This insane Jackson Kelly guitar is inspired by World of Warcraft
In one of the more out-there collaborations of the year so far, Jackson and Malevolence guitarist Konan Hall have partnered with Blizzard Entertainment for a limited-edition World of Warcraft-themed Kelly model.
Fans lucky enough to have attended Malevolence’s secret set on the Avalanche Stage on Sunday at Download will have seen the guitar’s grand unveiling.
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The guitar – a Jackson Pro Plus XT Limited Edition Kelly KE HT6 Baritone – is adorned across its body and headstock with WoW-inspired artwork, but this is no gimmick. Hall is quite the self-confessed Warcraft enthusiast, and the artwork is inspired by his in-game character, a Dwarf Paladin named Thraiin.
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“World of Warcraft and music are two of my favourite things’’, says Hall. “Playing with the Jackson guitar on stage will remind me of the hours I spent in the taverns of Azeroth.”
Azeroth, for the uninitiated, is the fictional world in which World of Warcraft is set.
Alongside the depiction of Hall’s in-game character, the guitar also features Warcraft’s legendary “W” emblem, as well as an Easter egg on the back, in the form of Hall’s favourite weapon type in the game, the Battle Axe.
Under the hood, the guitar arrives as an extension of the Pro Plus Series, and features a Nyatoh body with a three-piece maple thru-neck – graphite reinforced for “superior stability”, a 27-inch baritone scale length, 12”-16” compound radius ebony fingerboard with cloaked Sharkfins, 24 stainless steel frets, Luminlay side dots and Seymour Duncan Nazgul and Sentient pickups.
Konan Hall promises that fans will get to see the guitar if they come and see Malevolence at their upcoming live dates…
For more information, head to the band’s official website.
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