GJ2 (grover Jackson) guitars

[Dyingsea]

Neck off to adjust the truss rod isn't a new thing but it is inconvenient. Alot of old F styles were like this and old Charvels etc.

 

[TheGuitarPit]

I feel like if you're in the market for a Grover Jackson built super strat, you'd be crazy to not get a Friedman Cali...

 

[I play music]

The kind of guy that buys these (and really, old enough to care who Grover Jackson is) are into the pseudo-vintage thing.

Apparently that kind of guy is a bit rare:

They have good reviews as far as quality but they seem next to impossible to sell on the used market. They just sit. Buy cheap if you’re going to try one.

Otherwise they wouldn't just sit...

 

[Elwood]

I feel like if you're in the market for a Grover Jackson built super strat, you'd be crazy to not get a Friedman Cali...

True - GJ2 are a good price second hand though. I wouldn't buy one new. The Firedmans generally look cool, but the headstock is worse and the price is astronomical. This one is $3500/£2700:

 

[Andrew Lloyd Webber]

In fairness, it’s $3500 to order one without poop.

 

[I play music]

True - GJ2 are a good price second hand though. I wouldn't buy one new. The Firedmans generally look cool, but the headstock is worse and the price is astronomical. This one is $3500/£2700:

At least on this you can adjust the truss rod without removing the neck ...

 

[SnoozyWyrm]

I've heard much hype about those things. Sounds like unicorns farts etc etc... Can't get over the block heel on a boutique superstrat, and the 22 frets to some extent.

 

[Seabeast2000]

Waiting on the release of overpriced Friedman hotsauces. Thanks anyway.

 

[Floppystrings]

In fairness, it’s $3500 to order one without poop.

That's hilarious, Friedman is a joke.

 

[Elwood]

At least on this you can adjust the truss rod without removing the neck ...

Very true, it's not worth a few thousand dollars over a send hand GJ2 though. That's would account for a lot of pro setups.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

That's hilarious, Friedman is a joke.

Over $3k and they go flat sawn over quarter?

 

[Jacksonluvr636]

For the Super Strat crowd. I have been hearing amazing things about Chubtone guitars.

I am unsure but I think they outsource the parts and just build guitars vs. actually cutting the wood and all of that but they are in the $1,500 range and people rave about how nice they are.

 

[TheGuitarPit]

True - GJ2 are a good price second hand though. I wouldn't buy one new. The Firedmans generally look cool, but the headstock is worse and the price is astronomical. This one is $3500/£2700:

Was just looking at Reverb...some GJ2's are insanely expensive. I take in the "Inspiration" Series is an import line or something? They're much cheaper. I do see a couple really nice looking GJ2's in the $1k range though...tempting, but taking off the neck for an adjustment is a 10000% dealbreaker for me.