Metal Guitar of the Week - Jackson Kevin Bond Signature Rhoads

The first Metal Guitar of the Week is Jackson's Kevin Bond Signature Electric Guitar. I've been craving and dreaming about this guitar in the last couple of days. Randy Rhoades type guitars are known for their alder bodies, maple necks and sharktooth inlays. But the Jackson Kevin Bond Signature guitar, although shaped as a Rhoades should be, is a totally different beast! It has a mahogany body and neck, with some wicked pentragram inlays on the its beautiful ebony fretboard. It's like a Les Paul in a different and more wicked form. Additionally, it has a "Tony Iommi Seymour Duncan pickup." Some people say that this pickup is a Seymour Duncan custom now renamed as the El Diablo. It is now associated with Anthrax's riffer Scott Ian. As we all know, Iommi now endorses pickups for Gibson.

From what I read, this guitar is Made in Japan. Of course, there is the custom shop US-made but it costs more than the Japanese-made version.

Its price ranges from $1,199.99 to $1,769.99.

Is it available in the Philippines? No! Maybe Yupangco (Yamaha) will make a special order for you because they sell Jackson brands but it'll cost you 1/4 more than its original price. Yeah, it's another reason why the Philippines suck ass. The only sure way you can get one is if you have a relative in the United States or Japan or any other country where it is available. As you know, Musician's Friend, Guitar Center and other corporate online guitar stores only ship their shits in the United States.

Jackson Kevin Bond Signature Rhoads Features:

• Mahogany body
• 3-piece mahogany neck-thru design
• Ebony fretboard
• Custom inlays
• Seymour Duncan Iommi twin hot-rail humbucker
• Black hardware
• Adjustable bridge
• Fine-tune tailpiece

Who the hell is Kevin Bond?
He is Superjoint Ritual's guitarist. I'm not really a fan of the band but I think he has that Black Sabbathy riffs going on for him. Hey Kev! I want your guitar!

Bottom-Line
I want this guitar! A fucking all mahogany + ebony fretboard Rhoades is hard to come by. If ever I'd find someone selling it second-hand for 20 to 30 grand, I'd get it in a hearbeat!