Jackson Custom DK1 Adrenalize
Let's give credit where it's due: Def Leppard are truly legends of rock. I've seen them live 4 times which is decent considering my young age :) The purists will go on about how only the 1st two albums actually qualify as hard rock (NWOBHM days), which is true, and those albums are good. But seriously, they are not legends on account of those. Without Pyromania and Hysteria we wouldn't still be talking about them and paying for VIP meet-and-greet packages today. Those are landmark records by a band whose individual members' skills are only slightly above mediocre. So it's really all down to the next-level quality of songs.
Everybody knows Joe Elliott is the man. It's not so straightforward with Phil Collen. Like it or not, his guitar is the sound of modern Def Leppard. We're still not sure about the fashion choices (the 3/4 pants, the countless vests), the pouting, and shirtless at age 65. But if anything he is consistent; he's used Jackson guitars forever, and there is some great tone & playing on the Adrenalize album. Which is also an excellent album. Phil ordered a Jackson Dinky with the Adrenalize cover artwork and used it on that tour, on multiple TV appearances, and in the 'Heaven Is' music video. The guitar was cool enough to be featured in two Jackson ads in the early 90s.
This is a Jackson Custom Shop Dinky ordered to the same spec. When I purchased this guitar, the dealer said he waited 3 years for its completion. This could well be true seeing as Jackson has not been accepting Custom-built orders for some time now. Today there is only the Custom Select range where you can merely personalize a guitar from a fixed list of options. You can forget about eyeball inlays or something like that. If you're thinking about getting a graphics legend like Dan Lawrence (who also painted the original Adrenalize) involved, you are gonna pay dearly. He won't have time to paint any old hat. There will not be another one like this any time soon.
Everybody knows Joe Elliott is the man. It's not so straightforward with Phil Collen. Like it or not, his guitar is the sound of modern Def Leppard. We're still not sure about the fashion choices (the 3/4 pants, the countless vests), the pouting, and shirtless at age 65. But if anything he is consistent; he's used Jackson guitars forever, and there is some great tone & playing on the Adrenalize album. Which is also an excellent album. Phil ordered a Jackson Dinky with the Adrenalize cover artwork and used it on that tour, on multiple TV appearances, and in the 'Heaven Is' music video. The guitar was cool enough to be featured in two Jackson ads in the early 90s.
This is a Jackson Custom Shop Dinky ordered to the same spec. When I purchased this guitar, the dealer said he waited 3 years for its completion. This could well be true seeing as Jackson has not been accepting Custom-built orders for some time now. Today there is only the Custom Select range where you can merely personalize a guitar from a fixed list of options. You can forget about eyeball inlays or something like that. If you're thinking about getting a graphics legend like Dan Lawrence (who also painted the original Adrenalize) involved, you are gonna pay dearly. He won't have time to paint any old hat. There will not be another one like this any time soon.
