Best 7 string under £500?

geetarguy85

Hi all,

I sold my RG7321 a few years ago but I've been bitten by the 7 string bug again recently.

What would you recommend under £500? Happy to go for good condition used, was thinking about maybe the Jackson HT7 (Misha Mansoor) if I can find a good used one outside of eBay. 

Thanks!

skullfunkerry

I keep thinking about a 7-string, but I don't think I'll get on with it, so I'm reluctant to spend any money on one, as I'll probably be selling it shortly afterwards! That said though, there's a guy on Facebook selling an Agile Septor 727 for £300 or a trade... I'm toying with the idea of seeing if he'd be interested in my Squier

geetarguy85

They’re certainly not for everyone. If you’re really just looking to see if you’ll get on with one then the most basic Ibanez and Jackson models are good for getting a feel of it. 

I should elborate on my question; I’m looking for step up from something like a JS-22 7 or RG7321.

ToneControl

I had a very well made Schecter Damien Elite 8 a few years ago, they were well under £500 used
To me, it was USA-strat quality level
I'd say consider their models at this level.
I was so impressed I bought a new 30 inch baritone 6 string version, which I realised was more suitable for me

timmypix

Schecter C-7, Ibanezes, Chapman ML-7s can all be had for under £500. Occasionally the odd PRS SE Custom 24 7 string pops up under that mark. Oh, and there are loads of Epiphone Matt Heafy models for around £400. 

Of all these, I'd say finding a good Schecter C-7 is probably the best bang for buck. 26.5" scale, EMGs or Duncans, and regularly available used for £350ish - guitarguitar had a used one for £300 a few weeks back.

Jalapeno

A s/h PRS SE 7 string ?

Stevepage

There’s an RG7620 for £500 on eBay at the
moment. One of the best 7 strings made, maybe put an offer of £450 and see what happens

prlgmnr

Japanese Ibanez, without a doubt.

geetarguy85

Thanks all. I'm away for a couple of weeks at the moment so I'll probably be looking when I get back, at the moment just trying to gauge what I should look at. 

thegummy

skullfunkerry said:

I keep thinking about a 7-string, but I don't think I'll get on with it, so I'm reluctant to spend any money on one, as I'll probably be selling it shortly afterwards! That said though, there's a guy on Facebook selling an Agile Septor 727 for £300 or a trade... I'm toying with the idea of seeing if he'd be interested in my Squier

It often crosses my mind to get one just for something different (same with a 5 string bass) but the idea of having to re-memorise a whole new row of notes and, even more so, having an extra string to have to mute (particularly on the bass) is what puts me off.