Ibanez RG7421 7-String

24 frets. Solid body...you all know what it looks like, or you wouldnt be here checkin out reviews. This thing is as black as the music it produces....I likes it alot. It comes with two Dimarzio humbuckers...(V7 and V8)

sounds incredible. no extraneous buzz...I currently play it through a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier with a Marshall half stack. I play a wide variety of music....anything from Phish to Limp Bizkit to Korn....and all with good results from this guitar. The only thing I didnt like about it were the pickups, and I have Dimarzio Blaze's on the way.....but I wont knock it much for that...
The only difference between this one and the 7621 is the pickups(it has 2 Blaze pu's)...

No flaws at all.....shiny black finish with black hardware....
one thing I noticed is it seems VERY light for a guitar, but it doesn't take any sustain or resonance out of the sound....I was kind of shocked when I picked it up for the first time.
Another thing is the neck is very flat and comfortable so it was easy to move from a 6 string to this. I give it a 9 because not even Ibanez deserves a top rated 10

Its very light, and the finish is like glass, so I would imagine it would be very easy to crack it if you were hard on it, but it seems ok for my style of playing....I dont go off as much as some people so I think shes safe

havent dealt with em yet

I give its overall rating an 8 out of 10 only because I need to replace the pickups, and because its made of very cheap materials(basswood)....but it seems Ibanez makes quality gear and even their high priced models are made with basswood. It sounds great, and I have almost completely stopped using my 6 string altogether...
A 7 string gives me so much extra room and the 24 frets let me wind my way down the scale with ease....Also as a plug for Ibanez checkout the new Tone-lok pedals...they've got me hooked on them so much I bought em all....they have sample sounds and settings for em all at: http://www.ibanez.com/ibanez2k/tonelok.html

The RG7421 i picked up was made in japan - 24 frets, fixed bridge etc. I found the stock pickup had too low gain so I replaced the bridge pickup with a Dimarzio Blaze and it screams... sounds like a universe only much much cheaper

I play various styles of music, most of which this guitar was not designed for - but for heavy music, this guitar with the blaze pickup is a killer... Highly recommended - Turn up the distortion and bash away

I received the guitar from the factory with the low B and E strings buzzing like hell - sent it back twice to get it set up properly, and now its fine..

* Will this guitar withstand live playing? - Yes, it has so far
* Does the hardware seem like it will last? - So far so good.
* Is the finish good enough to last, or does it seem thin and easy to wear off with lots of playing? - Someone threw a demo CD at me and chipped it, but otherwise it seems fine
* Are the strap buttons solid? Replaced them with locking straps
* Can you depend on it?Would you use it on a gig without a backup? yes, and yes

They Suck - hopefully you wont have to deal with them

Being playing for around 6 years, and I bought the guitar because it was going cheap and I thought "hell why not get an extra string". Compared to the cheaper 7 string variants it rocks.

My rg was made in 1999 in korea. it has 24 jumbo frets, one volume and one tone control and a five way selector, an h/h pickup configuration with two ibanez pickups, and a locking bridge and gotoh tuners.

I'm into heavy music (i'm a kid, and i bought a 7 string. do the math.) This guitar fits into that real well. when i first got it, i was disappointed with the sound. it was just muddy as hell. I was certain it was my amp, so i went shopping for a new one. they all sounded muddy. so i instead replaced the bridge pu with a dimarzio blaze neck pu. UNBELIEVABLE. it's a diffrent guitar. and all for $80 (60 for the pu at musician's friend, 20 to have installed be cause i'm a retard when it comes to electronics.) I would have given this thing a 4 before the mod, but after it goes all the way to a 7.

i don't know how this thing came from the factory, but the store i bought it from set it up before i took dlivery, and it is perfect.

i have beat all holy hell out of this thing in the last year. I'm too cheap to buy strap locks, so there's duct tape holding the strap on, since it seemed to have a tendency to slip off. the finish seems ok, and i do gig w/o a backup.

never dealt with them. don't ever want to have to.

i've been playing for 4 years, and this is my favorite guitar right now. i may wake tomorrow and hate it and go back to my epiphone. right now, i'm in the process of contracting my current set up of rg=>xp-300=>dod fx-25b=>boss ps-5=>line 6 delay modeler=>ibanez cf-7=>ibanez fl-9=>ibanez ph-7=>boss tr-2=>marshall jcm-800. all these pedals were great when it was just me in my bedroom, but i have gotten damn sick of lugging around a four foot pedal board for a year.

V7 & V8 humbuckers, fixed bridge, gotoh tuners, jumbo frets, one volume, one tone, 5 way switch. You know what to expect of an Ibanez RG model, don't you?

I play in a band that plays metal in the style of bands like Slipknot and Glassjaw and the like, and I love practicing Slayer and Pantera riffs. It fits my music style perfectly. I also own a Ibanez Universe 7-string, but the RG is better suited for metal style playing. I run the 421 through a Morley bad horsie wah, Hughes & Kettner Tubeman, Boss flanger and a 30 year old Sound City 100 watt tube head(this is a Hiwatt without the master volume made by Dallas Arbiter in England).

On humbucker settings, this guitar sounds fat with a capital F. If you play metal, you probably don't want to replace pickups because 7string pickups just don't get any hotter than this. In split coil mode, there is a significant drop in volume when playing clean, and the sound becomes more funky or poppy. Still usable for some and not bad at all.

I found that the setup was too light for me, so the strings rattled a bit too much. I have to say that my atack and approach towards a guitar is very aggressive and I tuned it down a whole step. I solved this with a set of flatwounds, .013 to .056 with a .010 for the high E string.

String alignment with the pickups and neck were okay, the nut is just fine, the bridge and controls are real nice and nothing gets in the way. The finish looks good too, and they won't get any blacker than this. There was a scratch on the back, because some customer in the store wasn't careful enough. That saved me NLG 100,- Frets were fitted good either.

This guitar kicks ass live! It feels solid, sound alike and when you play it, you will know that for sure. When played very frequently, it will last for about 8 years I think. A tip for strap buttons in general: take them out, and screw them back in with lots of glue. Saves you a lot of trouble in the future. Take note that the RG is made of basswood, which is very soft. And ALWAYS bring backup!! this guitar is as reliable as a mack truck, but if you don't want to change any strings onstage, do you?

Warranty: one year. Service? uuuuuhhh.......

If this guitar were stolen, I'd have to buy something else because it is out of production and not available anymore and anywhere in europe. After 8 years of playing, my first guitar ever, an ibanez universe, needed replacement. I'm not used to 6 strings, so I wanted this one.

It has the same neck as it's more expensive brother, the RG7620. As the neck is very important for transmitting tone, I didn't want a strip of wood glued in the back of the neck to make it more solid(this is done to the 7420 with floating bridge). This guitar doesn't need one and thus you won't sacrifice any tone. Compare this puppy with any other 7string of the same or even higher price and find out that this is the winner. I rated this model for what it is, regardless the price. If I'd take the price into account, it would be a rating of 10 all the way.

Dean has a model like this one, but the neck feels like a baseball bat and the pickups sound wimpy. Carvin offers strong competition, but Carvin is very expensive in Europe due to import taxes. Schecter should be pretty good, too, but I would have to borrow a car and go to Germany twice in order to try and order one.

My favorite feature is that it HAS NO SPECIAL FEATURES!! which means hassle free playing. Something else I love is that all my friends want to get one, but they can't. Out of production and import.

And at last I'd like to say: DO NOT BUY CRAPPY STUFF!! IF YOU DO THIS YOU SUPPORT COMPANIES TO PUT OUT MORE GARBAGE!!!

string thru bridge, blaze pickups, black, thin neck, etc...

I play brutal death metal, some thrash and black metal no (Korn, Limp, or Deftones nu-metal gayness, if you play or like this music you are a poser faggot). It is perfect for what I do. I am pretty happy with the pickups, although the bridge one is a little too bassy for my liking. Very hot and dense sounding guitar. I can easliy get that brutal Nile distortion.

Not a single problem hear.

I use this guitar on a few songs in my band, Arterial Spray when we play live and it has always been reliable. I don't use it as much as my other guitars because most of our music isn't in B tuning, we usually tune to D or C#. It is very comfortable to play, is very light and i expect many more successful gigs with it.

I have been into seven strings for a while and Ibanez is the best choice if you are wanting the low end but a reasonable price. I would definitely buy this guitar again if it were stolen.

Sweet comfortable neck(doesnt even feel that big for a 7), 24 jumbo frets, 1 volume, 1 tone, 5-way selector switch, fixed bridge, angled head stock, Two ibanez factory humbuckers(sweet sound), Bass wood body, and a nice clean shape with a perfect finish

I love the sound of my guitar, I've wanted a 7 string for years, and now i finally saved up enough to buy one, and it's every thing i thought it would be and more!!!! Awesome sound from the bridge pickup when your playing with distortion, and a nice crisp clean sound on the neck pick up, and add a little flanger on there for that extra flavor/

I ordered it right from Ibanez it took two months to get to my house, and when it did i nearly shit my pants, the finish ont he guitar was so perfect i could not believe my eyes. There was no string rattling sounds (the buzz from the fret touching the string). The action was perfect, i didnt have to tamper with it to get it the way i wanted it

I play in band and we go crazy at shows. I havent played with this guitar yet onstage, but i definatly would play without a back up, without a doubt. When i'd play a show with my Epiphone, id be scared half to death to go on stage, cause i knew the thing would go out of tune!!! with the ibanez i wouldnt think twice about playing without a back up.The Ibanez is worry free guitar

Didn't have any problems, when i got the guitar the volume knob wasnt all the way on, so i had to screw it tight. thats the only problem i had.

ITS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've played different kinds of 7's, Jackson, Bc Rich, ESP, they all blow!!! You can't beat the Ibanez,.

1 vol 1 tone 5 way switch
hard tail 24-fret black as black can get
im not gonna boar you with details

the ibanez made pickups in the 421 are pretty well rounded for heavy stuff.. for some reason they sound better in this basswood guitar then my mahogany Rg 2027x.. (go figure)
for some reason ive owend and played just about any guitar you can think of and this thing just is cofort to a "T"
it feels damn good and there is not damn floating tremlo to slow your hand or your tunings down.. and all the controls are out of the way

like i said it feels good to my hands and everything is crisp and tidy.. i even like this beter then the 2027x and the 621 .. which also mean better than the 620 and 420 (incase your lost .. if it ends with 0 that means it has a whammy bar, if it has a 1 at the end then its a hard tail) the finish is as high a gloss as ive seen
i wish ibanez made more colors and options but i cant hold my guitar down for that...

this thing is rock solid and the best part is its cheap enuff to keep lying around in the house and pickup when your ready
use and abuse it.. as much as possible
you wont regret it

non.. they dont belive in that

what can i say its my cheapest guitar but it just flat rocks it does what it says and its a work horse
i give it a "10" and belive me im a hard man to please just ask my dealer

Fixed bridge, Ibanez V7 and V8 humbuckers, basswood body, rosewood fretboard.

I play very heavy music, mostly Korn, Metallica, Limp Bizkit, and that such. This guitar is perfect for it. Real crisp metal sound like all Ibanez guitars. I run it through a Ibanez 50W amp with an Ibanez smashbox which gives it the ultimate in distortion sound.

Great finish excent for some scratches and a few minor dents.

This plays very well live as long as you don't play extremely heavy. I have a couple of times and because of the fixed bridge it doesn't stay in tune as well as the 7621 (Original Floyd Rose Tremelo) but besides that, great for live playing.

I've been playing 6-string for a while, wanted to move on to 7-string for a more lower sound and I thought to myself about a company. Didn't take long for the name "Ibanez" to pop into my head. They are the top company that makes 7-string and why a lot of guitarists count on them, Head and Munky of Korn, Wes Borland of Limp Bizkit, and others such as Steve Vai, who helped Ibanez design the 7-string.

This is the lower end seven string. The only difference is the pickups. This one was made in Japan, the same place as the rg7621. It has a five way switch with coil tap, volume, tone, and two ibanez brand pickups. It is the same rg basswood body as the other models. The bridge is fixed, no tremolo struggles for me. The best part is the neck. For the flat hand style progressive metal, it is perfect. Not too thin but it kills the strat. The finish is all black, super stealth guitar.

It sounds great. I think that once i order a seven string model air norton and steve special, the guitar will be perfect. I am in a progressive metal band. This guitar instantly brought me close to the dream theater sound. With new pickups, it will match the dream theater sound, perfectly. There is very little noise through my crate gx120 or gibson falcon. I only use a metal zone and a boss digital delay. Wonderful clean sounds. Try the position between the middle and bridge for the ultimate in clean lead. It can cover pretty much anything. I love the guitar.

The action was a little high, but it was easily adjusted. The only problem was the pickup height. The neck pickup was WAY below the bridge. I know that the bridge should be a little higher due to the vibrations being closer to the neck but this was not good. It was okay at rythem but lead was impossible. That is no good for any dream theater wannabe. I wish that the controls were tighter just so my picking would not decrease the volume. That is my problem though I am sure that I am not the only one. The guitar was used though, so i will not lay the blame on Ibanez. The guitar was, all in all, in pristine order.

This thing looks to be very durable. The strap button was loose though. I am carefull when playing with the band to not mess with it to much. Also the input jack is too loose. The cord comes out with just a slight tug. I usually just wrap it over the back strap button. I would not use a backup though. The problems would only require me to sit down, not change guitars. Again the strap button may just be from a careless owner.

This guitar is great. It has inspired me to practice. I have put in 22 hours in the past four days!!! It blows away the strat w/Gilmour EMGs and the Les Paul Custom anyday. I would buy it again definatly. The neck is just incredible. I was worried that it would take some getting used to, but it only took 10 minutes. I compared it to every esp and it blew them away. They only offer 3 way switching, fat necks, and muddy sound. They do look cool though. I dont want to copy other people, but Ibanez really does seem to have the seven string down. I would advise anyone that is shopping for a seven to give Ibanez a long hard look. I wish it had the awesome JPM100 finish on it. I was looking for a new amp at first(still searching)but I needed a new guitar more. I wanted to really get into the progressive metal style and the seven string is definately there. I would have to say that John Petrucci made me do it.

normal gotoh tuners, string thru, bla bla bla bla, five way selector, one volume, one tone.....bla bla bla/....flat top, really thin neck basswood body, real light and very good lows......24 frets, too, would like some locking tuners, not a floyd rose or locking nut mind you....

the five way selector gives you a huge array of sounds, though personally i only use the bridge pickup humbucker setting....but it kicks ass anyway....the neck humbucker sound is a little muddy...but it covers all the sounds really good and it seems the high notes you want to cut through the lows always do and the ones that you dont, dont. but maybe thats just some wierd side affect of the polluted air im breathing. and it doesnt give feed back. i play it through a marshall valvestate head with a jcm 800 cab at full gain and it stars to give me feed back at 9...which is too damn loud for me
plus its not that muddy considering i have .13-.65 strings and i tuned it down a whole step at first.(an accident)when i brought it back up to standard, it was even better

its sort of hard to hit the highest notes, but its still okay, the pickups were just fine, the strings were set at a good height. i needed to file at the nut for the low e, but who cares? it was a frikkin bass string! there was a chink next to the jack, but it was okay. with real light strings, it sounds really wierd...you always end up accidentally "bending" the notes to where it sounds out of tune, so thats why i put on such heavy strings, which limits my ability to bend the notes, but whatchagonnado? i have a little problem with the strings staying out of tune, well actually the low e, but its probably because 1)theyre new 2)its a goddamn bass string!!!!! So it does very well under the circumstances.

this guitar is so light and the neck is extremely narrow....i thought it was a six string at first! it doesnt feel like it will ever break, but what do i know? it kicks ass right now at least and i think im gonna give up my six string for it!!!!

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THIS GUITAR IS THE GREATEST GUITAR I HAVE EVER PLAYED AND WILL PROBABLY EVER PLAY IN THE FUTURE-at least for a seven string.;