Non-metal 7 strings

Gulliver

I fancy making my life harder by getting a 7-string.

I'm not a metal player and don't really dig the metal aesthetic (probably begs the question why do I need a 7-string)  does anyone have any ideas on a non-metal looking 7 string?   

The best I can think of is maybe a Musicman JP7

OilCityPickups

This PRS Se on eBay ... or various other PRS models ... there are a couple of LTD models that are not particularly metal either. 

Do you play live? 

prlgmnr

Edwards do a 7 string 335 but I can't remember the model number

Power_Freak

Dearmond s67


Vola do a few - e.g. this strat-y style OZ


Ibanez do a bunch too. The AZ comes to mind


Then you have things like Strandberg or Kiesel which offer some which don't scream "metal" to me.

Bidley

Epiphone Matt Heafy sig

timmypix

Definitely the older PRS SE 7s - before they were the SVN and before the Holcomb became the only 7 available. They're the regular PRS scale, regular PRS brighter colours, and they're the usual PRS SE excellence (pickups aside, as this was before they got better).

fretmeister

Is the brown coloured RG7 too metal?

Could always put a scratchplate on it.

Personally I'd concentrate on the neck shape more than the looks. The different approaches are just as wide ranging as any other guitar. Even with Ibby the RG 7 neck shape is very different to the AZ neck shape.

I bought the cheapest RG7 hard tail to see if I could get on with a 7 and I can, but the narrower neck of the AZ would be better for me. If I ever decide to spend some proper money on one.

Jeremiah

I've been thinking about a 7 string to not play metal on and was interested in the MusicMan/Sterling Richardson 7
https://sterlingbymusicman.com/collections/guitars/products/richardson?variant=41301352349811

octatonic

ESP do some Tele shape and LP shape 7 strings.
Anderson do a 7 string.
Suhr did one for a bit, maybe they still do.

timmypix

Here you go, about as good a price as you'll get on one of these:

https://www.andertons.co.uk/second-hand-electric-guitars/second-hand-prs-se-custom-7-string-royal-blue

jasonbone75

I forgot about these. Tom Anderson's finest. In stock at Peach. Very unlikely to find a better playing all rounder 7 string than this. Incredible sounding pickups, versatile switching, quality at the very top. Oh and it's non-metal too:

idiotwind

This is not a serious suggestion, but surely this is the most non-metal 7-string out there...

Fishboy7

Funnily enough I was just admiring this earlier 

https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/210709371372025-13314254--vigier-excalibur-special-7-hsh-deep-blue-rosewood-fing

Sporky

Contrary-wise, this must be one of the most metal 7-strings:

https://reverb.com/item/42892592-dobro-omi-1979-seven-7-string-resonator-guitar

Maak

https://iconicguitars.com/guitars/solana/solana-vm7/

guitarmangler

Strandberg?

https://strandbergguitars.com/eu/product/boden-original-nx-7-natural-flame/

DartmoorHedgehog

Aren't 7-strings popular with some jazz guitarists?  Must be a few arch-top 7s around.

elstoof

There’s a PRS Mark Holcomb in the classifieds for a good price, I don’t think they’re particularly metal looking but others might

Philly_Q

DartmoorHedgehog said:

Aren't 7-strings popular with some jazz guitarists?  Must be a few arch-top 7s around.

pt22

https://www.andertons.co.uk/second-hand-electric-guitars/second-hand-prs-se-custom-7-string-royal-blue

Tannin

I had my eye on an Emerald 7-string for a while, but the urge faded (as such urges mostly do). One of the key factors keeping that thought from returning in any serious way is that these days I use my thumb to fret notes quite often (been playing for 50 years and here I am learning something new!) and I'd miss being able to do that.