I bought an older Schecter A-7 guitar from the guitarist of a band who was practicing next to mine ( read of my 'odyssey' in the RTT thread ), and I paid him a square eighty-five dollars for it. Everything is in great condition, but I need opinions on what to get for it ... basically, I need a stop/hardtail bridge, knobs, and two seven string pickups w/wires and everything.


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I would like to have an EMG 707, but I've heard that in the recent production models the clarity is practically nonexistant, so I've been thinking about a JB seven string pickup. I want articulation and clarity more than anything else, really. I'd like to spend 20-250$ total on all hardware, minus installation fees.

il tell u a pick up thats dam clear - Dimarzio PAF Pro, i think they do a seven string version.

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didnt BLS say evos were good tight and clear 7 string pickups, dont quote me on that, but im sure he said something along those lines.

The EVO is a good suggestion ... but what the hell shall I do for a bridge/knobs ?

If I were you I would get a EMG 7-81 in the bridge and neck....thats just my opinion....I've never really been for passives. As far as bridge and saddle...you might wanna check allparts.com or warmoth.com....and whore the fuck out of google as well...lol

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Good suggestions ... I think I'm going to go with either a JB or an EVO ...

Don't forget Blaze-7 pickups. They seem to be the forgotten pup on this forum.

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Its EMG 81-7
And sounds like a plan indeed.

Search.. I've covered this before.

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You've covered a total hardware outfit for a Schecter seven string guitar?

dimarzio evolutions .. steve vai uses them in both bridge and neck if I my memory serves me right.. very high output (4.xx something) passive humbuckers with lots of harmonics

haha, ownage

I think he means that you should search regarding the evolution and 707

If you put EMGs in that guitar you are going to have to do some routing around the current pup holes. 7 string EMGs are actually the shape of bass pups and most guitars have to be modified in order to use them.

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true true

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www.dimarzio.com

Thank me later.

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well if hes going to make a topic on the hardware for a schecter a-7, he might aswell throw in a question about pickups.

what has that got to do with anything, BLS said that for those who wanted to know about his experiences with the 707 and evolution that you talked about, they could search

no.. people rather be dumbasses and bitch about how I dont help them..

And this isn't directed at you John.. your not some annoying newb.. but for all your 7 string pickup questions search, I've explained my hatred for the EMG 707, and no it isen't a biased opinion because I have two of the exact same guitars, one with a 707, one with an EVO.

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omg, jeez, look, he was asking a question about what pickups to get, not for opinions on the evo and the 707. so therefore BLS hasnt covered this before. and plus, john didnt even make a post asking for peoples experiences and opinions of the 707 and evo, so why did BLS tell us to search for the answer to a question that he didnt even ask...?

God damn your slow..

If he wants a clear pickups he will search the forum and find it.

Im done with this thread.

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OK, now lets move on to the bridge. I'm sure you all have insulted the mightly all knowing BLS to the point this intire forum may suffer now. Just WTF are we going to do now? I guess we will have to just rely on each other now that our guitar Demi-God BLS is gone.

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Hrm ... I'll forego EMG's in favour of a Blaze/Evo/Jb model ... I'm surprised at the lack of a market for seven string pickups on E-bay ... I knew there would'nt be many, but damn, there's a JB, a Jazz, an EMG, and that's it! Three pickups!

I'm going to buy an all-brass bridge from Warmoth ... I'll probably have to do some extra drilling, but this guitar is a hand-me-down as it is ( however a nice one it is ), so it should'nt matter.




But remember kids ....

EVERY TIME YOU CREATE A THREAD THAT HAS ALREADY EXISTED, GOD KILLS A KITTEN

Ok well a kitten is just born retarded in this case because as this is kinda like earlier threads it is actually more specific to your needs for many projects on one guitar. I got a few questions too.

Are you planing to refinish it?
Are the frets worn to the point they might need to be refreted or leveled?

These are also things I believe you might want to consider.

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