J.Custom 7 versus RG3120 Prestige

[OneTwoThrill]

Hi guys,

I hate myself asking which one to choose. I am the only one to make a decision but I am a bit confused.

Someone is proposing me this one for less than 1,9K

And someone else proposes me this one for less than 1K.

The later is a neighbor super cool guy.

My previous objective was to buy a new one to explore new tunings.

At home I have :
- JPM100 P3 in standard tuning
- RG7620 in std tuning as well
- RG J.Custom in Eb

Any crush? Any feedback?

 

[jaxadam]

Get both and put EMGs in the 3120 and tune it to Drop C.

 

[OneTwoThrill]

Get both and put EMGs in the 3120 and tune it to Drop C.

OMG !
No EMG : never

 

[Crungy]

Get both and put EMGs in the 3120 and tune it to Drop C.

1. Get both
2. Put EMG's in both
3. Tune both to drop C
4.???????
5. Profit

 

[Not The Same as Yours]

Get both, tune to whatever ticks your fancy, put whatever pickups, but DON'T rout the pickups' cavities to fit new pickups.

 

[OneTwoThrill]

The J.Custom tuned a full step down has my preference. No possibility to try it.
Far from home and a friend of my brother in law would bring it to me.

The 3120F is easier to finance and close to my home. The owner is a really cool guy with a huge effort on price.

The J.Custom is now 1k€ more than the RG3120F.
I tried the 3120 earlier this afternoon. It’s really close to my RG8420. I love mine but buying roughly the same guitar with very close spec is annoying to me.

 

[Pietjepieter]

Why is this even a question on something named Sevenstring.org?

Get the 7 string

 

[Asdrael]

Get the seven string and ask for your neighbour if he can hold onto the 6 until you get your finances straightened up?

 

[OneTwoThrill]

Many thanks guys.
Writing the question helps me thinking

 

[Emperoff]

Both is always the correct answer

 

[MannyMoonjava]

J custom all the way any day

 

[Not The Same as Yours]

The J.Custom tuned a full step down has my preference. No possibility to try it.
Far from home and a friend of my brother in law would bring it to me.

The 3120F is easier to finance and close to my home. The owner is a really cool guy with a huge effort on price.

The J.Custom is now 1k€ more than the RG3120F.
I tried the 3120 earlier this afternoon. It’s really close to my RG8420. I love mine but buying roughly the same guitar with very close spec is annoying to me.

guitar backup is something that exists in a our vocabulary. get both and eat canned noodles for a while

 

[Sermo Lupi]

The 3120 is the better deal (and, in my opinion, the nicer guitar). If the 7620 is your only 7 and you feel this JC7 could fill a gap, I'd consider it, otherwise I'd just go for the 3120 as there are nicer J Custom 7s out there.

 

[Wiltonauer]

The 3120 is the better deal (and, in my opinion, the nicer guitar). If the 7620 is your only 7 and you feel this JC7 could fill a gap, I'd consider it, otherwise I'd just go for the 3120 as there are nicer J Custom 7s out there.

I have to agree here. Unless this particular J. Custom strikes you, it’s not that… eh… striking. While there’s nothing wrong with it per se, it looks like a guitar a friend would show you, and you’d say, “Oh, okay, that’s nice. Now where’s the really cool one you wanted to show me?”