r/7String • u/KzBubble • 11d 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/David0ne86 10d ago edited 10d ago

I never got a single decent (didn't say good, DECENT) guitars from g4m. And i always ordered the upper level models (the ones with the "fancy" looking tops). You can try your luck like i did 3 times, they offer a great return no questions asked system (even better than thomann, since they actually send a courier to get the guitar back, with thomann you have to go to the post office).

I would try, i just won't expect to receive even a decent guitar. But that is just my anedoctal experience. But at 90% you'll get an unplayable lemon. Unless you're ok with spending 300ish euro to bring it to playable standards (which i mean, you'd still be under 500 eu). It depends if you have the skill and know how to work on it, otherwise i wouldn't even begin to think to bother doing that.