Awesome Jackson KING V 7 Custom Shop !!! ( 56k friendly)

[daybean]

$7,700 USD? Wow, sucks to be that guy. One could get 3-4 customs from someone else for that money. Or 8 Carvins

Nice guitar though.

yeah me too. but if thats what he wants... i have gas to order a couple custom 7 strings after i sell my jackson sl1, but who, there is a lot of custom shops?

 

[Michael]

That thing is awesome. Although I'd personally lose the white pickups.

 

[Edroz]

but who, there is a lot of custom shops?

KxK, Mike Sherman, and Bernie Rico Jr. spring to mind right away. supposedly B.C. Rich's custom shop is still fairly reasonable price wise from what i hear.

even if i had crazy amounts of money to throw around, i still wouldn't go with Jackson. their glory days are long gone imo. the small builders i mentioned seem to be every bit as good as Jackson were in their prime .

 

[zimbloth]

but who, there is a lot of custom shops?

Yeah there's several custom shops that will make a superb custom guitar for a fraction of that price/wait time. Michael Sherman, Bernie Rico Jr, Illustrated, Oni, ESP, Ran, KxK, etc. I personally use and adore Rico Jr custom 7s, but you can't go wrong with any of the options above.

Even Carvin if you really want to save money. I found my old Carvin DC747 was right up there with some of the more 'legit' custom shop guitars. Your options are somewhat limited, but they're terrific guitars.

 

[daybean]

yeah ive been looking around alot...just to much $, i never want to spend a grand on a guitar, because when i play it, i have that feeling "oh, something is going to happen to it".
Then i cant paly it, 700 is about the right price.

 

[daybean]

ive been looking at warmoth pages and they look cool and about right, what do u think?

 

[Edroz]

ive been looking at warmoth pages and they look cool and about right, what do u think?

for six strings, Warmoth is great.

for sevens

 

[zimbloth]

yeah ive been looking around alot...just to much $, i never want to spend a grand on a guitar, because when i play it, i have that feeling "oh, something is going to happen to it".
Then i cant paly it, 700 is about the right price.

In that case I recommend getting a Carvin. Even the 'stock' specs are awesome and you can take it home for around $900. Or you can find them used on eBay for obscene amounts. Honestly in terms of quality I think they easily are $2000 guitars.

 

[daybean]

for six strings, Warmoth is great.

for sevens

why would you say that. i was looking into the 7 prs style guitar with a trem., but is there a reason not to go this route?

 

[Edroz]

why would you say that.

oddball neck scales. 25" or 28 5/8"


i'm sure the quality is fine, but those necks wouldn't work for me (and i'm sure alot of other people).

 

[eaeolian]

KxK, Mike Sherman, and Bernie Rico Jr. spring to mind right away. supposedly B.C. Rich's custom shop is still fairly reasonable price wise from what i hear.

even if i had crazy amounts of money to throw around, i still wouldn't go with Jackson. their glory days are long gone imo. the small builders i mentioned seem to be every bit as good as Jackson were in their prime .

Jackson still makes quality instruments - and the USA production line isn't overly expensive for what they are - but the CS prices are ridiculous. I should have bought another CS 7 string in 2004 when I considered it, since I won't be buying one now, barring a full-cost endorsement or a lottery win.

However, I have to give Fender credit - people are still paying it.

 

[Matt Crooks]

At least it is the pickups you like.

 

[7slinger]

gorgeous guitar, but no f-in way

how cool would it be to place an order for 4 different KxKs at one time? that would be bad-ass

 

[Ketzer]

I'm a huge fan of KVs, as well as Sevens, but I hate the Reverse Jackson HS with a passion. you'd need the KV2T/SLSMG headstock for that guitar to be truly righteous. That, and a Kahler, but that's just me.

 

[Edroz]

gorgeous guitar, but no f-in way

how cool would it be to place an order for 4 different KxKs at one time? that would be bad-ass

and you'd most likely have 4 guitars that are on the same level or superior to that 1 Jackson

 

[Psychoface]

damn... i want!

 

[idspispopd]

that is disgusting






















ly awesome!!!!! I want it

 

[MerlinTKD]

... the neck is too short.

But the top and finish are awesome... cool inlays, too!

WAY too fucking much money. I don't care if I sat down next to the guy while he made it and commented over his shoulder, I'm still not paying that much!

 

[Napalm]

Damn that thing is bad ass...Im not sure on the hardware colo but other that its bad ass....

 

[Emperoff]

7000$?

No fucking way!