FENDER 7-STRING STRATOCASTER | Chris Garza of SUICIDE SILENCE

[@ShaneSaiyan]

Straight up if Fender does a full run as a signature model, I will buy one. Purple seven string Strat? HELL YEAH

[@MRGRIMMREAPER1]

Probably be $7-8K.......

[@mickedanielsson]

@@ShaneSaiyan I haven't even thought of it as I stick to 6 strings myself. But it's actually VERY strange that Fender haven't had 7-string models in their product line. I mean it's been 30 years now since it started to get popular...

[@lewisharris6180]

@@MRGRIMMREAPER1 that’s where Squier can come in and have one for about $900 in Epiphone fashion

[@AUTI5T1X]

To be quite honest, you'd be able to get a Kiesel with similar specs for cheaper than this would go for as a signature model.

[@ShaneSaiyan]

@@AUTI5T1X Sure. Or I could buy any number of other much more affordable quality 7-strings. None of which have the story or the novelty of being the first ever Fender 7-string.

[@kyleperkovich525]

to hear a 7 string fender stratocaster instantly put a smile on my face. i would absolutely purchase this beast

[@BaenaCarcosa]

This goes unbelievably hard

[@TheBanana93]

Just need it in neon green and you will jizz in your pants

[@apoplexiamusic]

Wow!!! They should 1000% make a production signature model of this... with a thin neck ;)

[@northtimo666]

Yes, yes, yes yes. YES.

[@MrJeffwards]

More than enough thin necks out there. Grow some hands, son.

[@apoplexiamusic]

@@MrJeffwards have you played an Ibanez RGIB21? That guitar’s neck feels like it’s actually a baseball bat that was cut in half. It perfectly playable and a great guitar, but it doesn’t feel as nice as one with a thin neck. That’s my preference anyway

[@brandonharris9160]

With graphite reinforced rods

[@SGuitars1903]

@@apoplexiamusic i also feel like moste of the necks out there are rather slim. If you want my honest advice ? Try a Schecter C 6 (7, if u need a 7 straing) - pro. This neck is just the best i have ever played by far

[@brandonvince]

So happy for you Garza! She’s beautiful! And it sounds amazing! 🤘🏼

[@KrisSchwarz98]

The fact he's wearing Fear Factory and a KoЯn shirt, and help push this fender 7 string guitar into reality one day so people will be able to own one and he's in Suicide Silence, one of the most OG Deathcore Bands, he's just GOAT'd fr. Hella respect for him.

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

SS started out as a band playing KoRn covers and Deathcore as a genre probably wouldn't exist without KoRn and the Nu-Metal genre.

[@KrisSchwarz98]

@LeadMe2TheBliss so they started as a band who covered korn and deftones songs in the deathcore style? If so, that's rad af

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

@@KrisSchwarz98 IDK about Deftones. I watched a SS documentary on KZbin and one of their dads said they "started out as a band covering KoRn songs" but that can be said for quite a few bands. Staind started out as a band covering KoRn and RATM songs,.

[@MrTRIPfan]

Fender needs to make this for the people

[@beefnacos6258]

@@MrTRIPfan hardtails in general would be great

[@barneycockburn]

Dude this is huge. I’m so happy it was you.

[@boggybb]

Can see and feel you buzzing from this guitar... the passion coming through is just so awesome and the reason I keep watching and following. Keep doing your shit man, love it!

[@AJD00M]

I hope fenders here in the comment section taking notes! I'm a tried and true fender guy myself, I have limited runs of things they've dropped, but a 7 from them has been on my list since I snagged my neon orange double fat strat in 2005. Glad you were the first man, you pioneered a genre, and couldn't be more deserving of it! Hope to snag one once fender runs these as production models.

[@adamwood87]

i love the little "About a Girl" moment. too bad we never got to hear Kurt use one of these. Bleach just needed some seven on it.

[@Scott-si1hb]

Kurt would have smashed it. Young Garza would have wept lol

[@adamwood87]

@@Scott-si1hb totally possible, but worth the risk. to hear "Blew" or " Paper Cuts" on a seven.

[@billk9799]

Nuuh, Kurt would never lay a hand on a seven... Small necks was the main reason he loved mustangs and his Jag. He played strats mostly out of necessity as he could find left hand guitars.

[@jessefard]

about a girl... about a plane crash???

[@mordtefpv5896]

Dude, She is Georgous. Want one as soon as they become available. Mate, you should do more Guitar Podcast type things, Guests with Axes. Garzas Axe Attack !!

[@xkovacsx09]

Fender really REALLY needs to make this a signature model. That thing is beautiful!

[@Anjuroo]

Absolutely love the purple color and the clean look with no fret markers on the fingerboard. So happy to see it come to fruition for you Chris.

[@PigglyWigglyDeluxe]

If players like Fluff can get signature models with Ernie Ball, you should absolutely have a signature model with fender.

[@Faygo33]

Difference is that Fluff does KZbin Garza has had signature guitars before and is a touring musician not taking away from Fluff but he mostly known as a KZbin personality

[@Faygo33]

Chris has had signature guitars before Fluff predominantly is known for KZbin and your seeing guys like him Jared Dines and Rick Beato getting signature models from companies Chris more than deserves a signature fender it's been too long

[@626lifeaa]

Signature model needs to happen

[@corporalpunishment924]

Been wanting a proper 7 string strat for a while. I hope they release this as your signature model

[@xHRVSTRx]

Beautiful as hell man. Id love this thing in a tele style same color ect. amazing.

[@ughitstom]

saw a custom relic 7 string fender made for him and MANNNN it’s the coolest thing i’ve ever seen

[@dethsyndrome]

7 years for a 7 string, crafting of the highest level!

[@Faygo33]

Well deserved Chris breaking barriers and making history 🤘

[@e_riffs]

The contour on that neck heel is so fkn sick! Congrats Garza, well deserved!

[@brandonwhitehawk5104]

Attention Fender Guitars: we want a Chris Garza 7 string signature guitar. Would buy one and cherish it forever if it was available for purchase.

[@RogerM88]

I'm a big fan of the Telecaster and the Stratocaster cleans. Will make some cool grooving sounds.

[@Ottophil]

Lol. Good luck with emgs. This things a flamethrower

[@superman-wp4sf]

regular fenders sound that way because of single coil pickups. lol this doesnt sound anything like a normal strat

[@TonyNightmareDrums]

Seeing you so stoked on this guitar brings a smile to my face, man. Cheers!

[@kaynesantor8136]

I'm so super stoked for you, bro. That's super sick. It looks so odd, just because you never see a legit strat with the extra string. So cool. Congratulations, man.

[@GargantuanMetal]

What a sick guitar! Turned out great

[@crissgrimm659]

Congrats. Glad to see Fender stepping into the 7 string world a bit more. On a side note, I'm told I ended up with one of your old Stagemaster 7 hard-tails.

[@romandobrovolsky1105]

Bro this guitar is so sick I am speechless, you absolutely nailed it combining both classy and modern designs.

[@stdeezpreez5025]

I remember the first run back in 2000, not a Fender fan but cool to see them throwing their hat back in the ring.

[@wicked_cauldron_official135]

I just like how it’s so versatile like it still has that clean fender sound kind of but mainly just a modern djent king

[@just.some.dud3]

Looks absolutely sick bro, congrats!

[@jakeeheredia]

That might be the only Fender I would ever consider purchasing. Looks beautiful and sounds awesome.

[@edes01]

This should absolutely be a signature model. That looks amazing.

[@nikk0k]

Fender better make a production model! This is amazing!

[@deadgypsy6780]

You deserve it! I’d buy one!

[@Creature1009]

I have a Squier Stagemaster 7 which is basically a 7 string strat. It’s a very cool guitar

[@MetalDerrik]

same here! there actually awesome guitars

[@Bassistking]

Me too. A blue hardtail 😊

[@ifgwelf]

Stagemasters are slept on

[@Creature1009]

@@Bassistking I got the purple hard tail. It was my first ever 7 string. I’ve had it almost 15 years haha. Swapped a Dimarzio D activator into the bridge and it sounds great

[@sirbonple]

new addition to the guitar bucket list thank you

[@mikeomaly]

That's such a sic guitar! I love a strat hardtail! The jim root strats and teles are simple and perfect!

[@NiceaeWSNC]

Such a well deserved piece brother 🤘🤘🤘 Keep ripping! Come to NC!

[@perryparkey]

Awesome to see you so stoked over it. Congrats!

[@orphanuprising]

7 Strings just look so balanced compared to 6 strings. Its the perfect neck width. This is the best looking strat I've ever seen.

[@ColtMcInnis]

As a longtime Fender guy who also plays 7 string, I would absolutely buy one of these.

[@loki3292]

That thing is fire. Nice work, young man- keep crushing it!

[@MetalBaller83]

I have never heard a Strat make sounds like that. Pretty fucking gnarly!

[@Baba429Yaga]

Oh I NEED this to get a full production run 😍🤤

[@sheancarey106]

That colour is dope!

[@bobkaiser8782]

The last time I saw a hardtail Strat, I believe it was a Robert Cray signature model. Kudos for dropping the tremelo.

[@berziimusic]

YES FENDER, I love how much they’ve been trying to modernize things within their lineup, if they start making retail extended range guitars (with a bit thinner necks), I just may have to get one.

[@ridleysomeliana-lauer5814]

Good LORD that’s so sick!

[@TheHammersmashdave]

if they made this a signature model, it would sell, bigtime.

[@max_vic7or]

All the features needed for a sick ass guitar!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@JAREDHALLSUCKS]

brother this is literally the thing ive been dreaming up for years. I believe the only other fender 7 was a squire, so i imagined a wider neck profile, and it having a super versatile set of pickups. I knew they were gonna venture into the extended range stuff sooner or later and believe me, this thing is gonna sell like fuckin hotcakes everywhere. Im gonna need one of these to try out real bad. Gratz' on this huge step into the future.

[@spastickitchen]

@@JAREDHALLSUCKS Alex Gregory had a small run of custom shop strats that were seven strings, back in, like, 1990. So Fender was making seven string strats back when Ibanez was just starting the Universe line. Gibson was in on the 7 string early adopter game, too. But these custom shop short runs were tough to obtain then and basically unobtainable now, whereas Ibanez did standard production and dumped a ton of money into marketing. So we all know Ibanez and the Universe, and Fender and Gibson seven strings are just a footnote. Also, Alembic made a seven string solid body guitar about ten years before all of this, but no one knows where it is now.

[@JAREDHALLSUCKS]

@@spastickitchen oh no kidding? I never knew that they went in on the extended range market that early. And i wanna do some more research on this Alembic guitar youre talking about here, sounds like an interesting piece of kit.

[@nuggetstew4380]

Would love to own a seven string strat, always loved the stratocaster.

[@flashbackshape]

Fender would be stupid to not release this as a production model. The scale length, finish, hardware… everything about this guitar makes it appealing to the modern player.

[@dilutedzombie1797]

I'm not a guitar guy but I've been considering giving it a shot again, I will wait for this beast to come out and then I'll officially start learning!

[@jazzzyyy420]

Fender definitely needs to produce these asap

[@andrij.demianczuk]

I think Fender is killing it in the modern department the last few years. First with Jim Root and now Chris and a few others. I like that we’re seeing better, newer stuff coming out of Fender now. I still rock my Tele sometimes and it slays with metal leads. I love the blacked out aftermaths in Chris’ axe though. Killer pickups for a 7-string

[@Illiyinmusic]

@@andrij.demianczuk just make sure you spend around 2 or 3 grand. Spent a 1k on a guitar and it pisses me off enough won't buy from them again. Worst fret job I've ever seen in my life. Pickups bunk but can replace them. If they get their QC in check then yeah, but hell I mean with Ibanez, and others doing better. Even my AZ sounds more fender than my strat

[@mark6302]

@@Illiyinmusic jackson i got last year had the worst frets I have ever seen on an instrument

[@CuttingteethConcepts]

This is everything that I have wanted...for years. Seriously. I've been playing the Ibanez FR807 but hoping Fender or Squier would offer competition. I'm going to go patiently, excruciatingly wait until these go public.

[@themotioncodemarc]

I HAVE DREAMED OF THIS DAY. CONGRATS DUDE

[@NashMusicStudios]

Super sick! Love that fender is getting creative. Only thing I can see that I’d change is I don’t see where the truss rod adjustment is, meaning you still gotta take the neck off 🫠

[@otheroddities]

freaking sick bro

[@braxtonvestal777]

That thing sounds great.

[@ginocapra8583]

Chris...you're the only one that can convince Fender to start producing 7 string guitars. Do not give up...and the moment they put one out you can bet your ass I'll be buying one!

[@stevecordero9274]

This is really good news. Hopefully you get that Signature 7 String guitar! Fender hasn’t made a 7 string since the “Maestro Alex Gregory” model in 1987 & 1988. Even then, it was a special order and came at a significant price. Keep it up! 👍🏻😎

[@pavelmerkulov7417]

This is so beautiful and heavy at the same time! Im more on the extreme side, so I play 30” guitars, but if this beauty is released as a signature model, I’m buying it next minute! 💜💜💜

[@MikVanBag]

Hell yes, been wanting a strat. This would seal the deal instantly

[@thrasherpanda]

WHY aren't these a thing already? im looking for a low range guitar and was just thinking... i wish my strat had an extra string...

[@thatsSoAndimal]

Amazing man, Congratulations... def wanna play some nu metal creepy high parts on one !! 😂

[@mistermurdock9686]

Wouldn’t say I’m a Fender dude myself, but I’d play the fuck outta that bad boy.

[@user-ir2bj3re1z]

Love it man😃🤙🔥. That is a beautiful guitar.

[@thereignofdando]

Things I didn’t know I wanted more than anything: 1. This guitar

[@papanite7516]

Beautiful guitar

[@wea69420]

really cool to see an actually contoured heel on a strat

[@MikeJ-e4b]

looks sick! wouldve done matte black pickguard tho

[@__jdiesel]

NEED THAT. Everything is perfect!

[@SilkandScrooge]

I feel like every time I’ve considered getting a 7 string this is what I wanted but couldn’t get without trying to make it myself. Or get a Ibanez. This seems like a no brainer for fender to put into production.

[@NocturnalSummoning45]

Don't forget to let Ola Englund test one of those. Knowing Ola, he probably already has a Garza signature getting shipped over to him.

[@EggTamago7]

I'd absolutely love to see Fender make this. I've more or less accepted that I'm a Strat guy. I went through all kinds of superstrats only to end right back up at a nice American Pro II HSS Strat as my main guitar. They just feel right to me - and that thing, stock humbucker and all, can sound absolutely fucking brutal without much effort. I love my Ibanez RGD 7 string too, but the idea of a proper 7 string Strat sounds like a dream.

[@BillWhitlingham]

Such a beautiful guitar

[@RobOwenMusician]

And it's a hardtail! Nice! Looks amazing and glad to see Fender making 7 strings in any capacity. I'm a lefty player and I've always wanted a hardtail strat... I've been reluctant to pay for a custom shop, though, to get one. I guess, I should look into it because the only other, lefty hardtail, I've seen was a vintage 1972 and a Robert Cray signature. In 25 years, I've maybe used a whammy bar, 3 times lol. But I play metal, so, I don't want to buy a vintage guitar and have to modify it...

[@GMSlash]

This is much more interesting than the new Ultra II line they just released. I'm getting one when it's getting released!

[@DjoshuaCMorris]

I love this! One of my favorite guitars I own is a Squier Stagemaster 7 HT. It's almost the same as yours but with a reverse headstock. I've wanted a Fender version since I bought the Squier.

[@connorpayne2671]

I was literally thinking about this a couple days ago. I love playing 7 strings and I love Fenders. I'll have to get one sometime

[@tarkenton3895]

Would kill for an offical fender 7 string Jazzmaster with the vibrato. Been building one but the bridge is an impossibility

[@BadWallaby]

That follow the leader hopscotch shirt is a gem

[@Horseffect]

Fender! Do it!!

[@T_Burd_75]

For low- to no- light playing, one may consider fret dots made of tritium, the same stuff used on night-sights on guns. Needs no light to activate and lasts around ten years before needing replacement.

[@jamesdavis4407]

Congratulations sir, your the father of the 1st ever beautiful 7-string Fender Strat! Would the father like to metal now? (Father goes to the window to shows the spectators his pride & joy & the spectators goes) "Awweee!" Very, very nice instrument you have bro! A real life 7-string Fender Strat! WOW!

[@speaknoworforeverhol]

I’ve always wanted one of his PT Schecter 7 string models. That silverburst over a metaled out Tele is what 14 year old me needed!

[@SGuitars1903]

I can really reccommend the schecter c 7 pro. Just unbelievably good playing

[@nickjamesmousiki_EY]

Wow, beautiful. I'd personally prefer 27" scale but otherwise ideal specs for what I like. Love the 1 knob and Bareknuckles. If Fender puts these out they'll sell well, no doubt.

[@tilleja]

That thing is FIRE! Fender!! You gotta do a signature with this and Garza!!!

[@m4ssee]

This gives me hope. Maybe in the 2025 Fender catalog we finally see a production 7-string. 😍

[@DaveLovallo]

pop a floyd and locking and IM in!!! Looks amazing - wishing all the luck!!

[@CoffeeReigns]

Lets gooooooo dude happy for you!!!! Those guys at Fender are wizards 🧙🐉

[@ElAche7]

Oh dude! You got those Superstars?! I wore the S out of them from like ‘00-‘02. Had Rasta laces during its last days, you know that Soulfly influence. That Strat is gorgeous. Brown power my friend.

[@jamietarling7926]

Thing is a weapon.. Looks and sound killer 💯🔥

[@Tookool-k2n]

Congratulations!!

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

I'm not a fender guy, but it's sweet how excited you are about this. Good for you. And I've definitely fallen asleep with new guitars in my bed ( of course, not if a lady was with me 🤣 ).

[@holt160]

lifetime 7 string player here, 100% confirmed would buy

[@davidgedlinskeiii6421]

I guess owning Jackson actually rubbed off on Fender, and they learned some things from their metal-head child. Very sweet! Love the scale, BTW.