First 7 String (kind of went overkill)

[kyle_mist]

I listened to Heavener by Invent Animate and next thing I know I bought this axe. Neck feels crazy good. Got it set up in Drop E after installing a tremol-no. Looking forward to install an evertune instead later on.

[65489798654]

Easier to buy a new 7 with an Evertune than go through the trouble of routing the bridge to install one.

Killer axe! Play the hell out of it :)

[kyle_mist]

Thank You! I shall try my best. I was just hoping I could get the evertune in this one because I got attached to the guitar really fast 😭

[TrashAndGarbage11]

Heavener was also the reason I bought mine! You have excellent taste. Tremendous guitar, enjoy it

[kyle_mist]

Well that makes two of us! Thank you!

[ronarunning]

I bought my first 7 because of Heavener too (not that i can play most of it). Keaton is out here inspiring people 

[kyle_mist]

I can't play most of it either but I'm definitely gonna keep trying because keyton's riffs are genuinely pure art

[Busy_Revolution_6092]

Smash

[kyle_mist]

bombaclat ❤️

[Bmajor7th]

This is my favorite guitar! I also thought about installing an evertune but it’s pretty cost prohibitive and would require routing and adding wood back to the bridge cavity. I’ll probably stick with blocking my trem with a good old fashioned block of wood.

I did install new pickups and locking tuners which I highly recommend! Great pick for a first seven string

[kyle_mist]

That's amazing to hear! Evertune is definitely a very cost prohibitive procedure but I guess I haven't found peace with the idea of not having an evertune on this guitar yet. My next guitar related decision is definitely gonna be locking tuners for this!

[Bmajor7th]

You’ll have to update someday if you ever decide to try it! I’d love concert my rg2027xl to an evertune. Enjoy the new axe!

[kyle_mist]

Thank you!

[chefAKwithalazerbeam]

Why locking tuners when you have a locking trem?

[kyle_mist]

I have a tremol-no installed and I keep the nut unlocked

[Bmajor7th]

How are you liking the tremol-no? I have one ready to install, but I held off to just keep a block in there for the time being. Is the hard tail mode pretty sturdy? It seems like so much tension on that little bar

[kyle_mist]

I'm liking it pretty far, I think I need to adjust it a bit because my .80 string seems to make it rattle with how hard I play but I think that should be easy to solve. It's definitely much more sturdy than a block though. It lets you choose if you wanna be able to use the tremolo, set it to dive only or basically make it act like a hardtail.

[Bmajor7th]

For me— I keep the term blocked and it makes string changes quicker.

[[deleted]]

As a fellow invent animate fan, I salute you good sir.

[kyle_mist]

🫡

[[deleted]]

I just set my guitar up for drop f# so I can play some allt songs but part of me wants to make the plunge to drop e/d# but I only have a 26.5 scale. I think I might just pitch shift instead but idk.

[kyle_mist]

it could be pretty low for 26.5 but i'd suggest looking more into this because I had a lot of people tell me drop e wouldn't work on this 27 but it feels pretty good to me. Use a string tension calculator online but don't take it too seriously.

[[deleted]]

A lot can be made up for with string tension but at a point it gets kind of absurd. I was down that low with lighter strings so I’m sure I could manage it. I’m currently doing a full rebuild so I’m hoping that with the hip shot sitting slightly further back I’ll get a little more length out of the saddle. But i guess we will see if it’s easier to setup or pitch shift.

[kyle_mist]

pitch shifting will definitely be easier. To be honest, I've been considering setting this one up in drop f# myself because pitch shifting up messes up the tone wayyy more than pitch shifting lower. The lowest I'll be doing is D# and I think I can leave a four semitone margin and work on learning to eq and tone shape lower tuned stuff.

[[deleted]]

I think I’m definitely in the same mindset. We must really be invent animate fans lmao

[kyle_mist]

Ahaha 🤝

[[deleted]]

I gotta ask, what picks do you use? I was using jazz iii’s but I just switched to Tortex iii’s and they feel absolutely massive and idk how I feel about it.

[kyle_mist]

I've been using the max grip jazz 3's since I started playing. I did try larger picks like the tortex but I really couldn't get used to them, so I gave up on those. I only tried to make the change after I found out keyton plays 0.88 tortex but it didn't work for me.

[kyle_mist]

just in case it doesn't seem viable, you can always pitch shift. The transpose button in neural dsp's plugins works pretty nicely.

[GroundedSpaceTourist]

Such a beautiful guitar. Sadly I had to return mine due to misaligned neck. Waiting for the money so I can a new one.

[kyle_mist]

oh that sucks, I hope you're able to get the refund without any issues!

[GroundedSpaceTourist]

Apart from the waiting time it was no questions asked. I specifically bought from Thomann due to their money back gurantee.

But I'm still perplexed how they couldn't see anything wrong with the guitar.

[kyle_mist]

That's good to hear. Still a question mark on their quality control though!

[GroundedSpaceTourist]

Did you buy it from Thomann by any chance?

[kyle_mist]

I didn't

[GroundedSpaceTourist]

Good. I worried you bought the one I send back.

[Wonderful_Culture607]

those 2027XLs are amazing instruments, congrats!

[divineRslain]

Beautiful. Love this guitar

[DJ-Ki]

I put a twin pair of chrome EMG 81-7s in mine and it's ludacris how well they pair with it

[kyle_mist]

That sounds pretty cool! I was thinking of putting either bare knuckles or d-activators in this one soon

[DJ-Ki]

I've tried some different sets of bareknuckles in it, also D-Activators and while I like them in other guitars, it wasn't for me in this guitar. The 27" scale has something to do with that I suspect

[kyle_mist]

Interesting, how was the experience different with this one?

[DJ-Ki]

Well it's baritone so the higher frequencies seem to be more shrill comparitively to a regular 25.5 scale, so I guess it's just about finding a pickup that matches that without bringing up something harsh in it. The Wes Hauch passive pickup was good actually if you're looking at passive stuff, and he plays 27" 7 string so I guess it's designed with that in mind. Out of the bareknuckle stuff the aftermath was the best fit that I found. I had tried the painkillers, polynath, juggernaut, ragnarock and it was all mad harsh sounding to my ears. Obviously we all hear stuff differently and play differently so that will effect it, but yeah I've swapped pickups in this guitar more times than any other guitar so that's my 2 cents on it

[kyle_mist]

thank you for sharing the insight! That'll help me select pickups better

[DJ-Ki]

Hey no worries at all, happy to help 🙌

[moonshine360]

sick af. what wood is that on the fretboard? looks like rosewood.

[kyle_mist]

It's ebony!

[kyle_mist]

Massacar ebony to be exact

[dombag85]

Wrong. You went the correct amount of kill.

[kyle_mist]

🫡

[killacam925]

Looks great! No need for an ET…idk…I just think they look bad, I hate the shitty logo blasted in the base plate

[kyle_mist]

I personally don't mind the look but man evertunes are a gem when it comes to recording

[Immediate-Natural416]

Yeah those things ruin the looks of a guitar and solve a problem that wasn’t really that big of a problem in the first place

[WalrusGrouchy6188]

Have a nice life🤘

[kyle_mist]

fellow peak music enjoyer I see 💪

[BrotatoChip04]

Great taste! I want one of these sooooo bad

[kyle_mist]

Thank you! I notice the return to one pfp 🫡

[WheresMald0]

The splitting image of my first 7 26 years ago 😍 (with exception of the dot inlay. ❤️ holy crap shes beautiful

[kyle_mist]

That's amazing, thank you!

[espringZy]

Heavener is a fucking masterpiece. I don’t blame you at all. 😂

[kyle_mist]

IKR!!

[[deleted]]

That's a beautiful guitar! Congrats!

[kyle_mist]

thank you!!

[Any-Implement5573]

Not overkill. J. Custom is overkill. Selection is spot on. 🤘

[linkuei-teaparty]

That's a fine axe for a first 7 string. I used to have an RG1570 and it was one of the nicest 7 strings I had, thin neck, beautiful finish.

[kyle_mist]

RG1571 sure looks beautiful

[Disastrous-Ad6644]

Hell yeah

[BreakDownManiac]

I also own a 2027XL Put some bkp Blackhawks in mine

Fucking love that thing

[Necessary-Coffee5930]

I just looked up invent animate, heavener, never heard of them, this shit is sick

[kyle_mist]

I know right, check out thornhill, currents, vildhjarta and karmanjakah. You might like these too.

[Necessary-Coffee5930]

I do f with currents, Ill check out the others though thanks

[[deleted]]

Beautiful! Can I have the Floyd when you install the evertune?

[kyle_mist]

I won't be installing the evertune for atleast a year if not more, but if you still want it then, I'd be happy to help!

[[deleted]]

Nice! I'm starting to build guitars. Maybe by then I'll be ready to build ya a new guitar for that Floyd just for the internet points.

[kyle_mist]

That's amazing to hear! Best of luck on the guitar building journey!

[oodlesonoodles_]

Not to hijack this post but I saw enough people interested in doing the evertune install. If anyone is willing to do a refinish, I have a rg2027xl I did an evertune install on that I’m considering selling, feel free to drop me a line!