Scalloped horn?

[Zerberus]

Dude, neck-thru has NO heel to scallop ))

I see a heel, and I see a LOT of wood where the Fusion posted and the early ´90s axes WERE scalloped.... Looks a far cry from "no heel to scallop" to me...

I think Zerb is referring to the Soloist Pro type of heel scallop.

See Here on JZ's Pro:

Exactly what I´m talking about, thank you for the better pic, though that´s one of the less pronounced ones I´ve seen, most include the leading edge of the horns like the Fusion pictured....

I see, but for US Jackson it makes no sense. Surely there's some space to scallop, but upper fret access is superb on SL without it.

But it´s still even better with it... not everybody has your exact hands

[Carbophos]

Don't forget that Fusion on the pic has the neck joint about the 17th fret, while soloist has neck joint at 20th fret (and has a smooth transition into the body up to the 21-22 fret. It makes a lot of difference in terms of upper frets access.

[Zerberus]

Don't forget that Fusion on the pic has the neck joint about the 17th fret, while soloist has neck joint at 20th fret (and has a smooth transition into the body up to the 21-22 fret. It makes a lot of difference in terms of upper frets access.

Agreed. But if you´ll read my post again, I´m not judging by the looks of a single pair of guitars, but by what was more or less an entire era...Either way ,I think we´re slowly getting off-topic here

[Sunbane]

Neck-throughs do have heels. Look at an older soloist, or a Charvel M6, or a Shannon Soloist, and there will be a noticable heel. The "scalloped heel" takes away most of that heel hump.

[jackson1]

Beautiful garden view there, bane! Yours?

[quiksilver]

Neck-throughs absolutely have a heel to scallop, whether they're made in the USA or not. Check these out:

Jackson SL2H (Made in USA) with heel


Jackson Custom Shop (Made in USA) with scallop


Jackson SL4 (Made in Japan) with scallop

[Carbophos]

I did not deny that it is possible, but for me it still makes no sense, unless it's not 27 fret neck (like on Hamer Californian Elite, but again I have to say that those were bolt-ons with no heel contouring an scalloping and upper access was still easy). But if someone wants his CS look more custom/exclusive, why not

[VitaminG]

more custom/exclusive, like a Soloist Pro?

not that I'm up there often, but when I'm playing at the highest notes on my 550XL, I still kinda wrap my thumb over/around the heel. Not that it's really in my way, but then with my long fingers, even a neckplate is never really in the way.

But I can see why some people might like to remove that extra bit and go for the heel scallop. That way your thumb will travel on the same plane all the way to the 24th fret.

[Carbophos]

more custom/exclusive, like a Soloist Pro?

not that I'm up there often, but when I'm playing at the highest notes on my 550XL, I still kinda wrap my thumb over/around the heel. Not that it's really in my way, but then with my long fingers, even a neckplate is never really in the way.

But I can see why some people might like to remove that extra bit and go for the heel scallop. That way your thumb will travel on the same plane all the way to the 24th fret.

More custom compared to regular production I mean, when you order CS guitar only for the wood options or neck profile options it will cost more but look the same unless you pay some $$$ for exclusive finish. And the scalloping option is free of charge.

[Sunbane]

*nods* I think the heel scallop looks really cool, but I must say that I never had any problems reaching the highest frets even with the old-style soloist heel.

Henrik: Yeah, that pic was shot in my garden.