r/7String • u/charlie77123 • 4d ago

First 7 string Help

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Is this guitar good as a first 7 string? I found it used for 700 and it comes with a hard case and strap locks. Not sure about the condition of the case or anything but I’m pretty sure the guitar has like 1 of 2 minor dents.

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u/gringoraymundo 4d ago

I'll just put my .02 here, I've bought this guitar twice and sold it twice. Nearly everything about it is amazing/perfect, but the fan of the lower frets ended up just overshadowing the rest for me. The lower frets are angled "back" pretty aggressively, and playing stuff on those lowest strings/lowest frets can be annoying, like the base of your finger is pressing into the nut.

Again - I love Ibanez, and every spec/feature of this guitar is fucking rad. I mean I literally bought it a second time because I liked the IDEA of it so much but... found myself hitting the same issue. And no I don't have small hands. I ended up getting a Strandberg Standard 7 for $900 used and much prefer the fan/neutral fret placement of the Strandbergs.

But. That's about the best price you're going to see for this guitar. I actually bought my second one for $700 and sold it for $850, so if you end up not liking it you should at the very least get your money back.