Nate, I picked it up from eBay. Got a really good deal on it. It's a 2010 model. The neck is fatter than any Jackson that I have ever played. Reminds me of the neck on the EBMM EVH that I had a few years ago. I'm not a big fan of gold hardware, but I just couldn't pass this one up. The sustainer is a bit weak for an actual pickup, and if I thought it would work in the middle position, I'd move it there and get a really nice sounding single for it. But with some help from my Dyna comp it is more than passable live. For recording I have my strat- which sounds killer. Between this guitar and my strat that I purchased about a month ago, I have realized just how shot the frets on my Les Paul really are. Lol. Time to start looking into a refret for it.