Planning to buy my first 7....any advice??

[chaos_reborn]

I've been playing 6string guitars for about 5 years now and im planning to buy my first 7stringer sometime this year....

I've seen and tried a few 7s (Schecter Damien 7FR and the ESP SC-207B)

I was keen on buying the schecter damien 7FR too but ive heard a lot about Ibanez 7s and im willing to try out a few before making the purchase....

any help in this matter will be appreciated.

 

[Erick Kroenen]

try as much guitars as you can your hand dont lie...

if you like ibbby's check for an used one they are good and cheap, a lot of guy are gonna say schecter has thick neck's, agiles are cheap etc... there are some opinions that are the same over and over again..

just my opinion

 

[mountainjam]

It all depends on you. What do you want in your first 7?

 

[chaos_reborn]

well......i found the schecter damien to be quite comfortable....
i didnt have any problems with the neck(as ive heard quite a lot about that)
the only problem is that is a bit heavy...

and since im looking for a floating trem, i want to take a look at he ibbys too

btw...how do the ibanez EDGE trems compare to floyd rose trems???

 

[Erick Kroenen]

ibby has a good reputation over all...

 

[metalheadblues]

Give the hellraiser special a check
its just a $100 or so more than the Damien elite and its a neck tru body..Same sorta specs

 

[nostealbucket]

well......i found the schecter damien to be quite comfortable....
i didnt have any problems with the neck(as ive heard quite a lot about that)
the only problem is that is a bit heavy...

and since im looking for a floating trem, i want to take a look at he ibbys too

btw...how do the ibanez EDGE trems compare to floyd rose trems???

Ibanez is slowly switching everything to the ZR bridges .

But their stock pickups are kind of...

Schecter makes really good guitars, considering the price that you pay for them.

 

[Sephael]

I'm completely in love with my damien 7 FR, but a pickup change from the HZs to 707s is almost a must.

 

[chaos_reborn]

im considering the schecter strongly....but the only downside is that its damn heavy.....

and another thought that came to me was....i play bass too...so would it be better to buy a 7 or buy an 8string guitar????
would that be a better option???

 

[Konfyouzd]

My suggestion would be to go with a 7 most similar to the 6 you most prefer. For me that would have been a 90s MIJ Ibby 7 because they were most like my RG470 or a Jackson SLAT3-7 (which I don't believe existed when I was in the market for buying my first 7 ) because they remind me of the SL2H.

 

[chaos_reborn]

i checked the SLAT3-7....but here its too expensive......and the LTD H-1007FR will be arriving sometime in september...
so my current options are RG1527,RG7320,Schecter damien 7fr or the RGA8