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Jackson "Roswell" Rhoads Flying V

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Check it out...

I wasn't aware there was any tie between a UFO found in the late 40's and Randy Rhoads. Apparently, Jackson has that
particular autopsy footage:

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Notice what I'll call "crop circle" inlay's...? "Close Encounter" inlays...?

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Hey, and they're only $4200.00!  :doh:

I'm a HUGE fan of the pointy and beveled Rhoads Jackson V2's (the traditional Gibson V's bore me), even though I've never owned one and find them a bit on the
unpractical side - I'd still love to own a nice example.

The above... not so much, although I can kinda see the appeal of the retro-styling.  :dontknow:

Discuss.

 
What's to discuss? It sucks so hard, my monitor's screen bowed in just displaying the thing.

Must be a NAMM display model or a Photoshop rendering of some sort, right? Like a trial balloon? Kinda like the Detroit Auto Show, where the manufacturers sport a bunch of designs that'll never get made due to their impractical ridiculousness?
 
Kinda neato as a design exercise, although I have little use for V's of any kind - vintage, Rhoads, or what have you.


I wouldn't wanna be the guy aiming the aircraft bit to drill that output jack bore.  And at 4.2 grand, you'd think they'd have smoothed out the bore a little better on the gold one.
 
Bagman67 said:
I wouldn't wanna be the guy aiming the aircraft bit to drill that output jack bore.
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Gun drill it before you cut the ass out of the thing, and it's not so tricky.
 
Cagey said:
What's to discuss? It sucks so hard, my monitor's screen bowed in just displaying the thing.
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LMAO! Bastard! I'm cleaning Diet Mt. Dew off my keyboard due to that remark!

Cagey said:
Must be a NAMM display model or a Photoshop rendering of some sort, right? Like a trial balloon? Kinda like the Detroit Auto Show, where the manufacturers sport a bunch of designs that'll never get made due to their impractical ridiculousness?
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Both of those are on Ebay right now my friend.  :confused4:
 
Hehe! Sorry about that. Should drink beer instead of sugar water. Less sticky <grin>
 
those are actually a reissue.  Initially came out in mid 90s from what I recall.  Used to be only available in silver.  Not that I would buy one mind you...
 
Before seeing the pics, and just going from the description in the original post, i thought of Megadeth.  Hangar 18 isn't too big a stretch from Alien autopsy, and that fell during Megadeth's Jackson years when Dave was playing a Rhoads V or some custom shop variation.
 
Cagey said:
What's to discuss? It sucks so hard, my monitor's screen bowed in just displaying the thing.

Must be a NAMM display model or a Photoshop rendering of some sort, right? Like a trial balloon? Kinda like the Detroit Auto Show, where the manufacturers sport a bunch of designs that'll never get made due to their impractical ridiculousness?
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Nope, they've actually been around many many years, and the first ones that were in production were actually aluminum...
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Actually it looks like a prop from a low budget Sci-Fi TV Show or something
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