24 Fret Rhoads

[The Enema]

Re: 24 Fret Rhoads

neck thru
24 fret
khaler trem
hum / sustainer / hum (nice idea, almost frgot that)
black with green or yellow binging and bevels, with green jackson logo and inlays

and i would love to buy one but i dont have the cash (cant evenafford one jackson at the moment)

someday...

David

[sevser]

Re: 24 Fret Rhoads

Originally posted by charvel750:
How many of you guys saying you want "this" and "that" will actually drop the coin for it?! It sure would be nice to have gold abalone inlays, how about genuine diamond inlays, and oh yeah, let's have real ruby and emerald knobs. Great idea, to destroy the legacy, if 22 frets was good enough for Rhoads it's sure as heck good enough for any Jackson lover. I thought Ibeenhad made a 24 fret V?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">So what if not all responses come from people with coin at this time. I may not be a collector like yourself, but I do have $ if I want to purchase something. Their opinions still show what people would like. Do that not?

As far as destroying a legacy, I don’t think McD is talking about changing the RR1 forever. I guess the XTRR is a disgrace to Randy too then.

Also the whole "If it's good enough for Randy". No offence to Randy but just cuz he liked it that way...

Not trying to be an ass Joe but come on.
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[StukaJU87]

Re: 24 Fret Rhoads

Anyone that likes string-thrus obviously hasn't tried to restring one in the middle of a set onstage in the dark.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's why most gigging guitarists bring a back up guitar or two when they play out. In my opinion, the stop bar would look like ass on a Rhoads. [img]graemlins/puke.gif[/img]

[Sinistas]

Re: 24 Fret Rhoads

I have a Rhoads (not a Jackson unfortunately) with a stop-bar...doesn't look bad at all IMO.

[Kamo]

Re: 24 Fret Rhoads

Doesn't have to have a stopbar to be a string thru ^.^ It could be those little gold circily things that the strings go through o.O

[Newc]

Re: 24 Fret Rhoads

String-through without the V-plate looks naked.

I'd have to go against the "Limited Edition" thing and say just bring back the RR2 model designation, and make it the 24 fret production model. I'd also bring back the import RR4 model designation and make that 24 frets (Soloist neck with Rhoads wings - this can't be difficult). Both string-through and tremmed versions, of course.
Wiring and pickups can be changed by the user (as always).
The one thing I would love to see, however, is for the body wings to be attached further back along the neck tenon (thus moving the bridge and pickups closer to the neck, I know) so that upper fret access requires less hand position adjustment. From the 24 fret RRs I've seen at Ishibashi, upper fret access looks like an LTD [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

But initially to keep costs down (for both Jackson and the buyers) I'd skimp on the dramatic options and just think of it as RR1 body wings on SL1 necks.

While 22 frets may have been good enough for Randy, Randy's not here, and I fail to see how he would care. Besides, he was going into Classical music anyway - I doubt the availability of his sig model, recessed Floyds, or even the almighty CAE would have kept him with Ozzy, or in Rock at all. Roll with the changes or be run over [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Newc

[Disco Dave]

Re: 24 Fret Rhoads

nevermind

[ June 04, 2003, 03:57 PM: Message edited by: Disco Dave ]

[lerxstcat]

Re: 24 Fret Rhoads

I'd love to see the 24-fret version offered throughout the line, USA and import, neck-through and bolt-on. Why
should a Kelly be available in more forms than a Rhoads? Nothing against Kellys by
that.

AS for 22 frets being good enough for Randy: Joe, I need A LOT MORE HELP than
Randy did, man! I NEED those extra frets. I fully believe that both versions should be offered side-by-side though, because know a lot of guys that
don't like 24 frets and they shouldn't be
forced to have them, anymore than I should be forced to get a Kelly or KV instead of a Rhoads TO have them.

Newc, your idea of improving high fret access is also key to a successful model.
Having the frets is great; REACHING them
easily is even MORE great!

Thanks, McD, for seeking this input!

[shadowcat]

Re: 24 Fret Rhoads

Originally posted by ShredOrAlive:
String thru, rear routed, jumbo fret, oiled neck.
-2 Hum vol/vol/tone 3 way switch or
-1 Hum 1 vol [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]
And as a few other have said move the vol away from the bridge pup.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That is exactly my opinion!I second that!
Except that I don't care for one hum models... [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[Geir]

Re: 24 Fret Rhoads

I allmost forgot: Please give it a scalloped heel.

A few more wishes:
Keep the neck painted
Keep the Ebony fingerboard
Keep the non-rev headstock
Keep the floyd recessed
Give it two volumes

In short, give the RR1 a scalloped heel, another volume knob. I don't care if it has tones, and I don't care wether it has a pickguard or not, It looks great anyway.

Thanks for listening to us!

[sevser]

Re: 24 Fret Rhoads

Even though it seems like a hard stretch I don’t think just extending the 2 extra frets into the body would make it too hard to reach. I know I've checked it out with my XTRR and I would be able to easily reach two more frets, even with my ring finger. (Everyone with a neck thru RR style guitar go try it now) [img]graemlins/images/icons/wink.gif[/img] The neck pup may have to slide back a bit. Besides all you really need is access on the high E string anyhow.

[Newc]

Re: 24 Fret Rhoads

Well, THANKS, Dave! I ALMOST had them going for it till YOU piped in [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/poke.gif[/img]

Jus' Funnin', man [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Newc

[toejam]

Re: 24 Fret Rhoads

Originally posted by Kamo:
basicly an RR1T, with HSH pup. the S would be a sustainer ^.^

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm not 100% sure, but I think the sustainer would have to be in the neck position like it normally is for H/S/S. When the sustainer is switched to on, only the bridge humbucker works with it. I remember reading something about the sustainer itself had to be further away from the bridge pickup in order for it to work right, and that's why it's in the neck slot. Not sure if it would work okay or not in the middle position.

[sevser]

Re: 24 Fret Rhoads

Originally posted by Newc:
Well, THANKS, Dave! I ALMOST had them going for it till YOU piped in [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/poke.gif[/img]

Jus' Funnin', man [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Newc

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Oops! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[Greg Crowe]

Re: 24 Fret Rhoads

Easy, take a regular RR-1 and add 2 frets and a EMG 81/85 setup and call it an RR-24.