new CS idea

[markD]

i have been enjoying playing my fender strats and my ibanez guitars a lot more lately. my PRS has been getting a lot of action too. my USA jacksons....not so much love lately. i have been struggling with the upper fret access on my PC-1's and my SL's. weird, but true. the necks on the soloists seem to thick or something.

i love the build quality and the feel of my USA's, but....also i have arthritis in my fret hand and i am finding myself suffering a lot more with the thick necks, which is a shame because alomost ALL my jackson's (except the SL's) have the PC-1 sized neck!!!!

so i have an idea for a new CS. i am taking all my favorite features of a lot of guitars and applying them to this guitar.

body: alder SLS body (thicker than the SLSMG, i hope)
neck: oiled maple neck-thru
fretboard: bound ebony with 6100 frets
headstock: reverse strathead
bridge: recessed floyd
pickups: creme dimarzio norton/air norton
controls: 2 vol. & 5-way switch

anyway, i am stuck on the color. part of me wants to a gold top, part of me wants to do a burnt orange metallic like my favorite PRS has....

which looks better to you?



oh, and if i can't get a reverse strathead, i'll just request a reverse "sears" headstock.

[shreddermon]

Except for PC1s, stratheads are still not allowed on custom shop Jacksons. And, unless you want the SLS body style for looks, I don't think there's much difference in terms of upper access feel vs a Soloist.

Whatever floats your boat, though - that's what the custom shop is all about.

Personally, I'm not a big fan of goldtops. So I'd go with the orange.

[wilkinsi]

the orange one

[axeman81]

you could just get some scalloping of the lower horn/heel?
I would dig the orange one with "CBS" era headstock in matching colour..maybe a touch of sparkle/metal flakes in the orange would be cool as well? not crazy about the tight knob placement but I assume that's your personal preference so I'm not gonna insult your sketches
edit: I also suggest abalone logo and fretboard dots

best of luck

- Rune

[charvel750]

That's too bad about your arthritis. I'd say unless you have a detriment like that, if you can't solo on a Soloist there's nothing left for you. Best of luck in your hunt.

[ToneZone]

Jackson Nuno Bettencourt Signature model. New for '08 :ROTF:

[dogueboy]

I like the orange