H-1007
H-1007
SEE THRU BLACK
Guitars in the LTD 1000 Series are designed to offer the tone, feel, looks, and quality that working professional musicians need in an instrument. The H-1007FM is a seven-string guitar that offers high-end playability along with the extended range of an additional string to broaden your tonal horizons. It also includes high-end components like LTD locking tuners and a Hipshot bridge with string-thru-body design, as well as Seymour Duncan pickups that are direct-mounted. Its mahogany body and flamed maple top are accented with body/neck/headstock binding, as well as a set-thru three-piece maple neck, and a Macassar ebony fingerboard with 24 XJ frets. Excellent for metal, rock, progressive, blues, fusion, or any kind of music where you want to stand out from the crowd. Available in See Thru Black finish.
Picked this up a few days ago. It's a fantastic instrument.
Pros: The nut is really well done. There are no dead spots and it rings out nice and clear. Fretwork is smooth...not a bump to be found. The locking tuners do the job, I've barely had to tune it. It looks gorgeous and it's extremely comfortable. Love the coil tap. I've always found it kind of useless on my Fenders and Gibsons, but it really changes the dynamic and clears up that low B string for recording clean tones.
Not necesarrily a con but something to be aware of. The pickups are pretty high output for passives. They have that scratchy grind... reminds me of a higher output JB.
Also, it's pretty neck heavy. But, I've experienced this with every seven string I've owned so it's not a deal breaker.
Mine is made in Indonesia. For what it's worth the difference between Korea and Indonesia is negligible. Maybe a few years ago it mean something, but with modern production I wouldn't give it too much thought. It was the same argument years ago with Fender and their Mexican produced guitars. The ones that are currently being produced are great.
I was on the fence for awhile regarding this purchase ( It's pretty expensive for an overseas guitar, especially in Canada) but I'm glad I bought in. It's a keeper.