Jackson Stars Custom (picstory - absolutely NO dialup!)

[noodlesatf]

Nice axe. Welcome to the ridiculously oversized Stars-7 headstock club.

[Norton]

You had to do it, didn't you? Now, I need to save for a 7 string custom Jackson-Stars.

[shadowcat]

You had to do it, didn't you? Now, I need to save for a 7 string custom Jackson-Stars.

That is ken's revenge... giving the GAS back to the forum (see his initial post).
I can't get over how awesome that quilt top looks...

[dangerous_dave]

Jackson are the only people that have nailed the seven string headtsock.


Dean's is terrible!

[ken]

You do realize I'm gonna have to confiscate that, right?... It will go perfectly with my 7's... (I know what to do with the 7th string...)

It'd definitely look good with your awesome soloist and most excellent KV Charlz. But get your own.

Nice axe. Welcome to the ridiculously oversized Stars-7 headstock club.

Thanks! You know the headstock actually looks right on it? And I now know why: I took the KV2 back out its case and it looks small in comparison to this thing. The KE7 is huge all over, not just the headstock. I'd guesstimate that it's about 20-30% heavier than a soloist.

Damn, maybe I should give it to Charlz? He's big enough that he could carry it for a whole set!

You had to do it, didn't you? Now, I need to save for a 7 string custom Jackson-Stars.

That is ken's revenge... giving the GAS back to the forum (see his initial post).
I can't get over how awesome that quilt top looks...

Norton, your beef is with Shadowcat. If it wasn't for him, I'd have had a COW7 last September instead of this.

Shadowcat, you're definitely one of the people at the JCF that this wouldn't have happened without. I owe you a beer for steering me off the straight-forward purchasing path and into the Japanese back-water. Cheers dude!

Oh, Shadowcat, I don't suppose you could loan me a few quid, could you? It's just I've got a quote for a second Jackson Stars 7-string... :ROTF:

I wish I was joking.

[shadowcat]

Thanks alot ken, I'm glad to be able to help (oh, and I love Guinness!)... but then again, my Rhoads wouldn't have happened without the help of Atsushi (QuantumRider). And all the others who posted information about Jackson Stars in the initial stages (NewC comes to mind...). I kinda felt like taking quite a risk back then and wouldn't have dared to go through the whole thing without the information I got from them.
Now I'm very happy to see more and more of these awesome guitars arriving and you guys helping out others who are curious about Jackson Stars.

BTW, I refuse to take responsibility for any 7-string GAS inflicted on anyone here, as I'm all about 6-strings.

And no, I won't give out any loans, as every single euro I'm saving goes into the "Jackson Stars King V Custom" account. And after playing a KV2 last weekend I need this one more than ever before now...

If it wasn't for all the studio equipment I needed to buy this year, it would probably be in the building stages right now.

[wilkinsi]

Custom blue toy?! Did they charge you for that too? ... ah, nice Custom Kelly.

[S.O.A.F]

wow! looks great

[slayer]

Rock the fuck out bro!! That is awsome If I could only play 7 strings, I have enough trouble playing on 6 Congrats-Jack.

[tolstoi]

Great sense of humor. Killer guitar. Guess what I'm researching now, jerk?

GAS is so contagious.

[ken]

Thanks everyone!

It plays great, but upper fret access isn't perfect (the standard Kelly failing). Has the same mad heavily oiled fretboards that all the imports do, but seems to be really well put together. No noticeable difference in quality from a USA Jackson, IMO. Iimpressed. But it weighs a fecking tonne. I'm really not kidding. This thing is HEAVY.

You should give a 7 a go Jack. Some things are easlier to play, as runs can remain vertical rather than having to move up the neck.

Great sense of humor. Killer guitar. Guess what I'm researching now, jerk?

Well, someone has to get an RR7 from them, so...

[toejam]

Sweet!! That makes me want a 7-string again.
I've owned an Ibanez RG7620 and Schecter 007 Elite before, but wound up getting rid of them due to not playing them that often.

[ken]

Sweet!! That makes me want a 7-string again.

Thanks Toejam! You have "small" hands, right? If it helps, it'd be too big for you!

I still can't get over how heavy it is. The body is the same thickness as a KV2 (about 1 3/4"), so I guess all the weight comes from the extra thick neck and gigantor sized headstock. I'm going to have to start working out.

It's hanging on my wall beside the KV2 and it makes the KV2 look like it's an Extreme KV2. Now are these small... or are they just far away?

[tolstoi]

Is that wall 600' long?

Those are THE three Jacksons I love. You have excellent tastes.

[toejam]

Thanks Toejam! You have "small" hands, right? If it helps, it'd be too big for you!

Yeah, my hands are on the smaller side. I usually don't have much difficulty adjusting to different necks, though. It doesn't help much with my GAS problem. :ROTF: