Exactly. Some Chapman level cringe.
Jackson/Charvel Owners Club
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Yeah, that's cool as hell, especially with the maple board.Gotta love solid top on natural back.
It's a custom shop. I've heard similar stuff about having a 22 fret Soloist made, but that's what I wanted, and I have zero regrets.
What would be awesome is to get them to build it like a 24 fret but just not put the last two frets on.
JimF
Contributor
They've been halfway there in the past!
*Uli Jon Roth approves of this.
groverj3
Bioinformagician
They take custom shop orders from the general public, just only (what used to be called) custom select. Yes, I know, semi-custom seems to get people here all riled up as "not a real custom shop."
If anyone could order crazy stuff like their masterbuilts are you prepared to wait even longer? Because you know it would lengthen their crazy backlog.
Hell, there are people in the Jackson USA Facebook group that buy 2-3 custom selects per year as it is.
groverj3
Bioinformagician
Some might say they're living on a prayer.
What is custom select? Would reversing the headstock be doable or is that only for full customs? I know they had a USA line where the only options were a few custom finishes.
Here's their 2023 order form. Yes, you can reverse the headstock.
cardinal
Buys guitars, sometimes plays them
But no 7- or 8- strings. I tend to just play six string guitars these days, but I'm still very salty because I spent about two years begging several Jackson/Charvel dealers to place an order for just a straight up 6-string San Dimas, Soloist, Dinky, whatever they could push through. The answer was always no. Wait time was never an issue. They just do not accept the orders.
groverj3
Bioinformagician
I'm not sure what the issue is then, because you 100% can order a 6 from the options list shared above by @mastapimp
I've gotten quotes in the past few years but I have always backed out because of the ETA being "officially" 18 months, and "unofficially" being 3-4 years.
MASS DEFECT
SS.ORG Infiltrator
Oooh you can do Nitro relic or NOS now? Nice nice. I hope it is the same guys doing the Fender relics.
cardinal
Buys guitars, sometimes plays them
Sorry. Typo. I tried for years to order a 7-string. But these days: yeah, I'd order a 6-string and it presumably wouldn't be any issue. Except that I'm bitter.
groverj3
Bioinformagician
Ah.
I'm just too poor now, haha. Or rather, I can't justify it. Glad I got one when I did. In 2013 I paid ~ $3k and it only took 9 months. 10 years ago now... I'm old.
And I backed out of an RR1 for 1900 in 2003 because I didn't want to wait for them to build it lol. I thought they were all assembly line made like a Fender or Gibson standard USA guitar. I had no idea that they were all basically custom shop orders like the Esp original series (which I also didn't understand at the time).
wannabguitarist
Contributor
Possible longshot, but does anyone here have a white SLS3 or a not black SLSMG they're willing to part with? I'm looking for a quality hardtail 6-string and figured I should just stick with Jackson since I like both my older MIJ models more than my PRS S2. Which is a little disappointing 
A couple years back the Music Zoo had several nitro reliced soloists from the custom shop. I think it's more popular with Charvels...haven't really seen many Jacksons with the treatment.
ScatteredDimension
Sixstring Regular
Dyeing a rosewood fretboard can do wonders. Yes there is a slight difference in lighting between the pics but still.
This is my latest, '99 DK2 in trans amber. Had a tad too brown/pale rosewood... Bridge pup also swapped for a D activator.
This is my latest, '99 DK2 in trans amber. Had a tad too brown/pale rosewood... Bridge pup also swapped for a D activator.
narad
Progressive metal and politics
That's awesome. I have two old Charvels that need this done, and despite many youtube vids, still not sure what to do. For each guy saying do this, there's some other guy saying it works terribly, or it makes the wood brittle and basically falls out during refrets. What'd you use?
