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I’ve had this Ibanez RG7321 forever, and for years I was never really happy with how it sounded. It had a DiMarzio Evolution 7 in the bridge, which I personally never liked for low tunings.

Instead of buying another 7-string, I decided to rebuild this one.

Current setup:
Seymour Duncan Nazgûl 7 / Sentient 7
Sentient coil split
Dunlop DSP500K volume
CTS 500K push/pull tone
HOSCO 3-way switch
Pure Tone jack
Hipshot bridge
Gotoh locking tuners
Graph Tech TUSQ nut
Full copper shielding
Drop G with a .072

This was also my first time doing all the wiring myself, and it turned into a much bigger project than I expected.

It basically went from an old budget 7-string I barely played to something that feels like a completely different guitar.

Pretty proud of how it turned out haha.

I’ve had this old Ibanez RG7321 for what feels like 100 years, and for a long time I honestly wasn’t that happy with it.

It had a DiMarzio Evolution 7 in the bridge, but I personally never got along with it, ‘cause it sounded really bad for low tunings.

So I eventually decided to basically rebuild the whole thing instead of buying another 7-string.

Current setup / mods:
Seymour Duncan Nazgul 7 - bridge
Seymour Duncan Sentient 7 - neck
Sentient coil split via push/pull tone pot
Dunlop DSP500K Super Pot - volume
CTS 500K push/pull - tone
HOSCO DM-30 - 3-way selector
Pure Tone output jack
Hipshot Ibby FP bridge
Gotoh SG381-07 MG-T locking tuners
Graph Tech TUSQ nut
Grover Strap Locks
Full copper shielding in the electronics and pickup cavities
Fret level
Body polished/restored to a high-gloss finish
Currently set up for Drop G with a .072 bottom string

The wiring turned into an absolutely ridiculous project and took me way longer than I tought it would, but it’s finally done (my first time wiring).

And wow, the difference is massive.

The Nazgul absolutely crushes in this guitar. Tight low end, aggressive mids, and it actually stays defined when playing low riffs instead of turning into a muddy mess.
The Sentient is much clearer and more usable than the old stock neck pickup, and having the coil split gives me another genuinely useful sound instead of just being a gimmick.

This guitar basically went from an old budget 7-string that I barely wanted to play to a guitar that now sounds and feels like an entirely different instrument.

Sorry for the long post, I’m just pretty proud of how this turned out haha