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Hey guys! Is $1200 a good price for a Jackson Stars Rhodes? There's been one floating around on the 'bay (the Katana guitars guy); it looks really sweet, but with $$$ in such short supply, I'm wondering if I should wait it out to see if the price drops...:think:
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It depends on whether it's a J1 (or TN01) or a J2 (TN02). Good deal for the former (ebony, MoP, hardcase...), bad for the latter (stripped ebony, MOTO, softcase...). Yen is strong against both the Euro and the USD at the moment, so Jackson Stars are expensive unless you live in Japan.
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It's a J2. Thanks - you saved me from making a bad decision!WarPig____________________________________________
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As I don't know what guitar you're looking at, I should have said that the RR-J2SP (rear-loaded, one hum) was an exception as it had an ebony board and MoP inlays.Originally posted by WarPig View Post
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It also depends on if it has 24 frets or 22. Good luck finding a 2-hum 24 fret neckthrough USA or Professional Series Rhoads for $1200. The MSRP for the TN-0x models is $1600 - $1800.
Striped ebony is not bad wood. Not all ebony is jet black. Most manufacturers dye their ebony boards to make them jet black.
MOP/MOTO is inconsequential to the tone.
All JacksonStars come with only the soft case. Even the high-end Killer RG-Prime (Akira Takasaki) models that cost $2500-$3500 come with only a soft case.I want to depart this world the same way I arrived; screaming and covered in someone else's blood
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What? All my JacksonStars came with a hardcase...Originally posted by Newc View Post
AFAIK the J1 series came with a hardcase, I don't know about the current TN01s... J2 and below was softcase.Comment
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I ordered mine with a hard case, it was like 100$ more.In the future though I need to remember to not buy guitars while on NyquilComment
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Hard cases are available but none are included. At least that's what I was told when I bought my NASLs. I also paid $100 extra for a hard case.I want to depart this world the same way I arrived; screaming and covered in someone else's blood
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It's hard to beat italicization as an argument, but you're wrong.Originally posted by Newc View Post
J1s came with hard cases and J2s with soft cases. You can see it on archived copies of the Stars web-site. For example, here's the RR page in November 2006:
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Damn frames websites. Here you go:
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DAMMIT! I knew I shoulda got the NASL J1 instead of the J2!!!!!!!1111
Ok, fine, so the J1s came with the hard case. That's what I get for grabbing up the NOS NASL-160 that was being blown-out to make room for the J1 model changeover
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Did you have a group shot of your NASLs? Would love to see it if you do.
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There's a word for people like me: DUMBASSOriginally posted by RacerX View PostA Jackson Stars what now?
Rhoads. I have no excuse.
If I didn't have tags sewn into my clothes, I wouldn't know how to spell my own name. And that's Mister O'theLoom to you.WarPig____________________________________________
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