Got my SL1 back from its stainless steel refret.
Ryan at Equilibrium Guitars here in Boston is a wizard. Their builds are also amazing (but this is the J/C thread).
You may recall I bought this a year ago from a seller in Hong Kong via Reverb. I lowballed him on price and I was surprised he accepted. It was a mess. Now, it's a fantastic player.
Got my SL1 back from its stainless steel refret.
Ryan at Equilibrium Guitars here in Boston is a wizard. Their builds are also amazing (but this is the J/C thread).
You may recall I bought this a year ago from a seller in Hong Kong via Reverb. I lowballed him on price and I was surprised he accepted. It was a mess. Now, it's a fantastic player.
That ghost flame is on my bucket list, so I officially hate you
I have considered it! Might be my next mod. Right now the 85X in the bridge is coming out in favor of a 57. I really like the SAX in the neck, so hopefully that solves my last thing I don't like about the guitar. The 85X has this annoying "chirpy" quality to it on palm muted rhythm stuff.
It's pretty damn great. I had the same place do my SL2H as well. Similarly perfect work here. Only negative, the SL1 had a slight fretboard hump on the bass side, which is somewhat common to develop over time. In order to plane the fretboard back to the right radius (12-16") the serial number was sanded off. I still have the hang tag though and that's got it on there.
Not too bad, just had to have a little patience. There is one on Reverb right now but for more than I'd pay. Looks pretty minty though.That ghost flame is on my bucket list, so I officially hate you
How hard was it to track one down?
Same with mine.... serial # was lost but it's a 22 year old guitar so other than tracking if someone stole it (and I have high def pictures), it's not a huge deal. I thought I had the serial # saved somewhere but I can't find it.
hoping to get an answer from you Jacksonites
See if the gotoh sg381 variety have the same mounting screw. Also looks like you'll have to buy a left-handed inline set if that's a reverse headstock. Definitely look at the mechanical drawings and make measurements with calipers before you buy. Might also be worth a look to see if the existing tuners have staggered post heights to avoid string trees.
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Looks like a DK-085
That’s a pretty solid investment piece, seeing as how Jackson is never going to make a USA production 7. If I had a bit of cash to spare I would be on that one.Someone put one of these up on Reverb. I remember this run that Matt's Music put together, and I think most of the buyers were members here.
Part of me wants to offer the seller a more reasonable amount of $$ for this just to see if they bite:
Jackson USA Custom Shop Limited Run Masterbuilt Soloist 7-String Built By Mike Shannon #6 of 8 Gloss Black 2013 w/OHSC | Reverb
Jackson USA Custom Shop Limited Run Masterbuilt Soloist 7-String in Gloss Black finish made in 2013 By Mike Shannon #6 of 8 with Original Hard Shell Case. This guitar features a solid premium alder body, Quartersawn maple neck through design with a unique scalloped lower horn access cut and bound...
Yeah... if I wasn't trying to help pay for our wedding and honeymoon right now I might try to get it myself. Oh well. One day, maybe!
