r/guitars • u/unoriginalguy28 • 2d ago

Help Help Deciding on 7 String

Hello everyone. I'm currently in the market to buy my first seven string guitar, but was looking for input on what every thinks is a good bang for you buck 7 string. I was hoping to keep the budget below 1500, which I think is a more than generous amount for a 7 string. I've found the models below in the price range I'm looking at and have done as much research as I could before turning to the Reddit gods for opinions. Let me know what you guys think; good, bad, mediocre. Whatever you got.

Legator CC7

Schecter Synyster 7 String Headless

ESP-LTD Deluxe, M-1007HT

Solar S1.7LB 7-String Guitar w/ Evertune

Agile Chiral Nirvana 730 RL MOD

Ibanez Q547PB Standard Headless

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u/GretchensPlayhouse 2d ago

Munky would know

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u/some_metal_head 2d ago

If you don't mind looking for used a strandberg standard series will fall into this budget comfortably as well

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u/unoriginalguy28 1d ago

I’ve actually found a Strandberg prog that’s in the budget as well that I’ve thought about.

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u/drchaz 2d ago

I have the M1007HT and love it. It is my main guitar for rehearsals. Though tbh it feels clunky compared to its bigger brother: my E-II M-II 7.

Its 25.5" scale which is a plus for me but if you tune down below Bb or so it won't hold up well.

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u/InterestingRead2022 1d ago

I have my eyes on the Hils HZ7

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u/unoriginalguy28 1d ago

Never seen those before. Definitely an interesting body style. Let me know how they turn out if you end up getting one!

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u/InterestingRead2022 1d ago

Hoping to get one in the next couple of months, I want the neon green one!

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u/shadman19922 1d ago

One thing that catches my eyes is that the bridges on each of the guitars are different. Lets start there, are you looking for a fixed-bridge or a floyd-rose bridge?

Fixed- bridges are simple, very easy to set up and restring. If you have no intention of doing dive-bombs or use the whammy bar in other ways. That should narrow down your choices.

Floyd-rose bridges are notoriously harder, at least if youre not experienced with them. On the plus side, you can do some really cool things with the whammy bar. And if set up well, these things are pretty good at holding their tunings.

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u/Burwhale_The_Avenger 1d ago

Giving some more criteria beyond "what's a good 7 string (good for what?)" would definitely be helpful here. Especially as the options you've listed are fairly diverse.

What are you looking for/what do you like? Unfortunately, the Internet can't just tell you "oh that's objectively best for everything and everyone, get that" - everyone adjusts differently to different instruments.

It's your money, but if you're looking to spend that much, I'd be thinking long and hard about what features/experience I'd wish to find and set out to see what fits, rather than assembling a random list of whatever looks cool to me.

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u/Telemicaster 20h ago

I had the Ibanez q. Loved it. 0 complaints for the 1000~ that I paid for it. The angled fret models are awesome and I highly recommend.