New guitar day. 7 string!

[Lavabug]

Well not really, I bought this off of craigslist last Saturday but it needed some bench work to be playable, which was completed today. Mockingbird N7 from early 2000's.

https://imgur.com/a/FPYkP

Came with the Duncan invader too. Not fond of it, but I've got a set of cheap pickups coming that should sound a little clearer.

[arborist shrub tarkington]

i think that guitar is as ugly as my weekend poops

and the shadow makes it look fatter than kerry king on a christmas bender

but i am happy that it makes you happy

also you still have a nice couch

[Lavabug]

it is a very accommodating couch, as in it will conform around you as it is very old

I used to hate the look of mockingbirds, but after playing one I reconsidered. I now have two.

[arborist shrub tarkington]

[Hitoshura]

i never thought the mockingbird looked fat in pictures when i was younger but i bought one and can confirm that they are indeed fat like kerry king

this is appropriate as he used to play one

anyway i like mockingbirds despite the fatness, that is a neat one but you gotta clean those smudges up before the next photo op

what pickups are you gonna jam in there?

[Holocaust]

Glossy black shows every single thing in existence

[Lavabug]

I am in the process of drop-filling touching up the finish to cover up the pickup ring mounting holes that the last hard-on bearer put in them, unnecessarily. :angry: I'll buff it out with auto swirl remover when I get the replacement pickups.

The 7 string body feels huuuge even compared to my 6 string mock. This is the first guitar that has made my 6'2 self feel a little small. It is like playing a very ergonomic surf board.

I have some cheap chinese invader-style pickups coming in, got the set for $16. I believe they sound different/are lower output than the real SD invader despite looking identical, which will most likely be a good thing. Absolutely zero articulation or clarity in the duncan. Might try a magnet swap if I still don't like them, and if that doesn't work, some dragonfire screamers will do. I have one in my charvel 6 string and I really like it.

[Uni777]

Weird, are you saying the six and seven differ in body size?
I have a "slash" Mock and the white 2009 7string and both body sizes are the same. Only the scale of the 7 is with 25,5 a little longer.
Both made by WMI. IMO one of the best OEM builders BC Rich used. Same builder as all the ESP LTD, PRS SE, Chapman etc.

[arborist shrub tarkington]

this is appropriate as he used to play one

did he really? i thought it was ein bc rich

admittedly i am not as up on my guitar worship as i was, oh, eighteen years ago

[Lavabug]

Mockingbirds are made by bc rich

I did not measure the body, but it does feel like it was made broader for 7 strings. I shall use it the measuring tape, it may well be all in my head.

[arborist shrub tarkington]

the mystery is solved