Your next guitar?

[hibidy]

Eeeeek!

By and large I'm pretty lucky in that sense. Since it's not overly humid here and/or if so the air/heat is running it's basically the same climate in here.

[RLSguitar]

I'm thinking of selling my Godin Kingpin II and my Parker PDF70 to get me a seven string. Decisions, decisions... and G.A.S.!

[hibidy]

I'm thinking of selling my Godin Kingpin II and my Parker PDF70 to get me a seven string. Decisions, decisions... and G.A.S.!

Which one?

[RLSguitar]

I'm thinking of selling my Godin Kingpin II and my Parker PDF70 to get me a seven string. Decisions, decisions... and G.A.S.!

Which one?

I'm leaning towards the Jackson Soloist SLATXMGQ3-7 (Tranparent Red), mainly because of the fretboard with compound radius:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SLATMGXQ37R

But I'm also looking at the Ibanez RG7420 (Black) because of the brand and price, for which I may wish to upgrade the stock pickups:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/RG7420BK

I would use it mostly for soloing/shredding. Most players that I've seen use extended range guitars for metal. I'm not much of a metal player, I'm more into progressive rock and ambient music.

[hibidy]

Being pretty into ibanez, I'd say spend the extra money and go for the Jackson, and I think it looks stunning

I've never played a 7 with a trem though. Maybe ask over at sevenstring.org though, though there are a lot of regularly opinions, there are some people over that know these guitars very well.

[RLSguitar]

Being pretty into ibanez, I'd say spend the extra money and go for the Jackson, and I think it looks stunning

I've never played a 7 with a trem though. Maybe ask over at sevenstring.org though, though there are a lot of regularly opinions, there are some people over that know these guitars very well.

Thanks for the suggestion Hibidy brother, I will. I'm mostly wanting a guitar with a Floyd Rose trem for soloing. Initially, I was considering a six string with an FR, especially the Ibanez S520 (Blackberry Sunburst):
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/S520BBS

For some time now, I've been very interested in extended range guitars. I had an Ibanez RG8 for a while but sold it because it would cost me too much money to customize and set it up to my liking. I loved the neck and feel of it. I also have a harp guitar with six sub-bases which is amazing. This in part drives me to want an extended range guitar. My idea was to use it similar to the harp guitar using fingerstyle solo techniques (playing bass, melody and accompaniment at the same time).

Since I already have nine other guitars but none with a Floyd Rose type trem. I use to have an Ibanez RG with an Edge Zero FR-type trem which I loved but had to sell it because I needed the money. Now I want one again with a FR for soloing use mostly, so perhaps the six-string Ibanez S520 may be sufficient. But in my mind I can create cool riffs with the Jackson SLAT and its additional low seventh string.

[hibidy]

That's the thing about ibby that totally drew me in... the necks. The one I have left sounds fantastic, but pickup swaps and everything I tried with all the others just never worked. Seems to to for some though.

I tried one of these:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/ ... ric-guitar

At first, I gassed pretty hard with it. It was great having the extra string and it's built well, comfortable and I think quite sexy. But after a couple of weeks all "those ibby things" started making themselves apparent. W/o boring you, it would have required all that pup change and nonsense that didn't work with the other ones I've owned

It's just my opinion, but I feel I've been through enough of them.

Question, did you ever consider used? There are some really desirable models from just a few years back that are regularly available. I don't remember them specifically but ibby seems to be the best from about the turn of the century until around 2009-2010.

[RLSguitar]

That's the thing about ibby that totally drew me in... the necks. The one I have left sounds fantastic, but pickup swaps and everything I tried with all the others just never worked. Seems to to for some though.

I tried one of these:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/ ... ric-guitar

At first, I gassed pretty hard with it. It was great having the extra string and it's built well, comfortable and I think quite sexy. But after a couple of weeks all "those ibby things" started making themselves apparent. W/o boring you, it would have required all that pup change and nonsense that didn't work with the other ones I've owned

It's just my opinion, but I feel I've been through enough of them.

Question, did you ever consider used? There are some really desirable models from just a few years back that are regularly available. I don't remember them specifically but ibby seems to be the best from about the turn of the century until around 2009-2010.

That's a very sweet-looking guitar. Ibanez Prestige models are very desirable to me, it's the top of their line. I use to have an Ibanez RG (not Prestige, but mid-range priced) with an Edge Zero FR-type trem which I loved but had to sell it because I needed the money. Now I want one again with a FR. Here's an old video of me playing my RG (please excuse the sloppy playing, I was just messing around and I should have redone the video but was too lazy; this isn't my normal style of playing):


Yes, I would consider a used guitar too, but I first need to sell my other guitars and I haven't made a final decision on it yet whether to get a 6 or 7-string with FR. I'm also considering in the back of my mind to keep the Parker PDF70 (which has a decent trem but it's not a FR type) and buy a Godin A6 Ultra (Cognac Burst):
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/A6Ultra6CGB

Brother, the GAS is killing me... and I'm broke!

[hibidy]

Ah, you already have an ibby. I assumed because you mentioned the other two that you didn't have one.

[RLSguitar]

Ah, you already have an ibby. I assumed because you mentioned the other two that you didn't have one.

I had this one several years ago but sold it because I needed the money.

[hibidy]

[Uncle E]

I would use it mostly for soloing/shredding. Most players that I've seen use extended range guitars for metal. I'm not much of a metal player, I'm more into progressive rock and ambient music.

It'd be interesting if you could set it up with a high A instead of a low B. It seems like that might be more useful for prog and ambient. You might also consider a baritone since the extended scale length gives them more of a piano-like tone.

If you get the Ibanez, try the following Dimarzio's:

Tone Zone 7 in the bridge for a thick, powerful sound
Air Norton 7 in the bridge for an open Van Halen kind of sound
PAF 7 in the neck

[hibidy]

Except for one thing......the ibby I had WAS a PAF 7 and it wan't really "shred" at all. It was too weak for the body type. Didn't sound bad at all......good pickup. But compared to something like a liquafire or an illuminator it's going to be VERY low output. It's just my opinion, but that's not shred.

If you really listen to a lot of 7 players, they have a hollow kinda muddy sound. I blame the complete lack of weight (it felt like a feather, the 752) for this on the one I had, but then again I know from basses (decades I've played) that w/o proper electronics, 5's and 6's suffer from this. Unless they are rock hard, there is a lack of clarity with "extended range" guitars and basses.

[hibidy]

I decided against the guitar.

What I have is good enough

[tapper mike]

You're a better man then I. I've been playing my jx16 every day, loving every minute of playtime and still casually browsing ebay and reverb for the next guitar I can't afford.