really close, but they require a lot of setup changes and cannot be implemented on the fly. In other words, you can't start off with a part that sounds like a typical guitar part, then have it veer off in this lower register without switching guitars, or stepping on a pedal (which can also introduce more issues, like timing and tracking glitches).
At this point in my life, I've played 7-string longer than I played 6-string, but I can still play a 6-string with no perceived issues. Though I feel myself missing certain things like not being able to grab certain notes without jumping to a different register.
Thanks!
I go back and forth from 6 7 and 8 without any issues and from multi to standard scale
Nicely done brother...I don't think that I could've done any better..
Oh, I might be getting this one. I need a backup to my main 7 string, or one I can downtune to A standard!
I feel the same about 7 strings. Not really my thing. Call me a traditionalist I guess. I like 6 string guitars tuned to standard tuning. Great video
cool tone,,,,what you using for your tone, Dig your vids,,,,and yes,,,, im subscribed,,,,,,,cool jams
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Funny. I had the same problem. I was confused. I usually play in c#. So I I tuned that top string to that and the 6th string and that 7th string I just kept playing open. But I havnt mastered 6 string yet. So I'll stick to 6. Lol. You still sounded great sir!
I switch , no problems just practice . Jackson makes greap inexpensive 7s . I recommend . So many more options .I play ibanez RG71AL and a Misha Mansoor Jackson Pro 7 , they play amazing sound sick and are super stable .I recommend Any Jackson or Ibanez at any price point. They are just the best in my experience Shred on Dude !!
Pickups on a 7 string matter alot more because of the low b. A lot of OEM pickups that are usually great on a 6 string are terrible on a 7 string.
I don't play my 7 string due to the width of the Neck. Eventually I got Used to the extra String. And, no, when going back to 6 String U don't forget anything. In Fact, the extra String gives Me new Ideas on a 6 String.
you get a custom to swapping between them but 17k thats more than my Dimebucker puts out!!!
Well what you do with the 7th string is many chugs 😂
I played 7 for a while. But now learning scales and stuff it's easier for me to use a 6 string. Plus my band plays in standard e so I'm using my 6s all the time anyway. I do have a 7 string still that I use from time to time. I didn't find switching back and forth to be an issue for me personally.
Are the gears on the tuners sticking? Or is it just the knob that seems tight? Try adjusting the screws on the tops of the knobs.
Gears are sticking.
zakk wylde better watch out Richard freakin james tearin it up!!!!!!dont worry about ur Brain use the Force and let your self flow you must. upgrade u should, better you will get.lol no really no matter what you killed it, SERIOUSLY!!!!
😄 thanks
is harley benton white labeling guitars? this is lit their progressive 7
I'm not a shredder, but two years ago, I wanted to experience the 7 strings, so I bought a budget Jackson JS-22 7 string. After a few weeks, my left hand started to hurt. 😩(I'm a wimp). So that thing has been sitting in my closet ever since.
Dude I just checked their store, you gotta be kidding me, gonna have to see if they can make some ML cust, that LP style they have is killer!! and cheap!!
Do they also build baritone 6 string guitars? I’ve been wanting a 27” scale
Yes
@@thebaldshredder thank you!
Could be that the pickups are wound heavily enough to affect their sound audibly. I figure you lost high end information and clarity. New pickups should help, although you could jack around with capacitors and/or pots to change the existing pickups' sound to taste.
You'd be fine switching between 6 and 7 strings. At your age, I'm sure you switched between automatic and standard transmission vehicles in the past and it was no big deal.
I sure did!
I have a Dean 8 string....crazy
I want a bass made but I've had an issue with designing it. Some say you need the CNC files and all that. I just have images of the style I want. The FB page hasn't been much help. I haven't tried to actually email the company though, just people that have had customs made and some who work for IYV USA.
Email them. You don't need CNC files.
@@thebaldshredder thanks man, I'll email them 👍
Drop tune the 7. No more problems.
I would like that better - Headless
6 strings Only for Me !
Did you turn in your TPS report?
I got the memo right here.
One..One too many string
When in doubt pinch it out! The harmonics that is
I'm convinced 90% of people buy a 7 string just to chug on the low B. Maybe I'm wrong but popular music with 7 strings and up says I'm not... 😂😂
You must live in a hole then.
Check out Trivium
@@s.e.n3264 I'm very aware of Trivium. I'm also very aware that they haven't been worth a 💩 since they went mainstream. Much like FFDP...
@@MainPrism
When do you consider mainstream for them?
@@s.e.n3264 for Trivium it was after their 2nd album. Fpr FFDP it was immediately following their first album.
dang was hoping you were going to review ISFFU7-450 send it to me ill show how to make it scream ,use uncle bens tuning BEADF#BE it makes it feel more like 6 string and bottom high E just a drone with that tuning
Bought a 7 string from musicians friend years ago,it was the cheap schecter sgr,what a pile of garbage lol after about a year later i tossed it out,not gonna lie its easy to drop a 6 string down a whole step to get that growl,never again
I'm not paying these guys $168 for shipping this thing, I don't care where it's coming from. It's a bad enough it's a crime you can expect to pay 80 dollars to ship a guitar inside the USA.
7 and 8 string guitars to me are just really dark sounding and I don't like it.That's why I don't like today's metal not for me. On top of that it reminded me of spinal tap. Remember when they did the bit with they had rhythm bass and leave base and base spayes.😂😂😂😂
Ahh??? Everyone knows you are only supposed to play the low B... The rest are just for show.
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Please Richard do not and I repeat do not start playing 7 or 8 string Djent music, stick with melodic 1970's and 1980's Rock and Metal!!!
No need to worry. That will never happen.
@thebaldshredder that was close I thought u were going to start playing polyphia, animals as leaders, Arch Echoes , scale the summit.
@@metal1mark73 😅
@@thebaldshredder🤣
I was having the same problems and finger confusion switching from 6 to 7 and back again.
Until I saw this video from "Ben Eller, "The 7 string tuning you HAVE to try! This is Why You Suck at Guitar Lesson Seven"
It was an absolutely simple and workable cure for me and my 7 string.
Maybe it'll help you out with your quandary as well?? Worth a look
I love IYV ..
But their shipping cost prices make them a little cost prohibitive for me,
Compared to? .. Say; Firefly or even H.B.
I'm on a fixed income & a budget "Uncle Scrooge" Would call me a Tight-A$$ over.
anyway? That's my "Whine" for today