Just got a SL2H

[jwoods986]

Re: Just got a SL2H

I don't even know how to start this, I'm so excited!! I took it to a shop on my lunch and asked about the action and the guy explained that I just need to turn the screws on either side of the E strings, I didn't really need to do a setup. So I went back to work, posted my earlier rant and put it on the bay with a $900 BIN or trade. Then last night I had about 30 minutes to practice, so I double checked with the owners manual and started cranking those two screws and.............it is AWESOME!! This is what I was expecting - a newer, better version of my Model 6. Then I ran upstairs to make sure no one had bid on it and pulled the listing (4 people had already emailed me with questions!). Whew - that was close.
PS - don't worry Dinkyjacksonman, I still would have stayed on the forum with my Model 6 [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[dinkyjacksonman]

Re: Just got a SL2H

Well done!
Now tell us more about the guitar!

[scel100]

Re: Just got a SL2H

I was the one who asked u one of them questions bud, My second question was going to be , why would u want to sell your sl2h lol..., I glad though u decided to keep it , I just love sl2h's and sl2ht's, anyway be first to tell me if u change your mind again.
All the best man.

[jackson16]

Re: Just got a SL2H

see didnt we tell ya. look how close you were to just passing it up. You could have lost a great guitar forever, and all you had to do was tweak two screws. We warned ya. Glad you finally got it how you wanted it and its what you expected.

[jwoods986]

Re: Just got a SL2H

So you're the guy from Ireland asking about shipping -lol. I'm just glad no one bought it after I "fixed" it and fell in love with it.

More about it. Well, it's a 2003 (built 08/08/03) in black ghost flames, all original. Basically, it is a new guitar. The guy I won it from was local so I picked it up (it was nice to not have to wait for it and save the shipping). When I opened the case, I thought I was looking at a new one. The first thing I did was flip it over and there isn't even any rash on the back! The guy bought it last September, played it a few times (never left his house), and it sat in the case. And I got it for $895! I love it!!

[dinkyjacksonman]

Re: Just got a SL2H

You see, you got it cheap.
So why not to throw a $45 pro set up.
It can not go wrong.
These are fine quality instruments and I am glad you like it.
No I don't work for Jackson.
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[jackson16]

Re: Just got a SL2H

dude youd have been crazy to sell a blck ghost flames soloist you got for $895. Dang that sounds sweet, ive always been partial to black ghost flames. I wish I could land a deal like that, maybe you should have sold it, to me! lol glad you love it.

[kmanick]

Re: Just got a SL2H

I agree with dinkyjacksonMan, throw the $45.00 bucks into it, get the frets polished, get the intonation set and have someone who really knows what they are doing check the relief on the neck. I liked mine when I got it and lucky for me Jim Mouridian is local(the best set up guy in Boston) well after he set it up, it played like a different guitar, 5 times better than when I brought it in to him. A good set up on a good guitar=Awesome guitar! I'm glad you kept it and gave it a chance! [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[Helmet]

Re: Just got a SL2H

I noticed that my RR-1 it´s a little hard to play, the action is low, but the tension it´s a little high, much more than my previous guitar, japanese Jackson JDR Plus. Any suggestion to let the tension of strings a bit lower? I use Ernie Ball 0.09 strings, thanks a lot!

[StukaJU87]

Re: Just got a SL2H

Helmet, I switched to D'Adario XL 9's and I like them alot better than the Ernie Ball 9's I had used for years. They seem to have a little more bendability than the EB's. May be all in my head though. There is no way that I know of to adjust the string tension on a Floyded guitar.

[Helmet]

Re: Just got a SL2H

Thanks Stuka, but i use D´Addario for 5 years, and i liked too much of Ernie Ball. Do you have any Jackson USA? Do you think too they have a high tension?

[StukaJU87]

Re: Just got a SL2H

I have a few USA Jacksons and I use the same strings on everything. They have a little more tension than my Gibsons, but I am used to it so it doesn't really bother me. How many springs you got on the Floyd?

[Helmet]

Re: Just got a SL2H

So, high tension it´s a characteristic of USA Jacksons... There are 3 spring...

[StukaJU87]

Re: Just got a SL2H

[ QUOTE ]
So, high tension it´s a characteristic of USA Jacksons... There are 3 spring...

[/ QUOTE ] I guess it depends on what you idea of "high tension" is. [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img] Without playing your guitar, I don't know if it has any more tension than any of mine.

[Helmet]

Re: Just got a SL2H

Hehehe, it´s really very subjective... But in my mind, it´s a very very tension, much more than I expected. But for you, i don´t know... Well, i wish to know what are the factor wich causes influence in tension...