Top products from r/7String
We found 8 product mentions on r/7String. We ranked the 7 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. D’Addario Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings, 1-Pack, Med. Top/X-Hvy. Bottom, 11-56
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
BESTSELLING SET – Pursue your passion with D’Addario’s bestselling electric guitar set, XL Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings. XL's deliver long lasting, distinctive bright tone and excellent intonation and the corrosion resistant packaging of the 1-pack keeps your extra string sets fresh.FO...
2. Ernie Ball Cobalt 7-String Skinny Top Heavy Bottom Slinky Set, .010 - .062
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Cobalt Slinkys are also soft and silky to the touch, making string bending a breezeCobalt provides a stronger magnetic relationship between pickups and strings than any other Alloy previously availablePatent pendingCobalt Slinkys are also soft and silky to the touch, making string bending a breeze.
3. LaBella HRS-75 7-String Electric Guitar Strings
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Nickel-plated round wound7-string setString gauges: .010, .014, .018, .036w, .046, .052, .070 (.070 wound at 333)Made in the USA with American wirePackaged using MAP Technology (Modified Atmosphere Packaging) to prevent tarnishing and ensure freshness
4. ESP LTD M-17 7-String Electric Guitar, Black
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
The M17 BLK Basswood Body with a Maple Neck and Rosewood FingerboardThis guitar comes equipped with a TOM BridgeIt has a Bolt-On Neck with a 25.5" Scale, 22 Extra Jumbo Frets and a Thin-U Neck ContourThe Pickups are Passive ESP Designed LH-100(b)/LH-100(n) and comes standard with LTD TunersThe contr...
5. Jackson JS22-7 Dinky DKA 7-String Electric Guitar Satin Black
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Dinky JS Series seven-stringArch-top basswood bodyBolt-on maple neck16"-radius rosewood fingerboard24 jumbo frets and "piranha" inlays
6. Schaller Sure Claw
Sentiment score: -2
Number of reviews: 1
Made in GermanyEasy to useThe only way to achieve precise string tension adjustment with one mechanism
7. D’Addario NYXL1164 Nickel Plated Electric Guitar Strings, Medium,7-String,11-64 – High Carbon Steel Alloy for Unprecedented Strength – Ideal Combination of Playability and Electric Tone
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
PLAY FEARLESSLY –D’Addario’s NYXL Nickel Plated Electric Guitar Strings feature a newly engineered, break-resistant, high-carbon steel core and plain steel alloy that gives you a whole new level of freedom, confidence and power in your playing. These strings can keep up with your whammy bar di...
I don't think I've had a string break on me in probably 5 or 6 years with any brand, and even then it was wayyyy after they should have been changed. I play a LOT too, and strum aggressively. I don't get how people have it happen to be honest, except for the occasional fluke/bad string maybe?
Anyway, yes - D'addario's hold their tone the longest, and best. DR's have nice tone but don't last worth a shit, elixirs just have a weird fake feel to them and subsequent weird fake sounding tone, and Ernie balls are just kinda there - not too bad not too great,but a cheap option that is available anywhere.
I use exl 117's - they're an add-on item but are crazy cheap, but you can also choose music123 as the seller (or others) and they're still under $5 with free shipping. I then just add a .066 for my 7th string (drop G) that I buy like 5 of at a time from www.juststrings.com. I personally don't like too much of a difference between the top 3 and bottom 3, and this set gives you a nice transition between all of them, instead of having a sharp dropoff between the bottom and top 3 like with some other sets (skinny top heavy bottom type sets)
Jackson JS22 ($200) - http://www.amazon.com/Jackson-JS22-7-Dinky-Satin-7-string/dp/B00BSL5Z1E/
The tone is a little bright, but down the road if you decide you love 7-strings, you could upgrade the pickups.
Edit: Moar words.
I use this fine set of Daddario's NYXL strings. It's an 11-64 gauge set that I use in drop Ab, but also work in Drop A and B standard.
The NYXL strings also have a bright sound that have that new look/feel for well over a month, if not, longer. I can't recommend these strings enough.
About £300 / $500. So how about an Ibanez? Or this? http://www.amazon.com/ESP-7-String-Electric-Guitar-Black/dp/B00B8WM1R4/ref=sr_1_3?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1396476408&sr=1-3&keywords=ESP+ltd
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009XNP2NA/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1527075706&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=7+string+guitar+string+sets
La Bella HRS-75 Nickel 7-string... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B6MWJ0U?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
I swear by them for my 7 string.
I have the Prog 7. The bridge is a major pain in the ass to tune... if you don't block it. If you put a block (can be anything, a stack of index cards, a piece of wood) and tune the strings, then remove the block then tuning is piece of cake.
I was almost ready to throw the towel until I figured out that trick (it's all over the place on youtube). If you want the tremolo then go for it. Only suggestion I have to make it more manageable is to install this instead of claw that comes with from the factory:
https://www.amazon.com/Schaller-Sure-Claw/dp/B00XD83918
I had no issues whatsoever installing it (just be careful and drill pilot holes) and it makes it so much easier to adjust the tension of all strings at one (useful when adjusting for temperature for example).