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7 string basses in now in 2013?
- Thread starter Nephilymbass
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Correct. About 10.000 bucks.
The Warwick custom shop makes 'em. Probably not cheap, though:
My 2 cents: if you can live with the ultra-tight spacing then you better look for an used Conklin GT7BD, the Bill Dickens signature. I owned it, was nice but I hated the spacing.
Otherwise I'm afraid that going custom is your only choice.
Otherwise I'm afraid that going custom is your only choice.
That seems to be their standard line about things they aren't already making. In the past, they said the same thing about 8-string guitars, 24-fret carved top guitars, seven-string carved top guitars, and block inlays on maple fingerboards, among other things. And all these things ended up happening in due time.
Granted, an SB6000 seems like it's less likely to happen. But how many 8 string guitars are they selling? Would they really sell fewer SB6000s?
I honestly have no idea.
What is the string spacing on those? Is the BD variant different from the regular groove tools version?
Pretty much every 7 I've ever played felt like a 6 with another 1-string instrument added on the top... nice, but struggled for continuity of tone across the neck.
The one biggest exception was a Mattisson bass at NAMM this year - http://www.mattissonbass.se/ - as played by Henrik from Dirty Loops. I think the 7 is his new signature bass, but I spent quite a while playing one at NAMM and was blown away. amazing instrument.
Steve
www.stevelawson.net
The one biggest exception was a Mattisson bass at NAMM this year - http://www.mattissonbass.se/ - as played by Henrik from Dirty Loops. I think the 7 is his new signature bass, but I spent quite a while playing one at NAMM and was blown away. amazing instrument.
Steve
www.stevelawson.net
I think Roscoe will make you a 7 string - and I don't think it would cost you $10,000.
My list:
AC Guitars
Adamovic
Alembic
BassLab
Bass Mods
Bee Basses
Benavente Guitars
Brubaker Guitars
Cliff Bordwell
Conklin
DP Custom
Elrick Bass Guitars
Fbass
FBB Custom Bass Works
Fodera
Galveston Hanewinckel Guitars
Ibanez - Their BTB7 is a great option.
JC Basses
Jens Ritter
Jerzy Drozd Basses
Ken Smith Basses
Knuckle Guitar Works
Letts Basses
Listerud Bass
Mattissonbass
May Custom Basses
Michael Tobias Design
Padalka Guitars
Prat Basses
Rondo Music
Roscoe
Rybski
Sandberg
Sei Bass
Skjold Design
Stambaugh Designs
Surine Basses
Tom Clement Basses
Vadim Basses
Warrior Bass
Warwick
Wishbass
Woodo
Wyn Guitars
AC Guitars
Adamovic
Alembic
BassLab
Bass Mods
Bee Basses
Benavente Guitars
Brubaker Guitars
Cliff Bordwell
Conklin
DP Custom
Elrick Bass Guitars
Fbass
FBB Custom Bass Works
Fodera
Galveston Hanewinckel Guitars
Ibanez - Their BTB7 is a great option.
JC Basses
Jens Ritter
Jerzy Drozd Basses
Ken Smith Basses
Knuckle Guitar Works
Letts Basses
Listerud Bass
Mattissonbass
May Custom Basses
Michael Tobias Design
Padalka Guitars
Prat Basses
Rondo Music
Roscoe
Rybski
Sandberg
Sei Bass
Skjold Design
Stambaugh Designs
Surine Basses
Tom Clement Basses
Vadim Basses
Warrior Bass
Warwick
Wishbass
Woodo
Wyn Guitars
Just to add two to your list: I own a Bass Mods 7 string and the local bass shop had a Galveston 7 string a while back.
