New score: SLXQ

[wilkinsi]

Arrived yesterday. Plays great. Nice feel. Very lightweight too. I'll be swapping pickups, ground and fitting a GK3 pickup as time permits.

[Confuse-a-Cat]

Wow, nice axe. That's a killer paintjob; I love cherry sunbursts. I was going to complain about the lack of a matching headstock, but strangely on that guitar I don't really mind like I normally do. I bet it would look fantastic with a set of zebra pups.

You made me go grab my cherry sunburst Epi LP to admire the paintjob, and now I'm sat playing it.

[toejam]

Nice one, Simon. Congrats!

[wilkinsi]

The finish is flawless. No overspray or other associated discrepancies.

[mr426]

I played one awhile ago. The neck area where the neck joins the body was one of the best I ever fealt. Very thin and easy access.Great guitars.Congrats

[AIC70]

That is a sweet finish! What pickups did it come with?

[Confuse-a-Cat]

That is a sweet finish! What pickups did it come with?

Assuming it's stock, they're EMG HZ's.

I seem to be saying this in a lot of threads at the moment, but the current Jackson Import selection is really exciting me at the moment. There's easily half a dozen models that I could see myself buying. I like the thought of one of these, with the HZ's swapped out for some zebra pups. I don't even know what pups, just that they'd be zebras.

But then I also fancy the new DK2Ms, the AS SDX, the SL2Q...

[wilkinsi]

Those EMG-HZ's are getting swapped for a pair of Invaders.

[straycat]

I have been jonesing for one at GC but waiting for a price cut.
I would put a set of PAF clones in if I buy one of these.

[groverj3]

Nice! I liked the x series guitars I had. They were great for the money. They did have a few blemishes though. Looks like you lucked out!

[moku]

congrats! i find that some of the flame maple top is lighter, lesser dramatic. yours has a deeper, more dramtic finish--so that's awesome!
these are great for the money, especially used ones. some say that the indonesian-made jacksons are inconsistent in terms of quality: binding, finish, etc. but so far i haven't ran into any of these issues. is it luck?
invaders are going to make the guitar scream. personally i would go with a neck pup that delivers a warmer tone and jb in the bridge to balance that in the alder wood.

[Jacksonkv2akis]

Nice score! Love the finish! Congrats!

[wilkinsi]

Thanks. I bought it new. Came with a pair of strap locks too. They slot on to the strap pins. I'll be damned if I can take these apart to attach the strap to them :think:.

[wilkinsi]

This photo any better?

[toejam]

Came with a pair of strap locks too. They slot on to the strap pins. I'll be damned if I can take these apart to attach the strap to them :think:.

Dunlop? They are indeed a real pain in the ass to get off! Get some tweezers or a small screwdriver to try to push/slide those washers off.