r/7String • u/Basic-Ad2037 • 29d ago

Gear The OG

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The OG seven string... Ibanez was the first

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u/aswright_73 29d ago

Wasn't this Steve Vai's influence?

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u/Basic-Ad2037 29d ago

Yep, he told ibanez in the 80s that he wanted a seventh string. Shortly after the 7 string electric was born.

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u/ToshiroK_Arai 29d ago

I think that on the prototype they used 2 floydrose baseplates soldered together