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The koa one is a perfect mix of vintage BC Rich, and modern Jackson. Very cool. I don't understand why Guitar Asylum has them for sale though. Even if it's just a matte4r of not updating their site. Didn't you personally order these guitars? If so, why would they have them up for sale at all?
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Holy shit Scott!!! Those are freakin' incredible!!....ever more jaw-dropping than the other two!!
Nice pieces!
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Yes, I spec'd and ordered them. I had the guitars in my hands for a while before the pictures were up on the GA website. Near as I can figure, they just copy and paste the code from other older pages when they put new pages up and didn't edit out the text. I'm kind of irritated by it but its their website. There are still some pages on there from a few years ago that say some long sold guitars are available. Anyway, I'm going to work on getting some group Warrior pics up as soon as I find a proper photo hosting spot.Originally posted by zeegler
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Ok, here's a question for you.
Why does Jackson laminate the body/neck section like this:
Is it to save costs? I know BC Rich would never have used such construction techniques (back in the eighties at least).
Anyway, awesome pair!
Here's a Koa Stealth
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Sweet axes, but I prefer bevels I think- That Koa is incredible!
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I'm not sure why, but it's common practice for them, esp. if it's maple neck, mahog body. The neck is 1" thick with mahog on the body behind it like the pic above. It *may* have been done because the neck is quartersawn, so is the neck body section.. so *maybe* they couldn't get 1/4 sawm koa that was thick enough for a solid 1 piece neck blank? The wings are not 1/4 cut, and thicker flatsawn stock is easy to find, but 1/4 sawn is not easy to find. Thats my guess.
I love that stealth bro.
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The way Jackson builds necks is the only thing I don't like about them. I have heard various reasons for building multi-piece necks. The one I hear the most is that using highly figured wood and solid maple as a one piece neck can be unstable. I heard that from BC Rich too (even said they wouldn't warranty it), but guess what? They're using solid quilt maple and figured wood for one piece necks again today (yay!). Owners of vintage BCR's with koa or maple necks know it's bs about stability. Treated well, those necks are as stable today as they were 30 years ago. In today's market it is harder and more expensive to get thick enough pieces of wood for one piece necks, so I really think it boils down to price. If I could have one piece necks on everything, I would, up until a certain price point. It just looks 100% better unless you want a wood combo multi-laminate. They were originally going to do the koa neck as a 3 piece laminate parallel to the rails, so you would've seen the joints on the front of the guitar. I got them to change it to their standard method of neck build. When you look at the guitar in person the neck is beautiful despite the joints and it looks perfect from the front.
And that Stealth was the guitar that inspired me to order this Warrior! Know what though? I will bet money that the wings are padouk and the neck is solid purpleheart. It looks to be a perfect match for the Warlock I have and the Mockingbird a friend of mine has. The basic story of those guitars is on Moser's site. Its rumored that there was an Eagle and a Bich to match too - all out of the same dealership in the 80's.
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Awesome, cheers for the explanation!
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Blood drip: flawless. I've seen mock images of this, but that just kicks ass as the real deal. Koa: I did notice a discrepancy on one of the body stringers looks like a small section of it is not stuck down like the rest of it. See Picture #5 showing a closeup. Or is it just the wood grain making it look that way? I don't mean to piss on your bonfire, but that anomally would give me cause for concern. If it's just an icky from the camera then I apologise for panicking you.Last edited by wilkinsi; 05-13-2006, 05:29 AM.Fuck ebay, fuck paypal
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Both are VERY NICE! Congrats!
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what do you mean by "not stuck down"?Originally posted by wilkinsi
The stringers are slices of maple between the neckthru & the wings. They aren't like pinstripes, stuck to the surface of the guitar.Hail yesterdayComment
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on the pic mentioned, looks like the body stringer is peeling off at the edge.Originally posted by VitaminGFuck ebay, fuck paypal
"Finger on the trigger, back against the wall. Counting rounds and voices, not enough to kill them all" (Ihsahn).Comment
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must be an effect of the grain in that spot, or something. Because a stringer is a piece of wood sandwiched between two other bits of wood. I'm not quite sure what you imagine a stringer is, but it's not an adhesive stripe of maple laid over the koa body of the guitar. So unless the wing is falling off the body, I don't see how the string could "peel off" without it being immediately apparent to Scholomance when he received the guitar.Originally posted by wilkinsiHail yesterdayComment
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ya know i've been holding back,,,,but i cant no more,,,,,, DUDE those FUKKIN ROCK!!!!!!! what is the weight on the KOA? that is an awesome blend right there,,great choice bro
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I think what you're seeing is a darker spot in the grain of the koa against the lighter maple. Stringers are a solid 3/8" strip of wood that is sandwiched between the wing and the neck, full length and thickness of the body. They're not like a pinstripe.
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