Talk me into a Jackson PC-1

[quiksilver]

You know, I'm actually not sure of the fretboard wood. I think it's either Rosewood or Pau Ferro. I'd really like to know which it is. The neck is Birdseye Maple. Yeah, I really like the tone. It's one of my favorite guitars. In fact, I have recently sold off most of my collection, and this is 1 only 4 electric guitars I have left.

[hippietim]

The PC-1 has a great neck and body. I think they sound pretty bad. That Super-3 is really bad. The sustainer as a neck pickup is pitiful. The middle pickup is way sterile. The sustainer system itself works fine - it chews through batteries though.

Buy a used PC-1 and gut the electronics and you'd have a fantastic guitar.

[markD]

i do agree, to a point. the super 3 is AWFUL. i have a PAF pro in my euphoria. i experiment A LOT mith my solar since the sustainer died. but, to my ears, the PAF pro works really well with the other pickups that come stock in the PC-1.

[neilli]

Rosewood board with a maple neck, right? What do you think of the tone?

Pau Ferro with a birdseye neck. The profile is much thinner than the PC1 profile though. The tone from these is really nice - full but still defined. This one was my #1 guitar for years, but because I was limited as to the guitars I could bring to Canada, it's back in the UK for now:

[neilli]

The PC-1 has a great neck and body. I think they sound pretty bad. That Super-3 is really bad. The sustainer as a neck pickup is pitiful. The middle pickup is way sterile.

Yeah, that's a good summary of my view as well Tim. Then again, I've not tried adjusting those trim pots yet....

[Bengal65]

The PC-1 has a great neck and body. I think they sound pretty bad. That Super-3 is really bad. The sustainer as a neck pickup is pitiful. The middle pickup is way sterile. The sustainer system itself works fine - it chews through batteries though.

Buy a used PC-1 and gut the electronics and you'd have a fantastic guitar.

Whaaaat? Good thing I have the same taste in Tone that Phil Collen has!

I've still have the original batteries in my 2004 and it's still going. You just have to make sure the plug is taken out of the jack when your through playing.

[shredmonster]

I am not a fan of the original bridge pup so I replaced it with a Duncan Custom TB-5 and it kills! Sustains for days.

Lots of guys on this board have these guitars and 1 guy apparently does not like the sound. Well no single one guitar is for everybody.

This is the finest regular production American made bolt on guitar I have ever seen. I have played Suhrs, Andersons, G & L's, Zions, Langcasters, and a shit load of other high end stuff. This has as much quality as anything I have picked up and sounds better than most of them.

Not one of them has anything over the PC1 except for maybe a hum in the neck position.

I have played using the neck pup of the PC1 and not had a problem with sound out of it. But the bridge pup is where it really shines.

I A/B'd it with a mahogany Hamer Standard and the PC1 sounds better. It plays fantastic even if you have smaller hands.

You won't go wrong if you decide to get one.

[neilli]

Lots of guys on this board have these guitars and 1 guy apparently does not like the sound. Well no single one guitar is for everybody.

Erm, there are 3 of us in this thread alone that have expressed that we don't like the sound As you say though, no single guitar will please everybody all of the time....

[deflep]

Erm, there are 3 of us in this thread alone that have expressed that we don't like the sound As you say though, no single guitar will please everybody all of the time....

I think this guitar is really great for playing Def Leppard so I can see why some people ( who aren't going for that sound ) wouldn't be 100% satisfied.

Alex

[shreddermon]

I love the Super3, it's one of my favorite bridge pickups. I agree that the HS2 middle PU is sort of lame, though. As a PU, the sustainer is so-so IMHO. Tone-wise - not great, but not bad either. But it more than makes up for that with the sustainer mode.

...Just goes to show you that pickup preferences are like a-holes: everyone's got one.

All other specs about the PC1 are top-notch, and many are unique.

[hippietim]

I am not a fan of the original bridge pup so I replaced it with a Duncan Custom TB-5 and it kills! Sustains for days.

Lots of guys on this board have these guitars and 1 guy apparently does not like the sound. Well no single one guitar is for everybody.

Ummm...you essentially said the same thing I did - the pickups need to be swapped.

[rjohnstone]

I do agree... the HS2 middle pup is terribly thin and flat.
I never use it, so I could care less how it sounds. I think a PC1 without a middle pup would be the ideal setup for me.

I still dig the Super 3 though. I like a darker sounding pup, and the Super 3 fits the bill nicely.

[srommes]

Whaaaat? Good thing I have the same taste in Tone that Phil Collen has!

I've still have the original batteries in my 2004 and it's still going. You just have to make sure the plug is taken out of the jack when your through playing.

I have to agree with Bengal65 on this one. I dig the p/u config and I've yet to change the batteries in either of my PC-1 Stratheads.

[TexasRocks]

What is a PC-1 with a Koa body worth? I have a line on one, but I hate the "sears" headstock that is on it. I might consider picking it up to sell it if I could get a nice return on the investment.

I want a PC-1, but I want one with the strat head.

[quiksilver]

Pau Ferro with a birdseye neck. The profile is much thinner than the PC1 profile though. The tone from these is really nice - full but still defined. This one was my #1 guitar for years, but because I was limited as to the guitars I could bring to Canada, it's back in the UK for now:

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Thanks! I always suspected that might be Pau Ferro!