2015 NAMM Round Horn V

[toejam]

What I find funny is that the the gentlemen's agreement or whatever behind Jackson not producing the Gibson body shapes, and then they go and produce this thing with a pickguard that SCREAMS Gibson! I mean the rounhorns they once did said Jackson, never Gibson to me. I don't even know what the thought process was on this. Lets see how close we can get to a Gibson now, without changing the headstock?

And, yet, they used to make the Y2KV as Mustaine's sig model. Sure, the crotch is up higher, and no pickguard, but headstock is not that far off from Gibson.
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[shreddermon]

The wings are longer on a Y2KV, too.

[Hellraiser6502]

In looking closer at these 2 NAMM V's...I see a couple of 'things' they tweaked.

1) Looks like shortened Y2KV wings ...i.e. 'pointier' than a regular Roundhorn.
2) They've tweaked the cutaway/scallops where the neck joins the body...lower on the treble side....but both sides different from a 'regular' roundhorn

I really like the black one...the white one, not so much.

[Nightbat]

It will look like one of these!

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Now that is fucking sexy

As for the one with the RR scratchplate on it,.. nah sorry, V90 still owns
Rearloaded Jackson Roundhorns all the way!

[outlawten5]

hellraiser those are awesome.

[algeriet]

Rearloaded without the cutaway for easier access to the upper frets and thicker wings damnit! Bring us the Y2KV and the good ol' roundhorns from yesteryear.

[Nightbat]

without the cutaway for easier access.

Yeah, that is something we'd find on an ESP Scythe
and I see no reason for a cutout on a neck through V, even my with my KV3, I sometimes found myself trying to fret the humbucker

[Firebird V]

The black one is cool. could just put a black pg on it and call it a day..

[Newc]

If you could find a pickguard that the holes lined up, which you wouldn't.

And is it a pickguard or painted?

[Grandturk]

If you could find a pickguard that the holes lined up, which you wouldn't.

And is it a pickguard or painted?

Yeah but if you're paying that much for a guitar you can spend a little more to have one custom made

[excon]

It's strange that they won't make anymore of these. It's as though they don't want peoples' money. Go figure.

[xenophobe]

The V body needs the arrow headstock. It just doesn't look right with a pointy, IMO.

[gallery]

That Gibson looks odd with a Jackson headstock.

[Alec Thunder]

Beauty"fuckin"ful!!! WOW!!