JCS - pickup config and control layout changes allowed!!!

[killerburst]

One thing I have learned with this program is it never hurts to ask!

[walshula]

Does anyone know if the Custom Select guitars comes with a J or U prefixed serial number?

[killerburst]

Neck thru instruments start with J. Bolt ons just have numbers (4 digits currently).

Does anyone know if the Custom Select guitars comes with a J or U prefixed serial number?

[neilli]

Yeah, they're Js including the Rhoads, which seems weird. I think they should have a JCS prefix to distinguish them, but maybe that's just me..

[shreddermon]

I was told by a dealer a few days ago, reverse sharkfins are now an option for the Custom Select program.

That would be cool!

[walshula]

Yeah, they're Js including the Rhoads, which seems weird. I think they should have a JCS prefix to distinguish them, but maybe that's just me..

That is sorta why I was asking. I was wondering how a JCS would be distinguished from a true CS guitar being that they say Custom Shop on the headstock. Would this in return actually water down the true CS guitars and just add confusion in the re-sale market?

[claxor]

Would this in return actually water down the true CS guitars and just add confusion in the re-sale market?

I don't think so. It's still a custom shop guitar.

[snowblind56]

And I'm a sucker. Just put in my order for an HSS DK1...

[shreddermon]

That is sorta why I was asking. I was wondering how a JCS would be distinguished from a true CS guitar being that they say Custom Shop on the headstock. Would this in return actually water down the true CS guitars and just add confusion in the re-sale market?

I don't think so. It's still a custom shop guitar.

+1. It's still a custom guitar.

Seems like you you may be getting hung up on the "master built" tag. That's really a Fender thing, as now applied to Jackson/Charvel's custom shop too. But a custom guitar is a custom guitar, IMHO.

The Custom Select route really feels to me like it harkens back to J/C's roots. When you look at the old SD price lists, there was a list of "standard" options shown - with their upcharge prices - and the ability to "call for price" for the more wild stuff not listed. Those standard options would usually cover the more common custom shop orders. Seems like the same deal now going on with CS vs MB. You can probably draw something of a parallel with Fender's "team built" vs "master built" guitars, I suppose. But, in the old days, you weren't guaranteed a master builder for a particular order. Heck, back then, the vast majority of us didn't even know who the builders were. LOL. They just assigned guys based on the orders, and the complexities of each particular build. I'm sure there was a whole lot more Custom Select-like building going on back then, than there was MB.

[shreddermon]

Looks like they've updated the Jackson website to put the 2014 Custom Select options sheet up.

[Ozz666]

This is sounding dangerous....rear loaded TOM RR, reverse head TOM KV and TOM Warrior.....I need a raise!

[Cosmiceddie]

I was going to have a Custom Select RR1T built (rear-loaded, without pickguard). So far so good, but apparently it's not possible to abandon that V-tailpiece without having to pay the extra $1700 for Masterbuilt option...

[toejam]

I was going to have a Custom Select RR1T built (rear-loaded, without pickguard). So far so good, but apparently it's not possible to abandon that V-tailpiece without having to pay the extra $1700 for Masterbuilt option...

That's a bummer for those that don't want the V plate tailpiece. Personally, the plate is the one thing I really love about the RR1T.

[neilli]

If you are serious, I would go to an established Jackson CS dealer and push hard for that if I were you. I can't believe that is beyond the wit of the JCS guys - christ, I removed a V plate and put top ferrules in myself, so all the factory would need to do is not drill 3 holes. And sorry, I know this sounds like mutiny, but those V plates are a design disaster - mounted at an angle, not reflecting the angles of the body?!! Just a mess...

[DesolationBlvd]

That's a bummer for those that don't want the V plate tailpiece. Personally, the plate is the one thing I really love about the RR1T.

Same, and I don't like the KV2T's lack of V-plate for the same reason. Wish they offered the stoptail along with the string-thru.


I wish that beveled/pinstriped/graphic finishes on an otherwise stock instrument didn't cause a bump to Masterbuilt. Provided the guitar specifications do not warrant an upgrade to Masterbuilt status, the guitar should be built as usual and then the only wait and upcharge would be for the finish (but the finish upcharges would be more to make up for not requiring Masterbuilt).