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I've been playing a lot of years; I'm no guru but I've owned everything from a cheap Hondo II to Gibson LPs and Jackson Soloists, with everything inbetween along the way; I think I have a good handle on what is a beginner guitar and what is pro-level.
On a scale of 1 to 10, with a Jackson Soloist being a 10 from a player's viewpoint, and anything above a 6 being what I consider professional-level, I grade this ESP H-207 a 7.5 with its stock pickups and it will be an 8.5 when I pop in some real Duncans.


It's a bolt-on neck and I prefer set or thru necks (Soloist, LP) so I can't give it a 9. The Gibson LP would get a 9.5 as a player and a 10 for tone (the Soloist only a 9 for tone).

Now.... not to dog Ibanez, a company I like a lot who has many guitars and basses I like; HOWEVER, before owning this H-207 I briefly owned an RG7621 hardtail 7 string and was extremely unhappy with it, its price was ridiculous considering its poor quality and horrible pickups which quacked like ducks. Sorry, don't mean to offend any 7621 owners, just trying to help out potential buyers.