edit: took out the image tags because these pictures are huuuuge
To make a long story short, I've had about 20 different guitars in the last year and a half. The only one I've owned that entire time was a flat black Jackson SLSMG I bought as a complete impulse buy - I already had a decent Jackson, and went into a guitar shop to buy some strings. The guys there know me and asked "so what'll it be today?" I replied "Just some strings man, unless you have a totally sick Jackson here for some reason." He walked over to the wall and pulled down this beauty (except it was brand new back then)...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/Sakeido/DSCN3233.jpg...so I spent approximately $980 more than I first intended and left with this new Jackson in hand. What followed was a massive buying spree of a lot of really unexceptional (in my opinion) guitars.. a Music Man Petrucci 7 string, ESP Custom Shop SRC-7, a couple S7320s, a 2077XL, a Charvel custom, one of the Charvel USAs... and this flat black SLS was the only guitar that I kept the whole time.
So ultimately, I decided it was the perfect guitar for me. It sounded especially good in low tunings, with its Seymour Duncan Blackouts (was an EMG 81/85 set stock and even then it ruled) but it is inconvenient switching from drop B to Eb standard all the time, so I decided to buy another one.
This thing showed up today.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/Sakeido/DSCN3224.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/Sakeido/DSCN3225.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/Sakeido/DSCN3227.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/Sakeido/DSCN3228.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/Sakeido/DSCN3229.jpgMahogany neck through mahogany body, ebony board, 12-16" compound radius, massive frets, shark eye inlays, and slim slim slim tapered body. The white one is slightly slimmer than the black one, and it is much lighter.. I would estimate its weight as no more than 6 pounds. It has Seymour Duncan 59s bridge and neck. Very cool pickups, I love the sound, but they don't have quite enough bite for me. If this was a "niche player" in my guitar family, they'd do, but as it stands, it needs to be a little more ballsy.
This might help :D A leftover from my Charvel custom shop.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/Sakeido/DSCN3230.jpgNot entirely sure if that is exactly what I want though - might go for something different for this one.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/Sakeido/DSCN3231.jpgAnd there you are...
Jackson SLS3 seymour duncan 59s bridge & neck
Jackson SLSMG seymour duncan Blackouts bridge & neck
Jackson COW 7 string silverburst, Blackout Neck
Ibanez 2077XL bareknuckle miracle men bridge & neck