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ESP, Jackson, Dean and Conklin all make great guitars which all feel differentno more needs to be said
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I'm guessing you've never played a CS Jackson. In terms of playability, materials, worksmanship, and tone, Mike's Soloist absolutely crushes just about anything out there. I've played a $9000 PRS Singlecut Private Reserve that wasn't in the same ballpark. Sure, it looked really nice, but the tone and playability weren't even close.
I think a lot of people just assume than a Conklin is better, because Jackson is a "metal" guitar company. Looks are really the last factor in the equation IMHO. Case in point: Steve, the guitarist for Imagika, has a plain black KxK V that plays and sounds as nice as anything I have ever touched. It doesn't look like much, but just playing it unplugged, you can totally tell that it is one of the special ones.
I believe he originally tried to buy Jackson when they were being sold before he switched to ESP.
That's crazy. Really interesting.
that Blabbermouth article said:MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine is expected to announce at the NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants) that he has signed a deal with Dean Guitars to develop his new signature-model guitars following his split with ESP Guitars this past fall.