[Weirdbeard]

Well, I guess I've decided that now I am a collector of 7 string guitars. Last week I was in Guitar Center talking to a friend of mine that works there and he was telling me that they are trying to get rid of all their 7 string guitars and no longer carry them AT ALL. He said they are too hard to sell once he gets them in. They were hot for a while when Korn was big and all the kids that really didn't even know how to play a 6 string guitars bought 7 strings, but now everyone is just tuning their 6 strings down. Oh well..... I have been playing 7 string guitars since long before Korn and don't plan on stopping. When I pick up a 6 string now, It feels like I have a broken string. Anyway, that being said, I wonder if this is the beginning of the end or at least a major decline in the production and design of new 7 String guitars. I HOPE NOT!!! But just in case, I want to grab as many cool 7 string guitars now as I possibly can. Who knows what it will be like trying to find an IBZ S series 7 in 25 years from now? I may be over reacting or just plain retarded, but it is a good excuse to go get a bunch of cool new toys.

I have:
IBZ S serries 7 Transparent Blue flame top
IBZ Universe 7 black with green PUs - I suck with model numbers
IBZ Universe 7 Black with Mirror Pick guard
Gibson Epiphone Les Paul 7 Transparent Black with flame top

Next on my hit list:


http://www.fredsmusic.com/images/.ib...tw_2267_bp.jpg

Specifications:

Model STW
List $3,299.99
Available Finish (BK) Black
Body Material Mahogany
Neck Material 6-Maple
7-Maple with Bubinga reinforcement
Neck Type 6-Wizard
7-Wizard w/All Access
No. Frets/Type 22 Jumbo
Fingerboard Rosewood
Inlay Pearl Dot
Bridge 6-Lo Pro Edge
7-Fixed
H/W Color CK
Neck Pickup 6-IBZ QM1 Humbucker
7V7-71 Humbucker

Middle Pickup 6-lBZ AS1 Single
7-None
Bridge Pickup 6-IBZ AH2 Humbucker
7-IBZ V8-72 Humbucker

[macalpine88]

my mom took me to guitar center once a few months ago . it took 25 min. to get there and she went psyco because i was in there for 10 minutes anyway i talked to one of the guys that work there and he also said they are not selling 7 strings. i guess no one wants them anymore

[Drew]

It's cyclical. If that were REALLY true, used prices would completely bottom out on the non-collectable ones. 7620's are the perfect benchmark for this- They dropped WAY down after the end of the seven string boom, with Musicians Friend clearing them out at $449, and typical used pricing falling as low as $300 to $400 with premium pickups, usualy with a case. They began to rise back up, peaking out on an average $4-500 about a year ago. Now that 1527's are beginning to show on the used market, and coupled with waning interest, they're droping back down towards $350-450, making the still one of the best deals out there for a high-quality axe. Depending on finances after the holiday season, I'm really tempted to grab a second for a backup/custom project.

-D

[Weirdbeard]

Originally Posted by Drew

It's cyclical. If that were REALLY true, used prices would completely bottom out on the non-collectable ones. 7620's are the perfect benchmark for this- They dropped WAY down after the end of the seven string boom, with Musicians Friend clearing them out at $449, and typical used pricing falling as low as $300 to $400 with premium pickups, usualy with a case. They began to rise back up, peaking out on an average $4-500 about a year ago. Now that 1527's are beginning to show on the used market, and coupled with waning interest, they're droping back down towards $350-450, making the still one of the best deals out there for a high-quality axe. Depending on finances after the holiday season, I'm really tempted to grab a second for a backup/custom project.

-D

Wait a sec..... Drew, Waltham MA? Who/how old are you?? I grew up in Waltham.

[Digital Black]

Drum city Guitarland has one of those twin Sabers. ...

[Weirdbeard]

Originally Posted by Sephiroth000

Drum city Guitarland has one of those twin Sabers. ...

Cool man. Thanks. Do you know how much is it and what state is that place in?

[No Soul]

Originally Posted by Weirdbeard

Cool man. Thanks. Do you know how much is it and what state is that place in?

the shops in Colorado I believe

[darren]

Originally Posted by Weirdbeard

Cool man. Thanks. Do you know how much is it and what state is that place in?

http://www.drumcityguitarland.com/in...Sort=Closeouts

Scroll about halfway down the page.

List $3300, closeout price $1500.

[Digital Black]

I wonder if WB ever picked that twin saber up or not???

[Shannon]

Last time I checked, Vwall at Jemsite still had his doubleneck Sabre 6/7 up for grabs.

To answer your question though...
7-strings have a strange history. One minute they are popular, the next, they're not. I look at it this way...When they're popular, we have all kinds of cool new models to check out. When they're not popular, we get to buy high-end 7s off Ebay for much cheaper than their original price.