Mastering 7 String Guitar Tuning to Unleash Brutal Metal Riffs!

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    Welcome to the ultimate guide to mastering 7-string guitar tuning and crafting mind-blowing metal riffs and/or Djent riffs! In this video, we dive deep into the world of metal guitar riffs, using guitars from the masters Misha Mansoor, Mark Holcomb, and Jason Richardson. Grab your 7-string guitar and join us on this epic journey!
    Unlock the full potential of your 7-string guitar as we explore the secrets behind metal riffs and Djent metal riffs. I will walk you through various 7-string guitar tuning techniques, revealing the secrets to achieving that signature metal or Djent sound.
    Guitars Used:
    Misha HT7 - sweetwater.sjv.io/LXEG5j
    Mark Holcomb SVN - sweetwater.sjv.io/MmE1dP
    Jason Richardson Cutlass - sweetwater.sjv.io/KjEAda
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  • @ColdCamp
    @ColdCamp ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I sit in drop G or drop G# most of the time. Fun little tuning trick: drop tune your 2nd string a 1/2 step above your 3rd string. You can do some very fun slide dissonant things!

    • @ryan-dxp
      @ryan-dxp  ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I've been REALLY digging Tesseract tuning as well: G#-F-A#-D#-F-A#-D#!

    • @ColdCamp
      @ColdCamp ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ryan-dxpooo I'll have to give that a try!

  • @KiLLJOY1056
    @KiLLJOY1056 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Jackson kills the headstock game, theyre just so clean, and so is that paintjob! Theyve really stepped up their game over the past few years

  • @ninefingerjack
    @ninefingerjack ปีที่แล้ว +23

    After having mine for a few months I am now perpetually stuck in drop G with standard tuning. Still getting my Killswitch engage harmonies but with Chelsea grin drops.
    I don't think I can ever play a 6 string again. Not some elitist thing. I just love the 7 so much.

    • @WoWMinGM
      @WoWMinGM 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same here, the 7 just feels better to play as well with shorter string spacing and wider neck. I'm in drop A but use pitch shifting to go low.

    • @eddyray666
      @eddyray666 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@WoWMinGMHey man, what pedal are you using to droptune?

    • @WoWMinGM
      @WoWMinGM 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@eddyray666 i use Neural DSP Petrucci. But right now I have thicker strings on my guitar so it’s in drop F# so I use pitch shifting much less often.
      I was gonna buy a Digitech Drop pedal though, they seem great too.

  • @Ajz092
    @Ajz092 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Back a long time ago, I was a 6-string player. Then I got into heavier music and found out they used 8 stringed guitars. So, naturally I tried one out and it was like a completely different instrument. Not only in tone, but the feeling as well. I figured it was simply too big and not right for me. So, then I tried a 7 string. Instantly fell in love. Super comfortable to play, and I found out if you drop the low B to an A, you get your dropped tuning as well while keeping standard tuning. This is the part that really stuck out because I constantly switched between dropped and standard. To me, it makes the most musical sense to drop your 7 string down and I haven't looked back. I will never buy a 6 string again. Perhaps I'll try out an 8 string again one day to find that it's much more comfortable now that I'm used to the 7 string. I'll do the same thing with it, too. Lowest string at E, the rest in standard unless I want to use drop A. Then it's just a matter of drop tuning the low B. Again, to me this makes the most musical sense.

    • @Jando_Fett
      @Jando_Fett 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      If you do get used to an 8, you should progress to a 9 and then a 10 for shits and giggles

  • @thexombie3225
    @thexombie3225 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you so much for making more 7 string content!
    Would love to see a video of scales and chords with the 7 string. Please keep it up!

  • @uruhara8803
    @uruhara8803 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The breakdown of 7 string that we noobs need. Thank you! 🙏

  • @creaturefiend6319
    @creaturefiend6319 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Such a huge help thank you brotha!

  • @PointlessExistence.
    @PointlessExistence. 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great job man, extremely helpful vids. Subscribed, done!

  • @greysinclaire
    @greysinclaire 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Dudes got a Holcomb, Misha, and Rishardson signature series... oh yeah.. I'll listen to what he has to say 😂❤ #Goals

  • @quinnquitars
    @quinnquitars ปีที่แล้ว +6

    love the thumbnail haha

  • @AcousticSerenity
    @AcousticSerenity 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I use mine tuned to A,D,A,D,G,B,E. My vocalist for the band sings best in drop d, so i utilize the low a for intros, breakdowns,etc.

    • @ljl9552
      @ljl9552 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thinking of using this in a song I love the more metalcore drop D, but then I have access to big drop A chugs

    • @TheRealxVincent
      @TheRealxVincent 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Just got my first 7 (black version of the orange Jackson in the video) and struggling because I normally play in drop D/drop C. Been in drop A with the E, but I'm gonna try this! Thanks for the comment!

  • @710clique9
    @710clique9 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    love the channel, great tips and just the right amount of sarcasm! might even subscribe.

  • @ascendthetorpid7320
    @ascendthetorpid7320 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video dude - thanks for that!

  • @Ajsbored
    @Ajsbored ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the green fret wrap with the orange finish!

    • @ryan-dxp
      @ryan-dxp  ปีที่แล้ว

      You're tellin' me!

  • @kingisis74
    @kingisis74 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Still getting used to mine, so standard b. Love the videos man!

  • @Augustgrowe
    @Augustgrowe 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Interesting I got about two Jacksons from you and I just bought a 7 today and I'm make vide go live later Hey Ryan it's August I love a 6 and 7 ..........Dear Friend

  • @philcollins5890
    @philcollins5890 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I just put my Jackson Dinky 7 string in A standard this morning.

  • @isaacjeanneret3533
    @isaacjeanneret3533 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    7 strings quickly became my favourite type of guitar after getting my first one. I once threw some hectic fat strings (like 0.74-0.14 or something) on my ibanez gio 7 and managed to hit drop F with a minor truss rod adjustment.
    Meshuggah time 😀

  • @eyonnealchristmas3974
    @eyonnealchristmas3974 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome

  • @MrLawDawg
    @MrLawDawg 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Full step down on my 7 string Schecter Hellraiser for those Korn jams 🤘

  • @marcelo.bassalo
    @marcelo.bassalo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That Music Man was just divine. Drop A is my jam.

  • @rotaryrevivalist5095
    @rotaryrevivalist5095 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Drop F# on a Schecter Reaper 7 multiscale. No rhyme or reason other than 2 of my absolute favorite guitar players abuse that tuning lol. Jesse Cash and Mike Stringer. Just got my first 7 string and I’m probably gonna take some lessons. Entirely self taught to this point. Ready to actually get good.

  • @_L0RD_HYPN0S_
    @_L0RD_HYPN0S_ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm a recent 6-string convert. A standard is my tuning, and always will be. It just feels...right.

    • @philcollins5890
      @philcollins5890 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The Korn tuning.

    • @yemartini5443
      @yemartini5443 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too. Beyond creation inspired that for me

  • @SteeleMusic574
    @SteeleMusic574 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🤘 Bad Motor Finger. I need too pick one of these up asap!

  • @SurrendertheEctypeofficial
    @SurrendertheEctypeofficial ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice!

  • @repoman5581
    @repoman5581 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you.. not so easy to find this type of explanation of a 7 string

  • @brettmarlar4154
    @brettmarlar4154 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Coming from a largely Jazz background, my "standard" tuning is basically the same as your PRS tuning; only up a half step/tone. I find it easier to play bigger chord voicings that your other two examples don't allow. Of course this does make using all 7 strings in a lead context a bit more challenging, but there are trade-offs in every tuning. I have also experimented with Open G and a combined 4th/5th tuning. (Lowest 3 strings tuned in 5ths, highest 4 tuned in 4ths with the 4th and 5th strings a minor 3rd apart. Low to high: G,D,A,C,F,Bb,Eb.) These latter two aren't very conducive to lead playing, but give some awesome chord voicings.

  • @matthewbenton7676
    @matthewbenton7676 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just put fluence fishman Stephen carpenter pickups in my Jackson and have been playing in drop g really fun and heavy!

  • @SeniorFeliz
    @SeniorFeliz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't own a 7-string yet and now I learned the 7 string has a low B I always thought it had a high A string dummy me. So needless to say I won't be rushing out to buy a 7-string anytime soon but my favorite alternate 6 string tuning is Dadgad F major 9 and C minor 9 and drop D of course

  • @dittohedi7014
    @dittohedi7014 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My tuning has been ADGCFAD over 10 years when I bought my LTD SC-607B. I'm huge Fear Factory fan, that's the reason :D

    • @snarkysnotter-go1pk
      @snarkysnotter-go1pk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      what strings do you use for that tuning?

  • @Gareth91Hill
    @Gareth91Hill หลายเดือนก่อน

    My 7 string is in Drop A and then I use the transpose feature on the kemper to drop down into G,F, E etc

  • @xarris37
    @xarris37 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i got my 7 string a little less than a year ago and i have ashamedly not used it as much as i should have.
    i keep it standard because when i do pick it up i've been trying to learn Whales by Scale the Summit, also its a 25.5in scale length ibanez so i've been warned against too much down tuning without changing the intonation, although i'm sure i can do a half step down.

  • @Ben-ll3iy
    @Ben-ll3iy ปีที่แล้ว

    How do you like your Jackson misha ht7? Any downside on that guitar?
    I'm planning to get this exact model but was looking for an Ibanez rga742fm as well.
    Which one do you recommend?
    Thank you.

  • @AmitDas-wp4vp
    @AmitDas-wp4vp 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Next video idea: teach me how to choose the kind of right string gauge for djent style of riifs?

  • @kermithead4201
    @kermithead4201 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love to use drop f#

  • @cartoonliker4666
    @cartoonliker4666 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting video. One question ❓ I was always curious about tuning a seven string electric guitar into this tuning. D E B E G# B E Try tuning up the seventh string into D, and the rest into open E tuning. 😊

  • @mikehill666
    @mikehill666 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I play a multi scale Ibanez axon label I tune it basically half step down with a drop G #Flat, then I drop the E flat to C sharp

  • @777james777
    @777james777 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Question, I'm looking at getting a Ibanez q527pb headless 7 string that is 25.5 scale length and i want to tune it to the band Volas tuning which is F#BEADF#B. Is that to short of a scale guitar to do that with?

  • @rockmeoleft
    @rockmeoleft 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    yeah ♥

  • @pauloing1pauloing167
    @pauloing1pauloing167 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    00:53 click here to start the video

  • @NeuronPlaytech
    @NeuronPlaytech หลายเดือนก่อน

    What is that riff it sounds awesome and familiar

  • @SamBrockmann
    @SamBrockmann 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My 7 string is in a very odd tuning. BEAC#F#BE, aka Open B11(no3). (Note: BEADGBE is Open Bm7add11#5.) This allows me to do some pretty tasty, big chords using 6 or 7 strings, without altering things so dramatically that I can't play regular major or minor chords.

    • @bennymountain1
      @bennymountain1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      "Hey man, how do you tune your seven string?"
      "Oh, this one? It's in Open Bm7add11#5."

    • @SamBrockmann
      @SamBrockmann 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bennymountain1 , you don't know how to construct chords? You ought to know exactly what notes are in Bm7add11#5.
      Of course you do (because I listed them above). But c'mon. It's basic music theory, bro!

  • @yerylik
    @yerylik 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    my 7 string is usually in drop F# and that thing chunks so much i play it all the time and now i have a hard time going back to 6 string guitar

  • @gainsofglory6414
    @gainsofglory6414 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I always enjoy whatever the heck this tuning is.
    GDADGBE
    I think that's right. I put the lower 6 strings into drop D and then double drop the B string on top of that so its drop tuned in relation to what is now the D. Easy big sounds.
    But I suck so it was actually probably terrible.

  • @LucasMastropasqua
    @LucasMastropasqua ปีที่แล้ว

    What gauge strings are you using on the juggernaut for half step down? I have the juggernaut also and usually keep it in drop A with the factory string gauges but going any lower is a bit too floppy for me.

    • @ryan-dxp
      @ryan-dxp  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm using 9s (as I like light gauge), but on the other guitars that drop below that tuning, I shift to the 10s for sure!

  • @primoinfernal
    @primoinfernal 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good video! In the last tuning (A standard) what string gauge you use? Or what gauge works in the 26.5 scale guitar? Thank you

    • @josuastangl7140
      @josuastangl7140 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      To me a 59 in A at 27" feels amazing.
      For 26.5" 60-62 is probably very similar.

    • @philcollins5890
      @philcollins5890 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My Jackson is 26.5. It's in standard A, and it has 60-10's.@@josuastangl7140

  • @darkonation
    @darkonation ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Im personally in ❤ with drop A. Drop D on a 6 is too much fun. I like having the standard E tuning with the A. I get BOTH!? 🤘That's just metal AF in my eyes. 🎸 I get the whole 1 finger laziness of it. Just don't do that. 😅
    Really like your shorts. No, not your actual clothing. Nevermind. 🎸🎶👍

  • @ed278
    @ed278 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This might be stupid to ask, but what's the name of the noise like in 1:58? everybody especially in heavier genre uses it but I have no idea what to search if I want to learn the technique

    • @jeremy888ferris7
      @jeremy888ferris7 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think it's just a string scratch... You can slide your down the scale for the same effect

  • @MyloPerez-oo8oj
    @MyloPerez-oo8oj 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey. That last tuning on the ernie ball guitar was ADC……. Then whats the rest?? 👀

  • @GMSlash
    @GMSlash 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm surprised not to see the DADGAD-tuning equivalent for a 7-string!
    Have you ever tried it out?

  • @Jyzz420
    @Jyzz420 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:47 that is so after the burial

    • @GaryIstAltMan
      @GaryIstAltMan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My fav Band ever.❤❤❤

    • @Jyzz420
      @Jyzz420 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@GaryIstAltMan ME TOO MAN LOL!!! Thank you for posting good content dude keep it up 👍

  • @MBeruty
    @MBeruty 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I clicked this on a whim; we have the same guitars dude 😂

  • @jamescreekmore2381
    @jamescreekmore2381 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What is the fabric thing around your locking nuts

    • @radink
      @radink 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      For people who cant mute properly.

  • @thomasbrock6269
    @thomasbrock6269 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey!

  • @yamraaj4529
    @yamraaj4529 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @vibenc6481
    @vibenc6481 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What is that riff?

  • @off6848
    @off6848 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Tune up to C if you a real playa
    C F A# D# G# C F

    • @jeremy888ferris7
      @jeremy888ferris7 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Diary of Jane... Amma right?

  • @davidencoification
    @davidencoification 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    mark wholecum

  • @PJLifeofPJ
    @PJLifeofPJ 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Serj, why did you gain a bit of weight and became a very happy person?

  • @loudguitarist
    @loudguitarist 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Which is the easiest to play, so many seem awkward - too wide.

  • @danielmarshall6106
    @danielmarshall6106 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Drop A

  • @josephseahorn7999
    @josephseahorn7999 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Drop f# for me

  • @mkshafe
    @mkshafe 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Roast me. I buy 7-string sets, toss the high B and slap 'em on a 6 string guitar.
    I *rarely* see someone on a 7 or 8 mess around with the high string on it anyway. Case and point.. this video :)

  • @JohnPaulGiancarlo
    @JohnPaulGiancarlo 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Drop A# to me is the king

  • @honigdachs.
    @honigdachs. หลายเดือนก่อน

    People buy these guitars with too many strings on them and then tune them even lower. 🤣

  • @stationaryhearts7173
    @stationaryhearts7173 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mine hit the ground and doesn’t seem to have much physical damage, but makes a grindy sound on all strings on the first fret only. I’ve replaced all strings and don’t know what’s up. Do I adjust the bridge?

  • @Whydoineedoneyo
    @Whydoineedoneyo 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can you tune drop B on a 7 string?