TunedToB
Well-Known Member
So I posted here quite some time ago asking for help deciding among an RG752 (the purple one), a S5227QFX, an OG Greendot and a K7 for my new 7 string.
Long story short, I tried them all but the UV7 absolutely crushed everything, no question! (The K7 and S5227 were tied for a very close 2nd place but the UV neck was the real winner)
Aside from being one of my dream guitars since I was a teen, it's also one of that rarer models with an original Edge 7, so that's a really cool bonus even though I'm not much of a trem user.
The frets are pretty worn out and body has dings and dents but there are no major issues with the bridge, locking nut, neck, etc. So it has pretty standard wear and tear for a guitar almost 30 years old, which I don't mind.
Plus, I totally get the hype now. Like...man, I thought I knew what "effortless" felt like but then I tried this neck profile. The neck is unreal - extremely comfy and very natural feeling. It makes me old LTD H7 feel like a baseball bat but the shape isn't SUPER flat to the point it hurts my wrist. Riffs and licks just fly out of this guitar like nobody's business.
I have no issues with the Blazes - they're very big and very beefy sounding with plenty of grind for that delicious death metal chug. Sure they aren't they tightest or the most modern sounding, but rhythms are ballsy and leads are very easy to pull off with all that output. I had the pleasure of trying it out through a good friend's Ironheart 120 half stack and it sounded FILTHY. Just disgustingly, brutally good in a dark, thick way.
And that brings me to another point: this thing is LOUD. Even unplugged, it was noticeable louder than the RG752 and S5227 I tried as well as and my LTD.
It's currently being set up, cleaned, and being fit with Dunlop 6000's by a fantastic tech in my city, so I can't wait to pick it up in a couple of days.
And here's to many, many days, months, and years of shredding the hell out of this thing
(Forgive the shit pics. Don't have a decent camera, just my iPhone
)
Long story short, I tried them all but the UV7 absolutely crushed everything, no question! (The K7 and S5227 were tied for a very close 2nd place but the UV neck was the real winner)
Aside from being one of my dream guitars since I was a teen, it's also one of that rarer models with an original Edge 7, so that's a really cool bonus even though I'm not much of a trem user.
The frets are pretty worn out and body has dings and dents but there are no major issues with the bridge, locking nut, neck, etc. So it has pretty standard wear and tear for a guitar almost 30 years old, which I don't mind.
Plus, I totally get the hype now. Like...man, I thought I knew what "effortless" felt like but then I tried this neck profile. The neck is unreal - extremely comfy and very natural feeling. It makes me old LTD H7 feel like a baseball bat but the shape isn't SUPER flat to the point it hurts my wrist. Riffs and licks just fly out of this guitar like nobody's business.
I have no issues with the Blazes - they're very big and very beefy sounding with plenty of grind for that delicious death metal chug. Sure they aren't they tightest or the most modern sounding, but rhythms are ballsy and leads are very easy to pull off with all that output. I had the pleasure of trying it out through a good friend's Ironheart 120 half stack and it sounded FILTHY. Just disgustingly, brutally good in a dark, thick way.
And that brings me to another point: this thing is LOUD. Even unplugged, it was noticeable louder than the RG752 and S5227 I tried as well as and my LTD.
It's currently being set up, cleaned, and being fit with Dunlop 6000's by a fantastic tech in my city, so I can't wait to pick it up in a couple of days.
And here's to many, many days, months, and years of shredding the hell out of this thing
(Forgive the shit pics. Don't have a decent camera, just my iPhone
)
