Ok...back again..to answer ur question...if i were u...i would probably choose to buy a 7 string. Because u can still tune to standard tuning with a low A or B string for the 7th string and u can tune that 7 string to a lower tuning too and it'll be ****in killer! Washburn has an awesome 7 string that was about $200...im thinking of getting one or 2 myself. I can't remember the model name off the type of my head...but...im almost certain its the Washburn WG587. I hear theyre awesome and for 200 bucks its a bargain. Also..im partial to Washburns. :)