New member: SLATQH pictures.

[ken]

I've been lurking for a while now and have been enjoying absorbing the great information/discussion on the forum, so it only seems fair that I post a few pictures. These are of my 2005 SLATQH in cherry sunburst, which I bought as NOS early in 2006.




As there's been some discussion of natural binding:

... and some discussion of the nature of "recent" archtops...



Hoping not to catch G.A.S. from you guys! All the best,

Ken

[pebber]

hey, welcome!

that is an awesome SLATQH!

[audiophile]

It's one thing to avoid catching G.A.S.
It's another to inadvertently pass it around lol

Nice...& welcome

[shadowcat]

Welcome to the board!
You got a real beauty there, very nice!

Now about the G.A.S. ... well you now they say "resistance is futile"

[Tashtego]

Hi & welcome. Nice guitar, I have one in tobacco burst finish that I love to death.

[jcm800x]

Very nice, I'd love this thread to turn into a slatqh photo display!

[Speiro]

Welcome aboard, that's a really nice looking axe you have there, great photo's too.

[Bengal65]

Well it's about time Welcome! That Slat is one sweet one and the cherry finish is the tits!

[VEGETATHEPUPPET]

Welcome

Awesome finished Jackson !!

[Budman68]

Beautiful guitar!! I have one in blue with the mini hums (SLATQM). Welcome to the family -

[Charlz]

Very Pretty!!!

[VinceV]

I love that guitar. I used to have one when they 1st came out, and like a dumbass sold it. I have a question is the color Cherry Sunburst or Burnt Cherry Sunburst, and is the neck oiled or is it finished.

Thanks

[Robert Burns]

Man,thats as good as it gets!! Amazing looking. Congrats and welcome

How does it sound? If it sounds half as great as it looks... WOW

I've been lurking for a while now and have been enjoying absorbing the great information/discussion on the forum, so it only seems fair that I post a few pictures. These are of my 2005 SLATQH in cherry sunburst, which I bought as NOS early in 2006.




As there's been some discussion of natural binding:

... and some discussion of the nature of "recent" archtops...



Hoping not to catch G.A.S. from you guys! All the best,

Ken

[ken]

Hi everyone. Thanks for the warm welcome.

The colour is Cherry Sunburst. I think the Burnt Cherry Sunburst is darker, although I've only seen SL2Hs in that finish. If someone has a BCSB SLATQH, I'd love to see photos. In fact, photos of the Budman68's SLATQM would also be appreciated!

I fell in lust with the SLATQH after seeing a picture of one in Tabacco Sunburst (good choice Tashtego), but it's a pity that the back is painted black rather than a see-through colour. I was in NY on business last year and was planning to buy a Natural one from the MusicZoo (nice guys, lovely Jacksons), but the maple top on the Cherry was nicer. As I was taking the guitar back to Ireland as luggage on a plane as an, eh, tax avoidance measure, I had to decide there and then. The Cherry Sunburst has grown on me, even though it wouldn't have been my first choice. There was a nice female rep. from Jackson there on the day too. Gave me a discount back in cash. Can't say fairer than that!

As for the neck, mine is painted:


I mailed Jackson before I bought the guitar. A helpful guy from Fender sent me back a little more information on the SLATQH than was available on the Jackson website. It included this: "COMMENTS: Switch from Oil Finish Neck, to Painted in 10/2003". So if you want an oiled neck, I guess you need to look at an older one.

For good measure, here's a photo of the headstock:



You have to love headstocks that are body coloured.

Incidentally, I've seen "natural" coloured ones with both black and MOP logos. In the mail from Fender, it also said: "DISCONTINUED COLORS: (853) Mahogany (MAH) (11/2003) P/N Switched off as it was redundant with Natural". Maybe the (older) ones with the black Jackson logo were MAH, not Natural. Of course, this is just speculation, as I certainly don't know.

Glad I actually have something to contribute to the forum, even if it is only second hand information!

Happy new year. Cheers,
Ken

[N1CK]

I'm usually not a big fan of bursts, but yours is gorgeous.

Happy new year to you too Ken.