Xen Stringed Instruments: Multiscale 6/7/8/9/10-Stringed Guitars - Page 4 - The Gear Page

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Yesterday, 06:13 PM

S Effren  Silver Supporting Member   Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 348

Okay, I started a thread on my Sankey headless 7-string. Seems apropos to the topic of conversation here. http://www.thegearpage.net/board/sho...0#post15756450

#47    Yesterday, 06:56 PM

Jim Soloway  Gold Supporting Member   Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Vancouver BC Posts: 8,766

Quote: Originally Posted by S Effren  They all look good, really. The double cut walnut top would be my singular choice. Speakeing of tone chambers in these type of guitars, here is a beautiful headless with a rather attractive soundhole. Also sporting a Rick Toone Trapezoidal Neck Profile. Mike Sankey is actually building me a 7-string headless now. I've been meaning to post it but been kind of busy. I'll post a link shortly. VERY nice. Is that neck shape based Rick Toone's concept and how does it feel to you? __________________ My new CD is available as a download at Bandcamp.com http://jimsoloway.bandcamp.com/album/bare-handed The Soloway Guitars web site http://www.solowayguitars.com/ I endorse, play and love GHS Brite Flat strings.

#48    Yesterday, 07:18 PM

S Effren  Silver Supporting Member   Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 348

Yes, based on Toone's TNP profile. This one isn't mine. I got the pics from Mike's gallery. Check the link on my last post to see my build. Mine's not chambered though. Next one

#49    Yesterday, 07:27 PM

FinchTunes  Member   Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 157

Quote: Originally Posted by Deed_Poll  ^ I agree. Though I've never actually played one, and in my experience (as somebody who never even plays a 7 string guitar) the multi-scale many-stringed guitars tend to be played mostly in classical position as they have quite wide, flat necks. My favorite multi-scale guitar is the Rick Toone Blur 8-string: I really like the 'gunstock' style arm support and the knob that sits on the side of the body. I can also imagine the shape of the leg cutaway sitting the guitar naturally with the neck facing at an ergonomic angle. Pretty sure one of these pops up in a Tosin Abasi rig run down. Pretty cool to have "negative" frets!

#50    Yesterday, 07:32 PM

Sirloin  Supporting Member   Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 3,965

I can barely get my brain and hands around six strings  __________________ "Guitar amps sound best right before they blow up"

#51    Yesterday, 07:34 PM

S Effren  Silver Supporting Member   Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 348

I didn't even notice that. What's that all about? Is that nut material spanning across the two bass strings at the "open" position?

#52    Yesterday, 07:43 PM

Halowords  Senior Member   Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 808

Quote: Originally Posted by S Effren  I didn't even notice that. What's that all about? Is that nut material spanning across the two bass strings at the "open" position? Yeah, it lets him have the two lower strings that he can capo. Basically, it lets him have open DAEADGBE, or capo'd as EBEADGBE. I've seen him explain that in a video. It lets you have a tighter tension on the low strings and a more natural scale/tuning for the normal six strings, if that makes any sense. -Cheers

#53    Yesterday, 08:01 PM

s2y  Senior Member   Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Caught somewhere in time Posts: 2,501

It would definitely help with drop tunings. My gripe with most guys who drop tune is that the strings simply don't sound that good. This would definitely solve that particular problem. Kubicki did that with his basses. They were 32" scale with an extended E string that made for a wonderful dropped D.

#54    Yesterday, 08:43 PM

Halowords  Senior Member   Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 808

Quote: Originally Posted by S Effren  Yes, based on Toone's TNP profile. This one isn't mine. I got the pics from Mike's gallery. Check the link on my last post to see my build. Mine's not chambered though. Next one  You can get the Strandberg EndurNeck profile on the Xen and a few others I believe, which I believe evolved in part from Toone's trapezoidal neck. http://guitarworks.thestrandbergs.co...the-endurneck/ I'm thinking of getting it as an option on whichever Xen I inevitably get. I think it is cool these innovations are being made and evolving. I think it is pretty exciting. Quote: Originally Posted by s2y  It would definitely help with drop tunings. My gripe with most guys who drop tune is that the strings simply don't sound that good. This would definitely solve that particular problem. Kubicki did that with his basses. They were 32" scale with an extended E string that made for a wonderful dropped D. You can also use EBEADGBE or DADGCFAD tuning and capo the six higher strings at the second fret and kind of accomplish the same thing, more or less. -Cheers

#55    Today, 05:28 AM

S Effren  Silver Supporting Member   Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 348

So, it's basically a partial multi-scale? All the benefits of longer scale on the strings where it really matters. Cool approach. Quote: Originally Posted by Halowords  Yeah, it lets him have the two lower strings that he can capo. Basically, it lets him have open DAEADGBE, or capo'd as EBEADGBE. I've seen him explain that in a video. It lets you have a tighter tension on the low strings and a more natural scale/tuning for the normal six strings, if that makes any sense. -Cheers

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