New guy here. Majesty Monarchy – Royal Red on its way to me

Never thought I’d be buying such an expensive guitar without trying it out first, but none of the local stores stock it. Sweetwater music told me to order it now for a July delivery. Guitar Center had one left in their warehouse which is what I’m getting.

Had the hardest time deciding between 6 and 7 string versions.

I was also torn between this and the Artisan with the gold trimmings. As far as I could tell the only real differences were the pickups used, (which could be changed out if so inclined).

I am a little confused about the electronics. I saw in a video where you can use a stereo cord and split the output at the amp end for the piezo and regular pickups. I assume that’s not REQUIRED to output both pickups using a mono cord, right? There’s not a whole lot of online info on this.