Sambrook Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 (edited) I bought this on Ebay as a whim, because I was intrigued by the sellers description of what he'd done with it to improve it. I liked the experience so much that I promptly upgraded to a Sandberg 7 string (which ironically is now also for sale here) The pics tell you what it's like- I don't know what the body wood is. The neck is maple, and the fingerboard rosewood. It's not neck heavy, and it's not incredibly weighty- I don't have scales to weigh it, but it's surprisingly light. This is what the previous owner had done to it: lowered the bridge into the body, recut and redrilled the neck to give a lower action, and made an African hardwood nut. He rewired the pickups using a Russian PIO cap for the tone, using the Seymour Duncan dial-a-split diagram. This means each humbucker can go from 2 coils to single coil, with a master vol and tone. The sound range is more subtle than massive, but definitely usable. The main quirk is that the tone knob works backwards! (one lug missing from the pot). Finally, it was restrung with Ken Smiths. The end result is a surprisingly playable and mellow sounding instrument, with a very low action. The B string isn't the tautest, but it's clear and distinct enough to be usable, and further up the neck, it sounds very sweet indeed.It's not in the same league as the Sandberg, but it's near the top of the next league down. I'd like what I paid for it- £150 delivered in a very sturdy, very tatty, plywood hardcase. This is an excellent way to venture into the 7 string experience! [attachment=166177:DSCF2577.JPG] [attachment=166178:DSCF2576.JPG] [attachment=166179:DSCF2578.JPG] [attachment=166180:DSCF2579.JPG] [attachment=166181:DSCF2580.JPG] The computer is being stubborn about pics, so I'll just go with the one for now, and put some more up later. Thanks Edited July 5, 2014 by Sambrook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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