NGD: Jackson Soloist CS

[RacerX]

Interesting! It works really well as an inlay.

The intricate inlay work is very impressive on this one!

Looks like Guitar Asylum has the "bookend" King V:

http://www.guitarasylum.com/product_...v_bioskull.htm

"Brand new, untouched and Unplayed. "

What, it just floated out the box & onto the stand, eh?

[francixx]

coolest thing! Congrats.

[Oblivion99]

Very nice one, grats!

[wr3k3d]

all i can say is wow

[laurens]

Thanks again for all the comments.

"Brand new, untouched and Unplayed. "

What, it just floated out the box & onto the stand, eh?

LOL, I know how that comes across, but they do store these babies in a warehouse. So there are no customers touching or trying it out in the store.

That's a pretty cool one - I was tempted by that when Guitar Asylum first got it in. They have some cool stuff, but their prices always used to be a little bit on the scary side....

Perhaps, but so far I haven't seen lower prices with other stores. I like to think that I scored this one for a fair price (although it is still is a lot of money). If you happen to know other reasonable alternatives, please let me know. BTW, they also put some on ebay.

[wchy]

Very cool!

[MetalMedal II]

Interesting! It works really well as an inlay.

Looks like Guitar Asylum has the "bookend" King V:

http://www.guitarasylum.com/product_...v_bioskull.htm

Looks great! The double Rhoads has red inlays, but I prefer the traditional pearl ones the soloist has.

The red binding really lets it stand out, which brings me to a question: What exactly is the binding made of here? Is it simply a strip of wood painted red? I'm asking cos I don't even know what the traditional ivoroid-looking binding on most US Jacksons are made of, cos those look like it's made of multi-ply binding.

[Newc]

Most binding is simply soft/rubbery plastic.

And I thought you guys had already seen the Bioskull before? Didn't Mike Learn paint a few of those?

[MetalMedal II]

Most binding is simply soft/rubbery plastic.

Really? Was this always the case or just recently?

What is the material of the binding of early SD-era Jacksons with the nibs over the binding? I figured it was the same material as Gibsons of the day as the binding had a similar look, but I thought it was made of wood. When Jackson switched to no nibs, I figured it was still made of wood.

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

Love that guitar man, I almost bought it. Glad it found a good home with a fellow Jackson enthusiast.

[Newc]

Really? Was this always the case or just recently?

What is the material of the binding of early SD-era Jacksons with the nibs over the binding? I figured it was the same material as Gibsons of the day as the binding had a similar look, but I thought it was made of wood. When Jackson switched to no nibs, I figured it was still made of wood.

I've never heard of wood binding except on acoustics. Ivoroid is a form of plastic, and that's what's commonly used on electrics AFAIK. Gibson may have used cellulose years ago like the old Fender pickguards, but again as far as I know electrics always got plastic.

[laurens]

Love that guitar man, I almost bought it. Glad it found a good home with a fellow Jackson enthusiast.

Thanks, man. I think they still have one left It sounds massive in comparison to the standard Soloist with EMG's I had before (sold it to buy this one, otherwise it is getting out of hand financially).

And I thought you guys had already seen the Bioskull before? Didn't Mike Learn paint a few of those?

Is there an easy way to find out who painted this? Call Jackson factory perhaps?

[MetalMedal II]

I've never heard of wood binding except on acoustics. Ivoroid is a form of plastic, and that's what's commonly used on electrics AFAIK. Gibson may have used cellulose years ago like the old Fender pickguards, but again as far as I know electrics always got plastic.

Huh, shows what I know about binding....which is squat!
Thanks for clarifying.

[DDNGUY]

Interesting! It works really well as an inlay.

Looks like Guitar Asylum has the "bookend" King V:

http://www.guitarasylum.com/product_...v_bioskull.htm

The heads on the locking nut screws look like the one's on my 20 year old guitars. :think:

[Mikey2201]

WHOA- cool