Question about the Jackson KV2

[electricalmagik]

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[m2pmd70]

I knew I had seen a string-thru KVX10 before...

http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-JAC-2940016-LIST

Or there's always the Jenna KVs.

[electricalmagik]

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[wilkinsi]

If you can't stand the smurf headstock, get a KV2 and block the floyd.

[electricalmagik]

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[BeëlzeM]

I know what you mean man. I have been waiting for Jackson to release a high-end KV without the damn Floyd for years now. When I heard there was going to be a KV2T I was quite happy, but when it came out and hat this fucked up headstock and the inlays and whatnot, I was really dissapointed.

I would like to say Jackson the following:

Please make more USA high-end models without the Floyd Rose. I never got to buy a Jackson for that simple fact. I got enough guitars already with Floyds.
Make some string-through KV's with the NORMAL headstock, multiple colors, binding etc.

Guitars don't NEED Floyds to be good guitars, keep that in mind please.

I'm curious what the KV5 is going to be like. If it's plain black/white, ebony, binding, it's going to be all good. But I'm sure they will fuck it up by making it look like an RR5 in a V shape.

[Brooke]

The answer is no.

I feel the same way. I have a KV2 with a blocked floyd. It works fine.

[ulijdavid]

I have KV2s, a Y2KV and a KV2T. They all play and sound great. I really love the KV2T. But, I understand your position - blocking the Floyd does not change the feel for your picking hand. You are putting up a lot of money on the table so you better get exactly what you want.

[Confuse-a-Cat]

Does anybody know why they made the KV2T so different from the regular KV2? There are quite a few differences I've noticed, mainly the mahogany body, 24 3/4" scale, the headstock and the inlays. As far as I can tell, the other 'T' models (RR1T, SL1T, SL2HT) are just the same as the regular models without the Floyd. I actually quite like the look of the KV2T, it's a bit different to the usual guitars and I like that.

[dangerous_dave]

The closest thing you could get is probably the KV1... Which obviously wont be new.

[electricalmagik]

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[Musician78]

Does anybody know why they made the KV2T so different from the regular KV2? There are quite a few differences I've noticed, mainly the mahogany body, 24 3/4" scale, the headstock and the inlays. As far as I can tell, the other 'T' models (RR1T, SL1T, SL2HT) are just the same as the regular models without the Floyd. I actually quite like the look of the KV2T, it's a bit different to the usual guitars and I like that.

I totally wanted a KV2T until I found out that the scale was 24 3/4". That was the deal breaker for me. I've never even played a guitar with that short of a scale before.

[Larz]

You might have to wait longer than you think, I don't know.

Just getting some of the standard production KV2s in the more varied finishes seems like it can involve a few months wait unless you just get lucky or search really well.

[toejam]

I totally wanted a KV2T until I found out that the scale was 24 3/4". That was the deal breaker for me. I've never even played a guitar with that short of a scale before.

The first few batches of the KV2T actually got the 25.5" scale, so if you search hard enough, you might find one.

Though, as for the shorter scale, it actually gives it a slightly warmer tone and strings are easier to bend. I don't have any difficulty going back and forth between different guitars with different scale lengths.

[ulijdavid]

I agree with Toejam. I don't notice the difference in scale length at all going between the different guitars.