PO 1985

I believe these were released a couple of days ago. Jackson dug deep into their past glory & came out with these re-interpretations of their San Dimas models; the Pro Origins 1985. The FR bridge here is the 1000 model & the pickups are in-house J-90 / J-50 units which, according to them, re-visit the 1980s tone-wise. FYI, the off-white, maple 'board single humbucker version is already indicated as SOLD OUT on the manufacturer's home page. 

Reading between the lines, someone at Fender / Jackson finally realized re-releasing their back catalog is the right thing to do now because a close competitor had been doing so for a few years with positive outcomes. We know which other manufacturer this is, yes?

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Warrior Dave

Jackson & Dave Davidson continued their collaboration into the Warrior zone. Many conformists out there would find this outline a little repulsive but it's compulsory consideration for all those dwelling in the metal zone.

Those of us who are not into maple fretboards, it's available in ebony as well but with a reverse headstock. Specs are decent; DiMarzio Pickups (Occult) & an FR1000 bridge. This is a Pro Series model FYI.

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Snake Sabo

Something new from the Kramer camp - Dave Sabo's Baretta. The newer generation of players are definitely not familiar with the name but Sabo, together with Scotti Hill, are the guitar duo of Skid Row. This is a late 80s - early 90s outfit, an extension of the hair metal music without the hair, if you will. I managed to follow the band's first two albums before being distracted by the grunge scene. Anyway, if you know me well, I'm always into single pickup guitars & this one has my attention. The lone humbucker is an 85-T designed by Gibson's Jim DeCola. The FR1000 bridge is equipped with an EVH D-Tuna for some drop tuning moments. The deal breaker is definitely that snake graphic; a love-hate affair. Listen to the snake man himself as he talks you through things:

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