MesaENGR412
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Well, I was initially wanting a Charvel So Cal in snow white, but those are getting increasingly harder to find in the used market. So, I happened into a new Guitar Center in my area, and I found this:
:idea:
It is a Jackson Adrian Smith SDX San Dimas.
Some specs: Made in India, Snow white finish, Basswood body, bolt on maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, abalone dot inlays, compound radius fingerboard, 22 XJ frets, black hardware, Jackson pickups, Jackson tuners.
Well, it was a little cheaper than a used market Charvel, especially since I have a friend that gave me an extra discount on it. I really, really liked the neck on it, as well as having Rosewood instead of a maple board. It has one of the thinnest Strat necks I have ever played, but not so thin that it looses the Strat feel. It also has a nice satin feel to it, and it plays great with the compound radius fingerboard, very similar to the So Cal. The abalone inlays are a nice touch as well. So, I put it on layaway, and a couple days later, I went and grabbed it. I am very happy with it. It sounds pretty good for stock Jackson pickups (two noiseless single coils and a humbucker that looks like a Dimarzio clone).
Mod plans are to change out the pickguard for a black one (may even go black diamond plate), stain the fingerboard ebony and eventually swap out the pickups for USA stuff. Probably get Fender SCN's for the neck and middle, and maybe an EVO /Evo 2 or a Gravity Storm for the bridge, since I am primarily using this with milder mid-heavier overdriven tones and don't want a super distortion bridge p/u, and the body is basswood, and those pickups are designed around that wood. The bridge is a Floyd Rose Special, and it is stable. I really like that it is all true black hardware and not freaking black chrome. All in all a great guitar for under $500 new, and now I have my Strat G.A.S. quenched.
-AJH
:idea:
It is a Jackson Adrian Smith SDX San Dimas.
Some specs: Made in India, Snow white finish, Basswood body, bolt on maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, abalone dot inlays, compound radius fingerboard, 22 XJ frets, black hardware, Jackson pickups, Jackson tuners.
Well, it was a little cheaper than a used market Charvel, especially since I have a friend that gave me an extra discount on it. I really, really liked the neck on it, as well as having Rosewood instead of a maple board. It has one of the thinnest Strat necks I have ever played, but not so thin that it looses the Strat feel. It also has a nice satin feel to it, and it plays great with the compound radius fingerboard, very similar to the So Cal. The abalone inlays are a nice touch as well. So, I put it on layaway, and a couple days later, I went and grabbed it. I am very happy with it. It sounds pretty good for stock Jackson pickups (two noiseless single coils and a humbucker that looks like a Dimarzio clone).
Mod plans are to change out the pickguard for a black one (may even go black diamond plate), stain the fingerboard ebony and eventually swap out the pickups for USA stuff. Probably get Fender SCN's for the neck and middle, and maybe an EVO /Evo 2 or a Gravity Storm for the bridge, since I am primarily using this with milder mid-heavier overdriven tones and don't want a super distortion bridge p/u, and the body is basswood, and those pickups are designed around that wood. The bridge is a Floyd Rose Special, and it is stable. I really like that it is all true black hardware and not freaking black chrome. All in all a great guitar for under $500 new, and now I have my Strat G.A.S. quenched.
-AJH