Made in Japan, 1999, red head reversed
basswood body, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard
equipped with a vibrato jackson licensed floyd rose, 24 frets
originally were mounted two duncan design humbukers HB 103
a volume knob and one tone control, 3 position selector

UTILIZATION

The handle is relatively quick and pleasant with shark teeth embedded (neck wide enough and the radius is fairly flat which gives a good feeling), access to acute easier. egonomie good, well balanced, strong, not too heavy ...
The settings are simple and effective

SOUNDS

For sound, the microphones of origin (directly screwed into the wood) are correct (especially in saturation, but you can get good clean sounds, looking for settings). However, they crunchent too fast for my taste and are not accurate enough (especially the neck pickup). I think they're not versatile enough.
hence their replacement with a tone zone in the bridge position and a Carvin neck position (both and split) - the tone can be a zone output level too high after all!
if not level violin, a guitar is well made, durable, because even she is manhandled the agreement (can do dive bombs without worry !!!). it sounds just perfect acoustic (but not connected)
is a snarling guitar and efficient and the wood gives it a relatively warm sound ...
It is perfect for rock, hard metal and ds but can provide other records with good settings (playing with the microphones and the EQ of the amp).
it remains the big pr cut its power packed while remaining accurate anyway, and can switch plans worthy of the greatest schreddeurs (legato, tapping, sweeping, etc.)!
I use it with an all-tube combo Marshall jcm600, a distortion pedal Rocktron Metal Planet, a deluxe memory man, a phase 90, etc ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for about five years, she never let me down! live it sends potato and an original look ... what I like most is his side Péchu!
I played in 12 years including a Epiphone Les Paul, a master metal lag, an Ibanez 7-string, a copy olp musicman and it remains my favorite. so I just do it optimizing (settings sleeves, the floyd, harmonics, plan frets, replacing microphones with push-pull pr more versatility). and there is a second life, she rips serious! I can not get the benefit. in fact its weaknesses have been resolved (due to micro origins) and its potential free!
It is therefore of great value (I think I bought new around what would now 650 euros) and have always wanted to own a jackson I remake a similar choice with the same budjet!
Update 17/05/07: Now that I have a LAG Arkane prestige, of course, there is no picture quality issue, but I always use this in concert, on some tracks, as it is reliable ...