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  • Caution! Jackson Stars RR Semi-custom inside

    I was just coming back from Wacken last Tuesday, when I found a letter from the customs in the mailbox. A package from Japan was waiting for me at Paris airport ...

    Well, guess what was inside







































    Serial number : 051194
    Model : Jackson Stars RR Semi-custom
    Year : 2005
    Specs
    • Construction : neck-thru
    • Body : ash with flame maple top
    • Neck : maple
    • Fretboard : ebony
    • Frets : 24
    • Inlays : MOP Sharkfins
    • Pickup : EMG 81
    • Bridge : Floyd Rose Original (recessed)
    • Finish : Transparent Blue Sunburst


    First impressions :

    The sound is pretty good. I didn't expected much from an active pickup after the deception I had with the blackouts, but actually the ash/EMG combination is pretty decent! I doesn't have the mediums and sweet sound of my other Jackson Stars (alder/J-80C+JE-1000), but it sounds very clear, with just as much gain as it needs (unlike the blackouts in my Spitz that have waaaay too much gain).

    The playability is that of a high-end Jackson Stars : perfect! It is tuned in drop C at the moment and I'm gonna leave it like that for a little while as the strings are new and it has been perfectly set up for this tuning. Ash feels heavier that alder, but still very reasonable. It can be played while standing up without any problem. The nut is narrower than on my other RRs (41.6 mm instead of 43 mm IIRC). You can feel it when you switch from one to the other, but it doesn't affect the playing at all, you get used to it instantly.

    The finition is very similar to full custom, except for the flame maple top that has much more details on my full custom Jackson Stars. But since this one has a darker finish, it doesn't really matter, you don't see the top that much.
    2007 Jackson Stars RR Custom
    2005 Jackson Stars RR Semi-custom
    1991 Grover Jackson RR Dan Spitz Professional
    1991 Grover Jackson RR Custom (sold)

  • #2
    Awesome looking guitars!

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    • #3
      Very nice pair mate!
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      • #4
        Was it bought new, used or just poorly packaged? Nice guitar, put I'd very pissed off if I found that kinda damage - the fin.
        Fuck ebay, fuck paypal

        "Finger on the trigger, back against the wall. Counting rounds and voices, not enough to kill them all" (Ihsahn).

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        • #5
          Originally posted by wilkinsi View Post
          Was it bought new, used or just poorly packaged? Nice guitar, put I'd very pissed off if I found that kinda damage - the fin.
          Used but in very good condition. The damage was done during shipping, you know, postmen here play football with the packages. But I'm gonna have it fixed, it's just some paint that went off, the wood itself isn't damaged, and since it's a quite dark finish, it shouldn't be a big problem.
          2007 Jackson Stars RR Custom
          2005 Jackson Stars RR Semi-custom
          1991 Grover Jackson RR Dan Spitz Professional
          1991 Grover Jackson RR Custom (sold)

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          • #6
            Nice!

            I REALLY hope Jackson Stars is doing (semi-)customs again soon.

            Anyone knows more?

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            • #7
              Jackson Stars are so sexy... Great guitar, hope you enjoy the hell out of it!
              Originally posted by Hellbat
              Hey this is METAL. You don't need to roll with your homies and G's in a fkn Bentley while sippin' Cristal. You want to eat food that makes you want to curb stomp people. McDonalds delivers that. At least they weren't throwing back flapjacks at the Denny's across the street.

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              • #8
                I WANT ONE!!! seriously, Im thinking a KV PRO and a jackson stars version of the RR24 are what i need to finish my collection

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                • #9
                  Very nice, congrats!
                  The only thing better than a JacksonStars RR is... two JacksonStars RRs!

                  Too bad about the damage though.
                  http://www.myspace.com/officialuncreation

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                  • #10
                    Now you need a white one!
                    "Quiet, numbskulls, I'm broadcasting!" -Moe Howard, "Micro-Phonies" (1945)

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by RacerX View Post
                      Now you need a white one!
                      I wouldn't mind a Trans Snow White RR-J1 but that's a rare bird ...

                      And first I want a green one to complete that collection
                      2007 Jackson Stars RR Custom
                      2005 Jackson Stars RR Semi-custom
                      1991 Grover Jackson RR Dan Spitz Professional
                      1991 Grover Jackson RR Custom (sold)

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                      • #12
                        That is an awesome pair dude!

                        Hope you find the green one to! lol
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                        • #13
                          I can certainly understand your wish to go for the trans green finish.
                          It is a finish which pleases the eye quite nicely, indeed, and does provide joy and happiness to the lucky owner for many years.
                          http://www.myspace.com/officialuncreation

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                          • #14
                            Here's mine:

                            "Quiet, numbskulls, I'm broadcasting!" -Moe Howard, "Micro-Phonies" (1945)

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by shadowcat View Post
                              I can certainly understand your wish to go for the trans green finish.
                              It is a finish which pleases the eye quite nicely, indeed, and does provide joy and happiness to the lucky owner for many years.
                              I know you are in a good position to say that! By the way, do you have any high-res pics of this awesome trans green semi-custom RR?

                              And RacerX : very nice J1!
                              2007 Jackson Stars RR Custom
                              2005 Jackson Stars RR Semi-custom
                              1991 Grover Jackson RR Dan Spitz Professional
                              1991 Grover Jackson RR Custom (sold)

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