I’m in the market for a 26.5” scale 7-string guitar. I have traditionally been an Ibanez guy and love MIJ prestige quality (at least 10 years ago). However, I do have a 25.5” Kiesel Osiris 7 that I’m just not that into, mainly due to the scale length and medium frets; plus changing string on a headless sucks.

I have never had a guitar without a trem or neck-through like the schecter. This kind of intrigues me. The schecter is also $500 CAD less and looks cooler imo.

Anyone have experience with either? Is the Schecter much less of a guitar in quality? Is the Ibanez trem okay to deal with in terms of tuning stability and resonance?

Need help figuring out what combo amp and foot pedal i should get for it and along with the possibility of being Bluetooth based for the combo amplifier? Which electric guitar strap is the most reliable? Thank you for the suggestions

Was thinking of going with the combo amplifier brand Vox and foot pedal wise was thinking of the FLAMMA FS22 Stereo Delay and Reverb Pedal , other then that I’m not sure if those would be good choices and what else to add to my list of potential choices

I want to have a headless 7 string and I am looking at Ibanez Qx527, costs 1200 Euro, and a Strandberg (2400 Euro). I played a Strandberg before and liked the design and endure neck. But the big price difference is a obstacle for me. So what makes a Strandberg twice that expensive? And is it worth it?

Hey guys, after absolutely falling in love with my Ibanez Axion Label RGD71ALMS I want a 7 with a floyd and have decided on the Ibanez Prestige RGDR4327. I will immediately swap the dimarzio fusion edge pickups that come stock for a set of Bare Knuckles.

After some careful consideration I am leaning toward the Ragnaroks (but was also looking at aftermaths, and honestly a few others caught my eye). I play a variety of music but Metal is my home especially deathcore and some metalcore. I've listened to a bunch of "pickup shoot out" videos and honestly I haven't heard any BKs that I didn't like at this point. But listening to a video even on a good set of headphones is a different experience than playing it in person.

Anyone out there have some input on pickup configurations to turn this axe into a deathcore machine?

Should I go with the same pick-up in both bridge and neck OR something different in the neck positon? Looking for that tight and crushing/brutal bridge pickup and a fluid, articulate, warm lead tone in the neck (I am aware that EQ and the plugins I am using have a massive effect here).

Any input from those who have played on some BKs would be appreciated!

Hi folks, so I love playing in drop c on my epiphone prophecy plus custom it sounds so good but I would like to play some stuff in e standard too so I've decided it's time for a new guitar. I think I'm gonna get a 7 string as I would like to be able to play in the lower range. I'm looking at getting a schecter c7 Pro. So my question is do I tune the prophecy to e standard and the c7 to drop a or have the prophecy as d standard and the c7 to b standard? I hope this makes sense to someone lol. Any help would be great.

Hello!
I mixed Spiritbox, Cannibal Corpse and Meshuggah styles with my favorite guitar player: Slash!
I'm playing my great Schecter 7 strings electric guitar Keith Merrow signature.
And I'm playing my Slash solo part on my Harley Benton SC 550 II upgraded with Seymour Duncan SH6 pickups.
It's a great guitar for its budget price!

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Looking for advice on your favorite combination of specs to get that “bouncy” Djent sound from your 7 string. Think Mike Stringer, John Browne, Frontières, Make Them Suffer, Fit For An Autopsy.

String gauges Scale Bridge

I’m more interested in nailing down what tension and feel gives it that proper bounce for riffs. Not too stiff. Not too loose. Even regardless of tuning I guess since a Drop pedal could be used for alternate tunings. It’s just that feel I’m searching for. Any advice appreciated!

I'm gonna have my first 7s and stick with purple, magenta color. My main genres are progressive metal, fusion and I'm looking for something that's warm. What do you guys think about this guitar?

Been playing since I was 5 and I just got my first 7 string! Schecter MK-7. How did I do? Any playing tips or song suggestions are also appreciated!

Hey everyone, I’m looking to upgrade from my Ibanez GIO 7 string.

The Ibanez has been OK to play at home, but the volume knob being so close to the bottom string is getting on my nerves. Plus, the light blue color is going to look lame on stage for the metal band I’ve recently been recruited into. They even made fun of me a bit at the audition for it, but that’s OK lol.

Looking for something under $1000 with a Floyd rose.

I’m a big fan of the Schecter Loomis models, but I can’t seem to find a used one with a FR that’s in decent condition.

I also like the Solar A2.7FRC, and the Jackson Loomis. Sadly the Jackson is out of my price range.

Finding a guitar shop w 7 strings in stock is difficult where I live, so I don’t have the opportunity to try out different models. Been doing research for a while, and really want to make the right choice.

What are some of your guys/gals suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

Just gotten a solar but due to some fcked up issues I need to send it back and get a new one that's not solar. (😭 Really loved solar's look but have to let it go)

struggling to find another guitar due to my aesthetic standard and noobness, pros please help. I have ibanez in mind but the local choices are limited, need more brands/models to look up. Budget 1000 Usd. Decent quality control and customer support are must.

I'm into prog metal, need a 7 string floating bridge cool sht that can djent.

I have no strict requirements on pickups or anything, just very particular with the look of guitar (edit: due to psychological issues, not trolling not joking I know they are ridiculous but I need these, please don't get angry), these might sound very weird, laugh all you want lol but I really need the look to have the desire to pick up and play☠️:

Long term short: look like solar A shape

Long term not short:

Sharp triangular headstock, no rounded or rectangle, tuning pegs all at one side.

If headless, frets must not be parallel

Fretboard markers not big rectangle/triangle, and stays in one line

Sharp body (the two hands part, where you place your belt)

No pick guard

Model has black colour or at least dark color

Body does not have outline (DK how to describe, like got not painted wood around the body)

Preferably black or dark colour fretboard

Preferably brand name does not give round feelings, preferably pronunciation contains S (edit: not trolling, this not just apply on guitar, I can somehow feel the shape of words and round makes me uncomfortable, but I know this adds a lot difficulty to find a guitar so not a must, I can block and don't see the name)

Thanks pros for helping noob me🙏

https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/chris-garza-fender-seven-string-stratocaster

You think fender will bother?

I cant see it persinally as they own jackson. And jackson have bunch of extended range 7s.

I'm looking to buy a 7 string and am considering these 2 guitars. I have an ESP LTD HM 10, don't know too much about guitar hardware. The jackson is on sale and I imagine it would be a better deal since I can switch out pickups + tuners in future?

https://preview.redd.it/jkrk417ubvxd1.png?width=1499&format=png&auto=webp&s=bedee96ba377d3ec5dcb0d0c2b2e796255abee08

https://preview.redd.it/ti9jhv8rbvxd1.png?width=1489&format=png&auto=webp&s=f17706f705184229f1621b2274dfe0b6da159d53

Thinking about upgrading my bridge. I bought the guitar and it had the silver saddle on the high E. I'm debating on switching the bridge out to a Babicz but I'm not sure if it's worth the work. Any feedback on if it's worthwhile to upgrade the bridge?

I know the mixed reviews. But I am new and am just happy to be starting a fulfilling hobby. Life is hard, having an outlet helps.

Besides, I respect that this company seems to actually listen to community feedback.

So far, I am loving it. I love 'loud' guitars. The headless style feels great too!

I'll post an update a little down the line to see how it holds up.

This is my first ever Reddit post: bear with me.

I'll try to give as much detail as I can so people can help. Sorry if its long

I'm a huge Invent Animate fan, their new album Heavener is my all-time favourite album and I've seen them twice now since Heavener released. I didn't really plan on learning any of their music though because I don't have the proper equipment - and I knew I just wasn't good enough at guitar to bother. Well Sheet Happens released a package of merch and I bought it because the tab book was really pretty, and it came with a few other things (shirt, pins, guitar picks etc.) And since now I owned the tab book I started getting interested in at least trying to learn a few of the songs - and then I realized I didn't have a seven string guitar.

Problem solved, I purchased a brand new Ibanez RG2027XL, the exact same guitar Keaton used to track Heavener, so it's the base model of his custom white one he currently tours with. I know reddit can be pretty judgemental so I'm gonna add I didn't just buy the guitar because Keaton uses it. I have played RG style Jacksons my whole life and the body style is really comfortable to me, plus I plan on learning some other 7-string metal as well (Erra, Polaris, etc etc.). I thought I'd treat myself to a really nice Ibanez since it's the first guitar I've ever bought myself. The Evertune came in the mail today and I'm going to find a luthier to install it soon.

Anyway, it's stayed in B standard since I got it since the tuning gets really sloppy when I try to get to D# and I'm still getting used to the feel of things and how it plays. Incredible guitar btw. I've done some research and I know I'm gonna have to change the string gauges, and I know what I need but I can't seem to find it. According to his Instagram the white RG is running a set of 11-16-24-34-46-64-80 strings but he doesn't say what brand. I'm not really sure how much it matters but I'm not sure what to go with. Ernie Ball has their set of 8-string strings, where you just discard the .009 and use the rest, but in my experience EBs tend to give a more crunchy older sound - something more akin to Metallica than modern metalcore. I know in an old Youtube interview he said on his blue RG he used the D'Addario 8 string set and discarded the 7 so he had a 74 as the top string gauge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVRJwuOZLOE&ab_channel=KeyanHoushmandLive

I assume that's this set?

https://www.daddario.com/products/guitar/electric-guitar/xl-nickel/exl140-8-nickel-wound-8-string-light-topheavy-bottom-10-74/

Because the NYXL packs don't seem to match any of the gauges he regularly uses on either guitar, and in researching I've heard they are less tense and give a looser tuning feel as well - which goes against the whole reason I'm trying to get thicker gauge strings. I was able to match the set with singles from D'addario but it gets to be almost twice as expensive as buying packs of strings when you do it that way.

Additionally, I was able to find this set of Richter guitar strings that are an exact match for the white RG gauges (which are what I'm going for) but I've never heard of this brand's strings, it seems they specialize in straps so I'm not sure if I should trust them for a good sound. Plus they seem to be based out of Germany so that'd be a pain to have to order them from across seas.

https://www.richterstraps.com/en/p/electric-guitar-strings-9-11-16-24-34-46-64-80

Anyway sorry, TLDR: Does anybody know a good 7/8 string package to get 11-16-24-34-46-64-80 gauges - mainly to sound like Invent Animate in drop D#?

As title suggests, I found a used MAJ170 locally for $600 CAD.

I haven't dabbled in any 7 strings, but always been curious enough for djent related stuff but also Dream Theatre stuff.

I have no idea if it will see a great amount of play, but I figure I should be able to get the $600 back in case I do want to get rid of it, especially post professional setup.

Any thoughts? Also open to finding even cheaper used models, but I've held this in store previously and have been interested to some degree in MusicMan/Sterling guitars

Thanks