brokenstatue27
New Member
I'm currently in the market for a new 7 and I have ran into a wall recently. I'm not looking for anything cheap, just looking to keep a certain favorite guitar from being my number one live guitar (I'm pretty rough on my guitars on stage unfortunately) for under a grand. I've kept my eye on the ESP LTD AW-7 for the past year, normally I'm not too big on signature lines but this thing looks like a beast (doesn't help I'm a pretty huge Whitechapel fan) and has everything that I need in a guitar. Mahogany, neck thru, nice top, locking tuners and just very unique on its own. I've never tried the D-Activators, but I like Dimarzio so worse case scenario they wind up in my Agile that I use at home for practice. I will own one eventually, just not sure if now is the time.
The other piece of wood I'm looking at is the Jackson SLATXMGQ-7. For one reason or another I always have a Jackson in my arsenal, most of the times because of deals I can't pass up, trades, gifts, etc BUT they have always been a reliable comfortable guitar for me. I've owned a fair amount of mainstream brands (PRS, Schecter, ESP, Jackson, Ibanez etc etc) and Jackson has always felt "home" to me even if it wasn't my main. This Jackson in particular caught my eye due to the transparent white finish, I LOVE that finish on any guitar. Drumcity Guitar Land has it listed that only 32 were made. If true that just makes me want it more and the price is great, but this one has both positive and negative. Again a nice top, mahogany body, neck thru, the rareness factor, 26.5 inch scale, and the wonderful Jackson neck i love. BUT the negatives are what keep me worried, I HATE 707's (I know its not TOO big of a deal, but this would be a definite swap which ='s extra cash right away) I'm also not COMPLETELY opposed to having a floyd, I see them very useful but also quite a bit of hassle to me, and every time I don't have a guitar with a floyd I want one, every time i get one i sell it. I hope this doesn't fall into this routine also
Hopefully I'll own both in the near future, but the Jackson being limited run could this be my only shot? And as badly as I want the AW-7 I've put off buying one for the past year and here's my shot to grab one.
So any suggestions? I've seen quite a bit of people on here rave about the AW-7 and I've seen a handful of people pick up that particular Jackson. Has anyone played both? Any other guitars at that price range I should reconsider?
The other piece of wood I'm looking at is the Jackson SLATXMGQ-7. For one reason or another I always have a Jackson in my arsenal, most of the times because of deals I can't pass up, trades, gifts, etc BUT they have always been a reliable comfortable guitar for me. I've owned a fair amount of mainstream brands (PRS, Schecter, ESP, Jackson, Ibanez etc etc) and Jackson has always felt "home" to me even if it wasn't my main. This Jackson in particular caught my eye due to the transparent white finish, I LOVE that finish on any guitar. Drumcity Guitar Land has it listed that only 32 were made. If true that just makes me want it more and the price is great, but this one has both positive and negative. Again a nice top, mahogany body, neck thru, the rareness factor, 26.5 inch scale, and the wonderful Jackson neck i love. BUT the negatives are what keep me worried, I HATE 707's (I know its not TOO big of a deal, but this would be a definite swap which ='s extra cash right away) I'm also not COMPLETELY opposed to having a floyd, I see them very useful but also quite a bit of hassle to me, and every time I don't have a guitar with a floyd I want one, every time i get one i sell it. I hope this doesn't fall into this routine also
Hopefully I'll own both in the near future, but the Jackson being limited run could this be my only shot? And as badly as I want the AW-7 I've put off buying one for the past year and here's my shot to grab one.
So any suggestions? I've seen quite a bit of people on here rave about the AW-7 and I've seen a handful of people pick up that particular Jackson. Has anyone played both? Any other guitars at that price range I should reconsider?
