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Jackson Custom Shop KE2 Select - Vanilla Shake

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Alder Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, Floyd Rose tremolo, and Two Humbucking Pickups - Vanilla Shake
Item ID: KE2VS

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A Custom Shop Shred Machine!

The Jackson Custom Shop KE2 Select solidbody electric guitar is a modern hard rock and metal classic! As soon as you pick up a Custom Shop KE2 Select, you know you're ready to rock with a fast-playing maple neck, ultra-stable Floyd Rose tremolo, and beefy tones (thanks to two humbucking pickups, courtesy of Seymour Duncan). An alder body offers up thick, crunchy sound with plenty of bite, and the rosewood fingerboard is adorned with shark fin inlays. Create your own tonal fireworks with the Jackson Custom Shop KE2 Select!

Jackson Custom Shop KE2 Select Solidbody Electric Guitar at a Glance:
  • Neck-through design for monumental sustain
  • Optimized fretboard provides comfort and serious speed
  • An excellent set of Seymour Duncan pickups
Neck-through design for monumental sustain

The Jackson Custom Shop KE2 Select owes its great tone and sustain in part to something you won't even notice at first glance: a neck-through-body design. The through-body maple neck doesn't just join the body; it's actually part of the body! This configuration contributes to sustain in a big way, since the entire guitar is structurally integrated, with the pickups and tremolo affixed to the actual neck.

Optimized fretboard provides comfort and serious speed

What plays faster than the Jackson Custom Shop KE2 Select's rosewood 12"-16" compound-radius fretboard? Not much! The compound-radius fretboard makes chords easier to form close to the nut and is flatter up the neck for faster lead lines. Down low, your fretting hand will appreciate the 12" radius that keeps things nice and comfortable for natural, relaxed chord work. Up top, a 16" radius lays it all out flat for effortless, low-action high-speed runs with monumental string bends without fretting out. In other words, it's effortless to switch between rhythm and lead playing on the Custom Shop KE2 Select.

An excellent set of Seymour Duncan pickups

Great feel is only part of the equation. Jackson knows this better than just about any guitar maker. That's why they equipped the Custom Shop KE2 Select with a set of rockin' Seymour Duncan humbucking pickups. With the Custom Shop KE2 Select, you get both the full rhythm sound of the Seymour Duncan Jazz SH2N neck pickup and the blazing hot output of the legendary JB humbucker at the bridge.

Jackson Custom Shop KE2 Select Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:
  • Limited-edition alder-bodied shred machine
  • Through-body maple speed neck
  • 12" to 16" compound-radius fretboard for your chording comfort and shredding facilitation
  • Floyd Rose tremolo for massive divebombs
  • Rosewood fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and pearloid shark fin inlays
  • A pair of Seymour Duncan humbucking pickups provide massive rock tone
  • Includes hardshell case
The Jackson Custom Shop KE2 Select is a fine-tuned shred machine!

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