Ibanez RG7421 7-String

Mmm... this is maybe from year 2000 can't say. This one cost 3995FIM (672?)

As many of you have said this has 24 frets and so on.
I have changed the pickups from those crappy stock shits to Seymour Duncan Invader and Seymour Duncan Jazz. Now it sounds much better.

I play in a progressive rock band wich has some metal influenses so this guitar fits perfectly into it. I play through Korg AX1500G, JCM800 (2204) and 1936 (2x12") cabinet and the sound is almost perfect with these gears and guitar for me.

The finnish isnt the best and the paint is cracking off if you a little knock it. I've been thinking of repainting it and put maybe less varnish. And what comes to the tail bridge this cuts pretty often my A, D or E strings, but now haven't for a week wich is nice.

I trust in this one in everything when I have a brand new strings on it.

I have changed pickups and it required some work (as they said) and changed few tail bridge pieces. I was happy for the service and their fastness.

I love this one and I'm never gonna sell it, if it were stolen maybe I'll buy then RG1077XL or JEM UV777.

I think this is the 99-2000 model. I got it from Musician's Friend brand spankin' new for $250 - they were practically giving it away(I shoulda grabbed two). 24 frets, black finish, v7 pickups, rosewood fingerboard, skunk stripe on back of neck for truss rod etc.... The pickup selector really gives you a wide range of tones from chunky to glassy, to bluesy - very versatile. The second position coil tap gives a nice twangy glassy sound. The only other feature this guitar can really use is a better way to raise the pickup height - since the pickups are mounted straight into the body you cant raise it much.

I got into seven strings because I had always been down tuning my six strings to get a heavy thrash/nu-metal/death metal sound. The seventh string does the trick and doesn't sacrifice the higher notes. I changed the bridge pickup to a dimarzio blaze bridge because the stock pickup sounded a bit dull(lacked highs). The dimarzio sounds fuckin awesome in it. I play this through a JCM2000 half stack and it sounds BRUTAL. Fear Factory, Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel, Petrucci - this guitar sounds amazing for every style.

Some problems here at first... When I got this guitar the action was WAY too low. I had to spend 50 bux to get it set up. After that it played BEAUTIFULLY. Also, the pickups fedback a bit at high volumes (very high voulmes when I had tons of distortion. The same thing happened even after I changed the pickup to the blaze bridge. I was able to eliminate it by stuffing foam behind the pickup and screwing it in reak tight - that way i could have the pickup closer to the strings. Also, when I first got the blaze, it did't fit good because the wire came out if the bottom and got in the way. But I sent it to dimarzio and they rerouted it out the side(they had great Customer Support).

The only two things that go wrong w/this guitar are:
1) The finish is SHIT - its flaking off all over the place.
2) The bridge isn't so good - my strings break often when jamming

Iv'e been playing for seven years and I've gone through my fair share of gear before this guitar I had an Ibanez rg550. I could not ask for anything better on this guitar especially for the price I paid - I am completely satisfied. If it was stolen I would buy it again if I could find it for under $350. I would recommend this guitar to anybody looking for a great sounding, quality seven-string.

Year 2000, 24 jumbo frets, black basswood double cutaway body,25 1/2" maple neck(Wizard7), rosewood f.board,2 direct mounted pass.hmbuckers(V8=bridge;V7=neck)5 way pickup selector w/neck in parallel in pos.#2,1 vol.(with treble bleed),1 tone, black hardware, fixed Gotoh string through bridge & Gotoh tuners,instruction booklets, truss rod wrench,hex wrench for bridge saddles. Didn't come with a case.

I play pop/rock. Marshall amps. THe V8-7 pickup is pretty thick sounding. I like it better than the V8(for 6)because it's ceramic and less prone to RF noise. (The V8 for 6 strings is AlNiCo 5) YOu can get a split "Strat" like sound in pos.#4(uses 1 coil from the neck, 1 from the bridge). I like Ibanez pickups.

I don't know if it was set up at the factory or at Musicians Friend but I was surprised at how well it was! Intonation and action was set. I had to loosen the truss rod as it was really straight, possibly for storage/shipping. Fret work is good, no jagged edges(unlike my Universe). One thing I know was the factory is the neck, it was mis-aligned. The high 'E' string was falling off the edge near the upper frets. I loosened the neck screws and forced the neck over as I retightened the screws and this helped. The high 'E' could still be more inward on the neck. Perhaps I'll fill the neck screw holes and re-drill. Not a big deal. Even the pickups were the right height.

I bought it as a live guitar, no nonsense, no fussing with locking tremolo live guitar. I have an Ibanez Universe but tuning it is a nightmare, time consuming. That's one of the reasonsI bought this. The other is that i don't want to hack on the Universe. I put locking strap buttons on it. It doesn't have the huge strap buttons the Universe or my RG550 has. I wouldn't use it w/o backup because I won't play this the whole time anyway. I still like to play 6 string.

I've been playing 22 years and I'm really good(just kidding). I've got 7 other guitars, 2 of them Ibanez. I really like their guitars. It seems like people either love them or hate them. To me they always play well, feel great. I love the simplicity of it. Maybe I'm getting old but it's getting to be a drag futzing with locking tremolos, the tuning and re-tuning to balance it out. If it vanished I would definitely get another.

A black RG7421, v7 & v8 pickups, wizard 7 neck, black tuners, jumbo frets & a fixed bridge.

I bought this from the states, $350 unused. Its a real deal if your starting 7string or playing for a long time.

Awsome, its amazing how you can hear the low B so powerfully. The switching really give a difference. It sounds rich and chunky. And if you add the DS-7 its real awsome. No need to replace the pickups. Awsome for tapping as well

All was great, no problem at all. it was tuned, the action was just right.

Its fit for life, i wouldnt need a backup at all for this. Even though i own 2 7string. Seems really strong and light. Other then my other 2 guitars.

They were completly awsome, nice people

Ive been playing for 4 years and im really good. They say im as good as 10 years of playing. I started 7string a year ago and i completly love it. I would buy it again is stolen or lost, but i got this quick cause its out of production!
All of its awsome, except no whammy bar, but then i get to find out the true power of a whammy pedal.
This is way better then my Gibson SG, my Tom anderson. I have a RG2027, and thats awsome in its own class. If you want a real 7string, go for a Ibanez!

*1999
*Japan
*24 frets
*Basswood body
*1 vol, 1 tone, (replaced with gibson black/clear knobs)
*Passive V7 V8
*Maple/Bubinga/rosewood fretboard
*Cherry fudge finish
*Stratlike (RG duh)
*Fixed 7 saddle
*Tuners work like standard decent tuners, not very special, stays in tune well if strung properly, stretched properly, Lubricated properly.
*Whatever the standard is for this guitar
*24 Jumbo Frets
*Alen wrench for saddles and truss
*free cheapy guitar cable Iused to keep my door shut

Good chunk, Yo gotta put springs in the PU cavities screws to raise since the PU's are top mounted. Raise it a tad to get less of a thin sound. Its all good. Sounds like a basswood guitar should sound like.

I had to set it up. Was to high. Had to adjust neck. everything else fine.

Takes a beatin.
Saddles suck.
Nut sucks.
Had to do some graphite work

*Gave me carpul Tunnel

I guess this guitar was made in 1999 or 2000 (it's been discontinued since then) in some country OTHER than the USA. It's a solid-body basswood guitar, volume and tone, two great pick-ups (V7 and V8). The neck is maple with a rosewood fretboard and a bubinga reinforced-strip. Passive electronics, five way selection. The finish is BLACK as well as all the hardware, tuners are non-locking but keep a good tune. Brigde is fized, Jumbo frets, 24 frets, normal RG scale, thin, and came with NOTHING.

I play in an alternative/hard rock band called Malinger, and it really suits my style. We play all original music, and it requires the use of clean sounds jumping quickly to heavy rock distorted sounds. The five way selector helps in this, going from a Fender single-coil twange to a Gibson-esque humbucking sound with the flick of a switch. I use a Line 6 Flextone 2 half-stack (Head and 4-12 cabinet) and this guitar makes it sound awesome! I've never herad a quiter guitar, and it's holding up quite well. This guitar is great, and for a sevenstring to emulate great srat-like sounds, I couldn't ask for more. I already have 2 other Ibanez 7-strings (an AX7521 and an AX7221), and this guitar ranks among the best I've tried out. You can't hold a torch to Ibanez if you're looking for a great 7-String. I love this guitar, i just wish that there were seperate volume and tone controls for EACH pickup, not both of them at once. I sometimes depend on the combination of a neck pick-up really low and a bridge pick-up soaring for a great full sound, and this guitar cannot accomplish that.

The action was great, everything was fine. It's a great guitar that needs no modification.

I haven't played with this guitar live yet, but i will soon. It holds up at our practices (which are close to shows), and the hard ware appears to last a while (based on my previous Ibanez guitars). The strap buttons are solid, as far as I can tell, but only time wil prove their dependability. But, overall I can depend on this guitar. I don't think I'd ever gig without a backu-up, but if I had to, yes I would.

Never dealt with Ibanez. Until I get an endorsement, I won't either.

I've been playing for a good 4 years now. I know, I know, you're all gonna call me a young little kid who doesn't know what ot look for in a guitar. I admit, I am young and I don't klnow everything. No one does. I won 3 7-string guitars, and I woned 3 really messed up cheap guitars in the past, as well as a really screwed up amp set-up and processor. Only as of recently have I pulled my senses to gether and purchased professional quality gear. I had a chat with Dino Cazares from Fear Factory at Sam Ash in April of 2000, and the guy gave me some awesome pointers on amp set-ups, so my sound is great. I wouldn't think twice about buying another Ibanez guitar - this company is THE BEST for modern-rock of all styles. You get what you pay for, and sometimes you get a little more. The only thing that took some getting used too was the body style, I'm used to the AX style whcih feels more at home on my less than perfect body. The Rg just felt a little odd at first. I got used ot it though. I love the pick-up selector. I wish it wasn't black, rather I wish it were woodgrain. I also would've liked it to be mahogany rather than basswood. Mahogany is oooooo much warmer. If you are looking for a great guitar, Ibanez probably made one for you. So, go find it!!!!

This is made somewhere other than England. Comes with 24 frets, one vol one tone two humbuckers, 5 way switching. Ibanez pickups. This is a great solid black and a super 7 strat shape. no Floyd rose (the best part about it) veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyy tthin neck.

This suits my music style down to the ground. Im using it through bossGT3>bossHM2>DigitechRP320>little marshall amp>Laneey TF300. This is quite a quiet guitar and it sounds great. You can go from classical>heavy ass metal with this guitar. I dont lke the chip on the edge buy the output jack for the lead when i dropped it on my pedals.

Set up like a dream. Didnt like the 9's on it, so i went to 10's. Nice finish (exept for the chip/chunk)

This guitar stands up to live playing. Very nice too! i have strap locks on it, only so i dont drop it again. I dont depend on this coz i have more than one guitar.

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i have been playing for ages. if this guitar was stolen i would track down the bastard, womp him over the head with every guitar i own then tell him to buy me a Ibanez K7, Joe Satriani JS100 and goodies or i will dedicate the rest of my life to making sure he is in pain for the rest of his.

The finish on my Ibanez 7-string is black, and hasnt chipped yet! Its got volume and Tone knobs, and 5 way switching. Its basswood, and is INCREDIBLY lightweight guitar! One feature that it could have used would have been a locking trem, bending notes sometimes takes it out of tune. The Jumbo frets are good if you like heavy music, if ya dont. Dont bother.

Im into deep heavy music(like Korn, none of that weak ass Death metal) So the added string helps alot. The humbuckers quite frankly, suck. Im getting some DiMarzios but until than i have to live with Ibanez's pickups. The sound is dark and full of bass. Naturally seeing how it has the added B string. I play it though a Line 6 head with a Marshall cab, ok sound, but the pickups definitly need replacement. But overall, The sonic possibilitys with this guitar are endless!

It looks and was built perfectly. The all black hardware looks really good on stage. The extreme lightweight also helps the onstage apearence. The guitar was put together perfectly, as it should be as i got it for 560 dollars at the local Guitar Center.

This guitar withstands live playing and than some! Its built for heavy music, and with heavy music, preformance of insturments during a gig is 100% essential. And this guitar holds! Hardware has held. The finish seems like it could possibly chip easily, but with care, it wont. This guitar is very dependable and i would use it without a backup at a live gig.

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Ive been playing for 4 years, and this is my best out of the 5 guitars I own. When I end up smashing this guitar on stage, i will most definitly buy another! Its SO much better than Gibson/Fender/EVERYTHING else if you want to get the hard/extreme rock music sound. It needs a durable Floyd Rose and a locking trem, but the lightweight obviously is in part due to the simplicity of the guitar. Even with the bare elements, I would recommend this guitar if you want to play any hard music, or if you want to expand your range of notes.

My 7 stringer was made over seas probably by some ten year old being paid $2.75 a month. I don't really know that but what the heck. Anywa its got the usual pickups(v7 & v8), 24 frets, blck finish, hard tail bridge, and seven fat telephone wires for strings. Nothing special, but just right for anyone looking to go that extra step lower. When I bought it it was used and came wit this wicked case with crushed red velour lining. Tons of stoage to. If you gonna buy one, buck for the case too, you won't be disappointed.

My style is a combination of death/black meal with a touch of hardcore thrown in for a little spice. This guitar suits my style like a glove. This ain't no blues or country guys cup of tea. They make folk guitars pee there pants. Anyway the sound is great for distortion but when it rolls over to the clean side ittends to have a little to much bass, even with the tone all the way up. Thats the only down fall in my opinion.

I have no idea how it was from the factory considering i bought it used. but I do know that themusic store I bought it from set it up, and man was beautiful to the touch. The did an excellent job.it had a couple of niks bu those were all from the previous owner. The body ad neck are all solid as a rock, and probably wouldn't move unless you dropped it from a building.

DEPENDABLE NONEXPENDABLE. MONSTER GUITAR.

well give them an eight because they have a Z in there name. I don't know what that means, bt yall are smart people.

I've been playing for five years, and i would buy seven of them if it were stolen. One for each day of the week.The only thng i hate about is that i dosen't have graphite saddles on it. Maybe someday. If youguys or gals are everin Rapid City, SD check out Trebleshooters on seventh street downtown. Mitch, Gary, and Jeff are the coolest. They will hook you up till you choke. Thanx guys. www.trebleshooter.com

I have a Japanese model which is manufactured in 2000. The setup is quite simpel, two DiMarzio PU's (V7 & V8), a fixed bridge (string-through-body) which are switched via a 5-way selector, 24 Jumbo frets, which I like very much, rosewood fretboard, basswood body and Gotoh tuners. It came with a gigbag, because I have a flightcase allready.

I've been playing guitar for 12 years now and my favorite style is hardrock and progressive metal. Since a few months, I started a new hardrockband which is improving in techniques. Also, I read some tabs which required 7-string guitars so I decided to give it a try. I asked my local dealer whitch choises could be made and regarding my gauge (.011) he recommended the RG7421 with the fixed bridge. Not having a tremolo also means more sustain which I like very much. I run the axe on a MB Dual Rectifier without any effects but a zoom reverb unit (mabye I should have bought the Rect-O-verb). It sounds very good. The volumecontrol is very good, I can go from almost clean to heavy overdrive, just by turning the volumeknob open. The available sounds are splendid, it can go from a jazzy Gibson to a rithmic Fender and a fully blown Jackson in just on move. The neck of the guitar is really thin, everybody should be able to play this guitar. The cutaway is nice and deep so you can reach the highest positions without any problem. The pickups are very noiseless, I couldn't hear any feedback or nasty "oceans" with the volumecontrol full open. For the first time, I didn't experience any detuning (this is the first guitar with a fixed bridge) although my playing is very rough. It was a nice surprise playing it live for the first time :))

Great setup, I didn't have to ajust anything. I've read some articles of people changing the PU's but according to my opinion, the standard PU's are doing just fine. Mabye the frets need to be checked on more time, but that's the advice of my dealer. I wanna play it first!!

I got the guitar a few day's ago so I can't tell you how the axe will handle after a few gigs but I'm convinced that she will hold up. The guitar feels solid so I don't expect any problems here

Never had to deal with them

I also own a Cort S2550, Fender Stratocaster Plus (USA), Ibanez ST50 and this is the first 7-string guitar. Compared to the other guitars, this is a unique guitar. It can sound like a Fender or whatever but you'll always hear that you're dealing with a Ibanez. I've chosen for a low budget 7-string and I got a very nice guitar. Mabye, if it was stole I'd go for the more expensive version with tremolo but I hope I can keep on playing this one. For anyone out there who wants to try a 7-string and don't want to pay hell of a lot on a Universe or whatever, try the RG7421 (or the newer RG7321), you'll like it!!