matic22
Ancient Mariner
Ed most likely wasn't first.
Kossoff Strat was likely painted by Dave himself. Who did the route is a mistery.
Adrian, Janick and Dave's guitars and Steve's basses
Kossoff Strat was likely painted by Dave himself. Who did the route is a mistery.
Iron Brody
Educated Fool
That’s a cool looking Strat.
I think the middle pickup is actually a Vintage Rails due to the split in the middle of the rails. It also looks like each rail is half black, half chrome. Like this:
www.seymourduncan.com
I think the middle pickup is actually a Vintage Rails due to the split in the middle of the rails. It also looks like each rail is half black, half chrome. Like this:
Vintage Rails Strat Pickup | Seymour Duncan
Single coil like sparkle with vintage output, and a hum-canceling split blade design to give you even sustain while bending notes.
www.seymourduncan.com
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
If this is a new Janick guitar, a potential hint or not? He usually does not use new guitars, except for IESF.
This Strat looks like the one he used for Final Frontier live. The Three Amigos love this combination of white & black.
matic22
Ancient Mariner
It's not. That one was reliced and had a tortoise pickguard.
This is a new guitar. Possibly a Sandberg or a custom shop Strat. Could also be Eddie's personal guitar tho, however, he plays guitars with full humbuckers usually.
Maturin
Sköldpadda
If it's Janick's guitar, it seems very atypical. Tele knobs, Tele-switch on a Strat pickguard (at least)? Only thing screamin' Janick about that is the JB Jr. (or Lil' 59) bridge pickup.
For me - playing a Candy Cola American Standard Strat with JB Jr:s looking like a slightly shinier and red version of Janick's black Strat - it seems awfully stupid of Fender not to capitalize on the whole of Maiden. I'd argue anyone that Janick's black Strat (and its customshop replicas) in fact is the most iconic Iron Maiden guitar as of 2024. Dave's dual DiMarzio'ed black Strat was long ago.
For me - playing a Candy Cola American Standard Strat with JB Jr:s looking like a slightly shinier and red version of Janick's black Strat - it seems awfully stupid of Fender not to capitalize on the whole of Maiden. I'd argue anyone that Janick's black Strat (and its customshop replicas) in fact is the most iconic Iron Maiden guitar as of 2024. Dave's dual DiMarzio'ed black Strat was long ago.
matic22
Ancient Mariner
Overall? Nah. That goes to H's Goldtop and Davey's 1957 and 1964 Strats.
Stage used as of now? I'd argue it's a tie between it and Davey's California Series Tobacco sunburst. Why? Because this black Strat isn't the original. It's a Custom shop replica from 1998-1999, when Jan retired all original guitars, with the exception of White Spirit Strat.
matic22
Ancient Mariner
That's not a problem, as they started doing relics at the Mexican plant lately. It's more the fact that it's just a 60's Strat with custom pickups.
That said, Seymour Duncan should offer Janick Gers loaded pickguards.
Yax
Ancient Mariner
Janick doesn't have the same traction and status as Dave, so that would probably not pan out too well. Those that would actually buy it might just have his configuration soldered by a tech, or it it themselves.
Meliegree
Evening The Odds.
On the other hand - Janick guitar is more hard rock machine than Dave signature is. I would say that Janick setup and relic look can have bigger market outside of Iron Maiden fans that Dave strat. When I see Dave sunburst strat I think Iron Maiden and idea of playing anything else on that guitar sounds almost strange. Jan on another hand has guitar that would probably fit well into any rock band.
Tricky topic.
Tricky topic.
matic22
Ancient Mariner
That's where H's Jackson comes to play. Most versatile guitar by far. A 500€ SDX has been my main guitar for 5 years now, despite having 2 LPs now, a Strat, a HSS Charvel... New pickups and a good setup and you are good to go. Played it on 2/3 of the wedding 50-song sets that have all kinds of rubbish in them plus I usually play it on most of the stuff with my band. Will replace the bridge soon, tho.
Murder of Rue Morgue
They're never gonna find me!
If you show that Strat to any average metal fan they won't know who plays that guitar. Janick's guitar is iconic only in the Iron Maiden fandom.
Although I agree that Janick's configuration is more "flexible" in terms of genres different than Heavy metal than Dave's (not Adrian's). Dave's is basically a power Strat. But if you're doing a signature model, the main market base you're aiming at are the fans of the guy who "signs" the guitar, not a general base.
sea_of_madness_667
Prowler
Hey guys, I like a lot this rare Jackson Strat which Dave used in the Fear of the Dark Tour (Wrathchild, BYDTTS, RTTH and IM), but I always wanted to know what pickup configuration it has, because I've always wanted to build a custom guitar inspired in this guitar, and btw, is that black pickup a CVR2 or a humbucker maybe? do you guys know what pickup configuration does that Jackson has, and also, is that a silver Floyd Tremolo? Thanks.
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matic22
Ancient Mariner
AFAIK, this was just a backup for the Burgundy/CAR Jackson. I think H got Dave in contact with Jackson before he left IM, because Dave at that point wanted to retire the Kossoff strat and Jackson were able to do copies of necks (H's Jackson neck is a 22 fret copy of his 1957 Stratocaster).
So in short, the specs should be Floyd, alder body and a maple neck based on the Kossoff strat. The pickups should be Duncan JB and 59/Jazz. However, from the photos, it seems like the white strat had Jackson pickups in it (as did Adrian's) or even DiMarzios. Bridge pickup was soon changed to a white humbucker. There is also a question of chicken or the egg... Which Strat was first, this one or the burgundy one, but considering the later was used on NPFTD, I'd guess the later and the white one was built for the tour as a backup. AFAIK, during NPFTD warm up gig, the 1964 Strat was used as a backup.