Misha Mansoor's New Custom Shop Jackson 7

[Richard W]

*Pics and specs taken from sevenstring.org*

Basswood body
Bolt-on 26.5" maple neck (I wanted to try out a longer scale to see how I get along with it!)
Ebony fretboard with 20" radius
OFR7 Bridge with Tremol-no
BKP Pickups
EVH Style Truss Rod Adjustment
Hipshot locking tuners
5 way mega switch
Vol/tone knob with tone bypass option on tone knob
Dunlop Dual Design Strap Locks
Finished in BMW Blue (Laguna Seca Blue)

[kuerbo]

Uffff! It's a killer looking axe for sure...

[xenophobe]

love the color and I like the way they did the piranha inlays on this one!

[AdRock]

If you spec a smurf hat head stock this Blue should be the only color it comes in.

[Metal Spawn]

Dear God!!! I hope there was something soft placed between that guitar and the asphalt!!!

[Mudlark]

Dear God!!! I hope there was something soft placed between that guitar and the asphalt!!!

I was thinkin' the same thing.

[84sups]

Thats awesome and ESP has the smurfhat headstock bro....

http://www.elderly.com/new_instruments/items/images/30N/H1000-ACSB_headstock-front.jpg

[snowblind56]

While it's a cool guitar, it is the most "Un-Jackson" Jackson that I've seen. It looks like a love child from a Bernie Rico Jr/Ibanez Drunken Bender. Besides the logo, there is nothing about that guitar that screams Jackson to me, then again, I prefer classic looking Jacksons. Not to mention, the djent-kiddies will probably buy some guitars because of it.

[VitaminG]

nice! If the djent kiddies like this, Jackson might bring a modified Stealth back into production

[watson503]

Dear God!!! I hope there was something soft placed between that guitar and the asphalt!!!

I thought it was just me but that always freaks me out seeing people take pics like that. I saw one guy yesterday had his brand new axe laying face-down in the dirt and grass and there was definitely nothing underneath it, but asphalt??? I wouldn't do that to a JS series let alone a custom shop!

[straycat]

Its a poly finish so don't worry.

[Ron Burgundy]

He custom spec-ed a guitar with an OFR... just to block it?

[Richard W]

He custom spec-ed a guitar with an OFR... just to block it?

Misha likes the tuning stability an OFR provides.

[Ron Burgundy]

I guess it's a personal preference, although one would think a string-thru/TOM configuration (or any hard tail bridge) would hold tune better than a blocked OFR. :think:

[xenophobe]

I guess it's a personal preference, although one would think a string-thru/TOM configuration (or any hard tail bridge) would hold tune better than a blocked OFR. :think:

With a blocked Floyd, you still have fine tuners. Once you get used to them, it's hard to live without them. I think a Floyd generally holds tune better than a TOM. I've had a number of TOM guitars. All but one was finicky.