[Firebeard]

Originally Posted by bostjan

Sam, go to the Sam Ash in Castleton, IN, they have a ton of the X-7's there!

Thats where I went and they had little to nothing for amps and I didn't see a single 7 string in the store.

[bostjan]

they're just to the right when you walk in the front door. You're right about the amps, though…there was not a single amp there worth mentioning aside from a Mesa Dual Recto with a blown fuse. I was there a week ago today, and they had three Washburn X-17's, an Ibanez GRX7, and some other cheapie off-brand with a broken string that the sales staff didn't know how to change. The guy I talked to was very smug and rude, and didn't know the first thing about guitars, yet seemed full of himself as though he was the guitar guru.

Anyway, if you want to check out the X-17, walk in the front door, and then go forward and to the right. They aren't with the other guitars, rather on a sort of circular display up front.

I'd be surprised if you like them, though. My Samick POS 7 plays better, but the X-17's have a decent tone.

[Firebeard]

I always bypass the stuff upfront. They had some Kramers in there when that exact store was Mars that really turns me off to whats up front.

Right now I'm thinking about the Dean Vendetta 1.7 or an Ibanez 7321 or maybe I should just look for a used 7421 or 7621. I really want a 7 string but I'm broke, with a lower case b 'cuz I can't afford to capitalize it!

[bostjan]

The Dean Vendetta 1.7 looks nice. I purchased an über-cheap Dean Avalanche 7 and had some serious fret problems, but my midpriced Deans are all awesome!

I'm pretty happy with my RG7321. If you want one, you'd better move fast though, since they've been discontinued, and what you see for sale new are all that's left. If you buy one of those, prepare to swap both pickups and the nut, though.

A used RG7621/RG7421 will be the wtg if you want an Ibanez, although my Washburn WG-587 was a steal. But then, I have the Korean trem model.

In that price range, a used RG7621 would be the ultimate choice. The pickups are enough to get by, but you might swap out the bridge pickup for something better someday.

[urklvt]

I have the music123 wg587 and love it. It needed the standard setup, intonation, bridge and pickup height, new set of strings, but after that it sounded great. Its pickups are pretty hot too. They surprised me. The neck is thick. If you need thin, go Ibanez 7321. Go ibby anyway if you can find it for the same price.
I'm not disappointed at all. It's a good beater and is holding the 7-string department down while my baritone is being worked on.
As for the x-17, I would not buy a guitar with string trees on the headstock. It looks cheap as hell.

[AbsentCurtis]

I've got a WG587 and a Vendetta 1.7. I really liked the WG587 until I got the Vendetta. The neck is much smoother and the stock pickups sound great. I rarely touch the Washburn now.

[Town Drunk]

Hey am I crazy, (no need to answer that one guys) For some reason I think somewhere on the back cover of the last music 123 add there was a Washburn 7 with a 1/2 stack combo for 5 or 6 hundred.

[Firebeard]

I didn't know they had ads. Ya learn something new everyday.

[Kotex]

I wouldn't really say the neck was that thick, it's only slightly more than the rg7321.

[No ConeSS]

I have the music123.com 587 as well. It's my first taste of 7 strings (hopefully not my last!!!), and it is surprisingly good for $200 new. As said above, it needed a new set of strings, and I haven't yet fixed the fret buzz, but its a nice guitar, especially one to see if the 7 string is your thing.