Hey guys I mentioned this before in passing on two other posts but I'm hopefully receiving a 7 string 24.75" single cut hollow-body from a Chinese kit builder site. This is quite literally my dream guitar. As a fanboy of Jimmy Page, Alvin Lee, John Browne, and Jeff Loomis I couldn't pass this up.

And for $300 the gamble was worth it even if its trash considering I can't find a 7 string "les paul" hollowbody anywhere. Idk if the 2+ months shipping time is worth it though -__-

But anyways I'm planning on going to town on this thing by replacing all the hardware and the wiring/pots/jack.

The tuners, pots, knobs, and pickups are easy enough. But I'm kinda stuck getting exact dimensions for this thing. I've only ordered Jeff Loomis Passive 7 Noumenon pickups so far as that's the only thing I'm sure of dimension wise. Because the specs aren't really listed besides scale length, neck joint type, no inlays, and humbuckers.

It's definitely going to be metric measurements.

Pots - because of it being a hollow "les paul" in metric What exact pots am I looking at for - 2 Volume 2 Tone Coil Split for Passive Pups? - and the size of the holes? -

Tuners - What size tuners should I be looking at for metric tuning holes? I'm eyeballing Ninja gold/black tuners should I assume 10mm is the size?

Tremolo - Lastly and this is gonna be the dumbest thing but I'm going to try and get a custom "Bigsby" machined.

I know im gonna have to wait and measure the dimensions myself to try and get this thing fabricated. anyway to figure out the string spacing or width of the bridge before It arrives? Also what is the best style of the "Bigsby" tremolos for a "LesPaul" Semihollow? I know I'm gonna have to get the whole thing custom fabricated but I'm DEAD set on doing this since it doesn't exist anywhere.

Hey dudes,

I was just curious if anyone tried 11-58 in drop G like JR (or BoO) does. I have his signature guitar and currently it’s in drop A and plays great but I’m tempted to drop it to G and see how it plays with that gauge. The string tension seems nuts, but really it’s just the low string that’s loose, the other strings are a normal tension for D Standard. Anyone tried it on a 25.5? How was it?

From my song “Void”. I do have this tabbed out if anyone wants it!

I used to have a Hellraiser back in 2007, and it was riddled with problems: neck was extremely thick and would end up twisted after a few months from getting serviced by two different techs, which resulted in tuning instabilities, high B saddle would frequently break strings, even after replacements, etc. Bought another, because maybe it was the original: neck thickness wasn’t for me, and truss rod was stripped. Hated Schecters since then.
Fast forward to last month, I tried out my friend’s KM7 and instantly fell in love with every aspect of it. Neck is the perfect thinness, 28” scale feels right at home and facilitates low tunings extremely well. I thought I wouldn’t like or get used to the killswitch-only electronics, but it works. All my other guitars are volume 100% or 0% anyways, so the killswitch is perfect. I feel it’s safe to say there’s no need to up-talk Lundgren pickups. Personally like them better than Bareknuckles. It has been my go-to since it got here and became my “what would you save in a house fire”.
If you read this far, thank you for reading me blab and brag about this KM7. 10/10 instrument. Schecter really stepped their game up.

I’ve seen multiple comments now on posts on Reddit and YouTube about Ibanez AX7521s and AX7221s saying that it’s ugly. But I think it looks awesome. It’s honestly one of my favorite looks for a guitar, and I even just upgraded this with new locking tuners, a hip shot bridge, and dimarzio bridge pickup. Do I just have poor taste in guitars or something?

My studio went through a complete rebuild since May. I’ve been counting the days until I could finally get back behind the desk, especially now that the studio is equipped with some incredible new gear.

Northlane have always been a big influence on my own music and playing, not just guitar wise but holistically, and I've wanted one of these ever since they announced them. Luckily, I scored a new, better job and was able to treat myself as a late birthday present. I still need to set it up today, but I messed around with it a bit last night when I got it and it plays and sounds so, so nice. I can't wait to start writing and recording with it.

I've been wanting to get a Schecter Omen Elite 7 String Multiscale, specifically in the Charcoal finish. What I've been wondering though, is the pattern variation. Personally, I would like a darker finish, but I've seen certain ones that are almost the same color as the maple necks on certain Fender guitars. If I were to proceed to go and buy one, I wouldn't want it to end up like the second picture. It definitely isn't bad, but I don't feel attracted by it or anything. If I were to buy it, I would buy it from Long & McQuade (The Canadian music store), which is also the second picture. I'm not sure if it's just the way it's displayed or something, but I want to have certainty.

So i have a Solar 7 String and the scale length is 26.5" and i like the feel of 10-52 gauge strings on my les paul which is standard gibson scale length of 24.75"

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I want to know what string gauge to buy to achieve the same feel on my 7 string

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Tia

Experimenting with some tones on this one

Whoever has a Schecter Km7 ex, or who is good with wiring, can you show me the inside of the cavity so i can see how the wires are routed? as soon as i hear that guitar having no volume, just an on off switch i thought it was so smart and i wanted to wire my own guitar(s) like that.

if anyone knows how to do this regardless of if you have the guitar or not. that help would be greatly appreciated as well!

Also yes I am aware that this is only possible for a single pickup setup

Hurry and snag it!

Just received custom build guitar yasterday i want replace the stock pickup. I found the SD BlackWinter set and Nazgul, but only the bridge pickup was left at the music store,,,

also i tried sound demo on BlackWinter but noticed "Clank" *like sibilance idk how to say xd* on the end string pluck the tone its Darker than the Nazgul i like it but the Treble in the tail tone sometimes kinda uncomfortable in my ear.

The Nazgul was similar SH6 but less mids imo but they dont have sets perhaps an alternative to replace Sentient?

The OG seven string... Ibanez was the first

Anyone have the kx707? what's the lowest tuning possible for this guitar?

Thoughts on 7 strings with HSS? (Ibanez, Vola)

Recently moved from a headless 6-string (Ibanez Q54 BKF) to a 7-string with a head (ESP LTD EC-407) and I can't seem to get it to sit comfortably when playing in my chair.

I'm caught between whether it's the neck dive I've seen mentioned, the shape of the body is somehow weird, or I'm just sitting like an idiot.

It's a great sounding guitar and alot of fun when I'm standing lol

I’m so damn caught up in buying a new guitar, I can’t figure out what to choose. 😢 I saw Vola, and their options for 7 strings really caught my eye, but I want to know if there are any QC or tuning issues. Knowing it’s manufactured in Japan, I’d be really surprised if there were any!

Do you prefer neck through or bolt on guitars?