A 7th string takes...

[Chud]

Bit of fun here i guess while re-stringing my 7-string.

While stringing my 7-string, i've noticed that a 7th string takes this amount of time to stretch

Either:
* 1 Malmtseen album
* 1 Dream Theater album
* 1 and 1/2 Vai album
* 1 and 1/2 Satriani album


These are the options i've come across. Any ideas how long your 7th string takes to stretch guys?

[giannifive]

Do you mean stretching by playing? Mine only takes a few minutes because I stretch it by hand.

-J

[timi_h]

i have a little trick, i restring before i go to bed if im gonna do it, and stretch them all by hand beforehand so when u get up the next day theyve done that last little bit you can never do by hand without any effort from you

[jim777]

Two beers? If your wife is waiting for you to mow the yard when you're finished restringing, it could take all afternoon!

[sniperfrommars1]

Originally Posted by giannifive

Do you mean stretching by playing? Mine only takes a few minutes because I stretch it by hand.

-J

Thats what i was thinking their is NO WAY you dont have tuning issues if your not stretching by hand, I just cant see how people do that anymore..........sigh

[Distantshore]

Originally Posted by jim777

Two beers? If your wife is waiting for you to mow the yard when you're finished restringing, it could take all afternoon!

Nice!

[guitarshredder7]

i just pick the guitar up by the strings and it stretches them in like 2 minutes

[sniperfrommars1]

Originally Posted by guitarshredder7

i just pick the guitar up by the strings and it stretches them in like 2 minutes

That works on a floyd, but the high e is sharp enough to............well lets just say ive got scars and leave it at that, if you do that with a standard bridge the strings will most likely give loose at the ball end

[Chud]

Yeah, my high e has snapped twice stretching it. For some reason my 7th string just never stretches out...

[StpDrpRckAndRll]

I use a floyd rose, so when I pull off a string to replace it it raises the other string's pitches. I find that that stretches out the majority of my strings pretty well

[7 Dying Trees]

Stretch it by hand, but then again it's a pretty hefty string at .70 (for some reason am having to buy bass guitar strings :s) Doesn't take too long as long as it's stretched in properly, but normally I do leave them overnight after stretching all the strings

[dreaming_neon_black]

S.I.T make a .70 guitar string, as opposed to slapping on a bass string.

[7 Dying Trees]

Cool, although they may be hard to find in the UK, bass strings are quite easy, but expensive

[timi_h]

what the hell do you tune to?

[Sephiroth000]

I let it streach overnight after putting on a new set and tuning up.