Changes you'd wish stock USA Jacksons had (maybe they'll listen...)

[LEOKV2]

See? That could be the RR Signature guitar. Upgrade the current RR's to the rest of the lineup!

[delt]

I mean, the King V doesn't look that "versatile" I mean, most of the time you'll be playing it on the humbuckers...

Um, ever heard of push-pull knobs, and coils taps? =) That's one very effective way to add a lot of versatility to a 2-hum guitar.

[slayer]

Short scale offerings.
1 Hum offerings.
Maple/Black Sharkie offerings
More Mahogany offerings(all mahogany)
Non-Recessed Floyds
Kahler Pros
Better case.

I would love these offerings, but with all of the price changes, I probably wouldn`t buy one anyway. I just want to say I paid $1200 out the door for a new Black SL2H back in either 2002 or 2003. Since then selects have gone up by 15% and Customs by who knows, 20-30% or?? I think the prices are getting out of control for Jacksons. Some feel different, I speak with my wallet. Jack.

[LEOKV2]

Oh yeah, I remember the days when I first got my "real" guitar around 1998, a Gibson Flying V '67. It was like 1200 bucks inc. taxes or so. I was... SO sorry to hear that a King V costed the same... bummer. Thing is I was "blinded" by Gibson, like, before that V I had a crappy Ibanez RG270 and my guitar knowledge was "dude, I gotta get that guitar James Hetfield is playing on the Cliff 'em all video!", so yeah... I missed the Jacksons. When I got back to PERU (yeah, I bought the guitar in Miami), I was like.... DAMN!

[Carbophos]

Um, ever heard of push-pull knobs, and coils taps? =) That's one very effective way to add a lot of versatility to a 2-hum guitar.

Switching the tone in more than one move sucks live, especially when it is combined with some footswitching.

Once I owned Gibson M-III. It was H-S-H it could be switched between H-H (switching scheme: B, B+N, N, N wired out-o-phase, kill position) and S-S-S (coil taps, Strat scheme) modes. I ended up wiring it in usual H-S-H fashion.

[TinTin8]

ide say have an option to remove all inlays

[Diego_]

EMGs as standard

I agreeh the JB isnt what most jackson players are after, although its a good pick up. The EMGs have a cleaner look i think and fit better with guitars such as RRs

I agree with you ! Also to have some model with DiMarzio would be a nice idea as well.

[LEOKV2]

Oh I forgot...

Use better tuning machines, like, Schaller (to go with the Floyd, also, Schaller-made), or Grover, something. Gotoh is on the "asian" side, and also on the cheap side.

[dk1crazy]

Good point !!

[Mario8672]

Oh yeah, I remember the days when I first got my "real" guitar around 1998, a Gibson Flying V '67. It was like 1200 bucks inc. taxes or so. I was... SO sorry to hear that a King V costed the same... bummer. Thing is I was "blinded" by Gibson, like, before that V I had a crappy Ibanez RG270 and my guitar knowledge was "dude, I gotta get that guitar James Hetfield is playing on the Cliff 'em all video!", so yeah... I missed the Jacksons. When I got back to PERU (yeah, I bought the guitar in Miami), I was like.... DAMN!

Hetfield's V wasn't a Gibson . It was some asian copy.

[slayer]

I think it was an EPI actually? Jack.

[daisp]

I like the no inlay idea, and more maple boards

[jwoods986]

LEOKV2 nailed two of my biggest gripes right away in the first post. Something other than the JB/59 combo on USA selects. EMGs or a more aggressive Duncan (like the Distortion) if they want to stay passive. Especially on the pointy, "aggressive" guitars - KE2, RR1, KV2. And, please, put proper jumbo frets on the KV2. Every other Jackson has them.

As much as I like rear-loaded, 24 fret RRs, I don't think they'll make them standard on USA selects because that's not the original design. But they now have some other RRs with one or both features (RR24 and KB).

[Mr.C]

an unfinished / painted neck on the RR1 would also be nice..................

[Nuclear Vampire]

ALL non-locking nut guitars should come standard with locking tuners. Period. The upcharge would be minimal (in the real world) and the quality would increase 100%.