KVJ2 Stars

[Chapov]

So overall, for 800$ (after shipping), is that a good deal?

[eakinj]

So overall, for 800$ (after shipping), is that a good deal?

I'm not sure where you're located. Personally with dings I think 800 is probably a bit much. It's still going to be a nice guitar. My Custom cost a little bit more then that. If you have 800 dollars burning a hole in your pocket, go for it, but if you can wait a little bit I would save up and get one new.
You can't go wrong with Jackson Stars though. They are sweet and I have yet to hear about a bad one

[delt]

Is it like, on the edge of the universe or something, or did you just take those pics on Mars?

jk, that background reminds me of doom3 for some reason $800 seems very good deal for that guitar imho.

[Chapov]

So this is my plan.
I saw an SL2H for 720 (w/ 2 days left) and I will try to get her. If someone outbids me, it hello to the KV-J2


Thank you everyone for helping me.

[dangerous_dave]

That's interesting Mitch. I'm sorry you don't like your Stars as much as your KV2.

I have two USA Jacksons (slatqh, KV2) and a Jackson Stars (KE7). I love all of them. They're quite different guitars and the Stars has a ToM, but I don't think there's any obvious quality difference between them. The Stars has a plastic nut, which its only cheap odditty. I certainly don't have trouble with "heavy string tension".

Of course the real reason for going for a Stars is because of the semi-custom options. That recently posted RR2-JSP would have costed at least twice what it did, if he bought it from the US Custom Shop. My Kelly would have cost three times as much. No chance of getting either of them on the second hand market. If the semi-custom options at Stars goes the way of the US Custom Shop, I expect the Stars enthusiasm will end.

USA Deans come with a plastic nut lol.

[Brooke]

USA Deans come with a plastic nut lol.

What is the nut? Do you mean the trust rod?

[destructin_od]

What is the nut? Do you mean the trust rod?

You mean truss rod.

For nuts:

http://www.wdmusic.com/scart/public/database/repository/images_import/nutssaddles.jpg

http://www.guitarspecialist.com/images/gretsch/gretschneckresetdone07.jpg

[Brooke]

You mean truss rod.

For nuts:

http://www.wdmusic.com/scart/public/database/repository/images_import/nutssaddles.jpg

http://www.guitarspecialist.com/imag...esetdone07.jpg

Thank you

So the thickness of that piece of plastic? hmmmm. Can't see how that would make a huge difference.

[destructin_od]

Thank you

So the thickness of that piece of plastic? hmmmm. Can't see how that would make a huge difference.

It is not plastic. I mean not all the time. Most brands use graphite or bone for nuts. Plastic is for cheaper models. (or deans )

[Brooke]

It is not plastic. I mean not all the time. Most brands use graphite or bone for nuts. Plastic is for cheaper models. (or deans )

lol

[The Mitch]

That's interesting Mitch. I'm sorry you don't like your Stars as much as your KV2.

I have two USA Jacksons (slatqh, KV2) and a Jackson Stars (KE7). I love all of them. They're quite different guitars and the Stars has a ToM, but I don't think there's any obvious quality difference between them. The Stars has a plastic nut, which its only cheap odditty. I certainly don't have trouble with "heavy string tension".

Of course the real reason for going for a Stars is because of the semi-custom options. That recently posted RR2-JSP would have costed at least twice what it did, if he bought it from the US Custom Shop. My Kelly would have cost three times as much. No chance of getting either of them on the second hand market. If the semi-custom options at Stars goes the way of the US Custom Shop, I expect the Stars enthusiasm will end.

I agree with everything you said Ken.
True, for that price Jackson Stars are the best you can get

[ken]

True, for that price Jackson Stars are the best you can get

I guess we should be talking in the past tense. I got this from Ishibashi today:

According to new Jackson dealer, they can not accept the semi-custom
order so far. and they have no plan when they accept that...

[Brooke]

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[anuske9]

trust rod... :ROTF:

I tried to correct you earlier, but I guess you didn't read my post. Are you going to relist the soloist?

[Brooke]

trust rod... :ROTF:

I tried to correct you earlier, but I guess you didn't read my post. Are you going to relist the soloist?

It's gone, I sold it on Ebay. I had it for only one week. It took only one hour for me to figure out that it was not the right guitar for me, and I took a $200 hit on it.

Talk about GAS....OMG.

What I really need is One guitar with a fixed bridge, and one with a tremelo, and nothing more than that.

If I could have any guitar in the world it would be a King V with a fixed bridge.