Solar Gutiars A1.7C Unboxing | First Impressions | Full Mix Demo Song | Metal 7 String Guitar
13Solar Guitars A1.7C unboxing and full mix demo by High Z Productions. This guitar has the features I need and a comfortable neck profile, making it the ideal passive pickup seven string for my needs.
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RGD Review: https://youtu.be/666yFNOtCb8
00:00 Intro
00:13 The state of the box upon arrival
00:24 Unboxing
00:39 The reveal
00:49 Logical choice and feel out of the box
01:01 Weight compared to T1.7
01:09 Neck feel
01:13 How it looks
01:23 Fret ends
01:24 Is it in tune?
01:38 It ships double boxed if you don’t get the hard case
02:00 Why Solar to replace Ibanez?
02:19 Cleanup and initial playing thoughts
02:37 Post setup and recording thoughts
02:55 Indonesian vs. Japan quality
03:03 Amazing neck access and profile
03:15 Thoughts on pickup sounds and the split positions buzz
03:25 Hack - active pickups come with their own electronics, will be top quality even on imports
03:38 I like the stock pickup sound
03:45 How it feels compared to the T1.7
03:55 A useful and good tool to use
04:11 Evertune setup experience
04:23 Neck heel good
04:38 Would I recommend this?
05:14 Was this helpful?
Demo song
05:36 Bridge pickup octaves
05:43 Bridge chords, chugs and palm muted lead
05:57 Bridge tremolo picking leads and chugs
06:30 Bridge pickup chorus
06:34 Neck pickup cleans
06:48 Bridge pickup harmonized leads and chords
07:09 Outro and cat
I was looking to replace my Ibanez RGD as the neck profile on Ibanez 7 strings don’t feel right to my hands. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my Solar T1.7AC although its fret access and weight were prohibitive for a full time, mobile 7. Enter the A1.7. It’s lighter, has incredible fret access, and yet is close enough to or better than the Ibanez in all specs save for top-shelf materials. Additionally it has the evertune, which I’m personally a fan of.
In this video I outline some initial impressions and thoughts, as well as some discussion after using it to record a song. This song is then showcased at the end of the video to give a demonstration of what this guitar can do. I’m planning on doing a more in-depth review as well as a comparison against the RGD it’s replacing in the immediate future.