So... that whole 7-string thing??? Well I has it now....

Drew_TNBD

So I have my 7-string.

It's a sort of Les Paul Tele hybrid beast of a thing. Made by my friend Stu at Scatter-Brain Concepts. His work is here:
https://www.facebook.com/ScatterBrainConcepts








I have a coil-tap on the neck via the pot. I asked him to do a series/parallel switch, which is what the little toggle switch is. But I actually don't like it, so I'm gonna remove that and make it a coil-tap on the bridge possibly.

Anyway... she's looking rather nice imho!!

octatonic

Very nice.

I like the can opener headstock.

Drew_TNBD

I do too!!

Also, a soundclip:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/630473/GearDemos/SB27L/ToTheEndOfTheWorld.mp3

Jalapeno

Very personal, glad you has the power now !!!!!!!

ThePrettyDamned

Oh wow, that's a nice looking guitar.

Proof that the old shapes are not the only ones that work. Great headstock, too!

Edit: smart bridge, looks solid. What is it?

Drew_TNBD

Ah the bridge is a Hipshot bridge. Didn't want to cheap out on that.

ThePrettyDamned

Smart. Doesn't look like you cheaped out on anything mate!

Jalapeno

Is that a sustainer in the bidge pickup ?

Drew_TNBD

Well we cheaped out on the tuning pegs a little; just some bog standard Wilkinsons. But they'll do the job. I was tempted to get some Schaller locking ones, but chickened out as I'd never used them before.

It's not a sustainer Jal; it's just the pickup. Dimarzio Crunchlab in the bridge, and a Liquifire in the neck. I'd never used Dimarzios until now, and they're really quite nice. Considering some of the 6 string ones for my Les Paul maybe give 'em a bash.

The low end this guitar puts out is unreal !!

Drew_TNBD

Some other riffs:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/630473/GearDemos/SB27L/OtherRiffs.mp3

ThePrettyDamned

Nice playing Cor, that tone at 40 seconds! Sounds massive.

jd0272

Far too many strings for I. Looks canny tho.

Drew_TNBD

Yeah, that riff blew me away when I came up with it! Simple little idea in 11/8, but sounds fat with the 7 string, even though it only uses three of them lol.

ThePrettyDamned

Drew_fx;114921" said:

Yeah, that riff blew me away when I came up with it! Simple little idea in 11/8, but sounds fat with the 7 string, even though it only uses three of them lol.

I've not spent much time in sigs other than 4/4, 3/4 and 5/8, but that sounds great and has a nice groove to it.

Always a good feeling when you come up with a great riff. It's happened to me... Er... Well, it might happen to me one day

Lew

looks great!

Lukeage

Wow that's a really interesting guitar actually - it's kinda weird, but I kinda like it. It's got pezzaazzzzz!  

Chuffola

Looks suitably strange...in a good way! But everything is the wrong way round!

usedtobe

Averse as I am to 7-strings, I must say that looks great! Congrats!

equalsql

Gosh, that is so weird but in a wonderful sort of way. Very unique considering it's nod to the classics.

Vibetronic

odd but cool - and nice playing too

carlos

Stu's taking commissions on new custom builds as well as selling one of his earlier creations @ ;http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScatterBrainConcepts