CS Jackson 8 String @ NAMM

[Guamskyy]

If I had 5k laying around and a lot of time on my hands, I would order a Jackson CS 8!

 

[Konfyouzd]

Why do 90% of companies 8 string guitars all look the same. Damn EMGs making the guitars look bland as hell.

I doubt it's the EMGs... Maybe it's the fact that 90% of them are SUPERSTRATS with EIGHT FUCKING STRINGS...

 

[Mindcrime1204]

lol @ 5k hockey stick with strings and EMGs

 

[Variant]

This may amount to nothing, but this has me questioning the practicality of the headstock. Picture I made myself.

@ that headstock.

 

[Psyy]

That goalie stick comment made my day.

 

[Mindcrime1204]

Someone needs to photoshop a hockey player holding it NOW! lol

 

[Sepultorture]

i fucking knew it'd be the hockey stick head LOL, effin redonkulous

 

[travis bickle]

that headstock looks HORRIBLE. and this is coming from a usa jackson fanboi too.

 

[Konfyouzd]

I don't think it's that bad... It is a tad obnoxious, but I could still get down w/ that.

Also, I dunno if a straight 4+4 headstock wouldn't be just as boring since it's already been stated that superstrat ERGs sporting EMGs have been a bit overdone.

Might be cool to see an offset like a 6+2 headstock or something similar... Don't the JP7s have like a 5+2 or something like that?

I just think it might be cool to experiment with some configs that are a tad less "conventional"

 

[Funz]

that headstock is ridiculous.
4+4 is the way to go to keep the thing under a foot long

 

[Philligan]

The more I look at it, I honestly am really starting to like it. I'd prefer the 4x4 headstock, but if it balances decently, I'd deal with it.

At least it's not black.

 

[misingonestring]

It's not my auction but the damn thing's on Ebay now, good if you have 4k in your pockets.

Jackson Custom Shop 2011 NAMM 8 String Soloist Guitar - eBay (item 260733813240 end time Mar-08-11 21:59:18 PST)

It's 28.625" scale also.

Also concerning the headstock, I'm reminded of the 12 in line 12 string headstock Carvin used to have on some of their 12 strings.

 

[vlover]

Why does every headstock like that, that is 8 strings looks TOO big! Not right I tell ya!

 

[canuck brian]

This guitar was built by Luthier Pablo Santana - it'll cost $4200. Regarding the neck and the offset truss rod.

It also has a new design feature that Pablo came up with called the Jackson Asymetrical Neck/ Offset Trussrod. Basically the neck profile is fatter near the lower strings and gradually tapers as it gets to the high E string. The Trussrod is also offset and runs through the thicker portion of the neck.

That's really irritating to read considering Tobias was doing that YEARS (over a decade) ago and I've been doing it on all my guitars for almost 2 years.

 

[Neil]

This fretspacing does not look like 28.625" to me...

http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/cmcguitars/IMG_8230.jpg

http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/cmcguitars/IMG_8228.jpg

 

[77zark77]

I'll break out the goalie stick

is that the Roch Voisine model ?

 

[sell2792]

Jackson NEEDS to make some new models asap. More specifically, more 7s and definately more SLS's. If they made a 7 string SLS I'd blow a load.

 

[Ben.Last]

If they made a 7 string SLS I'd blow a load.

Only if you happened to be jerking off at the time. Otherwise, no you wouldn't.

 

[carcass]

I want to get this guitars so bad .. i should probably start saving money asap

 

[eaeolian]

Jackson NEEDS to make some new models asap. More specifically, more 7s and definately more SLS's. If they made a 7 string SLS I'd blow a load.

Well, there's the Broderick, and the SLAT3-7. The only way I can think of to expand the 7s market is to start doing the other shapes, but odd-shaped 7s don't have a good history of success...

Oh, and they'll make you an SLS-7.