Squier Stagemaster 7 String 2000 Cobalt Blue

A great Cobalt Blue Fender Squire Stagemaster 7 String Guitar with Hardshell Case

I couldn't pass this guitar up. What a cool guitar. This is one the last Stagemasters made when they discontinued them in 2004. It has the Floyd Rose Licenced Whammy, Locking Nut, and Whammy Bar. See pics... The Pickups sound fantastic. If you are looking for a unique and inexpensive 7 String Guitar to try out, this one will fit the bill. 

Heres some info I found on the net regarding these cool Stagemaster Squires...

The Squier Stagemaster (discontinued) is a guitar made by Squier, which normally manufactures less expensive authorized copies of Fender's more popular guitars and bass guitars. The Stagemaster is similar in appearance to a Stratocaster with a few cosmetic and functional differences, and is typically classified as a Superstrat. Generally, these differences are:

A reverse headstock

A tremolo system (Mostly Floyd Rose, with some models featuring 2-point standard tremolos)

humbucker pickups

A contoured neck heel (Rounded corner where the neck meets the body)

A slightly narrower body

24 fret necks (Early models had 22 fret necks)

There were four different versions of the Stagemasters:

V1 - Introduced in 1999 and featured a pickguard, top jack, reverse headstock, licensed floyd rose and 22 frets. Versions were HH, HSS, and HSH. Discontinued in 2000.

V2 - Introducd in 2000, discontinued 2002 Has a side jack, no pick guard, reverse headstock, licensed Floyd Rose bridge, 24 frets, and a locking nut. Versions were HH. HSS, HSH. A two point bridge, 22 fret neck, regular nut was also produced (Stagemaster HSS NLT) Deluxe versions with neck-through construction were made alongside these models and were available in HH and HSH configurations, along with 2 7 string versions in HH pickup configurations.

The 2nd generation 24-fret Solid Body Stagemaster was introduced in 2000, featured many upgrades and was "designed to compete with guitars costing 4 to 5 times as much." One upgrade was wax potted pickups stock with the guitar. Another upgrade was rear-mounted electronics allowing for a guitar with no pickguard. The Deluxe model featured neck-through three-piece maple necks, while the standard models featured a bolt-on one-piece neck with no scarf joint and with the contoured heel. the 2nd Generation Stagemasters were offered in Cobalt Blue, Black, Silver, Maroon, Purple and Charcoal Grey. The reverse headstocks on the Stagemasters allow for completely straight string pull. Another nice feature is the inclusion of a brass bridge sustain block on the licensed floyd rose, unusual quality in a budget-priced guitar. The 2nd Generation also offered a 7-string model.

In 2002 the Stagemaster was re-named to Showmaster due to a trademark claim from Kramer, who made a guitar called the Stagemaster in the mid-late 1980's. The guitar was discontinued in 2004.

The guitar shares similarities with the HM Strat which was produced by Fender and discontinued in 1992.