Dave Mustaine King V Custom Shop Order

[Yash]

i know i can....
but can i please get the answer to the ques. i asked
please suggest me the production models in which i could try out the diff. neck shapes and radii

[MetalHeadMat]

I don't think you can get them to do the Angel of Deth graphic for your Custom Shop. If I were you, I'd just find an old beat to shit KV1 or KV Pro, (both Mustaine signatures), and get a renowned artist like Mike Learn to paint it, either the dragon graphic or the *sigh* Angel of Death graphic. It'd be way cheaper in the long run, and much more plausible.

[Richard W]

I don't think you can get them to do the Angel of Deth graphic for your Custom Shop. If I were you, I'd just find an old beat to shit KV1 or KV Pro, (both Mustaine signatures), and get a renowned artist like Mike Learn to paint it, either the dragon graphic or the *sigh* Angel of Death graphic. It'd be way cheaper in the long run, and much more plausible.

+1 on that Yash

But if you want a custom shop, and want to try out some necks: Play ANY Jacksons that are available to you, and see what neck you like the best and go from there.

[DalyTek]

I have a USA SLS that originally came with the Seymour Duncan JB/Jazz set. I didn't much care for them in this guitar and I did many pickup swaps and wiring options in it. I eventually went with the Mustaine Livewires set (mostly for the look of the black chrome covers, admittedly!) and I gotta say I absolutely LOVE them! I know they are supposedly "just an active version of the JB/Jazz" but they sound NOTHING alike to my ears. Of course, this guitar is mahogany with a maple cap, so that may have something to do with it, but as of now these are my favorite pickups!

[toejam]

Poplar and alder are very similar in tone, so that's not a big deal. And Dave uses the "speed neck" shape with smaller (medium jumbo) frets.
As far as the regular JB/Jazz and the Mustaine Livewires go, they're pretty much the same, just the active version has a tiny bit more gain and tighter bass response. I'm not normally a big fan of the JB, but the Livewires version sounds pretty good to me.

[Yash]

thanks for the help guys...... now , i might just go with the liveires.... pu are set... 75%-livewire, 25%-jb/jazz..... but i still wanna do some ear testing
bridge - kahler 3300 set.....
and i cannot get a renowned artist to paint my guitar coz i live in india, not US
and i couldnt dind any beat up kv1 or kv pro yet......
i'll reply after 6 hrs..... aftr studying..
bye

[Yash]

+1 on that Yash

But if you want a custom shop, and want to try out some necks: Play ANY Jacksons that are available to you, and see what neck you like the best and go from there.

thanks for the help guys...... now , i might just go with the liveires.... pu are set... 75%-livewire, 25%-jb/jazz..... but i still wanna do some ear testing
bridge - kahler 3300 set.....
and i cannot get a renowned artist to paint my guitar coz i live in india, not US
and i couldnt dind any beat up kv1 or kv pro yet......
i'll reply after 6 hrs..... aftr studying..
bye

[MetalHeadMat]

Good luck on getting your guitar worked out and studying.

[Yash]

OK, I tried out a js series warrior and the neck was absolutely awesome
Very thin, and fast, i shred on it like never before, and i even played the clean parts of in my darkest hour, which i could never play on my current guitar....
Jacksons rock

[Richard W]

Cool man, it sounds like you're getting closer to your dream axe.

[Yash]

Yeah, but now i think that the neck was a bit too thin, i tried a js series kv around 6 months ago,and that neck might be just a bit thicker, cant actually remember, but is it possible

[Newc]

So did they drop "KV profile" from the order form? That's what I got on my WarAngel and WR7 (and I would not recommend getting a 7-string with that profile - talk about TOO thin for the width!).

I thought they had KV, Speed, and San Dimas profiles?

I thought the Soloist had the "Speed" profile, which is slightly fatter than the KV2/KV1/Mustaine Pro?

And now the JS WRs have thin necks? WTF did I miss? I thought all imports had like DK2M neck profiles?

[toejam]

So did they drop "KV profile" from the order form? That's what I got on my WarAngel and WR7 (and I would not recommend getting a 7-string with that profile - talk about TOO thin for the width!).

I thought they had KV, Speed, and San Dimas profiles?

I thought the Soloist had the "Speed" profile, which is slightly fatter than the KV2/KV1/Mustaine Pro?

The King V profile is the "speed" neck, as on the KV1 and KV2. I believe the KE2 also has the speed neck profile, and possibly the WR1, but I can't remember. The RR1 and Soloist have always been a little thicker.

[JCB RR1]

The King V profile is the "speed" neck, as on the KV1 and KV2. I believe the KE2 also has the speed neck profile, and possibly the WR1, but I can't remember. The RR1 and Soloist have always been a little thicker.

The KE2 also has the speed neck profile, and I'm almost certain that the WR1 has it as well.

[Richard W]

The KV2, KE2, and the WR1 have the speed neck.