PC Headstock Similar To San Dimas Reissue?

[SEEGERMANY]

I have a San Dimas Reissue, I think it's a 1995 model, and I've seen several comments from "pointy" and "Strathead" lovers who basically say that they can't stand the reissue headstock design. I've never seen a PC in person, but isn't the headstock approximately the same design?

[rjohnstone]

The 1996 PC1 has the same headstock as the SD reissue.
In 1997, Jackson changed the shape just a touch to make Fender happy.
Notice that the 96 tip has more meat to it.

1996 SD:


1996 PC1: Hard to see as the pic is a bit blown out.


1997 PC1:

[SEEGERMANY]

Man, thanks for the pics. Great detail. So, it brings up the question of why so much hate for one and not the other?

[rjohnstone]

I guess.
I'm still on the hunt for a 1996 PC1 that hasn't been trashed or altered.
Notice no sig on the headstock and they also had Koa bodies.
Koa was discontinued in mid 1997.

[neilli]

So, it brings up the question of why so much hate for one and not the other?

It's a fairly subtle change, but to my eyes, it totally alters the look. It's all entirely subjective of course, but to me the 'Charvel SD' head looks fine, but the later PC head looks really bad. Just kind of fat and bloated and deformed somehow....

[markD]

to this day, i still prefer that headstock over a real strathead.

[markD]

It's a fairly subtle change, but to my eyes, it totally alters the look. It's all entirely subjective of course, but to me the 'Charvel SD' head looks fine, but the later PC head looks really bad. Just kind of fat and bloated and deformed somehow....

nah....i always think of it as being more like a large tele-head rather than a deformed strat head....

[RR05xx]

The second one looks like a pregnant fish. Simple as that.

[roodyrocker]

I think all three are ugly. Thats what kept me from buying a PC1 till they released the Strat headstock version. Although, I still think the Jackson standard pointy is the coolest headstock ever made

[horns666]

These are mine. The SD II Koa has been my daily player since '95...someone posted the same geetar..it looks exact.

I ordered this one from Jackson in '95..I waited about a year for it...again someone posted a pic of their trans green SD III. It's identical..I keep it in a time capsule and it prolly has just a few hours playing time on it..

The koa became my main player simply because there's no paint to scratch..its been my right arm since.

I don't care for that pregnant looking one..that's kinda odd..why did they do that? Anywhoo, doesn't take away from their tone at all..awesome guitars!!

I love 'em!!!

[neilli]

Hey Bill - if your Koa guitar is exactly like that one, then it's an SD1. The SD2 had a Wilkinson...

[rjohnstone]

Hey Bill - if your Koa guitar is exactly like that one, then it's an SD1. The SD2 had a Wilkinson...

Correct.. the SD II had a Wilki, the Koa body was a $100 upcharge too.

[horns666]

Hey Bill - if your Koa guitar is exactly like that one, then it's an SD1. The SD2 had a Wilkinson...

Thanks for clearing that up..I could never remember that for some reason. I still have the '95 brochures with all of them in there. But I put that kind of stuff away..

I wasn't settled on a "main" guitar at that time. Before then, my main was a HRR Strat w/ floyd/dimarzio. I remember when Alex Skolnick just joined Savatage I saw the GW add with Alex holding the SD1 and I just obsessed on the damn thing. I saw one at a local store I bought it immediately. It's been my baby since. The green SDIII still, feels, looks, and smells brand new. The SD1 aged nicely..the koa wood is kinda soft so there's minor surface marks..but NO dings of any kind. The birdseye necks on both look awesome!

BTW..the SDIII is much heavier than the koa..

[rjohnstone]

Bill.. the SD III and SD IV are the guitars that Phil modeled the PC1 after.
The Maple top is what makes that bitch so heavy.
He took the best of both, added the sustainer and there you have it.

[horns666]

Bill.. the SD III and SD IV are the guitars that Phil modeled the PC1 after.
The Maple top is what makes that bitch so heavy.
He took the best of both, added the sustainer and there you have it.

You know, I always thought so. When I first saw the Phil Collen model..I was like wtf. Yes, the maple does add to the weight..and it certainly brightens up the mahogony..or is it walnut..I forgot. The SD III has a Tone Zone, chopper and fast track pups. The SD1 has custom dimarzios..a mild distortion type I believe. They sound really great with the koa. John ordered that pickup and put it in his dinky and it didn't sound anything like it.