Yes, you read that correctly. I'm looking for a 7-string guitar for church use. Our production people want my guitar tone fairly huge, and at times I could really use a B string. We are definitely not doing the U-2 thing. My main amp is the Friedman BE.
What I don't need is a one-trick pony metal machine guitar; I have to clean it up at times. So something with a sweet, modern clean tone would be cool. I listen to bands like The Letter Black, Paramore, Red, Flyleaf, etc. Tones like those - maybe dialed back a bit for loud live use - are what I'm after.
My budget: I have a Ibanez JS2400 that I'll be looking to sell/trade in for this guitar.
I see that Ibanez and Schecter are two of the main 7-string makers. I don't really care for the JS2400, so I'm shying away from Ibanez. Beyond that, I have no clue about 7-strings. Sure, I'll go to my local G.C. and play some, but I'm really interested in some thoughts about this before I go.
What I don't need is a one-trick pony metal machine guitar; I have to clean it up at times. So something with a sweet, modern clean tone would be cool. I listen to bands like The Letter Black, Paramore, Red, Flyleaf, etc. Tones like those - maybe dialed back a bit for loud live use - are what I'm after.
My budget: I have a Ibanez JS2400 that I'll be looking to sell/trade in for this guitar.
I see that Ibanez and Schecter are two of the main 7-string makers. I don't really care for the JS2400, so I'm shying away from Ibanez. Beyond that, I have no clue about 7-strings. Sure, I'll go to my local G.C. and play some, but I'm really interested in some thoughts about this before I go.