Mark Heylmun with Jackson guitars now

[Dawn of the Shred]

Seems Mark Heylmun left ESP for Jackson. His custom Rhoads is nice looking in every way. Wonder if a sig will come from this? Because if it looked like this I would buy!

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

I'm guessing ESP didnt want to make the SV sig for him? Oh well, this looks much cooler anyway. Guessing an EVH endorsement + good word from Chris helped too.

 

[MrWulf]

Looks like something i'd buy tbh

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Looks like something i'd buy tbh

Gold on a black Rhoads is how you make $$$. It's a winning combo.

 

[StevenC]

It's so bizarre seeing VMNT inlays on a Jackson

 

[MrWulf]

Gold on a black Rhoads is how you make $$$. It's a winning combo.

If the evitable sig (probably a pro series) has SS frets then i'm in

 

[gunshow86de]

Looks good, but I like his camo ESP better.

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Looks good, but I like his camo ESP better.

Still would have been a cool sig. Was weird he had that for like 5 - 6 years and we got nothing out of it.

 

[teqnick]

Jackson making big moves with signings. It's cool to see a stacked roster. Suicide Silence is beyond the apex of their impact, but still really cool for Mark.

 

[JK-PA]

After the whole disaster with his eclipse signature it's more of a wonder to me that he didn't switch earlier.

 

[Anquished]

After the whole disaster with his eclipse signature it's more of a wonder to me that he didn't switch earlier.

What happened with that?

 

[JK-PA]

What happened with that?

He wanted it with a 26.5 inch scale, ESP built him one with 27 inch, the production model was sold with 25.5 inch.... I think there is even a "promo" video out there where he says it.
That aside, he told me that he actually never wanted that eclipse to be his sig and just got kinda pushed into it from ESP.

 

[Lada The Great]

It is kinda weird that ESP keeps constantly f*cking up scale lenghts on their artist sigs. The MSV-1 was supposed to have 25.5" scale and ESP went for 24.75" for some reason. There was similar issues with previous Alex Wade sigs if I recall correctly.

But yeah, really like that RR, hopefully Jackson will produce maybe Pro or MIJ sig at some point. Never been huge fan of Suicide Silence or Mark Heylmun but he has some cool guitars...

 

[Anquished]

He wanted it with a 26.5 inch scale, ESP built him one with 27 inch, the production model was sold with 25.5 inch.... I think there is even a "promo" video out there where he says it.
That aside, he told me that he actually never wanted that eclipse to be his sig and just got kinda pushed into it from ESP.

Ah yes I remember the interview he did where he got the 27" one, I think the production model also had a different binding as well?

Shame, but I guess getting offered a sig deal is hard to pass up!

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

It is kinda weird that ESP keeps constantly f*cking up scale lenghts on their artist sigs. The MSV-1 was supposed to have 25.5" scale and ESP went for 24.75" for some reason. There was similar issues with previous Alex Wade sigs if I recall correctly.

But yeah, really like that RR, hopefully Jackson will produce maybe Pro or MIJ sig at some point. Never been huge fan of Suicide Silence or Mark Heylmun but he has some cool guitars...

I remember the Alex Wade sig. When version 2 was announced he said it was gonna be a 27" scale length and it ended up being 26.5. He Even thought the website was wrong and tried to message them but nah it looks like ESP fucked up on that regard.

 

[manu80]

looks nice but pinstripes and gold hardware looks too much stock for a sig to me

 

[MaxOfMetal]

ESP pads their roster with lower tier LTD sigs they couldn't give two shits about, but they're hardly alone. Unless you get a full blown ESP you're just not a priority.

 

[jephjacques]

I like the scooped cutaway on the back. Better upper fret access while maintaining the Rhoads profile on the front. Clever!

 

[couverdure]

I'm guessing ESP didnt want to make the SV sig for him? Oh well, this looks much cooler anyway. Guessing an EVH endorsement + good word from Chris helped too.

It was definitely Chris who brought him to the FMIC family. His 7-string Fender Strat is sick.

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

It was definitely Chris who brought him to the FMIC family. His 7-string Fender Strat is sick.

Yeah that's why I assumed Chris had a hand. He's really pushing the CS to do some 7 string stuff. 2 7 string strats and a Jazzmaster on the way