Jackson Rhoads 30th Anniversary Number “1” of 30 Gold Metal Flake

The Jackson USA Custom Shop Randy Rhoads First Five 30th Anniversery Vinnie Vincent Electric Guitar was Master Built by the Mike Shannon, the man who built the famous Randy Rhoads' Jackson Guitar. Each guitar is signed and numbered by Mike Shannon. Only a 30 of these were made available worldwide.  This is serial number “1” - yes, the first one made of the set. 

This is an exact replica of the one of the first five Jackson Guitars produced. This guitar was supposed to go to Randy but he died before he could take it and it is one of the guitars Vinnie Vincent used while in KISS on the Creatures of the Night Tour. The "First Five" Rhoads features a poplar body with a maple neck-thru construction and Seymour Duncan Zebra pickups. It also has a rosewood fretboard with Mother-of-Pearl (MOP) Reverse Sharkfin Inlays and 22 small 6230 frets with ivoroid binding over the frets. To complete the picture, it has the Jackson compound radius neck, a Gold Metal Flake finish with the black hand-painted Jackson logo.

Features

• Color: Gold Metal Flake
• Body: Poplar
• Neck: Finished Neck-Thru-Body Quartersawn Maple (3 piece) & Ivoroid Bound Fingerboard and Frets
• Neck dimensions: 3rd Fret: .790, 12th Fret: .850
• Scale length: 25.5"
• Fingerboard: Rosewood with compound 12" to 16" radius
• Width at nut: 1-11/16"
• No. of frets: 22 Small 6230
• Frets Inlays: Reverse Mother of Pearl Shark Fin Position Inlays
• Headstock: Jackson 6-In-Line Pointed Standard Headstock with Gold Hand Painted Logo
• Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Zebra Humbucking Pickup
• Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Zebra Humbucking Pickup
• Controls: 1 Volume, 3-position toggle
• Tuning machines: Gold Plated Crown Head Tuners
• Bridge: Original Chrome Floyd Rose 

Specifications

• Scale length: 25.5" (648mm)
• Fingerboard radius: 12" to 16" compound radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
• Number of frets: 22
• Nut width: 1.6875" (43 mm)

This guitar has a ding on each wing, as shown in the photos.  There are also two “weather checking” lines behind the locking nut on the back of the headstock.  **These are not cracks.  The guitar has no breaks or repairs.  It plays great, as new.
Other than that, it is in great condition and the frets are 100% as new with no wear.  
It has been set up by one of Los Angeles’ top luthiers and is equipped with a brand new set of Ernie Ball 10s.

The guitar lives in a brand new molded SKB TSA non original case.  A $300 value at no additional cost to you.
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