Was the DK27 any good?

[sakeido]

I've been wanting another different kind of Jackson for awhile now just so I have a complete set... a 6 string, a baritone, and a 7 string I was thinking about going all out and getting a CS baritone, but only god knows what the price on that will be like. So I was reading up and found out that Jackson did make a baritone for awhile, the DK27.

Was it any good? It had EMG-HZs in it which aren't that great, but how did it play?

[Jackson-Charvel]

It was pretty cheap but made in Japan I think IIRC. Never played one, but if it is nice I may pick one up when I come across one. Also was curious of the Ibanez AX110 baritone, but the Jackson looks cooler and probably a better built guitar.

[toejam]

Was it any good? It had EMG-HZs in it which aren't that great, but how did it play?

Later models actually had DiMarzios. I've never played one, though.

DCGL still has one with the HZs.

http://www.drumcityguitarland.com/inventory/DisplayPic.cfm?images/2563.jpg

[Jackson-Charvel]

Is the price drumcityguitarland is charging correct? These were selling for $299 before they were discontinued.

[GryphonGuitar]

I count six strings on that pic?

[toejam]

That's because it is a 6-string. It's a baritone with a 27" scale... hence the DK "27" designation.

[toejam]

Is the price drumcityguitarland is charging correct? These were selling for $299 before they were discontinued.

Wow, they were going for that low? I guess you could always email or call them and see if they'd go lower.

[Jackson-Charvel]

Google Jackson DK-27. All the internet vendors still have links to what they were selling them for when it was a new item. ZZounds.com is the one I saw intially, but I am guessing the same MAP price as others like AMS, MF, Music 123, Sam Ash etc.

[GuerillaPete]

I was thinking about going all out and getting a CS baritone,

Sorry to burst your bubble, but the Jackson Custom Shop will no longer build CS baritone-scale guitars. I placed an order (about two years ago) and only found out 18 months later they decided to no longer do that scale length.

-PT

[m2pmd70]

So what do they do these days? Sheesh.

"Welcome to the Jackson Custom Shop, please choose one of the four pre-built custom guitars you see before you. The cashier will assist you with your 2nd mortgage and the trade-in of your new Benz. Thank you and have a nice day."

[Jackson-Charvel]

Was this the custom shop policy prior to Fender owning them?

[GuerillaPete]

Was this the custom shop policy prior to Fender owning them?

I don't think it was part of their policy. Before the buyout, if you could think it up, they would build. That's what made them "the" custom shop.

What I love about them now is their detail to customer service [insert cynical tone here]. When I had placed the CS order, they said nothing about it being an issue. 18 months later when I asked about the status on order I got "um well, er. We stopped doing baritone scales. Sorry, we forgot to tell you that." Almost two years they waited to tell me. Gotta love it!

[Jackson-Charvel]

Guerrila Pete, did they hold your deposit all that time before telling you? Sounds like you could have had some interest over the long haul there.

[GuerillaPete]

Guerrila Pete, did they hold your deposit all that time before telling you? Sounds like you could have had some interest over the long haul there.

Not much, but yes a small deposit. Not gonna bitch about a few bucks; I would rather have a CS Jackson baritone. But that won't happen. Went to ESP who were highly accommodating.