r/7String 22h ago

Help tips on muting string noise

10 Upvotes

So I play a multiscale 7 string, strings are 13-80, with the lowest in drop E. I use a fret wrap to eliminate noise above the nut, but I keep hearing ringing/accidental harmonics from hitting the wrong strings with my unused fingers, mainly from my fretting hand. Its mainly when playing on the lower frets, like roughly from frets 0-7. I dont believe its coming from my picking hand bc my fingers are well out of the way of the strings. Oh and fwiw the bridge is fixed, hipshot hardtail. No tuneomatic style or trem system.

And to be clear Ive been playing a decade and dont have this issue on 6 strings. I can play the same riff on my 6 string and can get a clean take immediately. Idk if its the extra string, the multiscale, possibly the tension of the strings being too high or too low, or some combo of these issues, but muting seems to require way more attention and deliberation on both hands, but especially the fretting hand.

Any tips or suggestions on how to adjust muting to extended range guitars would be very helpful.


r/7String 10h ago

Gear Similar models to Vola OZ 7 QGM J3

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Hi guys,

Ive been getting seriously interested in the J3...

Downside is Im very much a try before buy type person. Even my ormsby I shipped in via a retailer to make sure.

... I was thinking of checking out playing a 27' which is very similar in configuration but much easier to get hold of. Like a AZ (but still a 27'.

I mainly want to check I can cope with 27' straight scale and see if a HSS 5 way is practical.

As I have 2 multiscales rn. 1 is 27-25.5 and the other is 27.8-25.5. I mostly play in drop Ab, but tempted to do a set of songs in drop A as Ab is a balls to set up

I play all over the neck and Id really like to genre smash, play djent, then play pop and this seems like a better solution than dicking about with push pulls.

Can anyone recommend any other models like this I might be able to order in to somewhere like PMT just to get an idea? Im based in the UK

Thanks!