First Sevenstring guitar

[DH46]

Hey

I've been looking into the prospect of getting a sevenstring guitar in the next few months and was looking for some advice as to what to look out for.

I'd rather by used so i can get a much better guitar for my money and i'd like to not spend more than £500 if thats possible.

Any help appreciated

 

[devolutionary]

Second hand Japanese Ibanez RG is usually a good pick for starting out. I don't know what the second hand market is like in the UK though.

 

[DH46]

Not sure what its like actually but i'd imagine it's ok in london where i am. Yeah i'm keeping my eyes peeled for something like a rg1527 etc, was more wondering what other brands i should look out for for a similar price

 

[Dawn of the Shred]

Find you a good ibby

 

[Cloudy]

Ibbys are great to start on.

 

[decreebass]

Ibbys are great to start on.

And herein lies the problem; find yourself a used Carvin or Mayones. If a guitar is a good one to start on, it might not grow with you. But if you can drop a LITTLE more cash up front, you won't go through 30 cheap guitars before you finally get that nice guitar that you won't replace every few months or year.

My first 7-banger was an Ibanez RG7321 and yes; it's a good STARTING 7-string. One of the upsides to cheap axes like that is that you can modify them without any remorse cause even if you dick it up, you only spent a couple hundy on it.

God luck in your search. Check Craigslist for a Carvin - or even a higher end Ibby. Carvin has a 7-string DC727 in stock right now that's only like $900 USD, so not far beyond your $500 GBP mark... If you got a parent or sibling or sugah mama that can lend you the extra, there's no reason not to go for it.

Cheers, mate!

 

[Symbol]

Check out the LTD Alex wade signature!

i bought it as my first 7 and never regret it.

 

[poopyalligator]

Used rg7420 or 7620. Definitely the best way to start on a 7 at a reasonable price.

 

[9unslin9er]

It really depends on what guitars you've grown used to playing, and what style of music you'll be playing.

Are you a Strat player? Les Paul/Explorer player? Ibanez RG/S player?

Are you going to be playing songs mostly in standard tuning? Or are you going to be downtuning?

Ibanez, ESP, Jackson, and Schecter (to name a few) all have instruments in the budget you stated, and all have amazing intermediate instruments at that price point, but they feel drastically different.

 

[vbvxnnczhuang]

Find you a good ibby

 

[zechah]

Sterling JP70

 

[seven-eleven]

I agree with 9unslin9er go with what your used to but
Don't rule out other guitars.

I was playing an Ibanez a 90s rg570 Mij before
I got my first 7 string and ended up getting a esp
Ltd Sc-607 I had never played an esp before and
Just fell in love with the neck after this I realised I
Prefered the esp 6 strings aswell.

I guess what I'm trying to Say is if you have only really played a couple of different guitars go to a few stores
And try a heap of different styles and find what fits you.

 

[mb_777]

Not sure what its like actually but i'd imagine it's ok in london where i am. Yeah i'm keeping my eyes peeled for something like a rg1527 etc, was more wondering what other brands i should look out for for a similar price

I know this isn't the place... but I have a 1527 w/ EMG 707s for sale.

I'm only selling because my flat is tiny and I own too many guitars... I love this guitar to pieces, it was my first seven. PM me for more details if you're interested, I can also send you photos.

 

[DH46]

Pm'd