USA Custom Select - your thoughts?

[snowblind56]

I was at the CS this past Friday and met with Kurt Walton (and Mike Shannon too).

I was told that J S/N's will be used for custom select and they will also have "Custom Shop" on the head stock.

Yes. According to the build sheet I got, "Custom Shop" will also be on my headstock.

[xenophobe]

I think CS guitars should just say "Jackson" on them. I don't need Made in USA or Custom Shop logos, I'm fine without them or on the back of the headstock. A true custom is gonna obviously be custom. Honestly, I don't like truss covers either. Way to put three holes and a 50 cent piece of plastic on a $5k guitar....

[neilli]

If this is the standard of quilt top they're going to use, I'm disappointed. Maybe I'm being harsh on this one, but this isn't exactly Custom Shop worthy to my eyes.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JACKSON-CUSTOM-SHOP-SL2H-TRANS-ROOT-BEER-SOLOIST-GUITAR-/290887477768?pt=Guitar&hash=item43ba3eaa08

[Dave Rocks]

I think CS guitars should just say "Jackson" on them. I don't need Made in USA or Custom Shop logos, I'm fine without them or on the back of the headstock. A true custom is gonna obviously be custom. Honestly, I don't like truss covers either. Way to put three holes and a 50 cent piece of plastic on a $5k guitar....

My 2 CS's on order will have "Custom Shop" on the back of the headstock. Made in USA will be on the front but I could have had that on the back too. Both of mine will NOT have truss rod covers - total waste in my eyes.

[neilli]

My Custom Select won't have a trussrod cover either. And the headstock will be colour matched a light shade, so the CS 'text' will hopefully not stand out as much as normal.

[xenophobe]

This was the headstock for my xtrr.

[RacerX]

IMO I would love having the Custom Shop logo on the front. I don't get the trc hate either. Different strokes I guess.

[MetalDaze]

Still want to bet that money?

Well, I'll be damned. Good thing I didn't specify an amount Makes me even more pissed that I can't order a Custom Select lefty

[Devotee]

Jackson just posted a Custom Select series Product page on their website: http://www.jacksonguitars.com/en-CY/...=Custom+Select

[anarkhos]

SAW THAT! Just emptied the sack . I never thought i would like a pink guitar, or anything else pink... Both the SL's 1 are awesome!

[shreddermon]

More info here:

http://www.jacksonguitars.com/en-CY/customshop/custom-select.php

Cool stuff.

[Jacksons Rock]

IMO I would love having the Custom Shop logo on the front. I don't get the trc hate either. Different strokes I guess.

I agree.

[Richard W]

Looks like 1-Hums are an option now; not sure about any other pickup configurations though.

http://www.gearhounds.com/jackson-custom-select-sl1h-soloist-black-reversed-headstock.aspx

[shreddermon]

Looks like 1-Hums are an option now; not sure about any other pickup configurations though.

http://www.gearhounds.com/jackson-cu...headstock.aspx

On a dealer special run of 10+ guitars, maybe. But not on a single customer-ordered Custom Select guitar.

A quote directly from the options sheet: "Custom Select options require standard size pickups that drop-in available base model pickup routes. Custom pickup configurations are available Masterbuilt Only."

[Richard W]

^ I see; thanks for the clarification. I thought they just added that as an option.