Summer NAMM is around the corner...

[cvansickle]

This year's Summer NAMM was not much in the way of guitars. But if you wanted accessories, it was loaded.

[holycross1]

Jackson/Charvel ARE making a change. It appears that they are making necessary changes to survive the economy. The new Charvels look great and the teaser that Jackson put out is just more likely to grab come attention. Just hope the website is updated. And some production Broderick guitars would go a long way towards building them back up.
They needed A Korean or Chinese line to fill in the blanks. Lets see what announcements come for the Japanese line.
Fingers crossed.

[church2224]

Jackson/Charvel ARE making a change. It appears that they are making necessary changes to survive the economy. The new Charvels look great and the teaser that Jackson put out is just more likely to grab come attention. Just hope the website is updated. And some production Broderick guitars would go a long way towards building them back up.
They needed A Korean or Chinese line to fill in the blanks. Lets see what announcements come for the Japanese line.
Fingers crossed.

And hopefully the USA Line as well.

although some nice Pro Series Broderick Models will be a must buy

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

believe the general consensus is that ESP could offer money in addition to the guitars.

Interesting... Musicians really are just whores with an ear for pitch.

[holycross1]

I have no idea what they might do with the USA Selects. They could add a Dinky reverse, Soloist reverse, Mahogany model variations for the KV, RR, KE, WR models like the Jackson Stars line up has. A million ways to go right there.
An exotic wood wild card would be great.
And a Pro Broderick would FLY out of the stores also, as long as they offered a Non trem model also.
After seeing the models in the video, I would not be suprised to see that JCMI/FMIC has actually been listening. But they want to drop the curtain on a whole new plan all at once. I want to be blindsided with some startling new news of a completley revamped website with accurate specs and updated models and pics that accuratley depict the actual production instruments.
New ones at that would be great. They could drop the MG line and start a whole thing with the Pirahna inlays with Maple board options and pick up options. How many DK2 variations are there? How many Strat variations does Fender make?
Lets face it. They have more options that would break J/C out of the funk it has been in for to long.
The only problem I see is the old guard that will scream about origins and comparison's to companies that ripped J/C off for years.
I still don't get that at all. An M-II is a copy of a soloist and dinky. Its not the original. Thats like saying Fender is not being original for making 100 different Tele's that look so much like knock off brands variations. Fender can't make knock offs when they are the originators. Just like J/C can't copy Shcecter C-1's, because they are copies of the 750XL and Archtop models with a different headstock. LTD Horizons and MH and M bodies? Again J/C has done these from way back. Its amazing how so many LTD's and ESP signature guitars look just like Model Series guitars.
All I'm saying is. Don't slam J/C for making originals. Its the other guys that are making knock offs.

[BK]

Why would you need 11 guitars per year anyway? In five years time you would have 55 guitars. That's a lot of storage issues. ;-)

He got GAS just like you and me.

[holycross1]

He got GAS just like you and me.

That and he gave alot of guitars away. Plus all the Hard Rock displays worldwide. They are all like a marketing strategy to keep the Megadeth franchise in the public eye.