Trans red KE2 pics as promised...

[MNash87]

Hey jp259, yeah it took a little more than 6 months. I ordered it in August and they approved the color, but something happened and either it got lost in the system (I heard their Custom Shop computer went down at one point and they were playing catch up once they got it running again), or their was a breakdown in communication at Jackson. McD approved it, and then I think someone said they couldn't do it. I'm not real sure about the whole story or the holdup, but calls were made, my dealer met with them at NAMM and things got moving again. We actually expected it in October. That's when we found out their were problems. I have to give huge thanks to McD because he took care of everything on their end and bent over backwards to make it up to me. Jacksonite is great to deal with, class guy. Can't say enough good about him, lol. If you go to the "cartoon lounge" page on facebook, there is a pic of that Bich I was talking about, from back in 1983-84 I think. Some pics of me from back in the day too, lol. Yeah, this KE2 has become my main guitar, it sounds better than anything else I've got. It's also been a long time since I had a German made Floyd, too, and I'm really digging that, lol.

[jp529]

mnash what do you yhink about the jackson extreme warrior!!!i want that to be my next score.it will certainly cost a ton in lefty.btw how do you like those seymour duncans?sometimes i wish i could hear my ke2 with some emgs dropped in!but why mess with something that doesnt need to be messed with?i dont do the facebook thing so i cant check out those pics.can you throw a pic up here?im no good at copying and pasting pics i only know how to send links.my bad!

[MNash87]

jp259, I love the EMG's and I've thought about putting them in my KE2. I have EMGs in my Les Paul Custom and my Flying V (which I'm going to sell shortly, lol). I love the Warrior shape too, I've thought about one of those as well for my next one, but I'm still loving the KE2 and it's tone. Although, back to EMGs, for recording I've been able to get a better sound using passives. I used my RR5 and a KE5FR Jackson loaned me to record some stuff a couple of weeks ago, and they sound better than my LP recorded stuff. I'm still toying with the idea of EMGs in the Kelly though. I'll probably put in a Duncan Distortion here shortly because that's whats in my Rhoads. I'll put up a pic of the guys Rich Bich here shortly too, gotta go find it, lol.

[Mikey2201]

i think that says it all

[MNash87]

I hope this doesn't get moved because it's not a USA Jackson, but this is the pic of my friend and his B.C. Rich Bich back in 1983. His guitar is partly why I wanted trans red on my KE2. This is a great looking guitar with a quilt top. Looks great under stage lights. I'm in the picture on the left, wearing blue spandex (what was I thinking? lol) playing a B. C. Rich Stealth.

[EvilOdin]

looks absolutely killer, seeing this makes me really miss my red kelly

[jp529]

so nash you still got the stealth???pics please!what color is it?inquiring minds wanna know!please break out some pics!!!!rock on!!!!

[MNash87]

I don't have it anymore, but I do have some pics. I'll post them shortly. I had an Eagle and the Stealth made in the early 80's and I wish I had kept them, lol. The Eagle was a great guitar! I actually liked it better than the Stealth.

[MNash87]

Here are a few pics of the Eagle and Stealth I had. The Stealth was metallic blueburst, and the Eagle was a metallic transparent purple to pink burst.

[bainelaker]

whoa whoa whoa, what happened to the color coordination in the last 2 pics?

Beautiful, beautiful guitars.. those old BCRs are rare these days!

[MNash87]

LOL, yeah I know. But it was the early 80's and we were buying whatever we could afford to dress in, lol. The parachute pants were a bad idea in retrospect, lol. I had a pair of blue and purple spandex that I found on sale in a woman's clothing store in the early 80's, lol. THey were the only colors they had, so I bought them even though I wanted black, lol. Funny story about the blue ones - my wife first saw me play when I was wearing the blue ones at a show in 1983. She said she was hooked, and we've been together ever since. So I try not to knock the blue ones too much, after all, they got me my wife, lol!! I wish I still had those Riches, though.

[Mikey2201]

i don't care if its not cool you have to love the 80's

Awesome Bc riches

[wilkinsi]

Gettin sick of lookin at other people's Kelly's. Gonna have to find one for myself.

[jp529]

very cool pics of the stealth mnash!!!super old school!i dig the rich bich too.thanks for getting some pics up.

[DevilDog]

If given a choice of trans red, green or black, I could never decide.... That thing is just gorgeous. Congrats!!