NGD - Jackson RR24 1990

[Rockhorst]

I've been hunting this guitar for years, finally found one in absolute mint condition for a steal! (600 euros, which is about $650 right now...in mint condition I think this could fetch $1000 second hand). This is a Jackson Rhoads RR24 from 1990, one of the first to be produced in their Japanese factory. I'm really amazed that after 27 years, the wing tips are unscathed. This is now the oldest guitar in the collection (of 14) There was some gunk on the frets, but two light passes with 0000 steel wool reveiled frets about as shiny as they get. There's a weird design choice with the binding: there's binding along the full length of the neck and headstock, but it's black! So near invisible . I had a spare EMG pickup lying around, so I spray painted it yellow and popped it in to give it that extra touch I've got two more Rhoads models: a 2001 RR1 and a recent cheapo RRXMG. The build quality of this RR24 is miles above the RRXMG and very comparable to the RR1. I'd say they can almost rival each other in quality, the RR24 being a bit lighter, which is nice.

Enough talk! Picture time



Now, who will join me in developing silicon sleeves for pointy guitars and taking it to kickstarter hahaha? I'm gonna have a fit if I ever bump this thing into something, cracking the finish. That's the thing with these guitars. To me they are about the sexiest guitars in existence, but so so so fragile...

[pickdropper]

Those MIJ Jacksons are great guitars.  I have a Soloist that I really like now that I changed the pickups (the stock ones were awful).

[Leevibe]

That is unreal condition. I like what you did with the pickup. It totally works.

[stringsthings]

I also like the yellow PUP.  It fits so well, I thought it was stock at first glance.

[culturejam]

That's so metal I can smell the AquaNet from here. 

[mjg]

+1 for silicone guitar sleeves.  The guitar I finished a few months ago already has chips on the pointy bits. 

Nice looking guitar, I agree that the pickup colour really works.

[Rockhorst]

Those MIJ Jacksons are great guitars.  I have a Soloist that I really like now that I changed the pickups (the stock ones were awful).

I'd rate the changes of owning a soloist somewhere in the future as very very high there's a 92 up for sale in the neighborhood, but I'm at the moment, there's no cash available for obvious reasons

[pickdropper]

Those MIJ Jacksons are great guitars.  I have a Soloist that I really like now that I changed the pickups (the stock ones were awful).

I'd rate the changes of owning a soloist somewhere in the future as very very high there's a 92 up for sale in the neighborhood, but I'm at the moment, there's no cash available for obvious reasons

They are nice.  Just make sure to take out the stock pickups, set them on fire and then bury them somewhere deep in the woods where nobody will ever find them.

[brianq41369]

Nice, my cousin bought the same model from same year & played really well but pickups would squeal like a banshee at high volumes, definitely a good catch, makes me wanna say " heavy f-in metal!!! enjoy


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