Jackson USA brownish Ebony

[DonP]

The good stuff is all gone. Buy a used guitar if you want the good stuff. I started noticing this on a batch of Metalic Black SL2H's that were in GC's a few years back. Every store I went to had the same guitar with the same ebony. I think it was pre-Fender. Since Fender, I've seen some good ones. They probably have better buying power to source better wood. But it looks like it ran out.

[danolikestoscoot]

dang, looks like the general consensus, is this guitar has lower quality wood then...

[Animus]

brown ebony is best I have found to get that elusive "brown sound".

[Devotee]

dang, looks like the general consensus, is this guitar has lower quality wood then...

No, the general consensus is that the fretboard is probably just quite dry and that ebony isn't completely black anyway.

[GuerillaPete]

Use a sharpie to darken your ebony. Applies to all in life:

[danolikestoscoot]

lol

[markD]

seriously, dano, some ebony looks a little more brownish. put some lemon oil on it. it will darken the board. if you want it to look unnaturally black, use some wood dye. follow the directions given above. if you like the guitar, buy it. it is a USA jackson - that means it is well built with quality materials. no shitty, fake-ass ebony....no sub-par ebony that is brown because of fender....NO excuses. it is only what has been said by prior posters.

[Sharkfin]

Dude, the ebony on that guitar looks fine. If you condition it it will darken even more. If it's a good deal go for it

[DonP]

This is the one i'm frustrated with how the board looks.

Don't buy it! You will never be happy with it.

[Animus]

I have noticed the fretboard on my Custom Jackson has a little nicer and darker ebony than my Select USA SL2H, and needs far less conditioning.

[danolikestoscoot]

Thanks guys i bought the axe

[DalyTek]

So how's it look? Where's some good pics of the ebony?

[danolikestoscoot]

I don't have the guitar yet, it's bein shipped. but here are some pics of the ebony that sealed the deal for me.

[Newc]

No serial on the end?

Dyed ebony is ok, but in my experience it leaves a residue that can come off. Maybe they didn't wipe it all off or something, I dunno.

Striped ebony has a bit of character, like old-skool pre-ban Brazilian rosewood.

[DalyTek]

That's a good looking ebony neck to me. Newc, I think I see a faint trace of a serial on the last "fret" it just doesn't look stamped very deep. Or maybe my eyes are just playing tricks on me and I think I see it 'cause I know it should be there.