Chris Broderick leaves Ibanez and goes to Jackson

[Animus]

Anyone see the inteview with Broderick on the Jackson Youtube channel? When you see that 7 string in the video it just looks awesome, moreso than stills.

[holycross1]

Anyone see the inteview with Broderick on the Jackson Youtube channel? When you see that 7 string in the video it just looks awesome, moreso than stills.

Agree 110%. I am beginning to develop a little wood for that guitar the more I see it. I want to shred just from looking at it. My other Jackson's could get jealous. Thats almost as sexy as a Chameleon PC-1. Maybe sexier.

[church2224]

Agree 110%. I am beginning to develop a little wood for that guitar the more I see it. I want to shred just from looking at it. My other Jackson's could get jealous. Thats almost as sexy as a Chameleon PC-1. Maybe sexier.

You need to see the trans red and white ones man. SERIOUS wood.

When the hell will they release a Pro series version of this? They conformed it, according to Sevenstring.org, but WHEN?!?!

[eaeolian]

It's Jackson - it can take a while. I knew about the SLAT3-7 for a year before it turned up. If there is a Pro series of this, they're certainly not going to announce it when they haven't even got the USAs out the door yet, are they?

[church2224]

It's Jackson - it can take a while. I knew about the SLAT3-7 for a year before it turned up. If there is a Pro series of this, they're certainly not going to announce it when they haven't even got the USAs out the door yet, are they?

Good point. Jackson does take its time with their guitars lol. I know you an endorser and all, but my question is WHY do they take so long with these things....? I mean a lot of people like Jackson and want to see new and more models, why don't they just do it/

[DarkkWarriorr]

Good point. Jackson does take its time with their guitars lol. I know you an endorser and all, but my question is WHY do they take so long with these things....? I mean a lot of people like Jackson and want to see new and more models, why don't they just do it/

I'm sure it's about logistics, whatever they are...

[church2224]

I'm sure it's about logistics, whatever they are...

You would think that if they had better "logistics" they could compete with companies like ESP, Ibanez and Schecter a lot better and be more common, I mean Jackson is well known but idk if they even sell or even make as many guitars as the others guys do....They seems to be making a slow and steady comeback though...

[DarkkWarriorr]

^ Yeah I hear ya, I don't know what the deal is with Fender, but the way I see it, they're not promoting Jacksons as they should, and once they do, they keep promoting the cheap looking JS series!!!!
This isn't what got me into Jackson! I saw Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, and many other kickass Metal players holding USA, CS and PRO series in their ads, that's what got me started, not the low budget line, although I knew back then I couldn't afford the real deal, but hey it kept dreaming nonetheless...

Let's hope more metal bands get to play Jacksons instead of switching from Jacksons. Jackson guitars not only sound and feel better for the avid player, they even look a lot better. Eighties style or not, nothing looks as bad-ass as a Jackson for metal, nothing. However, Jackson still needs to work on their finishes and color pallet a little.

[church2224]

^ Yeah I hear ya, I don't know what the deal is with Fender, but the way I see it, they're not promoting Jacksons as they should, and once they do, they keep promoting the cheap looking JS series!!!!
This isn't what got me into Jackson! I saw Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, and many other kickass Metal players holding USA, CS and PRO series in their ads, that's what got me started, not the low budget line, although I knew back then I couldn't afford the real deal, but hey it kept dreaming nonetheless...

Let's hope more metal bands get to play Jacksons instead of switching from Jacksons. Jackson guitars not only sound and feel better for the avid player, they even look a lot better. Eighties style or not, nothing looks as bad-ass as a Jackson for metal, nothing. However, Jackson still needs to work on their finishes and color pallet a little.

From what I have been told Fender has little to do with anything Jackson does. All they did was buy them, move them to the Corona facility and give them money to expand the custom shop. Apparently it is a common misconception that they interfere with what Jackson does as a whole. I mean think about it. If Fender wanted to change Jackson they would have moved all the import models to Mexico and made them a lot more like Fender style guitars. I think they might be promoting the JS series is because they want to get a lot of younger players to play Jackson so that one day they can get the higher end pro and USA Select series models. It sucks yeah but they got to compete. Especially since a lot of people cannot pay for the higher end stuff and ESP, Dean and Ibanez are dominating the cheap shred guitar market. The reason why a lot of artists left was because Jackson started to treat them like regular customers and made them pay for gear. This is what I have been told from a couple of builders and shop owners who have dealt with FMIC, Jackson and guitars as a whole. No one buys them simply because no one plays them...

Getting Chris Broderick was the BIGGEST and BEST business decision Jackson has done in a while. Most guitars kids buy today are either Fender, Gibson or whatever their heroes are playing. So many people buy ESP because Children of Bodom, Metallica, Slayer, ect play them. So what do you do to make your company grow? Get a highly known player to play your gear. Chris is a popular artist, everyone wanted a signature model for him, he left Ibanez and was open, BOOM, get him as an artist, now who wants your guitars and is looking at your company? Everyone else. Just look at the thread on other forums about this guitar.

I predict by 2015 We will see Jackson growing significantly and as big as other companies and competing. A new "Golden Age" of Jackson is coming, just wait...

[DarkkWarriorr]

From what I have been told Fender has little to do with anything Jackson does. All they did was buy them, move them to the Corona facility and give them money to expand the custom shop. Apparently it is a common misconception that they interfere with what Jackson does as a whole. I mean think about it. If Fender wanted to change Jackson they would have moved all the import models to Mexico and made them a lot more like Fender style guitars. I think they might be promoting the JS series is because they want to get a lot of younger players to play Jackson so that one day they can get the higher end pro and USA Select series models. It sucks yeah but they got to compete. Especially since a lot of people cannot pay for the higher end stuff and ESP, Dean and Ibanez are dominating the cheap shred guitar market. The reason why a lot of artists left was because Jackson started to treat them like regular customers and made them pay for gear. This is what I have been told from a couple of builders and shop owners who have dealt with FMIC, Jackson and guitars as a whole. No one buys them simply because no one plays them...

Getting Chris Broderick was the BIGGEST and BEST business decision Jackson has done in a while. Most guitars kids buy today are either Fender, Gibson or whatever their heroes are playing. So many people buy ESP because Children of Bodom, Metallica, Slayer, ect play them. So what do you do to make your company grow? Get a highly known player to play your gear. Chris is a popular artist, everyone wanted a signature model for him, he left Ibanez and was open, BOOM, get him as an artist, now who wants your guitars and is looking at your company? Everyone else. Just look at the thread on other forums about this guitar.

I predict by 2015 We will see Jackson growing significantly and as big as other companies and competing. A new "Golden Age" of Jackson is coming, just wait...

You seem to be a little bit more optimistic than I am, but I hope you're right though. I saw a number of metal bands/artists as of late switching from Jackson to Ibanez, and as we all know it's not because they build better guitars, and it's a little depressing IMO. Bringing a name like Broderick to the Jackson family is surly a great step, however, Jackson/Fender still need to make up for what they've lost over the years...

As for my previous argument, well, whether it's Fender or Jackson doing the promotions, they need to get their stuff together and promote some of their higher end models as much as they do with their lower-end budget models, and that what sells the brand's name, quality what counts here.
Ibanez for instant used Vai's, Satriani's, Gilbert's (and others) signature models to get their brand going and flooding the market, and not the $200-$300 plywood guitars they sell, sure most kids will pickup the cheap crap, but on the notion of having a great brand that their guitar heroes are playing.

And Jackson needs to do the same...

[Nightbat]

I'm sure it's about logistics, whatever they are...

Logistics:
Where you get 'part X' needed in 2 weeks today, and 'part Y needed next week,...next week
Where you're told today, what you should have gotten yesterday, will arrive tomorrow
Where planners schedule deliveries in a pentagram route, where in a circle would cut deliverytime by 90%, (and/)or the first customer is in the back of the trailer and the last up front

[RacerX]

Jackson still needs to work on their finishes and color pallet a little.

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[DarkkWarriorr]

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Okay big boy, color palette, feeling better now!

Darn, I hate spell checkers, sometimes I end up checking the wrong ones.

[Misanthrope[ALWT]]

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good shit haha

[Cliff]

To be *really* pedantic, I was always told a spell checker is something Gandalf or Harry Potter might use. Spelling checkers help with writing