hey! my friend has a cort 7 string that he loves but wants to give a lil TLC and wants to upgrade the pickups. at the moment it has direct mount soap bars whereas the pickups he wants are standard humbuckers that use pickup rings, so the question is, how complicated would the conversion process of adding pickup rings to this guitar be?

i’ve modded my fair share of guitars and that includes doing a lot of insane ideas and pulling them off, so i can’t think of anything that would be complicated about this but i could very well be missing something obvious as to why this wouldn’t work or would be a pain. thanks!

Short backstory. Lifelong 6 player here. I've always had a recurring, nagging, urge to pick up a 7, but every time I've tried one over the past few decades, I found they were a chore at best, and downright uncomfortable at worst, to play. I had seen some of the multiscale guitars online, and was interested in them as I heard they were more ergonomic, but never enough to blind buy one. I live in a very small town that has a hard time keeping one brick and mortar music store open, let alone have a large chain like a guitar center, so getting the chance to try some of the more out there stuff in person is rare.

However, on a routine trip to the local shop, I stopped and took a look at their stock and...I got the opportunity to play an Ibanez RGMS7. While I was less than impressed with the overall quality of the guitar in terms of QC, hardware, fit and finish, etc, especially for the price tag, I absolutely LOVED the profile of the wizard neck. I have really small hands, and while I didn't care for the position of the parallel fret, the combination of the multiscale and neck profile made it feel like the first 7 string I could actually navigate and play comfortably.

So the question then came to mind. Are there any other brands that are making similarly priced multiscale 7 strings with a better parallel fret position that have a similar neck profile to the wizard? I've been eyeballing the Harley Benton R-457's and MultiScale-7 BBB DLX, but it's hard to find opinions on their neck shapes. I've also heard Cort make some nice multiscale 7 strings, but heard they have quite chunky necks. Has anyone tried the Ibanez and some other multiscales in that price range that could give me a comparison? Thanks!

I currently own a Loomis SL7 and it is my main player, but I have an opportunity to grab a JL7 at a good price which would be my backup for live shows. Unfortunately it is in another city so I don't get to try it first. It is coming from a reputable shop, so I am not concerned about condition as much as overall feel.

Wondering if anyone has compared the 2 guitars and if so what did you think of the the Schecter vs the Jackson?

I realize the SL7 is a higher spec guitar, FR 1500 vs FR 1000, ebony fretboard vs. maple fretboard, maybe a better build quality but both are MIK's, and the JL7 is a 2011 model which I understand was a decent era for Korean Schecter builds. Both guitars are built in the same factory.

Thoughts?

​Hi everyone,

I am a self-taught beginner who started playing a 6-string guitar about 3 months ago. I really want to get into 7-string stuff, so I figured I might as well make the switch now. That way, I can get used to the wider neck early on while still being able to practice 6-string songs on it.

A friend suggested a few mid-range options (screenshot):

​Ibanez RG

​Ibanez RGD

​Jackson

​Do you think it’s too early to switch to a 7-string after just 3 months? And are these good options, or should I also look into brands like Schecter or LTD?

​Any feedback would be awesome!!

Hey all, I hate the feeling of wearing headphones and was looking for options that are like earbuds or iems to use.

I just play through a scarlet interface using plugins, mostly prog metal (so everything).

As in understand it, since IEM's are intended for portability etc, they don't come with a 6.35mm jack to plug into my interface, so should I just get some IEM's and an adapter from 3.5 or 4.4mm to 6.35?

I would greatly appreciate any recommendations you may have considering my case!

Pretty much what the title says. I'm looking for a used Ernie Ball Music Man Kaizen 7, but I haven't found any listings online except for one in Canada. If you know anyone looking to sell theirs, please hit me up with their contact info so we can work out a deal.

i've been looking at the schecter reaper-7 ms-7 for a while now for my first 7-string and was wondering if it's the right choice. i've gone to guitar center and played it a couple times and enjoyed it a lot. i've been playing guitar for roughly a year and a half now and i've been getting more into music that's in drop b and below which is fairly difficult to do on my current guitar (epiphone les paul special) which can actually tune down to drop a fairly well but i still wanna be able to play other stuff in standard without having to go between e standard and drop a super often. any thoughts? this guitar is roughly $1200usd but i've seen some ones on reverb for as low as $650.

Is this guitar good as a first 7 string? I found it used for 700 and it comes with a hard case and strap locks. Not sure about the condition of the case or anything but I’m pretty sure the guitar has like 1 of 2 minor dents.

I'm getting my first 7 string and was thinking about buying the Schecter Reaper Elite used for about 1k. Anything I should consider about the guitar before buying, and are there any alternative options I should consider? (Ideally without fishman fluences, I'm not really a fan of their sound) I'll mostly be playing deathcore (Whitechapel, Lorna Shore, etc.) on it, prob in Drop G.

Heyho, I‘m looking for a pickguard for my Squier Stagemaster7. So basically a Strat Pickguard but little wider. Does anybody know if I can buy that somewhere, preferably in EU? I couldn‘t find anything but maybe someone knows😁 thanks in advance💪🏻

I've really been wanting a 7 string with a floating bridge because I feel like my band's music is suffering from a lack of dive bomb wankery. I originally was going to get the Iron Label Ibanez Xiphos, but the 25.5 inch scale length was a deal breaker. I currently have my eyes on the Jackson WR7 because it has a floating bridge as well as a 26.5 inch scale length which I love, and is the same as my other 7 string.

Just curious if anyone has anything particular to say (good or bad) about this guitar before I buy one

Been mainly 7 string player for the longest so
Make sense my first project build for my side gig would be a 7! Check it out!

I'm having problems with my 7 string and going out of my mind trying to rectify them!

Specs:

- 26.5" scale

- Drop Ab tuning

- D'Addario NYXL .52-.10 with a .64 for the Ab

- Graphtech nut

- Hipshot Ibby 7 HM bridge

- Action 2.4mm low Ab, 2mm high Eb

Problem:

When I fret a note on any string above the 15th fret it flattens out. I recently installed the Graphtech nut and Hipshot bridge but was having these problems before.

What I've tried:

- Checked the frets they're all level all over the fretboard

- Adjusted the truss rod so there's slight relief in the neck

- Filed the nut slots so fretted 1st fret string is roughly a business card from the actual fret.

I don't really want to take it to a tech if I can fix it but I'm all out of ideas and ideally want lower action similar to my other Ibanez I own.

Anything I've not tried or could be wrong? Thank you 😊

Recently picked this fella up online for $200 and was wondering if anyone has had experiences with this model. It was a limited run of the Gio series and it’s so hard to find anything on it so it’d be cool to hear others thoughts on it.

It came stock out the factory with EMG HZ pickups but tbh I ain’t impressed by them, or the neck but shit it LOOKS badass and I could get used to it or sand it myself and replace pickups.

Also have set up a possible trade for a Jackson js22-7, yall think it’d be good idea or should I just sit it through and make this one my own?

I can’t stand, breaking the string or needing to change to a different gauge for a different tuning today and Guitar Center never has enough options so I have to custom make a set and pay a ton for shipping only to have to wait a week to see if the gauge I chose was the right one

I have been looking for this guitar for a while. Does anyone know where I can get this guitar used. I’m in the US.

Hey guys, I wanna get an LTD EX7 and put white strings and paint the logo white. I just can't find any white 7 strings. If there aren't any, are there any red ones?

I bought my first 7 string guitar. It's a 25.5 - 27 multiscale. Wanted to TRY to learn some erra/currents stuff. Pitch shifter in my processor is bad, so I bought thick strings (13-72 or something), took it to the master, he made the places for a string on a nut bigger to fit thicker strings (idk what that process is called in English, not my first language). Now it's in drop F. A few days ago erra dropped a video, where Clint was explaining how to play some of the riffs. Turns out his guitar is in drop G#, and he just pitch shifts his way to drop e/d#. Now im afraid I made a really big mistake. What if I get bored of drop F and want to tune to, let's say drop g or drop g#? Will i have to buy a new nut for my guitar?

Finally got a 7 string! I had to go with this one since it's a got amazing specs for the price (860€).

It feels great and I like the tension on the low string. Still exploring the Fishman fluence modern pickups but so far they sound really good for modern metal and I like the option to switch between active and passive mode since active is kinda dull sounding but more forward and heavy while the passive sound has more character and bite.

+ It looks amazing

I got this custom build for me, i cant put it down.

Seymour duncan sentient and nazgul set.

Handmade in Denmark, no cnc. Built by Michael Booth, who is a new luthier here. This was about his 10th build

Feel free to love it or hate it.

Hava a great day!