Talk me into a Jackson PC-1

[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

[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....

[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.

[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.

[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....

[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:

[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.

[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.

[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.

[HiOctane]

The PC1 is a great guitar, though one in Koa might be hard to find. You might also consider looking for a Koa SD1, since it seems to match your specs (Koa, no tone knob, "Sears" headstock, etc. - the neck is not as thick as a PC1 though). You could always add a Sustainiac to it. Here's a pic of mine:

Nice guitar, haven't seen one of those in a while! Rosewood board with a maple neck, right? What do you think of the tone?

[HiOctane]

The Collen neck spec. is .825-.890, so that should help you do some research on the koa Charvel if you decide to go that route.

[shreddermon]

Nothing's perfect. But, IMHO, it's the best production guitar in the current Jackson USA lineup. Period.

[Soap]

One of the better smoother playing guitars I've ever played.
They're visually stunning, however, you have to play one to appreciate it.
They play wonderful.

[neilli]

Yeah, that's something we discussed before Rick. However, I just had the whole unit replaced under warranty and according to the tech, the FMIC guy told him that the sustainer driver should not be treated as a true pickup as such, hence the volume difference. Still, it could well be worth me trying to adjust those trim pots you mentioned....

[rjohnstone]

I really like mine, but I don't like the unreliability of the sustainer and the lack of volume from the sustainer driver when used as the neck pickup...

That is a poorly setup sustainer and pickup.
You do know that you can control the gain on that by adjusting the trim pots on the board.
Granted, the sustainer driver is not the greatest sounding pickup, but when adjusted properly, it's hardly what I would call "weak".