Just got my hands on a project-condition black Squier Stagemaster 7HT that went up on eBay as a local-only pickup, so I had a friend go get it for me and am awaiting its shipment. I've been wanting one of these things for a while; especially after getting a Jackson Dinky JS22-7 as my first 7 after years of curiosity; which I have tried my goddamn hardest to appreciate but, god does that guitar fucking suck. Fuck. Anyways I'm pretty fresh off building/rebuilding a Partscaster all on my own so I'm happy to do some rebuilding with this sucker too.

Like I said; project condition. Probably gonna need to give this sucker a good cleaning and some dialing in; it was definitely something the seller acquired by some random means as they are not a musician and didn't seem to know much about guitars. Thankfully it was missing a few strings, which would allude to tension being off the truss rod if the strings happened to be tuned at all as it sat for god knows how long. My buddy who grabbed it for me is a pretty serious guitarist and said it looks fine, so I'm sure it is.

I'm trying to get an order in for some stuff I'm anticipating needing to replace right off the bat; probably the pots and selector, probably saddles... was curious what anyone had to say about the bridge and/or pickups on these things? Anyone know what replacement bridges fit on them? What's up with the pickups? I've got a Dimarzio Blaze Neck humbucker in the bridge of the Jackson that I'd probably pull out and put in the bridge of this thing; though has anyone swapped out the stocks for Dimarzio's before and do they fit into the cavities with ease?

If anyone's got any other suggestions for replacement items, things to be mindful of, whatever; as I await this thing, please let me know. Thanks!

I wanted to keep a thinner string on the bottom for the twangier tone but also not have all the fret buzz and noise that comes with it, so I set my 7th string a bit higher and my 6th string a tiny bit higher than the rest so it still feels somewhat even. Is this a common thing to do? Share your experiences and results!

Hi everyone. I know this is like a weekly basis question popping up in this sub, but can anyone recommend me the suitable strings gauge? Mine is now 10-63 and the lowest string is floppy as hell.

My guitar is Jackson Dinky JS22-7.

I've found a listing for a 2003 Made in Korea Schecter Blackjack, but could get a brand new Schecter Demon 7 for the same price. I don't really like the fact that the Blackjack has a through-neck, it just makes me anxious about a potential breakage. On the other hand, the Demon 7 will probably require a proper setup.

And maybe there's a hidden third 7string option in this price range ($700 - $730) that's worth considering?
26.5" is a must, preferably a bolt-on neck.

Thoughts?

Recently I’ve really gotten into that djenty kind of music and played in f# a lot, and that’s the reason a bought such heavy strings. But then I realised that I like the standard tuning too but it was too late-I already bought the set xD. Do you think it’s gonna be too heavy for a standard beadgbe-aeadgbe tuning?

Still kinda weird getting used to this massive beast but the Floyd + the Dimarzio D activator are such a good combo.

Bolt-on neck preferably, passive pickups. Will be mostly playing in A Standard, so 26.5" scale would be the best as well. All suggestions are welcome though, all help highly appreciated!

Hi everyone !

I'm currently thinking about getting a new 7 strings. Maybe in a few months.

I looked for various models, and I can't really choose between these three :

1 https://www.schecterguitars.com/Banshee-Mach-7-Evertune

2 https://www.solar-guitars.com/product/a1-7d-ltd-natural-aged-distressed/

3 https://www.solar-guitars.com/product/t1-7ad-aged-natural-matte-distressed/

Both are same scale lenght (26.5), perfect for playing modern metal. Schecter has better pickups maybe ?

One point tho : I really like the finish of the two Solar as you probably guessed.

What do you think/what would you do (and why?)

Thank you!

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Guitar Center has the Demon-7 on sale for $399. This is for my 16 year old son. Ive taken him to play all the 7 strings I can find at local stores and he always likes the feel of Schechters. Since I dont want to risk another brand, I am stuck on these two. Which would be the better option for him? The used Damien Platinum is a few years old with no mods.

I was able to score a brand new one for about 546 USD. It arrives tomorrow

i recently made a post in here about SCT 607B but with a little bit of research i found E-II model and really cant decide. if it was the same price E-II would be a clear winner but i really have no idea because of the 400 euro difference but also i don't like the pickup placements on SCT 607B. what do you guys think i'm really in the middle. will use it for modern hardcore and shoegazecore stuff (Knocked Loose, Thornhill, Kublai Khan, Loathe etc.)

Gonna be restringing my 7 string after ages. Please suggest some some interesting riffs to learn. I am in the mood for some djent or some modern metalcore. A runny riff thats not all 0s and 1s is what I am after. Thanks🙏

Hello!
I’m rolling out the big guns for this music!
I imagined myself composing a METAL music for a video game!
I’m playing my excellent 7 strings guitar SCHECTER KM7 MK3!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVFh52YTgkY

I have a accoustic cheap guitar KASPAR 10C so the problem I am facing is once i hit the any string the sound of that string played for too long like bell(hmmmmmmmmmmmmm) at the end and the guitar not make any buzzing sound also. So please help me to identify the problem.

Hi would love to hear some feedback back on this track I’m working on. Pretty new to recording music so any tips is really appreciated :)

https://on.soundcloud.com/YKYmUDt4d3YieXCv8