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Its a shame the pricing on the JS because its a really beautiful guitar. I've specced a similar Kiesel in that Tropical blue on their builder so many times. But yeah, it's overpriced. You can get a 26.5'' scale MH1007ET for like half the price, made in the same factory in SK as this one, or for $300 more than this a MIJ E-II M-II Evertune with Fishmans and a hardshell case. Sad to say I'd take either of those over this one hands down. I love them (at least old Jackson), but they just can't help but shoot themselves in the foot one way or the other.
Josh commented on Reddit and said it was due to the US using MAP while the rest of the world use MSRP. Kinda makes sense now. He also explains why this guitar costs more in general
Ok I'm an all-in Floyd Rose user and have used the OFR, Schaller, GOTOH 1996T, 1000/1500 , Special and different licensed models for decades not even years. The catch with the 1000/1500 is: they just don't last. They work just great when they are new and can really impress even an experienced player; but they only live as much, a year and a half on my case, and then you need to do smth about it. Repair it, change it, drop and swap it. No I don't confuse the 1000/1500 with the Special , those are hands down worse . And the crappy part is, you can't upgrade the vital parts to the OFR/ Schaller/GOTOH quality range, they are designed so it is just not possible (believe me I asked Floyd Rose in the past).
"Made in USA" comes with legal baggage - a minimum %'age of components also have to be made in USA. It's the reason Fender dropped "made in USA" and now just says "Corona, California". For a time California had an even higher %, but later dropped in line with other States. So don't be surprised if Jackson, made in the same Fender Corona factory, have the same caution about that labelling too.
Fender has been cutting bodies and necks in Mexico and bringing them back up to America for a long time. They also were spraying a lot of finishes down there that were not so California friendly.
@@PaulCooksStuff I remember that podcast Phil spoke about the USA stuff as well. If I remember he said guitars made in the USA aren’t required to say “Made in USA” and like you said if they do say it, a LARGE % needs to be USA parts also. Hence Fender, Ernie Ball, just say the location. Essentially most of the “USA” stuff is assembled in the USA with various imported parts. It doesn’t bother me. I have a Jim Root Tele (MIM) and Jim Root Strat (Corona) and I love them both but the Tele has a slight edge for me.
Lee malia gave me my inspiration for pickup configuration in mine. In my Gibson, I used a 498t in the bridge and a p94 in the neck and I love it. Best configuration of all time.
Taylor York (and previously Josh Farro) from Paramore used a very similar setup. They used to use a Seymour Duncan Alnico Pro II bridge and a Phat Cat neck
I dig your suggestion about the locking nut on les paul's. It would be a great way of relaunching the old tp-6 tailpiece. I've thought about buying a tp-6 for my '77 RD artist because it would be period correct, but my RD is too MINT to screw with too much.
now that jackson fanboys got their american production line, they used the strat headstock and charvel used the vintage logo on a guitar, i think it's time for charvel to reissue their old 80's models. i cant even say the things id do for an available and affordable alpine white model 2, pointy jackson headstock and all on youtube fr
Just a tip for any Les Paul users out there that have tuning issues. Have an original nylon nut installed on it like they used on the original 50's Les Pauls. The material is called nylon 6/6 and is SUPER slick. I have these nuts installed on all my Les Pauls and they never go out of tune. The material won't wear either therefore is very difficult to work with. You'll have to find a good luthier who has experience working with the stuff.
Holy shit I don't care about AILD but that sig is a must for me. Silverburst superstar. Gonna change the knob to a regular metal knob or hipshot knob but it's perfect.
My thoughts on current releases: 1. Rob Cavestany - long overdue. This guy has been so incredibly loyal to the company that I’m surprised it took this long. My issue is that Floyd special. 2. Josh Smith - That guitar is HOT. Now, 7-string baritone w/ Evertune isn’t my thing (I’m old school metalcore, not so much modern so go ahead and call me a boomer). I think in today’s metal scene this is something much needed by Jackson to “get with the times”. My one gripe is I want to see Jackson showcase THEIR models more with modern updates, not the super-strats that every company has. But I understand the demand for that shape so I don’t fault them for pushing it. I have to check out Northlane, but while the shape is not my cup of tea, his guitar does look absolutely sick. I’m in love with that color. 3. Phil Sgrosso - The silverburst in the My Own Grave video I believe is his custom shop model that he got back in 2013, so 9 years ago (at least I think that’s the one), so I’m hesitant to say that was a prototype in the video (now 4 years old, so 5 year gap between the CS and video). But it very well could have been the inspiration for one. He’s very much a strat guy, I think partially due to being a major Iron Maiden fan, so it makes sense he’d have a super modernized strat. Again, pointy Jackson guitar fan here. But I’m massively interested in getting this. AILD had been my favorite band for so many years. I love silverburst guitars, love Floyd roses, and prefer a single humbucker. And I think it would pair nicely with my PRS. Fun fact, the only PRS I own was once owned by Phil. It was his first PRS he got when he became an endorsee, prior to Charvel. He toured the world with it and it’s in the Parallels music video. I donated to his fundraiser that he was having for relief efforts on the Japan tsunami in 2011, and got that guitar as a gift from him. So yea, major AILD and Phil Sgrosso fan here.
Also to add, Phil had an affinity with Silverburst guitars as well. When he was with Washburn he had a silverburst V and whatever their single cut model is. And also had a silverburst PRS Torero. Custom shop Charvel So Cal too, so the signature model being the same finish makes sense.
My guys, if it upsets you that Jackson is asking a premium for a 2.2k made in USA guitar then don't look at PRS, cause they're doing the exact same thing to the Dustie Waring CE24 Floyd, to make it worse it's a 1000 series, not even the 1500, on a 2.6k guitar.
On your comment about 27 in baritone guitars 7 strings. Ibanez makes an iron label 27 in and I believe the ltd black metal 7 is also 27 inch. It's nice to see a lot more brands branch into this market as baritone 7s are unbelievably fun to play on.
Yeah but those other 27 inchers don't come with Evertunes like the Josh Smith SL7 Edit: nevermind, I guess esp does have Evertunes on their EII MII 7 string baritones. 👍
@@majesticpbjcat7707 yeah that's true that's definitely a major feature that puts it above other baritone 7s. I hope to see more brands add evertunes to their extended range guitars.
@@matthewpilcher8308 Kiesel has a couple options. Got my first Kiesel back in December. I ordered another in June. Maybe the next will be one with an Evertune. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 🤣
I have a feeling we could see Lee Malia joining the Jackson/Fender family since one of their artist reps used to play in architects, who BMTH toured a lot with back in the day.
@@LouSassles Mike's old bands toured with Architects as well. This guy is also buddies with VMan which is how he got hooked up with his purple sparkle Jackson bass.
Just to clarify, the FR 1000 you are showing at 4:40 is their low profile model (kinda like the Ibanez LoPro Edge trem), not the overseas made FR 1000/1500 series. The 1000 FR or sometimes known as the Floyd Rose Pro is also made in Germany and it's considered a very top of the line bridge, that's why it is priced much higher than an original FR.
Dude! Check Reverb out: bit.ly/3BcGeZO. You can import them from the EU and they’re like a thousand bucks cheaper. No idea what happened to US pricing 🙃
The only one that I'm excited about is Rob's from Death Angel, except the FR special. Just put a stop bar tail piece instead. But it's a killer design, it's like half SG, half Warrior. Love it.
yeah I need my agufish signature 7 string ASAP , but it's getting some bareknuckle ragnaroks in it , orrr I might swap my DiMarzio illuminators from my juggernaut into it and put some titans on the juggernaut
I'm fine with the American series Jackson's not having binding since the fretboard isn't bound, and their explanation of why that is makes sense to me. But the logo being MOP and more importantly having that Made In USA stamp on the headstock really needs to happen
There is a legal issue with the total percentage of non American parts. The c/s stuff uses enough American parts (pots and switches). The American series falls just below this percentage. That’s the way I understand the no “usa logo”
All Solar 7 strings have a 26.5 inch scale. It a half inch shorter but it will get you to drop G which is the lowest you really should be tuning a 7 string. Ola sells a Set neck Vinter 7 string with fluence modern set 26.5 scale and a evertune for a lot less than $2700.
When it comes to signature models, one of the coolest I've seen this year are Aaron Marshall's of Intervals: Schecter AM - 7 (26.5) and AM - 6 (25.5), great colors, wenge neck with ebony fingerboard, gotoh and hipshot chrome hardware, stainless steel frets, graphite nut, just beautiful guitars
I used to have soo many Jackson ( USA) King V and RR1. I had a bunch of KV2T's ( headstock) and wanted to have Jackson put Floyd's on them. Or order some with a Floyd. They said it was a Custom shop request. Yet they had blanks since Wolf Hoffman's model has them. They wanted to charge me an extra $2000 dollars. I said get F----d to them. They are a rip off, when other companies are doing them for less.
Les Paul don’t need a locking tuner, they only need to cut the nut correctly and tuning stability gets fixed, simple fix if you ask me, take it from a Les Paul owner.
I went to the bay strikes back tour on Thursday and when death angel played he played that jackson and my mind was just blown. I think I might have to get one
Man,those Paoletti Stratospheric are beautiful!!!I'm not even close to being able to buy a 4grand guitar...Hell,more like 400$🤘😜👍Thanks Hunter,you're awesome!!!GodBless
I have some 1k and some ofr. The finishing work is better on the ofr, the nuts have more finishing and are smoother with better fittings locks, the blocks are different, and it seems like oems can use whatever posts they want with the 1k but the ofr comes with better ones. The 1500 is like the hotrod. They have the same stainless upgrades. The low profile is the 2k for the Korean or pro for the original version.
Yeah I had a German OFR and it was smoother too than the 1k series. They functioned similarly and held tune the same but using the German one just felt a lot smoother.
You still need fine tuners at the bridge, if you have a locking nut. The act of locking the nut bends the strings out of tune just a little. Which is why nobody puts a locking nut on a guitar with no FR
I'm ordering one of the green Charvels pro-mod San Dimas (because of the chrome hardware) and sending it to refinish in silverburst...just because you just can't have enought silverbursts in your collection.
I really dig the idea of signature guitars, as long as they don't gouge out your wallet for them. I purchased two Epi signatures over the last few years and man they did those right!
They can say it's the same metal and same specs, but turning the fine tuners (and anything else machined to screw into another part on the floyd) you will immediately feel the difference between it and a german made floyd.
Funny enough I swapped a Floyd 1000 for an original and the screw input where the arm goes broke off on the original I swapped back in a 1000 and it’s been a much better experience never going back lol
It can happen with any cast metal parts, you just got shit luck there. Nobody is going to invest in vacuum casting, forging or machining from billet for steel guitar parts.
@@818Kira Like I said: any cast part has a small chance of a flaw in the metal structure. Anyways... The steel alloys used are supposed to be the same (Schaller states C45 for the Lockmeister but there's no grade stated for either the Floyd OG), as is the heat treatment/hardening of the baseplate. In theory, there should be no difference between the Schaller Floyd and the Korean 1000 with the exception of the arm fitment design. If this is true then the only way the 1000 series would be inferior (tuning stability) is looser machining tolerances and tooling being used for longer before replacement by the factory (cost cutting as hard steel eats tooling), say there's the potential for more slack between the post and the body insert, leading to more "bad ones" out there, giving the 1000 series a bad name. Perhaps it's just brand snobbery and people are convinced German is better than South Korean. Dunno, I haven't had a guitar with a 1000 series and I prefer the Gotoh GE1996T anyway. If only Gotoh would make a low profile double locker without to penny pinching zinc alloy parts of the Ibanez Edge designs they manufacture for Ibanez...
I dont get Gibson/Epiphone. Lee Malia was one of their few Artists that reach a younger generation. Why they didnt make more signatures for him/keep them in production is beyond me. Especially considering how massive BMTH is.
They show up periodically on reverb. Set a notification and you'll get notified when they post a listing. Havent had any issues with reverb all the gear ive gotten has been in excellent or mint condition.
I started using String Butlers on my Les Pauls. Combined with a graphtech nut, my Les Pauls don't go out of tune from playing. Only temperature changes will make it go out of tune.
Most people buying a guitar: this doesn't have the right neck type, the inlays are all wrong and I hate the headstock. Me playing a guitar: nice weight, needs a setup and I like the color. love the content.
In Keyan's guitar chat video with Josh Smith about his signature jackson josh said his pro series HAS stainless frets but the sweetwater listing says nickel? I wonder if that's a type o or if it's changed and stuck with nickel to not raise the price higher than it already is. Also Idk if anyone else notices these things but on my usa custom shop guitars like my usa dimebag dean guitars the nickel frets wear faster (also on usa guitars like gibsons) than the nickel frets on my Korean made schecters or esp guitars they both claim to be nickel but the supposed better harder nickel that I belive is jescar on most usa guitars wear extremely fast compared to any Korean guitars I've owned, my old hellraiser I played the ever living shit out of and never had the little valleys carved out of the frets from years of playing and heavy vibrato compared to the same abuse Over less than a year on my usa dean dime slime u can already see quite a bit of wear I wonder if anyone else has thought or noticed this. All in all tho I feel like Josh smith's guitar having non stainless steel like he said it would have on his promo of it is a slight bummer but from my experience the higher end imports that have nickel frets are very good and strong and resist wear much better than their usa nickel fitted counterparts.
Hey small correction, the MJ Series Soloist and Dinky have a Gotoh 1996t bridge but still uses a Floyd Rose R3 locking nut. Great videos nonetheless. SkollTheBleu
If you put a locking nut then you will need some fine tuners at the bridge because some strings tend to go sharp when tightening the nut :). But not a bad idea !!!
If you like Floyd Rose you want to try the titanium series they will blow your mind yeah they cost $1,000 but you get true sound and when you put that in you know a $5000.00 or a $6000.00Jackson it really becomes something,may I add try a Jackson PC 1,the super strat.
Josh smith guitar is wired crazy 250k for single and 500k for humbucker then wired to tone and volume so there's no loss of sound for the pickups when switching.
Jackson could dominate the 7 string market so easily but they are scared of being too heavy or edgy (Ironically) I'm a time of extremly heavy music becoming so popular and mainstream (bmth, lorna shore, spirit box) it's incredible that they don't capitalize on it
My guess is they weighed up the figures and decided to not go in so heavily on an already crowded, but limited market. They were a bit late to the party on that. It's not so much of an issue when you're outsourcing to the big Asian factories as they already have the tooling and parts inventory.
@@omgdisfunny4852 Jackson was late to the party with 7 string options and extended/multiscale. Ibanez, ESP and Schecter all piled on it in a much bigger way when baritone became a thing. There was also Agile who made quite an impact in the upper tiers of the budget class. Jackson is expanding into this category more so due to their newer artist endorsements and the resources Fender have clearly put into that programme. The brand WAS one of the original pioneers (alongside B.C. Rich - look where that is) when it came to wacky shapes and weird and wonderful options due to the custom shop. Then at some point around the sale to Fender the custom shop seemed to almost disappear, seemingly focusing on "custom options" instead of building anything the customer wanted. Not to mention the big hike in prices and waiting time for custom builds.
The Josh Smith signature is so bad ass but almost 3k for something like that it overkill... I have never understood why Jackson tosses their price tags so high. even more so when companies like ESP/LTD are make that modern guitars for almost half to cost of Jackson... must be a name thing I guess !!
I honestly don’t know why all the OEMs aren’t putting GOTH 1996T on everything as you said it’s the best Floyd Original included after all GOTH makes the Ibanez Edge and you can buy a brand new Gotoh for a little more than a new FR special.
I like the 1500 more than the original 🤷♀. The thing that annoys me with the new jacksons is the lack of stainless steel frets. Idc if nickel feels more 'original' or whatever; I am not spending $3000 CAD on a guitar with nickel frets! PS: the EMG HA neck pickup was in the eppiphone Robb Flynn signature, so it has in fact been in at least one other production model guitar.
Picked up a Charvel SoCal Pro Mod style 1 orange blaze and it kicks ass just like the Satchel model I have. Not buying a Jackson at that price, Id rather find an older Soloist, I have a 93 Dave Mustaine King V Pro silver metal flake, its the best Jackson I ever played.
Josh Smiths Jackson is insanely priced in the US. It’s cheaper outside the US and I wonder why. BUT HIS JACKSON IS HELLUVA LOT CHEAPER AND MORE CONSIDERATE OUTSIDE THE THE US
Took me a while to get into the Jackson brand I tried two times but didn’t get lucky until I tried a Jackson king v Jenna Jameson model tried to buy but it sold but then I found one at an affordable price which took me two years to find lol love it and is my main guitar
Have you tried the String Butler? Made for Gibson headstocks, and apparently does a number for the string spread to the tuners, as well as the tuning stability!
Even better would be a well cut nut. Y'know, like you'd expect on a stupid money guitar where the manufacturer says it's stupid money because of the level of craftsmanship and human labour involved(!) Seriously, there's too much string break angle all round on a classic Les Paul headstock and unless the nut slots are cut correctly there's going to be problems that no add on will fix. The TOM bridge isn't always a solid as it's cracked up to be either.
I will die on this hill: Burstbuckers are fucking amazing hahahaha the high gain stuff is amazing but I think a lot of metal guys underrate the burstbuckers. Love the low output clarity combined with a high gain amp.
WTF IS GOING ON. The Josh Smith Evertune Baritone is WAYY cheaper in EU/UK. Check the Reverb listings, even after shipping, it's like a thousand dollars less to import them: bit.ly/3BcGeZO.
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Sweetwater gotta charge $900 for that 55 point inspection 💀
Its a shame the pricing on the JS because its a really beautiful guitar. I've specced a similar Kiesel in that Tropical blue on their builder so many times. But yeah, it's overpriced. You can get a 26.5'' scale MH1007ET for like half the price, made in the same factory in SK as this one, or for $300 more than this a MIJ E-II M-II Evertune with Fishmans and a hardshell case. Sad to say I'd take either of those over this one hands down. I love them (at least old Jackson), but they just can't help but shoot themselves in the foot one way or the other.
For anyone interested in ordering one from Europe, in Spain the price is 1605€. They only have max 2 or 3 per shop so be quick.
Josh commented on Reddit and said it was due to the US using MAP while the rest of the world use MSRP. Kinda makes sense now. He also explains why this guitar costs more in general
Ok I'm an all-in Floyd Rose user and have used the OFR, Schaller, GOTOH 1996T, 1000/1500 , Special and different licensed models for decades not even years. The catch with the 1000/1500 is: they just don't last. They work just great when they are new and can really impress even an experienced player; but they only live as much, a year and a half on my case, and then you need to do smth about it. Repair it, change it, drop and swap it. No I don't confuse the 1000/1500 with the Special , those are hands down worse . And the crappy part is, you can't upgrade the vital parts to the OFR/ Schaller/GOTOH quality range, they are designed so it is just not possible (believe me I asked Floyd Rose in the past).
"Made in USA" comes with legal baggage - a minimum %'age of components also have to be made in USA. It's the reason Fender dropped "made in USA" and now just says "Corona, California". For a time California had an even higher %, but later dropped in line with other States. So don't be surprised if Jackson, made in the same Fender Corona factory, have the same caution about that labelling too.
Fender has been cutting bodies and necks in Mexico and bringing them back up to America for a long time. They also were spraying a lot of finishes down there that were not so California friendly.
That's actually really cool to know!
Good info, I didn't know that.
@@1HYB kudos to Phil McKnight really - that's where I originally heard the nuances behind it.
@@PaulCooksStuff I remember that podcast Phil spoke about the USA stuff as well. If I remember he said guitars made in the USA aren’t required to say “Made in USA” and like you said if they do say it, a LARGE % needs to be USA parts also. Hence Fender, Ernie Ball, just say the location. Essentially most of the “USA” stuff is assembled in the USA with various imported parts. It doesn’t bother me. I have a Jim Root Tele (MIM) and Jim Root Strat (Corona) and I love them both but the Tele has a slight edge for me.
Lee malia gave me my inspiration for pickup configuration in mine. In my Gibson, I used a 498t in the bridge and a p94 in the neck and I love it. Best configuration of all time.
Has my last name? Dope
Taylor York (and previously Josh Farro) from Paramore used a very similar setup. They used to use a Seymour Duncan Alnico Pro II bridge and a Phat Cat neck
I dig your suggestion about the locking nut on les paul's. It would be a great way of relaunching the old tp-6 tailpiece. I've thought about buying a tp-6 for my '77 RD artist because it would be period correct, but my RD is too MINT to screw with too much.
My problem is they don’t make the tp6 in black. And my SG is a gothic
now that jackson fanboys got their american production line, they used the strat headstock and charvel used the vintage logo on a guitar, i think it's time for charvel to reissue their old 80's models.
i cant even say the things id do for an available and affordable alpine white model 2, pointy jackson headstock and all on youtube fr
'86 Model 6 with Kahler and the thinner "speed" neck profile?
Hunter you genius! a locking nut on a Les Paul then you use a TP-6 tail piece to adjust for the detuning caused by locking the nut.
That josh smith sig is freaking insane!!! I need one!
Just a tip for any Les Paul users out there that have tuning issues. Have an original nylon nut installed on it like they used on the original 50's Les Pauls. The material is called nylon 6/6 and is SUPER slick. I have these nuts installed on all my Les Pauls and they never go out of tune. The material won't wear either therefore is very difficult to work with. You'll have to find a good luthier who has experience working with the stuff.
You wanna talk about a modern Jackson, that Brandon Ellis Kelly with the asymmetrical super flat neck is phenomenal
That’s the coolest thing Jackson has done with the Kelly since the Marty Friedman’s and it’s their best shape in my opinion.
Holy shit I don't care about AILD but that sig is a must for me. Silverburst superstar. Gonna change the knob to a regular metal knob or hipshot knob but it's perfect.
Paoletti made a "signature" version of Lee Malia's JM, I think maybe Lee's contract with Epi is up but he's still playing the guitars.
My thoughts on current releases:
1. Rob Cavestany - long overdue. This guy has been so incredibly loyal to the company that I’m surprised it took this long. My issue is that Floyd special.
2. Josh Smith - That guitar is HOT. Now, 7-string baritone w/ Evertune isn’t my thing (I’m old school metalcore, not so much modern so go ahead and call me a boomer). I think in today’s metal scene this is something much needed by Jackson to “get with the times”. My one gripe is I want to see Jackson showcase THEIR models more with modern updates, not the super-strats that every company has. But I understand the demand for that shape so I don’t fault them for pushing it. I have to check out Northlane, but while the shape is not my cup of tea, his guitar does look absolutely sick. I’m in love with that color.
3. Phil Sgrosso - The silverburst in the My Own Grave video I believe is his custom shop model that he got back in 2013, so 9 years ago (at least I think that’s the one), so I’m hesitant to say that was a prototype in the video (now 4 years old, so 5 year gap between the CS and video). But it very well could have been the inspiration for one. He’s very much a strat guy, I think partially due to being a major Iron Maiden fan, so it makes sense he’d have a super modernized strat. Again, pointy Jackson guitar fan here. But I’m massively interested in getting this. AILD had been my favorite band for so many years. I love silverburst guitars, love Floyd roses, and prefer a single humbucker. And I think it would pair nicely with my PRS. Fun fact, the only PRS I own was once owned by Phil. It was his first PRS he got when he became an endorsee, prior to Charvel. He toured the world with it and it’s in the Parallels music video. I donated to his fundraiser that he was having for relief efforts on the Japan tsunami in 2011, and got that guitar as a gift from him. So yea, major AILD and Phil Sgrosso fan here.
Also to add, Phil had an affinity with Silverburst guitars as well. When he was with Washburn he had a silverburst V and whatever their single cut model is. And also had a silverburst PRS Torero. Custom shop Charvel So Cal too, so the signature model being the same finish makes sense.
My guys, if it upsets you that Jackson is asking a premium for a 2.2k made in USA guitar then don't look at PRS, cause they're doing the exact same thing to the Dustie Waring CE24 Floyd, to make it worse it's a 1000 series, not even the 1500, on a 2.6k guitar.
The 1500 is a 1000.
The only difference is a few pennies worth of stainless bolts.
I also love stainless steel frets, have them on all my custom shop lighting strats
On your comment about 27 in baritone guitars 7 strings. Ibanez makes an iron label 27 in and I believe the ltd black metal 7 is also 27 inch. It's nice to see a lot more brands branch into this market as baritone 7s are unbelievably fun to play on.
Yeah but those other 27 inchers don't come with Evertunes like the Josh Smith SL7
Edit: nevermind, I guess esp does have Evertunes on their EII MII 7 string baritones. 👍
@@majesticpbjcat7707 yeah that's true that's definitely a major feature that puts it above other baritone 7s. I hope to see more brands add evertunes to their extended range guitars.
@@matthewpilcher8308 Kiesel has a couple options. Got my first Kiesel back in December. I ordered another in June. Maybe the next will be one with an Evertune. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 🤣
I have a feeling we could see Lee Malia joining the Jackson/Fender family since one of their artist reps used to play in architects, who BMTH toured a lot with back in the day.
Same artist rep is the one for Mike Stringer in Spiritbox. Would love to see Mike get a custom Jackson
@@LouSassles Mike's old bands toured with Architects as well. This guy is also buddies with VMan which is how he got hooked up with his purple sparkle Jackson bass.
Just to clarify, the FR 1000 you are showing at 4:40 is their low profile model (kinda like the Ibanez LoPro Edge trem), not the overseas made FR 1000/1500 series. The 1000 FR or sometimes known as the Floyd Rose Pro is also made in Germany and it's considered a very top of the line bridge, that's why it is priced much higher than an original FR.
There is a low profile 1000 series.
The Schaller made LP Floyd has narrower string spacing, but the 1000 LP has the same spacing as the FR original.
Godi absolutely love that Josh Smith signature but I can't justify that price
Dude! Check Reverb out: bit.ly/3BcGeZO. You can import them from the EU and they’re like a thousand bucks cheaper. No idea what happened to US pricing 🙃
The only one that I'm excited about is Rob's from Death Angel, except the FR special. Just put a stop bar tail piece instead. But it's a killer design, it's like half SG, half Warrior. Love it.
I wish Charvel would make a single Pro-Mod DK24 with the Gotoh 510 and a rosewood fretboard. There’s only roasted maple ones so far..
Any updates on when we will finally see the new Agufish signatures drop? Also, has Valiant started production yet?
yeah I need my agufish signature 7 string ASAP , but it's getting some bareknuckle ragnaroks in it , orrr I might swap my DiMarzio illuminators from my juggernaut into it and put some titans on the juggernaut
I'm fine with the American series Jackson's not having binding since the fretboard isn't bound, and their explanation of why that is makes sense to me. But the logo being MOP and more importantly having that Made In USA stamp on the headstock really needs to happen
There is a legal issue with the total percentage of non American parts. The c/s stuff uses enough American parts (pots and switches). The American series falls just below this percentage. That’s the way I understand the no “usa logo”
All Solar 7 strings have a 26.5 inch scale. It a half inch shorter but it will get you to drop G which is the lowest you really should be tuning a 7 string. Ola sells a Set neck Vinter 7 string with fluence modern set 26.5 scale and a evertune for a lot less than $2700.
You'll notice the base plate is slightly smaller on the Korean 1000/1500/Special Series than the original German Floyd Rose too...
numero tres?
When it comes to signature models, one of the coolest I've seen this year are Aaron Marshall's of Intervals: Schecter AM - 7 (26.5) and AM - 6 (25.5), great colors, wenge neck with ebony fingerboard, gotoh and hipshot chrome hardware, stainless steel frets, graphite nut, just beautiful guitars
That picture of Rob Cavestany with the blood red custom Jackson is cool. The production model? ok, it's fine.
I used to have soo many Jackson ( USA) King V and RR1. I had a bunch of KV2T's ( headstock) and wanted to have Jackson put Floyd's on them. Or order some with a Floyd. They said it was a Custom shop request. Yet they had blanks since Wolf Hoffman's model has them. They wanted to charge me an extra $2000 dollars. I said get F----d to them. They are a rip off, when other companies are doing them for less.
jesus 2 grand
Les Paul don’t need a locking tuner, they only need to cut the nut correctly and tuning stability gets fixed, simple fix if you ask me, take it from a Les Paul owner.
“ I’m sorry Rob I tried.
I’m sorry Phil I tried.” 😂😂
I went to the bay strikes back tour on Thursday and when death angel played he played that jackson and my mind was just blown. I think I might have to get one
the 1500 series floyd is fantastic. good quality. People shouldn't fret over that...
Man,those Paoletti Stratospheric are beautiful!!!I'm not even close to being able to buy a 4grand guitar...Hell,more like 400$🤘😜👍Thanks Hunter,you're awesome!!!GodBless
I saw rob play live in Philly earlier this year that man is amazing definitely getting one of them babies
I have some 1k and some ofr. The finishing work is better on the ofr, the nuts have more finishing and are smoother with better fittings locks, the blocks are different, and it seems like oems can use whatever posts they want with the 1k but the ofr comes with better ones.
The 1500 is like the hotrod. They have the same stainless upgrades. The low profile is the 2k for the Korean or pro for the original version.
Yeah I had a German OFR and it was smoother too than the 1k series. They functioned similarly and held tune the same but using the German one just felt a lot smoother.
FINALLY Rob has got the signature. About time!!!! Well deserved!
You still need fine tuners at the bridge, if you have a locking nut. The act of locking the nut bends the strings out of tune just a little. Which is why nobody puts a locking nut on a guitar with no FR
You're absolutely correct. Gibson had the TP-6 tailpiece though, so including that would solve the issue.
I'm ordering one of the green Charvels pro-mod San Dimas (because of the chrome hardware) and sending it to refinish in silverburst...just because you just can't have enought silverbursts in your collection.
I really dig the idea of signature guitars, as long as they don't gouge out your wallet for them. I purchased two Epi signatures over the last few years and man they did those right!
Thank you for the Josh Smith clarification, I had to stop what I was doing when I herd the name Josh Smith and 7 string in the same sentence 😂
They can say it's the same metal and same specs, but turning the fine tuners (and anything else machined to screw into another part on the floyd) you will immediately feel the difference between it and a german made floyd.
Funny enough I swapped a Floyd 1000 for an original and the screw input where the arm goes broke off on the original
I swapped back in a 1000 and it’s been a much better experience never going back lol
It can happen with any cast metal parts, you just got shit luck there.
Nobody is going to invest in vacuum casting, forging or machining from billet for steel guitar parts.
@@pauln6803 idk never happened to my older 1000 Floyd’s and I had them for way longer and paid less for them
They’re almost the exact same thing
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Like I said: any cast part has a small chance of a flaw in the metal structure.
Anyways...
The steel alloys used are supposed to be the same (Schaller states C45 for the Lockmeister but there's no grade stated for either the Floyd OG), as is the heat treatment/hardening of the baseplate.
In theory, there should be no difference between the Schaller Floyd and the Korean 1000 with the exception of the arm fitment design.
If this is true then the only way the 1000 series would be inferior (tuning stability) is looser machining tolerances and tooling being used for longer before replacement by the factory (cost cutting as hard steel eats tooling), say there's the potential for more slack between the post and the body insert, leading to more "bad ones" out there, giving the 1000 series a bad name.
Perhaps it's just brand snobbery and people are convinced German is better than South Korean.
Dunno, I haven't had a guitar with a 1000 series and I prefer the Gotoh GE1996T anyway.
If only Gotoh would make a low profile double locker without to penny pinching zinc alloy parts of the Ibanez Edge designs they manufacture for Ibanez...
I dont get Gibson/Epiphone. Lee Malia was one of their few Artists that reach a younger generation. Why they didnt make more signatures for him/keep them in production is beyond me. Especially considering how massive BMTH is.
Man, the Lee Malia signatures are the most beautiful guitars out there. I deeply regret not buying one when they first came out.
They show up periodically on reverb. Set a notification and you'll get notified when they post a listing. Havent had any issues with reverb all the gear ive gotten has been in excellent or mint condition.
Cool wallet and KeyCase 🙌
"Wiggle stick"🤘😜👍Love it!!!
I always thought Rob's Jackson was super cool ever since I saw a rig video he did with Digital Tour Bus
I started using String Butlers on my Les Pauls. Combined with a graphtech nut, my Les Pauls don't go out of tune from playing. Only temperature changes will make it go out of tune.
that charvel is sooo nice! only if it was a hardtail,,,
NUMERO DOS!!!
Most people buying a guitar: this doesn't have the right neck type, the inlays are all wrong and I hate the headstock.
Me playing a guitar: nice weight, needs a setup and I like the color.
love the content.
Would love to see the jim root charvel sig would be sick
Thanks for going over the Floyd Rose model differences.
Lee Malia doesn’t really need a signature model. They don’t even use guitar for their new stuff. 😂
I wish Charvel would expand their colors and make more models available with ebony and rosewood fretboards.
that fender headstock on the Josh Smith Jackson is killer
lots of speculation going around that Kramer is coming out with an American-made line as well. The 80's are back, baby!!!
Any plans on reviewing the Rick Beato Signature?
NUMERO UNO!!!
Wonder if you order the silverburst signature model with a maple fret board and black/block style inlays? That would be sick too!
In Keyan's guitar chat video with Josh Smith about his signature jackson josh said his pro series HAS stainless frets but the sweetwater listing says nickel? I wonder if that's a type o or if it's changed and stuck with nickel to not raise the price higher than it already is. Also Idk if anyone else notices these things but on my usa custom shop guitars like my usa dimebag dean guitars the nickel frets wear faster (also on usa guitars like gibsons) than the nickel frets on my Korean made schecters or esp guitars they both claim to be nickel but the supposed better harder nickel that I belive is jescar on most usa guitars wear extremely fast compared to any Korean guitars I've owned, my old hellraiser I played the ever living shit out of and never had the little valleys carved out of the frets from years of playing and heavy vibrato compared to the same abuse Over less than a year on my usa dean dime slime u can already see quite a bit of wear I wonder if anyone else has thought or noticed this. All in all tho I feel like Josh smith's guitar having non stainless steel like he said it would have on his promo of it is a slight bummer but from my experience the higher end imports that have nickel frets are very good and strong and resist wear much better than their usa nickel fitted counterparts.
I need that josh smith jackson. Its perfect
I'm curious why the Floyd was added to Phil's charvel signature when the custom shop versions he had been using were hardtails.
Hey small correction, the MJ Series Soloist and Dinky have a Gotoh 1996t bridge but still uses a Floyd Rose R3 locking nut. Great videos nonetheless.
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If you put a locking nut then you will need some fine tuners at the bridge because some strings tend to go sharp when tightening the nut :). But not a bad idea !!!
TP6 tailpiece and Gibson have used it before and they occasionally do currently check out BB King’s Lucille he was a big fan of the TP6 .
I wanted a Les Paul shred when they came out, but I've never found one? I want them to bring them back!
That Charvel Sgrosso is pretty sick. Only one problem, the headstock really should have been painted.
I don't think any of the production model Charvels have painted headstocks. If they're ever painted, it's usually a custom.
@@majesticpbjcat7707 That makes sense, but man it would have looked so much better.
enjoyed the floyd rose ted talk
If you like Floyd Rose you want to try the titanium series they will blow your mind yeah they cost $1,000 but you get true sound and when you put that in you know a $5000.00 or a $6000.00Jackson it really becomes something,may I add try a Jackson PC 1,the super strat.
Josh smith guitar is wired crazy 250k for single and 500k for humbucker then wired to tone and volume so there's no loss of sound for the pickups when switching.
Kahlers need to make a comeback
NO THEY DONT LOL
Esp EII has 27” baritone with a evertune
I love death angel
Jackson could dominate the 7 string market so easily but they are scared of being too heavy or edgy (Ironically)
I'm a time of extremly heavy music becoming so popular and mainstream (bmth, lorna shore, spirit box) it's incredible that they don't capitalize on it
My guess is they weighed up the figures and decided to not go in so heavily on an already crowded, but limited market.
They were a bit late to the party on that.
It's not so much of an issue when you're outsourcing to the big Asian factories as they already have the tooling and parts inventory.
@@pauln6803 did you honestly just try to say 7 string is a crowded market and Jackson is "late" to edgy designs...
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Jackson was late to the party with 7 string options and extended/multiscale.
Ibanez, ESP and Schecter all piled on it in a much bigger way when baritone became a thing.
There was also Agile who made quite an impact in the upper tiers of the budget class.
Jackson is expanding into this category more so due to their newer artist endorsements and the resources Fender have clearly put into that programme.
The brand WAS one of the original pioneers (alongside B.C. Rich - look where that is) when it came to wacky shapes and weird and wonderful options due to the custom shop.
Then at some point around the sale to Fender the custom shop seemed to almost disappear, seemingly focusing on "custom options" instead of building anything the customer wanted.
Not to mention the big hike in prices and waiting time for custom builds.
The Josh Smith signature is so bad ass but almost 3k for something like that it overkill... I have never understood why Jackson tosses their price tags so high. even more so when companies like ESP/LTD are make that modern guitars for almost half to cost of Jackson... must be a name thing I guess !!
TLDR: Floyd Rose 1500 is an upgrade over Floyd Rose Original.
The dumby coil didn’t eliminate the hum
Jeff Loomis uses the Floyd Rose 1500
What do you think about the Aaron Marshall Signatures? Haven't seen you talking about them. The 7 is kind of similar to the Josh Smith 7
Seriously thinking of selling some gear to get a Josh Smith
as an australian i can confirm $2600 usd might as well be $4 million aud
It’s all your fault Agu! I ended up buying a Phil Sgrosso Charvel after seeing your unboxing video. 🤯 it’s so stinking awesome
I honestly don’t know why all the OEMs aren’t putting GOTH 1996T on everything as you said it’s the best Floyd Original included after all GOTH makes the Ibanez Edge and you can buy a brand new Gotoh for a little more than a new FR special.
14:33 is similar to gary moore's charvel so cal strat with single humbucker
that Charvel Phll Sgrosso is fucking sick!!
I like the 1500 more than the original 🤷♀. The thing that annoys me with the new jacksons is the lack of stainless steel frets. Idc if nickel feels more 'original' or whatever; I am not spending $3000 CAD on a guitar with nickel frets! PS: the EMG HA neck pickup was in the eppiphone Robb Flynn signature, so it has in fact been in at least one other production model guitar.
Picked up a Charvel SoCal Pro Mod style 1 orange blaze and it kicks ass just like the Satchel model I have. Not buying a Jackson at that price, Id rather find an older Soloist, I have a 93 Dave Mustaine King V Pro silver metal flake, its the best Jackson I ever played.
Josh Smiths Jackson is insanely priced in the US. It’s cheaper outside the US and I wonder why. BUT HIS JACKSON IS HELLUVA LOT CHEAPER AND MORE CONSIDERATE OUTSIDE THE THE US
I had one of the original run Lee Malia Les Pauls. It was a beautiful guitar, but man was it heavy. I sold it a few years ago and kind of regret it.
Jackson needs to make a king v Hardtail with a set neck for around $500 I'd so buy that
Took me a while to get into the Jackson brand I tried two times but didn’t get lucky until I tried a Jackson king v Jenna Jameson model tried to buy but it sold but then I found one at an affordable price which took me two years to find lol love it and is my main guitar
I’d like to see you do one of your MOD project LP’s with a locking nut. I think that’s a super dope idea……. But hey maybe that’s just me.
Have you tried the String Butler? Made for Gibson headstocks, and apparently does a number for the string spread to the tuners, as well as the tuning stability!
Even better would be a well cut nut.
Y'know, like you'd expect on a stupid money guitar where the manufacturer says it's stupid money because of the level of craftsmanship and human labour involved(!)
Seriously, there's too much string break angle all round on a classic Les Paul headstock and unless the nut slots are cut correctly there's going to be problems that no add on will fix.
The TOM bridge isn't always a solid as it's cracked up to be either.
Where is Misha’s soloist video? I had no idea that existed I wanna see! Can’t find it though
I want that Josh smith guitar 😢so bad
From Australia - that josh Smith sig is probably worth about $3500-4000 AUD 🥲 just wish it had a 29.5" scale like his custom shops :(
A lee sig monarchk model would be sickkkkkkkkkkkkk
I will die on this hill: Burstbuckers are fucking amazing hahahaha the high gain stuff is amazing but I think a lot of metal guys underrate the burstbuckers. Love the low output clarity combined with a high gain amp.
Lee Malia will go Gibson,My prediction, long time follower, Thanx,You shouldve recorded some Dragged Under,, Peace.....
Yeah all those jazzmasters , jacksons and stuff defintely screams Gibson for sure
Rob Cavestany's Signature has a nyatoh body and not a Mahagony body, thats pretty sad for this price