Well, after what was supposed to be a 90-120 day build time which turned into something like 13-14 months, I finally have my USA Custom Select Warrior. It is done in platinum pearl pink with stainless steel frets, a Screamin' Demon in the bridge and a Duncan Jazz in the neck. The other specs are pretty run of the mill. Despite the wait and being rather disgruntled about it (I really had high hopes Jackson wouldn't muck up these advertised quicker builds), the guitar turned out killer. The color is beautiful and as much 80's as even I can take! Total pearlescent bubblegum overload. It has an 80's inspired tone, great for thrashy riffs, and it is perhaps one of the most clear and quiet Jacksons I've owned. The stainless frets are fantastic. I've been getting them on Carvin stuff for a few years, but combined with Jackson's neck profile, they are perhaps even more awesome here. The only thing that would make this guitar better for me would be a 7th string. On to the pix:
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man! that is just too bad ass! that's got me GASing hard
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Looks like a complete flash back, so I say well done! Great specs. Congrats"I have so much gayness at times. My wife walks in my music room, and there I am, in my undies, listening to "Sister Christian" while lighting fireworks..doin' blow." - Bill Z
"I leave off the back plate and pinch my forskin between the tension springs. That may not work for everyone. But I find that the people love it. Half the tone is in the pud." - Bill Z
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Yeah, some of the Soloists had a lot of pearl, making them very silvery. This one is just about right and doesn't look like an assembly line pearl finish, i.e. you can see small inconsistencies in the pearl, reminding me a lot of the 80's finishes.Looking for un-molested slant fretboard early USA & Pro Warriors!
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Looks awesome - congrats!
I gotta ask - are the specs totally the same as the USA Select guitar apart from the ss frets? Just wondering because that's the first JCS I've seen with a U serial..Popular is not the same as good
Rare is not the same as valuable
Worth is what someone will pay, not what you want to get
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