I've always been attracted by the 7-strings, and it was just a matter of time before I had one. Do what I did:
- Score a decent one on eBay for cheap and see if you like it. Clear winners are the Japanese Ibanez 7620 (or the 7621 if you want a fixed bridge) or the Agile Interceptors/Septors (found at
www.rondomusic.com). Necks very a lot from one manufacturer to another, but you'll get a glimpse of the advantages/options that the seven string may open to you.
- If you don't like it, sell it.
- If you like it, keep it as the mentioned guitars are cool for their price and you may use them for certain songs. in case you find yourself comfortable with 7 strings and feel that you want a better axe, you may sell them as well and aim for high end sevens.
- If that were the case, Carvin guitars has very interesting prices for custom guitars if you live in the US. RAN guitars is another cool option for europeans with good prices. Moving a step higher you can find Daemoness custom guitars in the UK, and bernie Rico Jr / KxK Custom guitars in the US.
I, personally haven't looked back since then. I own three nice sevenstring guitars and a Bernie Rico 7 on the way as well :)
Hope that helped!