My first new guitar in about 8 years, and my most expensive one to date at ā¬1999! :)
Iāve played 7 string guitars before, but my hands are on the smaller side and Iām not huge myself, so bigger guitars have always felt clunky and uncomfortable to me. With this guitar though, the extra string feels natural, and even the longer scale and the fanned frets are barely noticeable at all when playing. Iāve spent the past 3-ish hours playing, and I got used to the neck, the fanned frets and the extra string pretty much instantly.
My favourite thing about this guitar aside from the smaller size is its weight and balance. It pretty much stays upright in a classical position by itself, which makes it very comfortable to play. Personally Iāve always preferred a more upright position, and this guitar really lends itself to that.
The only negative so far was that the tone knob wasnāt screwed on properly, so I had to tighten the screw on the knob myself. The guitar comes with a few tools, but the smallest wrench didnāt fit, so l got lucky that I had a fitting one at home. Not a big deal at all, but I do have to wonder how this happens with a ā¬2000 guitar. Aside from that though, the quality is flawless. I personally havenāt had any issues with the E string slipping off when playing so far (which seems to be a very common issue with Strandbergs), and it doesnāt feel cheap or poorly made at all. The intonation is perfect out of the box, even though it has been sitting in a warehouse for 5 months. The action is super low without any buzzing, and the guitar stayed perfectly in tune for the entire time I was playing.
So far, Iām very satisfied. I already get what people mean when they say that that canāt go back to āregularā guitars after they played a headless one, but weāll see.