uv777bk or 1077xl?

sam669 · #1 12-18-2002, 07:18 PM

here's the choice i have to make.
both have pros and cons to me, the uv has such a friggin thick neck, but it sounds really great, and the looks!!

the 1077, well i'll have it harder to play my beloved 4 notes-per-string scales at first but anyway, it looks sweet, and i had tons of positive comments/reviews about it. i'm not going to detune anything, but i was told it sounded tighter in an "organic" way in the lows.

help!

Jim Soloway · #2 12-18-2002, 07:58 PM

I've been playing 7 string full time for about 5 years. About a month ago I picked up a 7421XL, the hardtail (and less expensive) extended scale Ibanez. I have since fallen in love with the longer scale. It tighter and better articulated than any 7 string I've ever played and I have no doubt that it's a direct result of the 27 inch scale. So given your options, I would go with the 1077XL.

Wound · #3 12-18-2002, 08:18 PM

I have yet to play a Universe, but I too own a 7421XL and 27 inch scale is awesome. Sounds better and gives the strings the right tension. Sure it takes a little getting used too, but it is awesome.
If ur thinking of getting the 1077XL, maybe you should hang on a little bit till the new 2077XL is out next year...

Kim

sam669 · #4 12-19-2002, 12:36 PM

i'll maybe go for the 1077, but man, i CANT wait!!

btw, i saw some pics of it, and that royal blue looks friggin nice!! if anyone has pics of it, i'd dig'em!!
do any of you guys have soundclips of your XLs in action?

Jim Soloway · #5 12-19-2002, 01:52 PM

Here are links to a couple of threads that I posted on the Multmedia forum of some rough demos that did with the 7421XL. These are probably not the sort of thing that you're planning on playing, but they'll give you an idea of the range and articulation that you get from the longer scale. THe low string is tuned to an A. Everything else is standard tuning.

http://www.jemsite.insomnia-vhosting...ic.php?t=17316
http://www.jemsite.insomnia-vhosting...ic.php?t=16914

sam669 · #6 12-19-2002, 06:21 PM

nope, you're right, i wasnt going to use it that way! much more for jazz/metal/shredding but you gave me some ideas man, nice playing and songs, definitely!!
as for the sound, its pretty impressive coming from a 7421... i really start tobelieve the longer scale is da thing!

Wound · #7 12-21-2002, 11:02 AM

Except for the acoustic this was recorded with my RG7421XL with an EMG 707 in it...

Kim

sam669 · #8 12-22-2002, 07:21 PM

thanks wound!
really nice song, sounds like opeth to me!!

czw · #9 12-26-2002, 11:56 AM

My band recorded some stuff in November. All guitars in left channel, plus most clean parts, are done with an unmodified 1077XL. Right channel is a 7420 with a single EMG707.
http://w1.690.telia.com/~u69003044/downloads.html

It's a damn nice guitar. No time at all to adopt the longer neck either - just picked it up and rocked on.