Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: northlane.josh on October 18, 2016, 02:21:49 AM
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Hey guys,
A few days ago I took delivery of this amazing piece of work from the Jackson Custom shop. I've always been a strat guy and I was very happy when I got the green light from Jackson for this one. For me it's the perfect fusion of new and old school adapted to what I do.
Huge thanks to Tim for his help on this one.
I'm away from home right now so average iphone pics will have to suffice.
(http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n224/northlanejosh/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_4230_zpsdkenhjxc.jpg)
(http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n224/northlanejosh/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_4231_zpsq7lnetah.jpg)
(http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n224/northlanejosh/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_4235_zps7yybybtj.jpg)
(http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n224/northlanejosh/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_4237_zpsapooaqot.jpg)
Specs:
27" scale
carbon reinforced maple neckthrough with alder wings
surf green with poly clearcoat and oiled neck finish (there's a sneaky black pinstripe around the headstock that I didn't ask for, but love).
ebony fretboard w/glow in the dark side dots
bone nut
12-16" compound radius
same string spacing, neck profile & butt width as the B7 model (not sure what that is exactly but I love it)
24 Jumbo frets
hipshot locking tuners with D05 buttons
hipshot bridge
Dunlop flushmount straploks
Bareknuckle impulse humbucker & single coils
Bareknuckle/CTS 550k volume pot
front routed control cavities with 3 ply pickguard.
I'm a big fan of simplicity when it comes to guitars so I've opted for a 3 way switch. The switching options available are neck, neck/middle and bridge because this is all I'd really use this guitar for. The middle single is RWRP so it hum cancels when the switch is in the middle position. The singles also have their hot terminal attached to ground by a 500k resistor to draw down the resistance by about 250k which gives the illusion that they're wired to a 250k pot rather than a 500. That way I can use a single volume without compromising on what I want the tone to sound like.
Tonally the guitar sounds very big and chunky, sustains better than any of my others and it's also the lightest Jackson baritone I own, probably because it's the only one without a maple cap. It's super comfy and I absolutely love it.
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Are those BKP Cobras? Any options on them (baseplates etc)?
Very nice guitar. Love the colour. The neck looks really nice
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Are those BKP Cobras? Any options on them (baseplates etc)?
Very nice guitar. Love the colour. The neck looks really nice
They're actually singles I designed with Tim to pair with the Impulse humbuckers, no baseplates.
Like a slightly less angry cobra with rolled off highs & lows. flat but accentuated mids, a lot of low mid for a single. Character very similar to the impulse neck humbucker.
Not sure on what's happening with public availability on them.
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Nice! I like the switch idea too. I mean how many people use the middle & bridge or middle only positions on a guitar like this? Pretty useless I would think
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Nice! I like the switch idea too. I mean how many people use the middle & bridge or middle only positions on a guitar like this? Pretty useless I would think
Simplicity is always king for a gigging guitar I reckon.
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love the vintage look and the colour.
its not something I would personally ever play, but I must say its definitely a class looker.
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That's one sexy beast you got yourself there mate, congrats! :smiley:
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Lovely guitar in a classy colour. Modern meets vintage in a good way.
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wow that's awesome :grin:
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I feel physically attracted to that neck "heel".
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Wowsers!
I'm a "vintage" kind of guy, and even I love it.
Nice one :cheesy: