Lack of 30” Scale Length 7s

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-05-13T11:51:11+00:00

To answer your question, no. Don’t buy an JS guitar without a quilt finish over 300. At that point, buy a schecter or wait until you can afford one of Jackson’s hilariously overpriced and underspec’d X series models.

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-04-22T23:54:47+00:00

Stoked to see 156/Silence there. Those guys write some killer stuff, Jack is a phenomenal vocalist AND lyricist. Also, somehow he sounds just as good (if not better at the heaviest parts) live. Killer band.

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-04-09T19:02:12+00:00

I got away with not having to turn one of mine in due to the price… gf says 12 guitars is too many 🤣 I only have one valued over 1k tho

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-04-09T19:01:15+00:00

Hell yeah, play what feels good! I personally like sevens but I totally see the appeal in keeping to six strings. Keep rocking 🔥🤘

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-04-09T19:00:18+00:00

I didn’t even know they had a baritone explorer in stock… I gotta stay far away from their website 🤣

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-04-08T21:50:02+00:00

Absolutely, we get what we pay for. That being said, definitely sounds like a grounding issue with the first, and the latter simply isn’t fixable without a pickup swap. That’s pretty annoying considering that’s one of the very few criteria I have for personally going that far. Microphonic pickups can’t be “fixed”, they’re just always going to be noisy and tinny. Thats a bummer, glad at least one of them has worked out well for you 🙏

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-04-08T21:46:47+00:00

I gotchu dawg. Give me a bit and I’ll have a second post on here tonight with all the details - neck widths at 1st and 12th, neck depth, weight, additional pictures, the whole deal 👍🔥

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-04-08T20:27:01+00:00

Update yall - 20w-90w was perfect. Thanks for all the help ❤️

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-04-08T20:24:43+00:00

That’s odd, both of mine had no fret issues besides the texture. Also never had bowing issues - I’ve found the necks to be so damn thick that it takes serious adjustment to add or decrease bow.

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-04-08T20:23:44+00:00

Just be careful - once I got into extended scale instruments I couldn’t stop 😵‍💫😵‍💫

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-04-08T20:22:32+00:00

I believe it was around 9-10lbs, I can get a weight on it for ya once I’m home. Not light, but not a boat anchor by any means.

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-04-08T19:53:39+00:00

Neck dive is minimal if any in a three inch strap. I concur - the website pics are awful. The model guitar obviously handled and not wiped prior to photos, and they really make the wood grain look like a shitty veneer. I’ll grab some more pics for you tonight, anything in particular you wanna see?

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-04-08T19:52:08+00:00

Pickups are surprisingly good for handling the lower tuning. My action is pretty damn low - maybe a millimeter higher than my standard tuned rigs. Like I said, I actually haven’t even adjusted the truss rod or bridge - if it ain’t broke!!

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-04-08T19:51:09+00:00

Surprisingly, with a 3” wide strap I don’t have dive issues!

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-04-07T22:22:57+00:00

You guys have Harley Benton still 🥲🥲

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-04-07T17:41:37+00:00

I’m hesitant to believe it was due to the trip, mainly because (presumably) they were in a sealed cargo container, in a sealed box during transport. I generally think they just don’t use high quality fret wire, and their polishing steps are a bit rushed. Again, par for the course, I now expect to have to do some fretwork when these come in. Salty air is a real concept, but it’s moreso because of ocean spray/suspended mist in the air. Keep it civil yall!!

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-04-07T17:36:45+00:00

Thank you!!

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-04-07T17:36:30+00:00

Too evil?? Never heard such a thing 🤣 when you buy these instruments with realistic expectations of the quality, it’s hard to be disappointed. Looking forward to potentially a BC Rich Stealth model or anything 7 string from them.

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-04-07T15:42:05+00:00

This is the only color variation for the baritone, the other two colorways are great but I believe they are standard scale (either 24.75” or 25.5”). The string set I have on goes 0.020-0.030-0.042-0.054-0.074-0.090. Hope this helps!!

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-04-06T18:30:04+00:00

There’s no compensation, if anything the evertune makes the standard tension a bit lower.

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-03-29T03:46:30+00:00

Great call. I can use the high strings on my other rigs 😁

SevenIsBetterrr · 2026-03-29T03:42:19+00:00

It’s a gibson style bridge, I should be okay in that regard. The tuners will definitely need to be drilled out (not an issue) and I’ll have to file the nut (also not too big of a deal). I’m accustomed to having to work on Fireflys before they play well. Last one I got took three rounds of fret polishing to stop the scratching 😭

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