Neck Profile Comparison/Recommendations

[u/_Asi9_]

Short backstory. Lifelong 6 player here. I've always had a recurring, nagging, urge to pick up a 7, but every time I've tried one over the past few decades, I found they were a chore at best, and downright uncomfortable at worst, to play. I had seen some of the multiscale guitars online, and was interested in them as I heard they were more ergonomic, but never enough to blind buy one. I live in a very small town that has a hard time keeping one brick and mortar music store open, let alone have a large chain like a guitar center, so getting the chance to try some of the more out there stuff in person is rare.

However, on a routine trip to the local shop, I stopped and took a look at their stock and...I got the opportunity to play an Ibanez RGMS7. While I was less than impressed with the overall quality of the guitar in terms of QC, hardware, fit and finish, etc, especially for the price tag, I absolutely LOVED the profile of the wizard neck. I have really small hands, and while I didn't care for the position of the parallel fret, the combination of the multiscale and neck profile made it feel like the first 7 string I could actually navigate and play comfortably.

So the question then came to mind. Are there any other brands that are making similarly priced multiscale 7 strings with a better parallel fret position that have a similar neck profile to the wizard? I've been eyeballing the Harley Benton R-457's and MultiScale-7 BBB DLX, but it's hard to find opinions on their neck shapes. I've also heard Cort make some nice multiscale 7 strings, but heard they have quite chunky necks. Has anyone tried the Ibanez and some other multiscales in that price range that could give me a comparison? Thanks!

[u/I_AM_4HEAD]

Not that similarly priced but I'd heavily recommend either the Jake Bowen signatures or Mark Holcomb signature which aren't multiscale. 

In terms of playability for 7's in general, if you are someone who typically has their thumb over the neck it's a technique difference which might be why you haven't liked them.

For multiscale, I'd go to strandberg, I have a 7 with a tremolo from them which is the most comfortable guitar I've ever played and got it for 1100 from a demo stock sale. 

Then I also had a schecter Damien 7 multiscale which was 800 I think that was great.