Getting a 7321

Matt08642 · #1 08-06-2007, 04:49 AM

I'm currently saving for an RG7321, then buying a D-sonic 7 for the bridge.

What is a good neck pickup for leads? (preferably DiMarzio

)

I was thinking maybe a Blaze neck?

dannymills · #2 08-06-2007, 05:20 AM

Just save the additional pickup money and get a 7621 instead. Trust me. My 7621 is the best player I have.

Ploki · #3 08-06-2007, 05:32 AM

air norton 7, and get a 7621

Matt08642 · #4 08-06-2007, 03:17 PM

I can't just "get" a 7621...

It would have to be on the 'bay right around Christmas.

Also, I figured out I like the 400mmR on the RG7321 as opposed to the 430mmR on the Prestige and older RGs.

Lord Lemons · #5 08-06-2007, 03:22 PM

Heh, I'm getting a 7321 too. Every one I played felt great. pretty Cheap too!.

Ploki · #6 08-06-2007, 03:29 PM

well i have airnorton7 on the neck and it pronounces pick attacks great, so it's kinda cool for gainheavy solos

Lord Lemons · #7 08-07-2007, 12:37 AM

What pup setup does Petrucci use? Air Nortons and D sonics, right?

dannymills · #8 08-07-2007, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt08642

I can't just "get" a 7621...

It would have to be on the 'bay right around Christmas.

Also, I figured out I like the 400mmR on the RG7321 as opposed to the 430mmR on the Prestige and older RGs.

They're always on there.

But do what you like. If the absolute slightest of differences can make you choose an inferior guitar over a MIJ with DMs for the same price, go for it. Last 7321 neck I played was horrible compared to my 7621.

Holy Katana · #9 08-07-2007, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Lord Lemons

What pup setup does Petrucci use? Air Nortons and D sonics, right?

Basically. The neck is actually a custom job that's based on the Air Norton. It's extremely similar, though. And the bridge is a stock D-Sonic, as you said.

Lord Lemons · #10 08-07-2007, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Holy Katana

Basically. The neck is actually a custom job that's based on the Air Norton. It's extremely similar, though. And the bridge is a stock D-Sonic, as you said.

Awesome. I didn't remember if it was a tone zone or an air norton. Thanks.

Lord Lemons · #11 08-07-2007, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by dannymills

They're always on there.

But do what you like. If the absolute slightest of differences can make you choose an inferior guitar over a MIJ with DMs for the same price, go for it. Last 7321 neck I played was horrible compared to my 7621.

Really? The last 7321 neck I played was amazing for a non prestige. Very silky rather than plasticy like my 370 or my American Strat.

dannymills · #12 08-08-2007, 08:07 AM

Yes, nice finish, but I'm talking about the actual neck itself, not the finish. I really hate binding though. That plastic crap just feels cheap to me.

matt7 · #13 08-08-2007, 09:11 AM

MIK arn't inferior to non prestige MIJ, especially this year, the QC has shot way up. I own a 1527 prestige and I've played a 7321 and I though it was quite nice (not as nice at my prestige but for a quarter of the price not a bad little axe =))

Also the 7321 has a better constructed neck than the 7621 because it has a 5 peice opposed to a 3 peice with a scarf joint (which is prone to cracks)

Hope this helped

dannymills · #14 08-08-2007, 10:23 AM

There are hundreds of people who'd disagree with you.

The Prestige tag is constantly being devalued. It doesn't make any difference.

On the contrary, I have two Japanese non-prestige necks here, and they both play MILES better than any modern Prestige I've played.

dannymills · #15 08-08-2007, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by matt7

Also the 7321 has a better constructed neck than the 7621 because it has a 5 peice opposed to a 3 peice with a scarf joint (which is prone to cracks)

I'm afraid that's just not true. At all.

5 pieces is just skimping on costs. The 3 piece neck is one piece of maple all the way down, then another for the headstock joint, then a little bit on the end to make it wide enough for the Ibanez headstock.

You may as well say my S1520's neck is inferior, along with all older Jems'

7621s retailed at $999.

I have played both. The 7321's neck is vastly inferior.

And 'prone'...? You're suggesting cracks are regular occurences. Which they aren't. This one's nearly ten years old and the neck is mint.

'Slightly more likely under mistreatment' perhaps, but that's the price you pay for quality.