Need Info on Green Snakeskin Bolt-on

[pedalGEEK]

I bought a green snakeskin Jackson bolt-on (not sure if it was a dinky or a fusion) new at Sam Ash Queens in about 1988. I traded it in to a Daddy's Junky Music Shop in Peabody Mass in about 1993. I have never seen another green snakeskin Jackson and I'd love to know if anyone else has.

Also, if somebody on the board owns this guitar I would love to see a pic or 2, and perhaps even open a dialog about purchasing it back from you. It was a bolt-on, maple board, black dots, single Humbucker, with gray molded Jackson case plastic. I replaced the stock hum with a Duncan and threw in a push-pull volume pot wired for series-parallel.

Thanks in advance for any info you folks can provide, and thanks for a great msg-board!

[IrfaanSE801]

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Sounds like an awsome guitar. More amazed Sam Ash carried something that nice. Hope you find it

[tmdiamond]

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pedalGEEK, I have a green python Jackson Strat that sounds similar to what you are describing. Do you know the serial on the one you're looking for? Mine is one of the '87-'89 bunch. It is arguably my favorite looking guitar of anything I own. Maple body, maple neck, black dots, single hum, single vol. It's a refin done by Dan Lawrence and the hardware was probably replaced as well because it now has a gold OFR and tuners, etc. The head was painted to match.
I took it to a tech last week to have the neck adjusted and it intonated. When I took it out of the case, about 6 people, employees and customers came up and were raving about the finish. Made me feel pretty good, especially because it's a Jackson and many of these people were young kids. Drawing their attention away from the ESPs and Schecters.
I would probably never sell this guitar, primarily because it is one guitar that I can say grabbed me from the moment I saw it and in person, it is completely stunning. It plays brilliantly, sounds perfect, and is the perfect strat in my eyes. I also paid out the ass for it and I highly doubt that anyone would pay what I would ask. Let me know if you want a better pic or two. Ok, I need to learn how to post pics on the new board. This may take a minute or 10.

[DoctorTAMA]

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T-Bag,

If you can't get the pix up, e-mail them to me and I'll load them on my Photobucket page and post them.. Rock on SnakeCharmer!! [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[tmdiamond]

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Here they are....Thanks Dave, I'll email you in a little while. Got some cool as hell news!

[jhale667]

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Oh, that is sweet.... [img]/images/graemlins/drool2.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/popcorn.gif[/img]

[mulder1966]

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I have 2 Jackson strats with a green snake finish. A 1 hum and a H-s-s.

[IrfaanSE801]

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Holy crap that thing is beautiful [img]/images/graemlins/drool2.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/drool2.gif[/img]

[StukaJU87]

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Wow man, that IS a sweet looking axe. [img]/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img]

[LUVGUN]

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I have 2 Jackson strats with a green snake finish. A 1 hum and a H-s-s.

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You have two!?!? I think you should sell me one! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[TheSteveMan]

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[img]/images/graemlins/drool2.gif[/img] Wow I want that.

[kmanick]

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Is this the one you got off of the guy in Marblehead Mass?
I remember this dialog happening a few months ago.
all 3 of those are Sweeeeeeeeeeet. what's the Crossed Swords? GMW? I don't see a logo. Beaautiful!!! [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[pedalGEEK]

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tmdiamond: That is a beautiful guitar--it's nicer than the one I am trying to track down! Mine was a dinky body with green snakeskin top and painted black back, with a painted black headstock top, with all black hardware.

mulder1966: I'd love to see some pics of those, especially the 1 hum. Thanks.

[Wolf11]

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Dam that is a cool finish ,I love that [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Wolf

[tmdiamond]

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Yeah, it's the one I got a few months ago. Yeah, the crossed swords is a GMW. I play the CS a LOT. It sounds gret and plays great too.