Epiphone w/ Shark fins?

[andyeclipse]

I have never seen (or can remember) one of these:

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/msg/888721517.html

Not sure why a white pickup on an all black guitar but whatever....

But those look like Jackson Shark Fin inlays.

[lerxstcat]

The pickup's aftermarket, I'm sure. Agreed the taste of that is questionable.

The guitar's legit; pretty much everybody made guitars with sharkies and pointy headstocks in the 80s. I personally wouldn't pay $200 because I can't stand 21-fret guitars, which that is. I have to have at least 22 frets.

You'll see Guilds from the 80s that also have sharkies and only 21 frets, I don't like them either because they're short a fret. I prefer 24 frets but can deal with 22, but no less.

[Rich#6]

IF I remember right those trems are shit. really bad single locking.

[paige]

I had one of those as my first "real" guitar back in '88. Yeah the trem sucks the guitar is alright, but I wouldn't mind getting one for old time sakes.

[RainingBlood]

I had one back in the day, Wine red with sparkles!!! Very 80´s... Nice guitar though.

[Inazone]

Heh, anyone that complains about some of Jackson's trem choices never had the pleasure of playing a guitar with the trem in the picture. I had an Epi Explorer with one of those, and it was the most worthless chunk of scrap metal ever. Of course, I just some of the Charvettes used the same trem . . .

[tcwil8]

I had one on my BC Rich Platinum (Korean made) from the Late 80s. Absolutely horrible. I seem to remember that the route required significant work to get a Floyd in there. Does anyone have experience with this?

[CharvelRocker]

Maybe $100 for it... junk trems, and I have an X-1000 from the same era. the fit finish on it is horrible, and is in my basement awaiting a refinish. I will say the worse trem ever may of been the cheap Steinbergers they used on the X-1000 and a couple of Gibbys back then? I think it was called the KB. I thought about having new (none bent...) posts made, the trem is just a massive pot metal piece of crap.