JimF
Contributor
Thought it was just me that hated that green/black finish.
Jackson looking at their sales figures:
Jackson looking at their sales figures:
Jackson/Charvel Owners Club
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jco5055
Well-Known Member
Which 7 was that? I only remember X or Pro series (not counting Artist Sigs), but the last time I remember a MIJ level of quality was that Soloist from 2010 or so that I regret not buying back when I got my first 7 - a Marc Rizzo Stealth- instead.No one bought the 25.5" 7 strings that no one ever had in stock, so clearly they don't sell.
Honestly, I don't know what Jackson is thinking with 7s. Even at 26.5" the DK Moderns were really good, but no one wants that fuckin' terrible green/black finish as the only choice.
If that Concept Camo Rhoads was 25.5" scale I'd probably get it and just use that as my main/workhorse while I still do the GAS/custom hunting etc.
groverj3
Bioinformagician
They still make an SL7 that's 25.5 scale and is in stock. It's just only in a semi transparent white with kind of ugly binding. They did at least make them in black for several years though.
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jco5055
Well-Known Member
yeah i saw that, I wish they still made a 25.5" Rhoads though there's also the CB model
They made X Series 25.5" RRs for a couple of years, and no one bought them. The Davidson WR7 is 25.5".
jco5055
Well-Known Member
A local Sam ash has the wr7, honestly it’s pretty nice
I've played two. One was the ash top that was a good guitar but drove me crazy without the bevels. One was the mahogany with the bevels and it was a dead plank with a misfit Floyd. YMMV.
jco5055
Well-Known Member
yeah from what I could tell playing the mahogany model for a minute it seemed perfectly fine, but that is the risk with Indo and similar guitars, not everyone will be good
Kyle Jordan
Ace of Knaves
I immediately thought of The Island of Misfit Toys upon reading this.
A bunch off odd and crappy Floyds and copies together, just wanting to be put on guitars. One sadly having given up stating: "I haven't any more divebombs left to dive!."
That deserves a
groverj3
Bioinformagician
Something very cool on its way (back) to me.
narad
Progressive metal and politics
Something very cool on its way (back) to me.
Who did the crackle?
JimF
Contributor
To say that you're at the mercy of science and conditions, that crackle is perfect!
groverj3
Bioinformagician
Lee at GMW Guitarworks!
I'm very pleased with the pattern.
Apparently, Lee tried several times to get a pattern he was happy with but the result is fantastic!
I will say, this has not been fast, and he's not cheap. However, for solids, metallics, sparkles, graphics, etc. GMW is the place to go. Lee has shared updates with me through the process and I never felt like he stalling or difficult to communicate with.
Albake21
Ibanez Nerd
Like Jim said, considering the randomness, that's one hell of a crackle pattern!Something very cool on its way (back) to me.
ScatteredDimension
Sixstring Regular
Snagged a professional series DX2 for 280€
Serial starts with 6 so I guess made in '96?
Was not a big fan of the HSH look for the longest time, but recently I kinda wanted one and with this finish it looks awesome.
Body has definitely been in the trenches, full of dings and chips, but the neck is in great shape in comparison.
Not all jacksons need to have sharkfins and these dots are real MOP so they look good.
Stock pickups sound decent, probs going to be my standard E axe so they'll do just fine for now.
This is kind of a rare model and was not produced for a very long time... There is 1 only 1 youtube video that I found showing this model.
Anyways here's the s****y phone pics!
Serial starts with 6 so I guess made in '96?
Was not a big fan of the HSH look for the longest time, but recently I kinda wanted one and with this finish it looks awesome.
Body has definitely been in the trenches, full of dings and chips, but the neck is in great shape in comparison.
Not all jacksons need to have sharkfins and these dots are real MOP so they look good.
Stock pickups sound decent, probs going to be my standard E axe so they'll do just fine for now.
This is kind of a rare model and was not produced for a very long time... There is 1 only 1 youtube video that I found showing this model.
Anyways here's the s****y phone pics!
Hm are you sure? I didn't think Japanese guitars from 1996 would have that.
Anyway cool guitar regardless.
it looks exactly like the dx2 from the '96 catalog, inlays and all.
ScatteredDimension
Sixstring Regular
Yes it is exactly that! Not sure how many years they made these...
ScatteredDimension
Sixstring Regular
Well, I'm not 100% sure if theyre real or not. Somene on another forum said they're MOP. Definitely not plastic and comparing to my '92 Soloist pro MOP sharkies they react the same under light looking at them from different angles and show different colors. Like MOP will....
None of my jacksons with pearloid/MOTO inlays are like this and they're more bland in colour.
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