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  • What's up with the Monarkh?

    Hi all,

    I've been looking at LP-style guitars and the Monarkh caught my eye. I've got a Japanese-made DK2M which I love to pieces, so I thought the Monarkh would be worth checking out. The thing is that I've been surprised at how few posts there have been about them on here and on the Internet in general. I'm assuming that people are buying them because they are still being offered for sale. It's just striking that they aren't being talked about, whether good, bad, or indifferent. The only info I've really gleaned from here is that a couple of people love them and that a number of people hate the headstock. I honestly think that the headstock is one of the selling points with its incredibly straight string pull. One of the big gripes about LP-style guitars is the difficulty keeping them in tune. Any info, comments, etc., would be greatly appreciated.

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    I was in the same boat a couple months back when looking for a LP-style guitar. I'm in the hate the headstock camp and came into a deal on an EC-401 so I got an LTD. I was genuinely curious about the Monarkh but just couldn't get past the headstock. Sorry .

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    • #3
      Well, most Jackson discussion is still about the old Japanese guitars. So it it's not just the Monarkhs that get little mention. There isn't even word here on the new Japanese models.

      Personally I'm not into single-cut guitars, and I don't get why all of them have to be set neck, 24.75 scale, 22 frets, block inlays. Jackson had a chance here to do something different with neck-throughs, 25.5/24. At least they're doing sharkfins now. But like you said, the AT headstock is a plus.

      In any case, there's threads by this guy:

      Better pics of a few of them below ... Sorry for the shitty pic. I'll try to get some better ones eventually. Still have a few things to change on them. Here's a better pic with a few new additions: https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2277cb_3a505f271d6c4b69b462a15b86dae875~mv2.png https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2277cb_e9

      Have a purple quilt and red quilt one too but something about these just screamed "Hey, customize us!" lol https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2277cb_4172df5e64a046948f4bea073d7452fe~mv2.jpg


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      • #4
        I decided to bite the bullet and ordered a gold top Monarkh SCG. I'll give my impressions upon its arrival.

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