As a (primarily) pianist I definitely identify with stepping on other instruments' ranges. Had a bass player once point to my lowest octave and basically tell me not to play those notes
@HighZ
17 күн бұрын
Haha hopefully that's before you guys started playing and not after!
@EmileA-gs1kk
14 күн бұрын
I mean… you bought the whole piano, go use the whole piano.
@OceanMan69
6 күн бұрын
Really loving the non-biased, down to earth attitude. These types of videos are worth so much more than those sponsored 3 trillion sub channel reviews. Thanks for adding real quality to the online guitar community.
@HighZ
5 күн бұрын
Thank you for the kind words! I figure since I have all these, I might as well put out the information I was looking for when doing research. Figure I'll keep making videos like this as long as I have something useful to say. Cheers!
@ProgSchmock
14 күн бұрын
Pro: sounds sick :) Con: harder to play :(
@HighZ
14 күн бұрын
Pretty much
@ALBOIN85
9 күн бұрын
Quite a collection of guitars you have there!
@HighZ
9 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@Crispy_Music_2024
9 күн бұрын
Thank you for making these types of videos. They are really enjoyable to watch and the info you share is valuable, especially when we can't get in-person experience with guitars and have to buy before we try.
@HighZ
9 күн бұрын
Thanks! I'm glad these are informative and enjoyable. I wanted to make videos covering things I wish I knew when researching, so your kind words mean a lot!
@adrianmyers7927
Күн бұрын
Bought my first 8 string, I absolutely love it. Definitely not everyone's cup of tea, definitely wide fret board, but the sound of chords with more bass just make is so worth it. It helps that my hands have naturally long, thin and stretchy fingers to really hit the wide amount of strings.
@HighZ
Күн бұрын
Sounds like it fits you well. Can't wait to hear what you do with it!
@avidia_music
17 күн бұрын
What a wonderful collection of guitars man, I'm so jealous!!
@HighZ
17 күн бұрын
Thank you! I figure I can use them to give useful information in addition to making music
@Piano-music-with-İuliia
17 күн бұрын
Excellent video, my friend, - thanks for information !!😊❤🔥
@HighZ
17 күн бұрын
Thank you, glad you liked it!
@michaelbeach3269
10 күн бұрын
Finally a normal guitar review!!!!
@michaelbeach3269
10 күн бұрын
Correction not a guitar review...... extended range review lol
@HighZ
10 күн бұрын
All good. I try to give information and not twist anything! There also are guitar reviews on the channel like this too
@gardengit
17 күн бұрын
Great and informative video. There is also the 7th string on classical guitars which can be a new color. Thanks so much for sharing👌
@HighZ
17 күн бұрын
Thanks! Yep I've seen them in videos. Waiting for the day to see one in person!
@str11pes
11 күн бұрын
this is really good bro. subd
@HighZ
11 күн бұрын
Thanks, I appreciate it!
@cameronneal4
6 күн бұрын
This is a very pleasant video.
@HighZ
6 күн бұрын
Thank you very much!
@Theloserguy_312
4 күн бұрын
Amazing explanation tysm
@HighZ
4 күн бұрын
Happy it helps!
@alice_piano
15 күн бұрын
Excellent sharing🙌👍Have a pleasant week :)
@HighZ
15 күн бұрын
Thank you and you too!
@Consolous
17 күн бұрын
I'm familiar with the different voice types and one of the male voices is Baritone so I always wondered about Baritone guitars. This is some great info, maybe in the future I'll consider one for heavier stuff and lower tones like Sludge metal. Beautiful guitars by the way and another great review my brother
@HighZ
17 күн бұрын
One could be useful! It'll of course always feel different than your 6 string. And thanks!
@brunofaustino3689
17 күн бұрын
I was having the same talk with my drummer today! I have two 7 string guitars but I am thinking in buying a 8 string guitar for our new album! Great video, btw!
@HighZ
17 күн бұрын
Sweet, what a coincidence! There's definitely a lot to think about when making the jump for 7 to 8 strings
@brunofaustino3689
17 күн бұрын
@@HighZ Yes, really, it was a coincidence! We usually play in drop B, but now I am also playing in drop A with a 7-string guitar... As we are writing new stuff, we are exploring different tones and an 8-string and/or baritone guitar may be a good addition. Also, I am more in tune with Ibanez than previously.
@eggpod4567
14 күн бұрын
@@brunofaustino3689Dude, look into Agiles from Rondo music. They have an 8 string right now with a flody rose, with active EMG pick-ups. For 749. They're so well built. My Ibanez RG-8. Needs some upgrades. My Agile comes studio ready basically. They're perfect. It has a 28 inch scale too. I just got an Interceptor pro myself. (Got the last one) and it seven better then the one I mentioned. It has 3 pick-ups, along with the other features listed above. It's the best guitar I've ever owned. I swear by them.
@fionnwallenwein7110
13 күн бұрын
whats the band name dude, im always down for some music i havent listened to!
@juser-abuser
10 күн бұрын
@@brunofaustino3689 start to learn basic chords, edgy kid
@connor_ge
Күн бұрын
I finally admitted my hands weren't big enough and sold my 7 and 8 string, now I have a 6 string baritone and don't really miss the high notes
@HighZ
Күн бұрын
Always important picking the right too for the job that's comfortable to use!
@heavenly2k
6 күн бұрын
I think this video will be really helpful for someone curious about guitars that arent your typical 6 string. I'm 23 and have had my 6 string since I was in elementary school and just recently got a new guitar finally. It's a 7 string with an evertune bridge and I'm definitely in love. I'm now more used to it than my 6 string. For the record, I dont just make metal. I'm tuned to Drop E but that tuning is good for basically everything lol even dream pop and shoegaze . Have had my guitar for over a year now and I haven't found it to be too hard to get used to.
@HighZ
6 күн бұрын
Sounds like a huge upgrade! 7s aren't for everyone but for those who can think of how to use them and enjoy the feel and function, they're so useful and fun!
@JoeFiumara
17 күн бұрын
Great review interesting and informative 👍 Awesome guitars 🎸😎 The only time I owned an eight string guitar was to play final fantasy prelude to get the low octave Never really played it after that.
@HighZ
17 күн бұрын
That'll be perfect for that! But yeah I need to really try to use the 8 string. Otherwise the 6 or 7 strings are enough. And thanks!
@13_cmi
3 күн бұрын
Low tunings are of course great for the crazy metal. I love that stuff. But sometimes I just put on some reverb and delay with a clean tone and it just sounds beautiful. A few times doing that I nearly fell fell asleep. I could enjoy a 7 string for sure.
@HighZ
3 күн бұрын
Clean tones are definitely fun to use! I used the 8 string and clean tones for my video background music so I definitely agree
@bane9832
6 күн бұрын
also a massive thing i wanna comment on, going from a 4 to a 5 sting bass is super easy, but going back to 4 string is so much harder for some reason, i dont know how that translates to guitar its probably even harder
@HighZ
5 күн бұрын
Tough to say! I do have a 5 string bass but I'm 100% a guitarist. Maybe its a combination of how a bass is played, how notes are selected, or maybe a combination of even more factors. Don't know which one is more difficult but there's no need to compare. Songs need both guitar and bass to rock!
@bane9832
5 күн бұрын
@@HighZ yeah but in my case i sold my first bass, 4st and got a 5st, using it for 2 years at this point and when i play my friends jazz bass its super awkward cus the neck is so much thinner and the strings further appart
@Nachtmahr616
17 күн бұрын
Evertune is the best thing that has happened in terms of guitar inventions, imo. Boomers hate it but I love such modern solutions to common annoyances. Just got my first one on a Solar T1.7, so I hope it will reduce the need for baritone scales, since my goblin hands really don't like them
@HighZ
17 күн бұрын
Haha awesome! I love my T1.7 so I get the feeling you're going to love yours too! You're right, the evertune is a fantastic addition to modern guitar features
@MarmaladeMaki
16 күн бұрын
Also these gigantic guitars with cool funky abstract shapes and gigantic fretboards just look great if you are not the smallest person. Which is maybe a weird reason.
@HighZ
16 күн бұрын
It always helps when a guitar looks cool because then you'll be motivated to pick it up and play it!
@vonicrimson3619
8 күн бұрын
I treat my 7 string a little differently, for b standard I can use drop a and drop d which is pretty cool
@HighZ
7 күн бұрын
Yep a huge advantage is you can have drop A and/or drop D on the same guitar
@theiranxican7412
6 күн бұрын
I really REALLY wanted to utilize my 7 strings as 6 string too but that 7th string just gets the best of me struggling to mute it. So I just down tune some 6 strings to let's say drop A# and just use the drop tune block in helix to go lower. Still not perfect but I just have a better handling of my playing style.
@HighZ
6 күн бұрын
That's the thing, extra strings is useful but they add complication. There's always going to be that string there to have to work around. Sounds like you have a good working solution!
@ytudj
5 күн бұрын
what about 9 strings? (definitely asking for a friend)
@HighZ
4 күн бұрын
I don't have one but if I did, I'd probably tell your friend it's like the 8 but more. Wider neck, crazy scale length, so many strings. I get the feeling you'd have to really want to play that kind of guitar to enjoy it
@willkeasling1526
13 күн бұрын
Anything over a 6 string doesn't work for me cause I dig into my low e string and that extra string changes my style of playing.
@HighZ
13 күн бұрын
I hear you on that. The 7th string does take some getting used to every time, and then adding an 8 string starts to get a little ridiculous. 6 strings will always feel just right!
@DarthCalculus
17 күн бұрын
I wouldn't even mind having five strings... Got to have that low open string to hit
@HighZ
17 күн бұрын
The five string bass is really useful! Even if you don't play the 5th string, you can anchor hour thumb on it
@DarthCalculus
17 күн бұрын
@@HighZ every once in a while, I think about either getting a baritone or putting a baritone neck on a regular six-string body. I just don't know if it's worth the investment of time and money
@HighZ
17 күн бұрын
Up to you! It would be useful and unlock a new world of possibilities. But it would always feel different than your standard 6 string and as you pointed out, it might overlap with your bass notes. Maybe if there's some particular songs you'd like to do?
@Crispy_Music_2024
9 күн бұрын
@DarthCalculus - For a given tuning, the longer scale you have on a guitar, the more overtones it'll create and be more "musical" just like going from a small piano to a grand piano. Short scales make the fundamental frequency the main output. If you play alone there's a significant musicality benefit to longer scales. If you play with a band, the longer scales will just cause more interference and cross-over with the bass guitar. If the bass or guitar plays more percussive notes, then that's not as much of an issue. If the bass and the guitar both play longer notes or drones, then it's more of an issue. I'm building another baritone from a used Squier strat (100) and new Fender Baritone 27" scale conversion neck (which was 269). That's about as cheap as it gets for making a baritone. Buying fully new from Gretsch and Danelectro isn't much more. If you're lucky, you can find a Squier baritone used and it'll likely be cheaper. Is it worth it to have a guitar that is more musical like a grand piano? I think so. Also, you could just use it as a transposing instrument, and tune it to D-standard, C#-standard, C-standard, B-standard and beyond depending what actual scale it is. To me, it's a whole lot of fun using the exact same fingering+fretting and outputting a key-shifted song. Finally, another benefit is physical and mental. Playing a guitar with different fret-spacing due to scale, will exercise your brain which is a good for us all in the long run. That's another reason I have guitars in scales of 24", 25.5", 27", 25.5-27" fanned fret, 30" (guitar and bass), 34" bass, 35" bass (4 and 5 string). Yes, I'm really big on worrying about neuroplasticity while aging.
@Kaptainbeer
15 күн бұрын
Top G
@HighZ
14 күн бұрын
🔝
@arunkarthikma3121
15 күн бұрын
Open strings? Tune to Eb or D standard and use a capo lol
@HighZ
15 күн бұрын
That might work for drop tunings or standard tunings but not for open chord tunings
@earthskraper
3 күн бұрын
No cons to the person clear on why they’re using these instruments.
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