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Possessed Sinner

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    Hi,
    I am looking for some cheap good 8 string or 7 string tremolo guitar. I have one tip. It's SubZero Generation 8 Electric Guitar, 8-String, Jet Black. It doesn't look bad, I love these easy black styles. Well, 6000Kč is a standard price for regular "starting" guitars like Cort KX100, which I am using.

    I want great heavy sound from the guitar, types of pickups don't matter, but I prefer at least double humbucker and single-coil or double humbucker like on my guitar.
    If you have something interesting for me, please let me know. I want something with price 0Kč - 15000Kč (0USD - 700USD)

    thanks.
     
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    I have no experience with 7/8 String guitars but I know Schecter is famous for their mid-range 7,8 String Models. Maybe Look into those too.

    Maybe not interesting for you but I recently got a new 6 String guitar, periphery Signature model and I Tell you this Thing is probably better than any Low Budget 7 String you find. Pickups do matter. So keep an eye out for which Pickups they use when looking for a guitar
     
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    You can get a heavier sound with down tuning too.
    I saw someone recently selling a 7 string guitar, the person said he/she couldn't get used to the extra string and sold it like 300 Euros cheaper and was still new. It was really nice but I thought maybe I'll have the same problem. A cool pedal, amp or pickup like Dominik said could be good as well
    I heard 7 strings is best if you want more but I don't know why
     
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    True. The guitar I got is in drop c, which really any 6 String can handle and If I want to go lower I use my drop pedal. Makes a 7 String obsolete for my purposes.
    But again, If you want to extremely downtune a 6 String you're gonna want Pickups that can handle it and still deliver clarity and attack
     
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    The only 7 strings with tremolos in your price range I could find are the following:





    I couldn't find any 8 strings with tremolos in that price range from a major retailer

    I think your best bet is to get a used guitar from Schecter, Ibanez, Jackson, LTD, etc. as they specialize in what you're looking for. Also, do yourself a favor and check out the brands Legator and Agile. They're a bit lesser known but will be more budget friendly and they have a lot of 7 and 8 string options.

    The Cat Man said:
    I want great heavy sound from the guitar, types of pickups don't matter
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    This part kind of contradicts itself. Pickups directly play into how heavy you will sound. However, you can always change them out for something else. But your options are a bit more limited because you'll be using an extended range guitar
     
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    William Byerley said:
    @Dominik Gräber I think string tension becomes an issue when tuning really low, like after C. I read some guitars can do it, not sure why, maybe locking systems
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    Of course you need thicker strings. But even with 10s drop C is usually managable. I use 10-52s for drop c. I don't tune lower, only digitally.
     
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