r/ExtendedRangeGuitars • u/MrMayhem20l0 • 16h ago
Why is it that extended range guitars are commonly associated with modern metal guitar playing, but extended range basses are seen in a wide array of music genres?
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r/ExtendedRangeGuitars • u/Rough_Article_2652 • 20h ago
Slow tempo practice
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Full practice video -
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gYPloxA8pQM&ra=m
r/ExtendedRangeGuitars • u/MrMayhem20l0 • 15m ago
I know this is a sub that celebrates extended range guitars and basses, and I do understand it, but I feel like there is a limit to how many strings an extended range guitar and bass can have before it starts having more drawbacks than advantages.
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As far as any genre and subgenre of music is concerned, I genuinely feel like all thats realistically needed are 6-string, 7-string and 8-string guitars, as well as 4-string, 5-string and 6-string basses.
And I already have a hard time trying to get used to 8-string guitars and 6-string basses as is. 7-string guitars and 5-string basses are the most that im personally ever willing to use. And a lot of people ive met think the same.
Once you dip into 9-string guitars and 7-string basses and beyond, it stops being a strict genre and subgenre necessity and becomes a stylistic choice. Not to mention how expensive and heavy they must be. As well as making it a pain to make them sound clear in the mix without compensating with many different amp settings and pedal effects.
And honestly, 8-string guitars and 6-string basses already feel like a stylistic choice rather than a strict genre and subgenre necessity to me.
r/ExtendedRangeGuitars • u/atestrings • 2h ago
Here's a live clip of one of my last shows with Aepoch where I'm playing this sick tapping lick
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This lick comes from the song A Brainwashed Civilization. The guitar I'm playing is an Ormsby Hype GTR 8