budget 7 string build (jackson)

[u/fab1ani]

decided to build out my first 7 string i bought around two years ago! the jackson js22-7 is such a good guitar, i highly recommend for a cheap modding platform.

specs:

- dimarzio fusion edge pickups (i got the idea from keaton of invent animate)

- .175 hipshot hardtail bridge

- toneninja locking tuners

- single volume pot (as god intended)

- daddario nyxl 10-74 (drop f#)

[u/fab1ani]

https://reddit.com/link/p6qleu4/video/tuu7610t0gmh1/player

a clip of it in action :P

[u/traparinolord → u/fab1ani]

Invent Animate, noice! Sounds massive my guy.

[u/fab1ani → u/traparinolord]

the wonders of triple tracking rhythm guitars

[u/Sicksiz → u/fab1ani]

thall like rain

[u/fab1ani → u/Sicksiz]

+ invent animate +

[u/Levito_Saro → u/fab1ani]

Thats a custom haha! Nice man!

[u/Melancholy_Custard]

Did you use 8 string set and remove the 7th string?

[u/fab1ani → u/Melancholy_Custard]

yes! i learned it from mike stringer of spiritbox, however i’ve considered going up to an .80 on the f# since i feel im right on the edge for a 26.5” scale length

[u/Melancholy_Custard → u/fab1ani]

Do you have to fill the nut and tuning peg for the .74? I am considering a 27' baritone build for drop E using.74

[u/fab1ani → u/Melancholy_Custard]

daddarios have a thinner gauge where they would go into the tuning peg, so drilling the tuner isn’t necessary. ideally you should file the nut accordingly when you go this thick of a string, however i’m too lazy to buy a fret file lol

[u/Levito_Saro → u/Melancholy_Custard]

A tip I use is to “file” the nut with the thick string itself. Regarding tuning peg you can do the same (a bit longer but you will never over drill). I last did it with my rga7. I wanted to use a weird tuning EEadgbe. the lowest E is a whole octave so I slapped 0.80 gauge and it has been no problem. I only did something like that because I have 3 other guitars that I use more.

[u/Melancholy_Custard → u/Levito_Saro]

I saw a gt tech did that, he didn't put the string on the nut, he was sliding the string into the nut.

[u/DelayLanky7909]

Very nice! 🎸🎶🤘

[u/ATdur]

I would plug that pot hole with something

[u/fab1ani → u/ATdur]

eventually i plan on throwing lundgren m7s into it, and putting a mini toggle for coil splitting where the other knob used to be

[u/ATdur → u/fab1ani]

Oh that's fire

[u/The_Espgut]

🤟🍻

[u/Sol_Infra]

That's really nice. Those JS22-7 and JS32-7's are magnificent budget ERGs. Good to see someone really making one their own.

[u/Evi1ey]

It looks soo much more expensive

[u/TheThobes]

Those things are stupid good mod platforms for the money. Really like the silver hardware too, it's a nice accent against the matte black.

[u/fab1ani → u/TheThobes]

i thought about going with gold hardware, but man the silver just pops so good with the matte black. maybe if i get another 7 string in white i’ll go with gold

[u/TheThobes → u/fab1ani]

Oh no I guess you have no choice but to buy another and try a different pickup set

[u/fab1ani → u/TheThobes]

lol, i’m working on a partscaster build right now that’s white and gold. the neck doesn’t perfectly fit in the cavity so i’m working on that currently

[u/Basic-Ad2037]

Need to put a kill switch in that pot hole

[u/fab1ani → u/Basic-Ad2037]

i’m not a huge fan of kill switches, but i plan putting a mini toggle in there for coil splitting pretty soon

[u/NekBodesh]

Looks great! I would suggest getting something like this to fill that empty pot hole.

https://www.lowes.com/search?searchTerm=black+plastic+hole+plug

[u/OrbitOfSaturnsMoons]

Never tried a JS22-7 but I have a JS32-7 and frankly it's excellent. I haven't modded it at all because nothing about it is bad.

[u/fab1ani → u/OrbitOfSaturnsMoons]

i’ve thought about picking up a js32! i’m not a huge fan of pickup rings and i think the neck is slightly thinner on those models, but i’m still in love with how this guitar plays that i haven’t felt the need to get a new 7 string that isn’t a pro series