Greetings!
I have been following this forum for about a decade now, but never had the guts to register as I have never had a seven string guitar till now. But just recently, I managed to pick up my first; being a seven string Mirage made by LTD : The M-17
It's one of the P.R.C. made entry level guitars I picked up from Guitar Center for hella cheap during my vacation over in the United States, just to get it signed up by one of the bands I look up to as musicians; Periphery.
Out of sheer coincidence, I got a set of Bare Knuckle 7-string Blackhawks signed by Jake Bowen himself before the show, the same day I purchased the guitar & had it also signed by the lads..
Surprisingly, the guitar turned out to be fabulous for it's price and got me hooked! It surely is a brilliant addition to my collection because it fills that niche I didn't have; the option to play 7-String riffage I come across, that could only be played using a 7-string.
Incredible neck & boy, that headstock..
I love this guitar because it was cheaper than a bottle of Evian drinking water, and nothing about it bothered me at all other than the "Telecaster style" switch, which is just a personal thing. So, I ended up replacing all the electronics with the better quality parts available, ditching the Master Tone potentiometer and installing a Gibson style 3-Way Toggle into the valid hole which was closest to my right hand..
The stock pickups were pretty good, much better than the Schecter SGR C-7 & Ibanez RG7321 stocks, which were the other two competing guitars at the store. In the near future, I might upgrade this chainsaw down the road with the following;
The only thing I really dislike about this guitar is that it seems too good to be true for just $189 (U.S.) thus, I keep expecting it to stop working or develop some costly issue. But no, maybe that's just a physiological syndrome us guitarists have regarding some brands & their lower end subsidiaries.. So far I am really impressed.
Try it out if you come across, you may consider one as a backup..
& if you have an ESP/LTD Mirage or something, feel free to share on this thread..
I have been following this forum for about a decade now, but never had the guts to register as I have never had a seven string guitar till now. But just recently, I managed to pick up my first; being a seven string Mirage made by LTD : The M-17
It's one of the P.R.C. made entry level guitars I picked up from Guitar Center for hella cheap during my vacation over in the United States, just to get it signed up by one of the bands I look up to as musicians; Periphery.
Out of sheer coincidence, I got a set of Bare Knuckle 7-string Blackhawks signed by Jake Bowen himself before the show, the same day I purchased the guitar & had it also signed by the lads..
Surprisingly, the guitar turned out to be fabulous for it's price and got me hooked! It surely is a brilliant addition to my collection because it fills that niche I didn't have; the option to play 7-String riffage I come across, that could only be played using a 7-string.
Incredible neck & boy, that headstock..I love this guitar because it was cheaper than a bottle of Evian drinking water, and nothing about it bothered me at all other than the "Telecaster style" switch, which is just a personal thing. So, I ended up replacing all the electronics with the better quality parts available, ditching the Master Tone potentiometer and installing a Gibson style 3-Way Toggle into the valid hole which was closest to my right hand..
The stock pickups were pretty good, much better than the Schecter SGR C-7 & Ibanez RG7321 stocks, which were the other two competing guitars at the store. In the near future, I might upgrade this chainsaw down the road with the following;
- Hipshot reverse/lefty locking tuners
- Earvana 48mm nut
- FU TONE "Pickup Mounting System" (if ever released for 7 strings)
The only thing I really dislike about this guitar is that it seems too good to be true for just $189 (U.S.) thus, I keep expecting it to stop working or develop some costly issue. But no, maybe that's just a physiological syndrome us guitarists have regarding some brands & their lower end subsidiaries.. So far I am really impressed.
Try it out if you come across, you may consider one as a backup..
& if you have an ESP/LTD Mirage or something, feel free to share on this thread..
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