BEN: I had one of these as well when they were first released. It was my first eight string guitar. I had the starter version though with CORT bass pickups in it. I must say I HATED the pickups. I had EMGs in an ESP Eight String and hated that as well. I LOVE my 7 string. The low B sounds great on high gain. I never did find a tone that I liked for an eight string so I got rid of both of them and kept my 7 string Golden Era RG7620. These can be found for really cheap prices these days if one digs around. They were the first 7 string for the masses and created as a cheaper alternative to Steve Vais signature 7 string.
QUOTE (Caelumamittendum @ Feb 22 2020, 07:11 PM)
t I hear is that these CAN be great guitars, but quality control checks seem to be so and so, meaning it can be a gamble. That's just what I hear though, so I don't know if it's true or not. Mine wasn't bad
I usually enjoy guitar stores
I like to go through and play everything at least once to see if there is any guitar that really speaks to me. You are spot on about the lower end RGs, if they are setup and actually tuned and ready, they can be a great axe at a great price. Sadly, at Guitar Center, they seem to have given up and just put the guitars on the wall without any sort of setup and many of them play really bad and none are even in tune.
QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ Feb 23 2020, 05:25 AM)
I don't have much experience from these since I avoid guitar stores like the plague.
But back in the days when I was more courageous I remember testing lower end RGs and when they were well set up they played like a dream most of the time
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