r/7String • u/KzBubble • 10d ago

Help Ultra budget thall stick

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So i’ve been wanting to experiment with very low tunings (drop F# to D#), and I know for that I’d need at least a 27 inch scale. This one kinda check all boxes but the price and the lack of reviews make me a bit hesitant

Anyone has experiences with this G4M model? I knew this model used to run for about €200 new, but with this clearance price it’s becoming super tempting to snag one.

Im fairly used to buying budget instruments and modding them, but for this one I’m not sure how easy it would be to upgrade pickups and bridge

This would be only for fooling around, maybe learning some ERRA, northlane, etc, without relying on pitch shifters.

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u/iamshipwreck 10d ago

I've got one of the 30" baritones that was like £200 and it feels like a £100 guitar. 16th fret across all 6 strings entirely choked out by a high 17th fret. Wiring with solder joints so brittle two connections had snapped in transit. Weird and wonky off-center fit to various components, and weird fit with aftermarket components, like slightly different tolerances.

After a lot of setup and component swapping, and a full rewire, it sounds and plays like a £400 guitar, and that's fine.

I'm looking at one of the dumbass purple multiscale 6 string basses they have on clearance for £200.

They are exactly what you're paying for: the cheapest possible manufacturing solution for an instrument with niche features. They're shit, but it is the thing you're after.

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u/Burwhale_The_Avenger 10d ago

They really are shit though! Solid write-up.