Less famous/cheaper 7 string brands?

pera_a777 · #1 08-24-2006, 04:44 PM

So..
I have found Agiles..and they seem to be pretty good..
But..i am sure there are many more of a hidden gem brands..like Raven West Guitar company.but they don't make 7 strings..
Any thoughts, ideas..
I need something that is cheap..so that when i pay the transport and other stuff, i can cover it..
Thanx..
I hope that i will be hearing some nice info..

Clydefrog · #2 08-24-2006, 04:47 PM

Raven West DID make a 7 string (I should know, I had it before I sold it just two weeks ago to a SS.org user).

Purple quilt, creme binding, h/s/h, gold hardware. They didn't last long.

7Plagues · #3 08-24-2006, 04:54 PM

you can always grab a used cheap 7 string on evilbay..schecter, ibanez, esp, danelectro, washburn, jay turser, fender...

pera_a777 · #4 08-24-2006, 04:57 PM

And what was it like..a mean impressions on the playability, quallity..trem..? kept the tune..?and stuff..?
Thank you..

pera_a777 · #5 08-24-2006, 05:04 PM

evilbay is not an option in here..
way too expensive (with transportation and stuff)..and i am to sceptical toward ordering a used guitar, unseen..too much risk!

Clydefrog · #6 08-24-2006, 05:04 PM

It came with super slim springs for the trem, so actually tuning it up meant that the bridge would angle VERY high, and the action caused the strings to be about 2 inches off the face of the fretboard.

I also forgot to mention, it had the ability to split the coils with a push/pull pot, which I found fairly neat. With real name-brand pickups in it, it could, sonically, have limitless potential.

I never played much of it, due to the springs (never got around to replacing them). Can't offer up much more info than that.

pera_a777 · #7 08-25-2006, 07:18 AM

Couldnt the tightening the trem screws from the rear side, that hold the springs, help..?

Clydefrog · #8 08-25-2006, 10:05 AM

Nope, even when all the way in it did it. The springs just had no pull. They were VERY thin.

C.Thep · #9 08-26-2006, 01:09 AM

Aslin Dane guitars

it's ugly though.

Lefty Robb · #10 08-26-2006, 03:23 PM

If crappy back springs is the only problem you had, then replacing them with some nice heavy ones shouldn't have been a problem and would have only cost a few bucks.

pera_a777 · #11 08-26-2006, 09:09 PM

Any other brand there that comes to your mind..?
For now, theres Agile only it seems..to bad that there are no any Raven West 7 strings..that would be interesting..

Lefty Robb · #12 08-27-2006, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by pera_a777

Any other brand there that comes to your mind..?
For now, theres Agile only it seems..to bad that there are no any Raven West 7 strings..that would be interesting..

If you look a few posts up you'll see that Raven West did make a 7 string for a short time.

So far though the cheapest 7 string out there has to be the Schecter Omen at around $380...

projectjem · #13 08-27-2006, 05:50 AM

maverick do a 7 string species model

Metalgoth · #14 08-27-2006, 07:01 AM

Washburn's 7 string can be found very cheaply, usually about $200. I haven't played one, but I like their X series a LOT, it shouldn't be much different from them.