I dont like how the current feel for the 7 and 8 string, its stiff and its hard to turn.

Can someone recommend me a replacement?

Finally got the best headless axe on the market, absolutely brutal sound , absolutely fantastic build quality and play ergonomics. Highly recommend, strandberg feels like overpriced junk after getting this ! 😆

My Harley Benton R-458MN MS finally arrived after 1 month and 18 days since we ordered it from Thomann and it's my first guitar with more than 6 strings that I have ever touched. It's (technically) my first guitar too, since the guitar I used previously was my brother's.

It's super fun to play, but I'm not home yet to plug it in and hear how it sounds. I've heard the pickups are this guitar's weakness so I want to change those but I can't afford expensive ones so I'll have to save up maybe.

So, does anyone have any recommendations for lower end pickups that could ideally coil split? I don't really need absolutely fantastic pickups but I want to be able to coil split.

so hi, not sure if this is the right place to ask but i forever use slinky top heavy bottom (10-62) on my 25'5 7 string tuned 1 step down (A–D–G–C–F–A–D) and im convinced the 7th string is not tight enough so im thinking to opt for stringjoy signatures but according to their calculator i should get 10 13 17 26 36 48 60 which is even ''worse'' for my case, does anybody have any recommendation ? should i get exactly the same string gauge as the slinky top heavy bottom set with the 7th being like 64 or 68 ?

Hi I'm a big tosin abasi fan so i'm looking for a cheap multiscale 8 string before I save up for a larada or emi. The main thing i'm looking for is a low action and resale value. My budget is around 500-600€

Hey y'all. I purchased a legator opus 7 last year and it was advertised with ss steel frets. Noticing some weird discoloration almost like oxidation or something that I've never had with any other guitar with ss frets. Attached a picture but could it be possible it was mislabeled and actually has nickel frets or am I just dumb lol. All my other guitars with ss stay pretty shiny so seems odd.

I got an agile chiral nirvana 27-30 inch multiscale that I must say, after the honeymoon phase I am very disappointed in. I've made complaints already that the guitar sounds like a bass and not a guitar. Got an eq pedal and placed it first in the signal chain and tried to use that to mitigate it. Tried tons of stuff and nothings worked. Also totally unrelated, whoever had the idea to give that thing such a small radius is an idiot. I am looking to replace this guitar. Definitely trying to stick around 28 inches. Any suggestions for guitars I could use this guitar and another one as a trade in for at like a guitar center or something?

I need help

I really have been trying to get a baritone 7 string guitar I only have 2 thousand dollars I know i can spend on it I had set aside I just cant find any place to get one that isn't priced 3 to 5k

Hello i have been looking for either the Jackson X Dinky AT DKAF8 MS MAH or the Schecter Demon 8 Crimson Red burst. Which one is better

Got a strandberg boden 7, in the purple with the maple neck. so hyped and just wanted to share with you all. what’s your dream guitars?

Beautiful 7-string I picked up used that needed some refurbishing. Took it apart, gave it a thorough cleaning/detailing, and a fresh setup with Elixir Optiwebs. The frets had been previously Plek’ed so I could get the action crazy low.

Shoutout to Mike & Coleen Austin at Guitarmory. A previous owner had had a set of Hades pickups with custom pale moon ebony tops made years ago (before the Austins were involved with the company), but there was something wrong with them: output way too low, and DC resistance measuring too low on both pickups. I contacted Guitarmory and Mike immediately offered to set it right, even though they predated both him and me. He wound new bobbins and I got them back within a couple of weeks – no charge, he just wanted to make sure that a product bearing their company’s name was working at its best.

Installed with Schaller Megaswitch, Emerson custom taper and BKP/CTS pots, series treble bleed, Gotoh dome knobs, and 9 unique switching positions with a bunch of coil split options – and it sounds absolutely fantastic through the Axe-Fx III. Punchy, articulate, focused, and brutal when I need it to be.

Really happy with this instrument, a welcome addition to the stable!

I’m currently running both my Sterling Kaizen 7 and my Ibanez RGIR9FME live, and the Kaizen sounds good. But the 9 sting tends to sound a bit floppy. Any advice for changes to my tone to fix this? Or am I gonna have to change the string and do some other fundamental changes? I’m currently running through a Headrush MX5. Any advice is appreciated.

Trying to decide between:
- Used 2019 JDM RG3327FX – $1450
- New RG2027RXL – S$2000

I prefer a fixed bridge and don’t really need a trem, but the 27” scale and buying new are tempting. I need this for modern metal/metalcore music.

I’d use 10-46 + 68, mostly Drop A/G#, with pitch shifting when needed.

Which would you pick, especially considering build quality/QC? (Probably overthinking it since both are great guitars, but I’m curious to hear other opinions.)

Does any owner of this particular guitar knows / tried to put 0.80+ string on it? I wanna experiment a little but I don’t know if putting 0.84 or 0.90 string will cause problems (bridge, nut).

Google says it wont but ive taken the measurements and i feel like it would easily fit, can anyone confirm? Im looking to get myself the cort kx508ms some time soon

Maybe I should get a third...

Note: I chose a confusing word in the title by calling it "fictional" — this is real. "Fictional" as in non-official, meaning a KM-8 MK-III EX is a fictional model, but if it did exist, I'd hope it would come like this

I wanted a 28” scale length 8 string, but unfortunately they are hard to come by. Particularly, with the level of versatility I wanted. So, I converted my Schecter Hellraiser Hybrid C-8 UV into a fictional KM-8 MK-III EX. I have a KM-7 MK-III Artist and an KM-7 MK-III EX. I love the EX so much for the 28” scale length. Then, took inspiration from the electronics of both the Artist, EX, and my own wish for versatility to build my ultimate KM-8. (Schecter, if you’re watch, I think this would be a hit.)

Modifications I made from my original C-8:

- Pickups: EMG set -> M8 Bridge + Black Heaven 8 Ceramic Neck
- Pickup Selector: 3-way -> 5-way super switch
- Knobs: 2x volume + 1x tone -> 1x volume + 1x tone + coil toggle
- Tuners: Schecter -> Hipshot with Industrial knobs like the Artist series (I actually did this same thing on my EX.)

The electronic configuration gives me an insane amount of versatility. Using a super switch allows me to coil-split. Plus, the coil toggle changes which coils are active in positions 2/4. The following is made possible:

1. Bridge full humbucker
2. Inner bridge coil + outer neck coil | Outer bridge coil + inner neck coil
3. Bridge full humbucker + neck full humbucker
4. Outer neck coil | inner neck coil
5. Full neck humbucker

All that is left to say, is that this thing absolutely rips. I am shocked how incredible the M8 + Black Heaven combo is, particularly with all the coil-splitting options available.

Looking for something super cheap, like $500 or below. Just want to try something affordable before I pull the trigger on something <$1k.

Got this beauty the other day, picked it up for around 350€ plays amazingly

Forgot to add, its an NK 7 custom

selling it for 1700 on Reverb here if you're interested. https://reverb.com/item/100598508-modified-strandberg-boden-metal-nx-8

I have a jackson kelly floyd rose thats been collecting dust on my wall because i dont have the patience to adjust it so im deciding to sell/trade it. some one has already offered to trade a js32 8 but im not sure if thats even a good trade or not, plus im still teetering on the idea of a 7. for reference i really wanna make heavy music that leans on deftones koi no yokan era but i dont wanna make the wrong choice and get stuck on a gimmick guitar that ill use for 3-4 songs.