What kinda exotic top will jackson offer at reasonable price?

[hopkinsWFG]

Curly redwood?
Curly walnut?
Wenge?
Ebony?
Bubinga?
Amboyna?
Buckeye ?

Any pics if anyone has gotten these exotic top at custom shop?

[shreddermon]

None of those are going to be shown on any price lists, so it'd be best to ask a dealer.

[Dog Boy]

Yeah, ask a dealer.

Reasonable price? ha ha

[neilli]

Depends if you are prepared to pay to go Masterbuilt or not - if you are, then you can probably get all of the above. Under Custom Select however, probably not. You 'might' get lucky though if they have some in stock, your dealer has a good relationship with them, and your specs are otherwise in line with Custom Select..

[Nightbat]

North Appalachian plywood

[Johnnyryche]

Another option is to find a used Jackson and send it to Lee at GMW. He can put a new exotic top on it and customize it to your specs. He's been doing a number of pro mods, BCRs and other guitars lately with new tops and paint jobs. In the end, you'll get it quicker and a whole lot cheaper than going through the custom shop.

In case you haven't see his FB page, here's a couple pro mods with new tops.

[Venomboy]

Wood isn't too expensive. I bought 2 massive billets for my Moser Bastard V guitar. Heavy quilted 5A. Got a 1/2" thick top (more like 1/2 the thickness of the body is the top). I know I paid less than $800 for the wood a few years ago, might have been more like $500-600.

But guitar companies will charge a massive markup. Same thing for custom inlays, even if CNC cut. I talked to a guy that does a ton of custom inlay work for the big boys. I was going to supply him with the artwork. He was going to do it with fretboard for $125. $150 tops. I know Jackson or another big company would charge at least $500-$1000.

So the cost through a guitar company is the cost. Hard to get around it.

3 options:
Save your money, get a solid color
Bit the bullet, pay the price
Get GMW or someone else to do it.