Best Left-Handed 7-String Electric Guitars

Various manufacturers offer 7-string baritone electric guitars. I’ve selected the 5 most popular brands so you can compare instruments from different brands. Often 7-string electric guitars have a longer scale length and are called baritone guitars.

These guitars have become popular in heavy genres of music: heavy metal, nu-metal, experimental metal, djent, and others.

My list includes the following brands:

• Schecter
• ESP LTD
• Framus
• Solar
• Harley Benton

I hope it was helpful and exciting for you. Enjoy!

Left-Handed 7-String Guitars with Standard Scale

First, we look at guitars with a standard scale of about 25″/648mm. These instruments are like typical electric guitars, just with an additional 7th string.

7-String Harley Benton Amarok 7 LH

Harley Benton Amarok 7 is a solid-body left-handed 7-string electric guitar with a standard scale. The guitar is made with Mahogany, Maple, and Ebony, finished in Black Natural Flame Burst color. Amarok 7 has a Two-Humbuckers pickup system that provides a wide variety of ‘heavy’ tones.

7-String Framus D-Series Panthera

Framus Panthera-7 is a solid-body left-handed 7-string electric guitar with a standard scale. The guitar is made with Mahogany, Maple, and Ebony, finished in Nirvana Black color. Panthera has two active humbucker pickups Seymour Duncan, fixed bridge, and two controls Volume/Tone.

Left-Handed 7-String Baritone Guitars

Baritone guitars have a longer scale than standard 650 mm/25″. This allowed lower guitar tunings and dropped tunings for a more ‘heavy‘ sound. So, for baritone guitars scale over 670 mm/26″.

7-String Schecter Omen Elite-7 LH

Schecter Omen Elite-7 is a solid-body left-handed 7-string baritone electric guitar with a longer scale 673 mm/26.5″. The guitar is made with Mahogany, Maple, and Rosewood, finished in Black Cherry Burst color. Omen Elite-7 has two Schecter Diamond Heretic humbucker pickups, fixed through-body bridge, 5-way pickup switcher, and two controls Volume/Tone.

7-String Solar A2.7C LH

Solar A2.7C LH is a solid-body left-handed 7-string baritone electric guitar with a longer scale 673 mm/26.5″. The guitar is made with Mahogany, Maple, and Ebony, finished in Carbon Black color. Model A2.7C has two Duncan Solar humbucker pickups, fixed bridge, 5-way pickup switcher, and two controls Volume/Tone.

7-String LTD H3-1007 Baritone LH

LTD H3-1007 Baritone LH is a solid-body left-handed 7-string baritone electric guitar with a longer scale 686 mm/27.01″. The guitar is made with Mahogany, Maple, and Ebony, finished in See Thru Black Sunburst color. Model H3-1007 has two Seymour Duncan humbucker pickups, fixed bridge, 3-way pickup switcher, and two controls Volume/Tone.

Left-Handed 7-String Multiscale Guitars

Guitars with multi-scale lengths provide more sound variations. It’s a good decision for experimental music. But playing on such an instrument requires excellent technical skills of the player. Below a few left-handed options that you can choose from.

7-String Schecter Omen Elite-7 Multiscale LH

Schecter Omen Elite-7 Multiscale LH is a solid-body left-handed 7-string multiscale electric guitar. The guitar is made with Mahogany, Maple, and Rosewood, finished in Black Cherry Burst color. Model Omen Elite-7 has two Schecter Diamond Heretic humbucker pickups, fixed through-body bridge, 5-way pickup switcher, and two controls Volume/Tone.

7-String Schecter Reaper-7 Multiscale LH

Schecter Reaper-7 LH is a solid-body left-handed 7-string multiscale electric guitar. The guitar is made with Swamp Ash, Poplar, Maple, Walnut, and composite Carbon insert, finished in beautiful Charcoal Burst color. Model Reaper-7 has two Schecter Diamond Decimator humbucker pickups, fixed through-body bridge, 5-way pickup switcher, and two controls Volume/Tone.

How 7-String Baritone Sound

Here’s a random video example of what a 7-string instrument can sound like. The guitar isn’t on my list, I just like the way this guy plays.

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