30th Anniversary Soloist Review

[pianoguyy]

Overpriced?

[Tho]

In my opinion, yeah. They sell for +4 K.

[dmoney666]

Agreed. While they are special, the pricing seems out of whack. If they were a one-off, MAYBE I could see it. But several dozen? No. What do those runs of 10 typicaly cost?

[shreddermon]

Why complain? Jackson offers a great alternative, too - just order a Custom Select, and save yourself a grand or two. The only things you might miss are the 3 piece neck and binding nibs. Otherwise, lots more options to choose from.

Limited runs like this are aimed at a different kind of customer, one willing to pay more for an "anniversary" model's (debatable) cache. If that's not your bag (it isn't mine, either), Jackson has you covered elsewhere.

[Tho]

Not complaining, just my opinion. It's a quite useless opinion though, I must admit that ;-) But I just don't get why it's over 4 K.

[TommyD]

I think they at least look really nice. You wanna know what they remind me of,esp in white? What is still kind of my bucket list guitar in a way? A nice new Model 6.

My only gripe would be for that price,I'd want an oil finished neck for damn sure :-). Tommy D.

[shreddermon]

But I just don't get why it's over 4 K.

Because they think they can sell that many guitars at that price. It's pretty much that simple. Companies don't always directly tie their pricing to the cost of production, especially on a limited production product that they think they can charge a premium on.

[Emerald]

Compared to say Gibson's outrageous prices I think it is a fair price for the quality and workmanship that you get! To have a guitar built exactly to the 1984 San Dimas specs is exciting and very cool.
There are many more overpriced guitars out there than the Anniversary Soloist.
I say bring out a San Dimas Strat head with OFR and it will sell out for sure, either Jackson or Charvel!
Keep up the good work Mike Shannon and co.
Emerald