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  • Jackson mad...

    Ok, so im new here [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

    Well, ive been playing guitar for over half my lifetime (but im not very old [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] )
    i started off with a cheap no name strat copy, then i got a mexican strat with a floyd and a H-S-S config, then i got my first proper guitar, a gibson explorer...
    since then, i have been though countless guitars i currently have ibanez models, custom jobs, gibsons, ESPs, bla bla and then i bought a KE-2 from a friend (1982, blue ghostflames) for $650.
    i bought it cause it looked cool... and id never had a jackson. Well , im stoked! This thing is awesome, tone monster, great sustain, wonderful fretwork, really solid build, everything is great. I told him i loved it, he told me i could buy his matching year SL-1, i took him up on the offer staight away.
    this ones pretty rare (i think) , being a pre Erie dess swirl, its turqoise with a light purple burst, but with the swirl texture underneath... might have been a custom, we dont know, but, its old, and in mint condition, he never used it, ever, cause, it had no pups, and no hardware! Now it has a full set of black hardware as on current jackson models, and a sustainer in the neck, and a dimarzio HS-3 in the middle, and steves special in the bridge.
    Guys (and girls) this thing is KILLER!! im converted, i LOVE jackson, and i want to buy MORE!! ive got some money together to get a couple more USA models, and id like some suggestions on the best ones out there, and the finishes which look best on them, i like the look of the warrior, the oiled neck sounds appealing, but the finish options seem limiting, since graphics would look odd... anyways, just wanna say, jacksons rule( [img]graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img] ), and help me out with my new purchases!

    Llexi [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/band.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

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    Re: Jackson mad...

    I have a '98 Sl2h in black, with dimarzio's, and it ROCKS... Im putting EMG's in it soon if i can find a trade. The sl2h seems to be a favorite around here...

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    • #3
      Re: Jackson mad...

      Welcome to the JCF...

      As for me telling you how to spend your money, well, thats something only a woman can do [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] Jackson makes/made many different models and for me, each model does play/sound differently. My Stealth is different then my Charvels and the sames goes for my USA Selects. You need to decide whats more important to you, looks---feel--tone--setup and then set your search on your perfect guitar.

      Good luck !

      joe...
      www.godwentpunk.com
      www.myspace.com/godwentpunk

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      • #4
        Re: Jackson mad...

        All USA Jacksons are available in all finishes (except some finishes are reserved strictly for the Phil Collen model - mostly trans finishes that look best on heavy quilt). You want a Warrior in a solid color? They make 'em that color [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

        And that Soloist sounds like Coral Sea. There were at least two different versions of Coral Sea before Eerie Dess Swirl came out, but there may have been 3. I had an SL-1 in that finish - I thought it was Eerie Dess No-Swirl [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] but later found out it was Coral Sea. The only time I ever saw one called Coral Sea before that was a bright 80's pink and blue/purple with the same texture underneath, but it looked more like real coral rock than mine did, and mine had the same three colors Eerie Dess Swirl had, so I figured it was Pre-Swirl [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

        Newc
        I want to depart this world the same way I arrived; screaming and covered in someone else's blood

        The most human thing we can do is comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.

        My Blog: http://newcenstein.com

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        • #5
          Re: Jackson mad...

          hmmm interesting, thanks for the input newc, mebe if i sent you a picture you could tell me if its the same as your SL1 finish was (mine is an SL1 too)

          I really want a WR-1 in the red/black blood splatter finish, but its discontinued! *sulks* [img]graemlins/baby.gif[/img]

          Is there anywhere online i can see a galley of jacksons (not customshop ones) so i could check out that all these graphic finishes actually look like on the different bodies? i mean, how are you meant to choose if you cant see em first! [img]graemlins/help.gif[/img]

          Thanks for the replies and the warm welcome!

          Llexi [img]graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

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          • #6
            Re: Jackson mad...

            have you checked out the Gallery link at the top of the page here? Check out some of the sweet axes owned by our JCF Brethren [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
            Hail yesterday

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            • #7
              Re: Jackson mad...

              [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/band.gif[/img] welcome llexi

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              • #8
                Re: Jackson mad...

                I think I still got a pic of mine:


                I sold it to a fellow JCF'er - Charvel750. I liked it, but that particular guitar just wasn't "me". I recently picked up a 1990 Professional (Japanese) Soloist that is me, though - just needs a graphic and the neck refinished [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

                Newc
                I want to depart this world the same way I arrived; screaming and covered in someone else's blood

                The most human thing we can do is comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.

                My Blog: http://newcenstein.com

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                  Re: Jackson mad...

                  As for seeing pics of different graphic options:

                  http://www.autumn-frost.com/album

                  [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

                  It's certainly not got all the available finishes, but some less common ones. The Gallery as well as the Archives at Jacksonguitars.com should cover all the rest.

                  Newc
                  I want to depart this world the same way I arrived; screaming and covered in someone else's blood

                  The most human thing we can do is comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.

                  My Blog: http://newcenstein.com

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                  • #10
                    Re: Jackson mad...

                    Originally posted by R.Llexi.Leon:
                    I really want a WR-1 in the red/black blood splatter finish, but its discontinued! *sulks* [img]graemlins/baby.gif[/img]
                    <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Welcome to the JCF! Anyways have you seen this:




                    Online Stage Gear has them. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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                      Re: Jackson mad...

                      newc, after reading this thread and clicking on your album link, i saw the king crimson bass in there. i was at ed roman's site after another thread and he's got that bass and wants 2k. ain't that an bit steep?
                      The Truth Hurts Only If It's Supposed To !

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                      • #12
                        Re: Jackson mad...

                        aah thanks! *checks out online stage gear...*

                        and nope, my soloist looks absolutly nothing like that coral reef thing... it really is a swirl without the rings of colour, just turqiouse with purple fading in from the edges, and i think its a 1982 or something.. i forget exactly.

                        Damn... they only have it in white/red with emgs... i like that duncan set... arg, i guess one day a red/black one will show up...

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                        • #13
                          Re: Jackson mad...

                          I think you got your years wrong, Llexi. 1982 is very early in Jackson's history - they didn't have numbered model designations til later (mid 90s I think). Eerie Dess also. Early USA Kellys were called Custom or Student and I believe they weren't sold until 1985. Maybe yours are from 1992? Supply serial numbers and we'll tell ya!

                          Welcome!
                          "Quiet, numbskulls, I'm broadcasting!" -Moe Howard, "Micro-Phonies" (1945)

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                          • #14
                            Re: Jackson mad...

                            1982...1992... whos counting [img]graemlins/brow.gif[/img]

                            lol, you're right im sure... i just remember the year '82 for some odd reason... i dont know much about such things... the guitar is at a friends studio in S.london atm, when i go there in a few days to bring it back here ill let you all know the serial number and maybe someone could help me out [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

                            Llexi

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                              Re: Jackson mad...

                              I had a 1991 Fusion in that Coral Sea color, it was a sweet guitar and in awsome condition, only problem was i couldn`t play the Thin/Flat neck [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] I traded her away for a Marty F. Kelly and found I missed a Trem, so I sold that and have been working on finding the ultimate necks and have found them in my Soloists [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] Jack.

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