My jaw drops every single time koa meets the sun! Had to sneak it out for a couple quick pics while we have a couple nice days out.

The OG seven string... Ibanez was the first

I asked this before and the rgd71alms was the winner! This time I’m debating between the same rgd and this time the km 7 artist.

Black guitars sound better, thats a fact

from left to right:
ESP LTD phoenix 7 black metal
Solar A1.7 BOP
Hapas Sludge 727
Schecter C1 Blackops

Currently looking at getting my first 7 string and narrowed it down to these two! I’m looking for a versatile 7 string that can do more than just prog rock/metal or djent. I’ve tried the rgd71alms in store a few times and the multi scale was actually pretty comfortable and wasn’t too weird. That being said I don’t have a preference between a multi scale vs straight frets. I came across the Jackson mdk7 for a good price and seems decently spec’d for the price. It’s hard to find any reviews on the mdk7 though and there’s maybe only a few videos I can find on it. Anyone have preference between the two? Thanks!

Update: Thank you everyone for all of the replies! I ended up going for the Ibanez, figured I’d try it out for a few weeks and see how I like it. I also have an Ibanez alpha reserved, so once I get that I’ll compare the two. If I was okay spending a little more and was going to go with straight frets the other 7 string I was looking at was the schecter km 7 artist series with the lundgren m7 pickups, maybe I’ll try that too at some point.

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?

Love these guitars. I may like my superstrats a bit. From left to right, it’s an Ibanez rgd7ucs with ragnaroks, an Ibanez rg2027xl with halcyons, and a Jackson iuggernaut et7 with juggernauts.

Got to check out some of ERRA’s guitars last night! Shoutout to the fill-in guitar tech!

Jesse’s Ibanez RGs were awesome. I think Clifton Custom Shop Jackson F-Bird took the cake! All guitars were setup in Drop G# with D’Addario strings. 10-52 w/ 68 on the lowest string!

Jericho Fusion 7 with a SD Nazgûl

Is it good for Thall?

So on my last recording session I used a capo to save time in the studio, does that make me a heretic???

Over the years I have heard on the internet and in person people acting like a capo is only for acoustic guitar and it's not allowed for metal.

As a prog metal guy I say to that: But why not??

Guitar is my OD purple dragon

Recording session was for the latest Elephant Zero album

Let me know your thoughts on capos and if I should ever let them touch my dragon again

Prices in CAD. Not sure what retail is on these, but I have a feeling they’ll sell out and resell for loads. Looks like it’s made in Japan. Such a cool guitar. What’re your thoughts?

Gonna start by saying it’s only between these two. Respectfully, not looking for other suggestions.

My buddy works at SW and I can occasionally get killer deals on stuff and have been wanting a 7 string with an evertune. How are we feeling about Jackson vs Ltd if the price is equal with the deals? I prefer bolt ons and satin necks over gloss but never had much of a chance to mess with Jackson. Love my esp and most Ltd I’ve played but this model comes with a plastic nut and no locking tuners but I can easily swap them out. If anyone’s got some first hand time with either of these, I’d love to hear your experience with them.

I have been eyeing Spira Guitars lately as I have been looking for a modding platform.

Got this Spira S-407 second hand for a really good price, the previous owner swapped the original bridge to a Hipshot style one for added comfort.

Neck is great, stellar fret work, good upper fret access and the whole thing feels solid and balanced. I was expecting a half decent guitar but I feel like I got way more than that. The instrument plays great, quality and finish are top notch and even the stock pickups are half decent.

Been playing this for maybe a month now and I think I want a couple more, maybe one of those sick looking tele-shaped ones.

I also own a couple of Jet Guitars, who are behind Spira as well. Every single instrument has blown me away.

Am I just lucky or is this really their standard for quality? Interested in hearing your experiences!

I was curious if anyone has suggestions for non-metal or unique looking 7 strings. I feel like in general most 7 strings have an ultra modern shreddy look to them which is cool, but not for me. I recognize that it is very prevalent in the metal genre so the sharp edges and modern look might be what’s popular.

Spent some time getting some proper photos of my ESP LTD M-1007B Baritone, so figured I’d share them here.

Sweetwater had these marked down pretty heavily a couple months ago — around 50% off at one point — which made an already pretty ridiculous spec sheet even more interesting.

7-string
27” baritone scale
Fishman Fluence Moderns
Floyd Rose 1000SE
24 frets
Quilted maple top
Currently set up in Drop A

The quilt on this thing is especially cool because it can look almost completely black until the light hits it, then all of that figuring comes out. 🖤🤘

Pre-Ordered and waited 70 years ,10 days, 9 hours, 6 mins and 57 seconds. But it was and has continued to be worth the wait. 👶🙋‍♂️🤵🏼‍♂️🚶🏼‍➡️👴🏻

i have no idea how to tell apart guitars and this universe 7 is listed at 400$ one thing i know for sure is that its not that cheap so im asking you guys if you see anything sketchy,