Talk:Seven-string guitar

message: Please only add very notable users in this article, i just deleted a bunch of guitarists that didnt even have an article or simple redirected to the band that they are playing in. Consider adding players to the mainlist instead, and lets keep the say ten to fifteen most notable in this article....Roger Workman (talk) 16:56, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Notable users

message: Does anyone think it would be a good idea to start a list of artists who use seven-string guitars? 200.79.192.24 22:45, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: List of Artists

message: See Talk:Twelve string guitar#Requested move, which proposes that other articles conform to the naming convention already adopted by this one. However if this move is rejected, it could be seen as a precedent for moving this article. Andrewa (talk) 15:40, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Related move

message: Quote:  At the time, Vai was heavily into numerology, and in particular was drawn to the number 7. Vai was drawn to the idea for much of the same reasons seven-string classical and jazz players were - the extended range the additional string offered.
Someone please fix, thanks. Maikel (talk) 13:29, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contradiction 

message: Theres a bit about Dino Cazares in here that claims he's legendary, amongst other things. It seems somewhat badly written also, and being an IP user I figured i'd just make note, rather then edit myself. 58.96.96.199 (talk) 12:06, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Just an observation 

message: Although Five Finger Death Punch tune to B standard, they do not use 7 string guitars as this article states.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.210.142.20 (talk) 18:06, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: This is correct (and no longer in the article). Five Finger Death Punch used to use 6-string baritone guitars, but he's since moved to using standard-scale guitars with thicker strings to compensate for the loss in tension.
— Tha†emoover†here (talk) 20:15, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Five Finger Death Punch 

message: I've removed a large amount of fancruft from the solid body section. The bulk of it was unsubstantiated claims that Alex Gregory invented the solid body 7 string, my own research indicates merely that two patents were issued in 1991 for specific design configurations of a solid body 7 string and not for the general concept. There was a 1987 agreement with Fender and Gregory from which 2 (possibly 3) prototypes were made, but it never proceeded any further. I've noted this in the text.
I've also removed the dubious allegation that Vai was motivated by numerology. Manning (talk) 02:08, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Massive reworking of the solid body section 

message: I recently rewrote the history of the solidbody guitar, and was able to provide reliable sources that trace the (possibly) first solidybody seven-string to Lenny Breau in the early 80's. I'd like to thank the members of the web forum Sevenstring.org for their assistance in finding these references. Manning (talk) 04:13, 20 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Credit where credit is due: 

message: I've got evidence that Alembic may have built a solidbody seven-string in 1977. Here is the text of an email I received from Susan Wickersham, Alembic's co-founder and president:
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Dear Manning,
Thank you for your inquiry.
Yes we made a 7 string guitar in 1977. It was custom made for Carol Kaye.
Unfortunately we weren't as good at taking photos as making instruments.
Here is a link to a photo of that guitar.
http://www3.alembic.com/img/hist_7string.jpg
Some Specs on it:
*Alembic Series I Guitar
*Long scale 25.5 "
*Fan Peghead with Vermilion front and Back veneers
*Neck thru construction Maple 7 piece laminate of 4 maple and 3 purpleheart neck laminates
*Ebony 24 fret 2 octave fingerboard Abalone Alembic Ovals
*Top and Back of Eastern Flame Maple
*Mahogany core
*Alembic solid brass handmade bridge, nut, tailpiece, brass backplates
*Two large single coil Alembic Series I pieckups with center hum-cancelling pickup.
*Alembic Series I electronics, 2 volume, two Low pass Alembic Tone/Filters, 2 'Q' Switches, Pickup selector 
switch-bridge-both-neck-standby
* 5 pin stereo out or mono jack.
*Sterling silver handcut Alembic Logo
If you have any questions please email me.
Kind Regards,
Susan Wickersham, President, Alembic Inc
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Needless to say, this probably doesn't qualify as a WP:reliable source. However I thought it was worth mentioning.
Manning (talk) 04:08, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Update - I emailed Carole Kaye in the hope of getting more information, but she said she had nothing to do with this instrument. So back to square one on that front. Manning (talk) 09:44, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alembic's 1977 solidbody sevenstring 

message: Not only are we seeing a series of revertions here by Lost Josephine Minor, but also a particular uncivil attack on another editor, described as "lying vermin" . (I placed a warning (UW-npa3) on Lost Josephine Minor which he removed  together with an earlier warning of similar nature. --Kleinzach 05:28, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I just wandered back in and saw that LJM had reinstated all of the "Alex Gregory - recognised as the sole true inventor by the US Patent Office" guff. I tried to clean it up, but eventually I gave up and pasted in the article text for that section as it stood back in early March. Manning (talk) 07:41, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uncivil attack on editor 

message: I was really surprised to see no mention of Uli Jon Roth in this article. He was an early user of the 7-string (the Sky guitar), and continues to use it in his compositions. Also, Nevermore make extensive use of the 7-string.Intothatdarkness (talk) 17:06, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I went hunting for valid refs to support this a few months back but came up empty. If you find some, let me know. Manning (talk) 07:42, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uli Jon Roth 

message: Someone applied an OR tag back in Feb 2012, but did not provide any explanation. As a general comment: "drive-by" tagging is not generally approved of. If someone has specific OR issues with this article then by all means re-apply the tag, but be courteous enough to explain what the apparent issue is. Manning (talk) 02:44, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  OR tag removed 

message: This article is phrased as though it came straight out of some guitar forum. Many claims are unsubstantiated, and the tone of writing is inconsistent, poor and not up to encyclopaedia standard.
Gulivar (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 00:55, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Complete Rewrite