Jackson Crossroads Strat 8671

[Axewielder]

OK first off +1 to Matt's Music for seeing this one through. The lead time on these was ridiculous, but it is finally here. It's an ash body with JB/59 Duncans. JB's can be hit or miss in some guitars, but it really works nicely here. The middle position is very useful as well. The specs are fairly close to that MZ run a few years ago. It does have the wood screw tuner posts, for better or worse. No 3 o'clock tuners, but we didn't ask for them. It has a Jackson plate instead of a Charvel plate. No major surprises with anything. The plate is an Ontario plate, which I thought was odd. The ash isn't terribly light, it's an average weight. The red sparkle is killer! The 80's logo is well done, although it has a slightly thicker appearance than the original ones and of course has the "CS" addition. These come with a form-fitted flight case.

[Hellbat]

Sweet. Mind the belly fur with that open floyd cavity on the back!

[neilli]

Very nice!

[rjohnstone]

Those turned out great!
Looks like they were dipped in candy.

[Mudlark]

Beautiful colour. I'll bet it plays like a dream.

[Grandturk]

Very cool. Congrats! Figured you would be in for one of these

[Axewielder]

Thanks guys!

Beautiful colour. I'll bet it plays like a dream.

Yeah I was a bit worried about that actually because my experiences with late model J/C's have been rocky at best that way. I typically stay with the early stuff. Matt had his tech change it over to 10's and set it up, and it's a great player. It can hang with the best of my SD's and Ontarios.

[daisp]

Awesome...love those

[shramiac]

Puuuuuuurty....needs a black arm though!

[shreddermon]

Looks awesome! If I didn't already have a red sparkle, I would've totally been into this run. They look to have turned out sweet. Congrats.

[Jack Napalm]

Damn that is gorgeous. These came out great. The red is defiantly hard to capture.

[toejam]

Looks great! Surprised they went with the old wood screw Floyd posts and locking nut through the neck.

[Axewielder]

Looks great! Surprised they went with the old wood screw Floyd posts and locking nut through the neck.

Yeah my preference was to diverge from the original and modernize those two features, especially the posts. But I told Matt I was flexible and would go along with the group. I'm not sure how the final decision was made. Nobody else is fessing up to having one.

[toejam]

Hopefully it'll hold up well and won't ever give you any problems.

[j2379]

Nice, old school & brave on the floyd.