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Published on 03/17/11 at 10:47The WG587 was the first seven string I ever owned. It was real cheap, and I wasn't sure if I was going to like a seven string guitar or not. Given the price, I decided to check it out. It features a maple neck, rosewood fretboard and alder body. The bridge is a standard TOM style bridge, comes equipped with two humbuckers, a volume knob, tone knob and three way switch.
UTILIZATION
First off, mine might have just been a guitar built on a Monday, but this thing was absolutely horrendous. The back of the neck had scores on it where I guess the fret slotter got a bit too crazy. It felt absolutely awful. The finish was terrible and was extremely fragile too. The nut was cut badly and would constantly bind, so there were always tuning issues. The frets weren't leveled nicely, and the edges were sharp. I soon found out I don't like TOM bridges that much. It would always dig into my palm, and the angle of the strings in relation to the body was quite foreign to me at the time. The neck was on the thicker side, so it was a bit of a pain getting used to the low B string.
SOUNDS
The stock pickups sounded absolutely terrible, but I never bothered to replace them. The electronics and hardware are pure trash, too. This thing definitely needs a pickup replacement. I thought about replacing them, but I'd be spending more on pickups than the actual guitar, so I decided to just off the thing and not deal with it anymore.
OVERALL OPINION
I cannot recommend this guitar to anybody looking for a seven string. Even at its price point, I recommend you stay away. If you want a budget seven string, look into getting a used Ibanez, used Schecter or a used Agile. All three of those brands build better guitars than the budget Washburn line.
UTILIZATION
First off, mine might have just been a guitar built on a Monday, but this thing was absolutely horrendous. The back of the neck had scores on it where I guess the fret slotter got a bit too crazy. It felt absolutely awful. The finish was terrible and was extremely fragile too. The nut was cut badly and would constantly bind, so there were always tuning issues. The frets weren't leveled nicely, and the edges were sharp. I soon found out I don't like TOM bridges that much. It would always dig into my palm, and the angle of the strings in relation to the body was quite foreign to me at the time. The neck was on the thicker side, so it was a bit of a pain getting used to the low B string.
SOUNDS
The stock pickups sounded absolutely terrible, but I never bothered to replace them. The electronics and hardware are pure trash, too. This thing definitely needs a pickup replacement. I thought about replacing them, but I'd be spending more on pickups than the actual guitar, so I decided to just off the thing and not deal with it anymore.
OVERALL OPINION
I cannot recommend this guitar to anybody looking for a seven string. Even at its price point, I recommend you stay away. If you want a budget seven string, look into getting a used Ibanez, used Schecter or a used Agile. All three of those brands build better guitars than the budget Washburn line.