Jackson DK-7 COW Model

Features:

The DK7 is a pretty straight-forward setup, but has great features where it counts. Mahogany makes up both the body and neck. The fretboard is slick ebony with no inlays (just how I like it). It has a single EMG 707 pickup in the bridge. Hard-Tail. Reverse headstock. Single volume knob, no tone (!). The only thing that could be better here, would be better tuners. The tuners are nice, but I like Sperzels/Schallers. But, for $699 for an instrument of this quality, there's no room for complaints. Also, this guitar is flat out sexy. The pictures online really don't do it justice, seeing it at angles is especially flattering, which the pics below should show somewhat (although my digicam blows).

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The camo looks even better in person. For some reasons the colors look all washed out in any photo I have ever seen.

i love my cow7.i have said before.this guitar feels like butter and plays very well.its everything I want in a guitar and blows my customs away.have a cow camo7 coming and waiting on word [here in aust] if i can get one in silver/mako.
excellent review btw.nothing i could add to it as you did a good job covering it.

Anyone care to share what type and guage of strings they use on their COW?

I used to used 10-52+66 tuned to drop A.
I wouldn't use light strings on it at all..it just doesn't feel right to me.

10-46+58 is what this guitar has been using since purchased. Plays flawless to us (I sold it to my bandmate).

yeah i ended up throwing some 11-48+58. They feel great. I totally love this guitar, it's really light which is a huge plus. The neck is just perfect for also. Funny thing is like the past few months my friend was always telling me to get a jackson but for a bit there i was gonna end up getting an ESP. Now i don't think i'll ever get an esp, i really like these jackson guitars.

gigged my DK-7 for the first time the other day, and it was flawless,

Just to show how crap guitar prices are here in Oz, to get a new COW (the Japanese one) without a case, approx $1500 US

i paid 1100aust$ here in perth

Dude that is awesome! Where in Perth?