Ibanez GRG-7221

That's right this Guitar has an odd number of strings; figuratively and literally, it's a 7 string Guitar! To be precise,an Ibanez GRG-7221 in a limited edition white finish. 

Now it's here I can see it's very clean with no big scratches or anything, the electrics all work properly and it does have a very wide but nicely radiused slim profile neck to accommodate the extra low B string, (It could also, and this must mean my guitar playing is improving, do with some new strings).

I have put on a set of new strings, plus an extra fat one for the low B, but I'm not quite sure what to do with the extra string? I guess do with it what you do on the high B string which is fine on say a G chord as you do nothing on the high B but it seems quite a bit trickier on a D or an A and I'm not sure is even possible with an F? Well I can hunt down some 7 string chord diagrams, I can work on my scales and lead breaks...

And I can pose like I'm Stevie Vai...

I never really got on with the posing, I found with the 7th string it was even harder to play than a 6 string. Barre chords, (never my forte), are harder with having to hold down the extra string and I often lost my way with cowboy chords; G in particular. Then, with the arrival of the Schecter, a very similar looking, (apart from the colour), but better quality 7 string it started to look a little superfluous...

So on to pastures new. It was (is) a nice guitar and certainly a solid choice if you are looking for a 7 string, but with my talent, I don't need 2 in the Pony Guitar Sanctuary.