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I'm not usually one of those people who whine about custom shop pricing. ...Do I think it's high? Yes, but these are custom made-to-order instruments with all of the associated additional labor, materials and workmanship costs. (And profit, too.) Are prices too high? That's debatable, and everyone's entitled to their opinions.
But when you see guitars like this out there, that's why some people - many of whom have never actually ordered a custom Jackson, so don't know any better - see it and go "Pffft, that's crazy. Custom shop Jacksons are soooo overpriced."
As best I can tell, this is a standard KE2 USA Select guitar. Someone at Jackson goes "let's paint the bevels gold, and show it at NAMM", and then they gave it a custom guitar serial number, too. (More often than that, they don't even do that. How many custom graphics have we seen with USA Select serial #s?)
So gold bevels are a $1,500-ish list price upcharge on an otherwise stock USA Select guitar? That's just silly. And this poor dealer will probably never be able to sell the guitar at a profit.
And then you have umpteen-many Ebay viewers who see this and have just been turned off to the Jackson custom shop. Why? Because they see this auction and otherwise don't know any better that you can order a super-tricked-out custom shop guitar with a ton of options for not much more than this.
Say what you will about custom Jacksons. Personally, I love 'em. But every now and then you see silly pricing stuff like this, and I can't help but think it creates poor perceptions with many guys who might otherwise aspire to ordering a custom Jackson.
But when you see guitars like this out there, that's why some people - many of whom have never actually ordered a custom Jackson, so don't know any better - see it and go "Pffft, that's crazy. Custom shop Jacksons are soooo overpriced."
As best I can tell, this is a standard KE2 USA Select guitar. Someone at Jackson goes "let's paint the bevels gold, and show it at NAMM", and then they gave it a custom guitar serial number, too. (More often than that, they don't even do that. How many custom graphics have we seen with USA Select serial #s?)
So gold bevels are a $1,500-ish list price upcharge on an otherwise stock USA Select guitar? That's just silly. And this poor dealer will probably never be able to sell the guitar at a profit.
And then you have umpteen-many Ebay viewers who see this and have just been turned off to the Jackson custom shop. Why? Because they see this auction and otherwise don't know any better that you can order a super-tricked-out custom shop guitar with a ton of options for not much more than this.
Say what you will about custom Jacksons. Personally, I love 'em. But every now and then you see silly pricing stuff like this, and I can't help but think it creates poor perceptions with many guys who might otherwise aspire to ordering a custom Jackson.
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