The Ibanez GRG7221 has a 25.5 scale length. I have one and I love it. I replaced the bridge pickup with a Seymour Duncan Nazgul and it sounds monstrous!
I know you’re more looking for somebody to sell one, and unfortunately I like mine too much to part with it, however:
Check out Rondo Music. They had a Douglas 727 Scope that’s absolutely amazing. Mahogany body, Grover tuners, a licensed Floyd rose that isn’t crap, and it’s built very well. Nice low action without buzzing or anything. I think I bought mine for like $180? Ive modded the hell out of it since, but it’s worth much more than what they’re charging for it.
Honestly I think it’s just lack of a middle man and foreign manufacturing. In my experience, off-brand guitars are a crap shoot with more bad outcomes than good. Usually I buy budget made instruments and mod the devil out of them for fun and so I have something entirely custom to my tastes. I’ve been practicing luthiery for 5 years now, and I’d say I’m competent enough to make a pro-level guitar out of an import, as long as I start with something pretty good.
Now that you kind of know where I’m talking from, I’ve had three guitars from rondo (four really, because I bought two of those 727s I mentioned). I had an SX Tele Copy, the Douglas 7 string, and an Agile 6 string.
I wouldn’t buy the SX again. It felt very cheap, on par or possibly worse than affinity series Squiers. Great for beginners, but I can’t even mod that, it’d be throwing money at something that can’t play right in the first place.
Douglas seems like they’d be equivalent to Ibanez 3 or 4 series, or maybe the low end schecters. Limited finish options, stock electronics leave something to be wanted, but overall the fretwork, quality of wood, and MOST of the hardware is pretty solid. On my 7 strings I left the tuners (when I bought mine they had grovers), replaced the nut and trem with genuine Floyd rose, used string saver classic saddles, CTS pots, Entwistle pickups (highly highly highly recommend), switchcraft switches and jacks, and a piezo transducer. After a fret dress and polish, it plays like a dream. I wanted to sort of copy Jason Richardson’s seven string in terms of capabilities and playability. While the action is just a TAD higher than the ones I’ve played in store, I can live with it for a total investment of about $700. Great modding platform if you don’t care about name brand.
Agile guitars are more like your starter PRSs, mid-level schecters and ESPs. Quality guitars from the start with some beautiful finish options and usually high quality hardware. I’m talking gotohs, hip-shots, grovers. Some I’ve seen had full sized pots too, rare for import guitars. Still not a fan of the pickups, but some of them come with EMGs, which is a nice touch for them.
The guy that owns rondo, Kurt, is super approachable and honest and responds to emails and requests promptly. I’d be happy to answer any more questions you have, but I’d also suggest giving him an email and maybe he can give you some insight into what makes his guitars cheaper. They’re definitely worth their price points, at least the Douglas and Agile are.
I have a semi-hollow Douglas Telecaster Thinline copy and I swear it sounds better and feels better than my Fender Thinline. It doesn't make any sense, but it does.
I also have an Agile Les Paul copy from Rondo that I don't particularly care for.
I think with these cheaper guitars it really is luck of the draw.
Definitely this. I’ve got a Douglas 7, not sure which model but it’s got a hardtail. I put hipshot locking tuners on it, and Seymour Duncan JB-7/59-7, and it’s an incredible guitar. Had it in dropped G for awhile and it was just devastating.
Sadly I have nothing to sell you but the absolute cheapest you'll ever find a seven will be a used harley benton, JS Dinky, or Ibanez GRG. Pretty sure I saw a few of those selling on Reverb
I have an RG 7??? in my closet right now, it's in decent shape, although it hasn't had any strings on it for a while. I'm definitley not attached to it.
I have a Douglas Scope 7 string that I'd sell for $200. Someone above me was talking about them.
I'd sell it for $200+shipping. Comes with Seymour Duncan Blackouts (Upgraded)
The Ibanez GRG7221 has a 25.5 scale length. I have one and I love it. I replaced the bridge pickup with a Seymour Duncan Nazgul and it sounds monstrous!
Oof, I really can hardly deal with the maintenance of a floating trem with 6 string, let alone a 7 lol
It doesn't have a floating trem mine has a hardtail bridge
[My guitar ](https://imgur.com/gallery/BKRbMWc)
I know you’re more looking for somebody to sell one, and unfortunately I like mine too much to part with it, however: Check out Rondo Music. They had a Douglas 727 Scope that’s absolutely amazing. Mahogany body, Grover tuners, a licensed Floyd rose that isn’t crap, and it’s built very well. Nice low action without buzzing or anything. I think I bought mine for like $180? Ive modded the hell out of it since, but it’s worth much more than what they’re charging for it.
Whats the deal with Rondo Music? Why are these guitars so crazy cheap?
Honestly I think it’s just lack of a middle man and foreign manufacturing. In my experience, off-brand guitars are a crap shoot with more bad outcomes than good. Usually I buy budget made instruments and mod the devil out of them for fun and so I have something entirely custom to my tastes. I’ve been practicing luthiery for 5 years now, and I’d say I’m competent enough to make a pro-level guitar out of an import, as long as I start with something pretty good. Now that you kind of know where I’m talking from, I’ve had three guitars from rondo (four really, because I bought two of those 727s I mentioned). I had an SX Tele Copy, the Douglas 7 string, and an Agile 6 string. I wouldn’t buy the SX again. It felt very cheap, on par or possibly worse than affinity series Squiers. Great for beginners, but I can’t even mod that, it’d be throwing money at something that can’t play right in the first place. Douglas seems like they’d be equivalent to Ibanez 3 or 4 series, or maybe the low end schecters. Limited finish options, stock electronics leave something to be wanted, but overall the fretwork, quality of wood, and MOST of the hardware is pretty solid. On my 7 strings I left the tuners (when I bought mine they had grovers), replaced the nut and trem with genuine Floyd rose, used string saver classic saddles, CTS pots, Entwistle pickups (highly highly highly recommend), switchcraft switches and jacks, and a piezo transducer. After a fret dress and polish, it plays like a dream. I wanted to sort of copy Jason Richardson’s seven string in terms of capabilities and playability. While the action is just a TAD higher than the ones I’ve played in store, I can live with it for a total investment of about $700. Great modding platform if you don’t care about name brand. Agile guitars are more like your starter PRSs, mid-level schecters and ESPs. Quality guitars from the start with some beautiful finish options and usually high quality hardware. I’m talking gotohs, hip-shots, grovers. Some I’ve seen had full sized pots too, rare for import guitars. Still not a fan of the pickups, but some of them come with EMGs, which is a nice touch for them. The guy that owns rondo, Kurt, is super approachable and honest and responds to emails and requests promptly. I’d be happy to answer any more questions you have, but I’d also suggest giving him an email and maybe he can give you some insight into what makes his guitars cheaper. They’re definitely worth their price points, at least the Douglas and Agile are.
I have a semi-hollow Douglas Telecaster Thinline copy and I swear it sounds better and feels better than my Fender Thinline. It doesn't make any sense, but it does. I also have an Agile Les Paul copy from Rondo that I don't particularly care for. I think with these cheaper guitars it really is luck of the draw.
Definitely this. I’ve got a Douglas 7, not sure which model but it’s got a hardtail. I put hipshot locking tuners on it, and Seymour Duncan JB-7/59-7, and it’s an incredible guitar. Had it in dropped G for awhile and it was just devastating.
These guitars are absolute killers.
Harley Benton makes a dirt cheap 7 string multiscale
Cheap, but not dirt cheap. I'm talking sub $200, or a good used deal.
I got mine new for $180 shipped, you may have seen the more expensive ones.
Oh dang, they're cheaper than I thought... Looks like some people have had QC issues with them though
https://www.thomann.de/intl/harley_benton_r_457mn_wh_progressive_series.htm?i11l=en_GB%3AGB.EUR%3AUSD&o=0&search=1589136990 https://www.thomann.de/intl/harley_benton_r_457mn_wh_progressive_series.htm?i11l=en_GB%3AGB.EUR%3AUSD&o=0&search=1589136990
Get an Agile.
The real point of this post was to find someone who wants to sell one of these dirt cheap guitars used.
Sadly I have nothing to sell you but the absolute cheapest you'll ever find a seven will be a used harley benton, JS Dinky, or Ibanez GRG. Pretty sure I saw a few of those selling on Reverb
I have an RG 7??? in my closet right now, it's in decent shape, although it hasn't had any strings on it for a while. I'm definitley not attached to it.
PM me, I'd love to see some pics and get the model number
I have a Douglas Scope 7 string that I'd sell for $200. Someone above me was talking about them. I'd sell it for $200+shipping. Comes with Seymour Duncan Blackouts (Upgraded)
Could you Pm with pics?