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...My CS 7 string Soloist finally arrived. I will admit I approached the day with both joy and trepidation, as this guitar has become a source of considerable strain in my life. (Long story.)
Jackson Custom Shop guitars are worth the wait. Period. This is the best sounding and playing guitar I've ever owned, period - and I have two '80s Dinkys that I play regularly. A feature recap:
7 string Soloist, string-thru/tunomatic with SLS 4+3 headstock and Sperzels. (Which, BTW, are awesome - this is my first guitar with them.)
Maple neck, alder body, quilt top in trans black. Neck back is oiled - smooth as the proverbial baby's behind, and super-fast.
22 fret Ebony board, with full binding, and Abalone Pirhana inlays. Jumbo frets - a little bigger than the ones on my '80s Dinkys. It's also got the scallop under the heel, like the Pro Soloists had - is that on all the new Soloists? (I haven't seen one in a while...)
Pickups are SD, a JB 7 at the bridge and a Jazz 7 at the neck. I understand now why this combo is so popular - I have '59s in my other guitars - as it sounds very "scooped" and sweet with the toggle in the middle position, and both pickups on their own are very articulate - the JB seems a bit more so than the six string version, although the tone is about as close as you can get - maybe a little less output, but the same tone. I like it. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] The low B is clean, and is much more defined than on any bolt-on 7 string I've heard - the neck-thru makes a big difference in this department, apparently. Of course, it could just be the quality of the guitar, comparatively. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
The trans black is gorgeous, and the Pirhanas give a little classier than dot-neck feel, while not being the full 'fins. I think they look cool.
Somehow, I think my other guitars aren't going to be played much. We're recording in the next couple of weeks, so I'll let everyone know how that goes.
If Jackson would make this guitar as a limited-run production model, with 'fins, they'd sell all of them, IMO - including another to me. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
Mike
Jackson Custom Shop guitars are worth the wait. Period. This is the best sounding and playing guitar I've ever owned, period - and I have two '80s Dinkys that I play regularly. A feature recap:
7 string Soloist, string-thru/tunomatic with SLS 4+3 headstock and Sperzels. (Which, BTW, are awesome - this is my first guitar with them.)
Maple neck, alder body, quilt top in trans black. Neck back is oiled - smooth as the proverbial baby's behind, and super-fast.
22 fret Ebony board, with full binding, and Abalone Pirhana inlays. Jumbo frets - a little bigger than the ones on my '80s Dinkys. It's also got the scallop under the heel, like the Pro Soloists had - is that on all the new Soloists? (I haven't seen one in a while...)
Pickups are SD, a JB 7 at the bridge and a Jazz 7 at the neck. I understand now why this combo is so popular - I have '59s in my other guitars - as it sounds very "scooped" and sweet with the toggle in the middle position, and both pickups on their own are very articulate - the JB seems a bit more so than the six string version, although the tone is about as close as you can get - maybe a little less output, but the same tone. I like it. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] The low B is clean, and is much more defined than on any bolt-on 7 string I've heard - the neck-thru makes a big difference in this department, apparently. Of course, it could just be the quality of the guitar, comparatively. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
The trans black is gorgeous, and the Pirhanas give a little classier than dot-neck feel, while not being the full 'fins. I think they look cool.
Somehow, I think my other guitars aren't going to be played much. We're recording in the next couple of weeks, so I'll let everyone know how that goes.
If Jackson would make this guitar as a limited-run production model, with 'fins, they'd sell all of them, IMO - including another to me. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
Mike
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