Schecter Reaper-7 Multiscale

july 2019 ToTal GuiTar
the tg test
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T
he consumerist maxim that says ‘you
get what you pay for’ could have been
written for seven-string guitars.
That’s no slight on the playability and
sound of entry-level models built for
beginners and those curious about
adding a string to their game who
want a chance to adjust to the new
dimensions of fretboard and scale. No. It’s that these
four electrics from Jackson, Sterling By Music Man,
Schecter and Charvel demonstrate that when we get
a little more serious nancially, we are rewarded
with an instrument to unlock the seven-string’s
potential. Among them are two signature models
from Dream Theater’s John Petrucci and Periphery’s
Misha Mansoor. Petrucci’s Sterling By Music Man
JP70 and Mansoor’s Jackson Pro Series Juggernaut
HT7 are more aordable, mass-produced versions of
their USA custom guitars. Then we have Schecter’s
Reaper-7 Multiscale, which looks to perfect
intonation and playability on an S-style seven-
string. Its nish is so bold the fanned frets might be
the second thing you notice. Finally, there’s the
Charvel San Dimas Style 2-7, a big lump of ash with a
Telecaster headstock. It’s a Frankenstein shred
machine. But with high-output pickups and nuclear
low-end as standard, you could argue there’s a
monster hiding in each of these.
Mid-priced
seven-sTrinGs
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