Jackson models with no artist attachment?

[toejam]

Ah. Then the one I had before musta been a Custom Shop or something.

Probably. Unless they changed somewhere along the way. I'm just going by what was in the catalogs of the two profiles. And the Jackson site has the Morton specs the same as the standard SweeTone profile. I know Mark had at least one of the SweeTones, either the Archtop or Bent Top, and was a big fan.

[sonicsamurai]

i think the soloists lack of major name association comes from the fact that by the time they were released most people were using charvel strats and kramer. Although doug aldrich was using them i think and of course jeff slayer had his sl2. Can't think of anyone else tho. The guy in bang tango had one i think...... And warriors are just plain ugly and pretty much a copy of the bc rich stealth. Which we all love coz of chuck.

[Phantom Hawk]

Caffery from Savatage and TSO played a yellow Warrior, if I'm not mistaken.

[tarddad]

i think richi samborra played a soloist for awhile.

[El Chiguete]

Didn't the singer from Death played a Warior?

[sonicsamurai]

Didn't the singer from Death played a Warior?

UH UH!!! see my post

[eaeolian]

Caffery from Savatage and TSO played a yellow Warrior, if I'm not mistaken.

I think he had a Warbird one, too, at one point.

[pro-fusion]

Phil Collen played a Soloist before he got his original sig model. Actually, if you go back and watch '80s videos, there were a LOT of Soloists being flashed around--it's just that no one in particular became strongly associated with the model.

Count me the camp of Soloist players that considers that a good thing.

[analgrinder333]

I actually like the unaffiliated nature of the Warrior. Nobody can call me a "fanboy" of some other guitarist for playing one.

Warrior player's:

Metal Mike
Paul Ryan (Origin) with wrmg
Marvin (Severe Torture/ Dew scented) with wrmg

.........................
me with warrior professionnal

Didn't the singer from Death played a Warior?

he played BC rich stealth

[Super_shredder]

yea but they dont spring to mind when i see a warrior


also anal grinder?

[Newc]

Warrior player's:

Metal Mike
Paul Ryan (Origin) with wrmg
Marvin (Severe Torture/ Dew scented) with wrmg

Well, as I said, you don't see "major" names with the Warrior - I'm talking MegaDeth, Metallica, Slayer, Judas Priest, etc etc etc.

Or even popular, spotlighted, up-and-coming names like Lamb Of God, etc etc.

Yes there are tons of nobodys out there with them, but no one associates the Warrior with any of them.


How long before Ibenhad pays someone to take a signature Xiphos (poor Warrior copy)?

[levantin]

How long before Ibenhad pays someone to take a signature Xiphos (poor Warrior copy)?

It's already been done I think. Sort of.

[Varth Dader]

The point of this thread was not that nobody played these models, but that nobody was highly identified enough to prompt a signature model.

I've personally always associated Oz Fox with the soloist. He was the first artist that I can remember who exclusively played them (with the exception of his pointy Charvel star). They all had graphics and unique pickup layouts (single hum, dual hum, instead of h-s-s). Granted, this was back in the '80's, but Stryper eventually became a semi-high profile act. These guys were exclusive Jackson & Boogie users way before the Mustaine & Friedman's of the world. I'm sure Michael Sweet's Kelly impacted interest in that model as well.

[El Chiguete]

My bad...

[sonicsamurai]

stryper...lol.