I have a 2006 Jackson Dominion in transparent black quilt with SD 59's and made in Japan. Since I bought it, it has become my main guitar. I only have love for this guitar.
I had one of these when they first came out in 2006. When it was transparent black quilt without binding and dual SD 59's and made in Japan. It is so comfortable and the playability is excellent. It's a shame that Jackson doesn't make them anymore
@@thinkingjack Long gone!! They were going for under 2k at that time. Still pricey but I can't imagine what it'd cost now. It was a Custom Shop, too. Great axe!
Jackson went into Les Paul territory as early as 1988, with the Charvel 750XL (which was succeeded in 1990 by the Jackson Archtop Pro). While admittedly not a single cut design (they were Soloist shaped), they were maple set neck into a thick mahogany body with a carved maple top, 24.74" scale and dual humbuckers. I used to have a 750XL - it was even as heavy as a Les Paul. Then there were also the Fusion models, who were Gibson-scale bolt-ons. Also, the Jackson KV2T was a mahogany V shaped guitar with a 3+3 headstock and Gibson scale neck.
Great video! I enjoy all of your content. Have you ever considered doing a video on Trogly? He likes reviewing the Adam Jones custom shop silverburst over and over and over lol
They weren't all custom shop. He does have a lot of Jones Silverburst content, though. My guess is those models are selling so well he figured there was an appetite for it, but damn, we get it. Adam Jones has a Les Paul signature now.
That's one of my dream guitars on the list! I loved his signature Jacksons when they were released. I think the inlays look sick. They're going to explode in price on the used market soon I'd say if the rumours circulating around are true. I attended a few of those sales over the years. Never saw a dominion though. 😥😥
@@Andrew_182 He's 100% not with Jackson anymore, he even posted a Gibson Custom Split Diamond and there's a picture from Cesar hinting what could be next from Mark.
@@Masterfighterx im aware, as I pointed out they pulled everything from their site. But I’m saying rumors until there is official confirmation which hasn’t happened yet
I stumbled upon this video after getting my MIJ Dominion a couple weeks ago. Mine is the black one and it came with a set of EMG 57/66, soldered, not the quickconnect type. I immediately noticed the guitar played great but the sound was "meh" at best. I swapped them for an 85/81 set (yes, the 85 goes in the bridge position) and added quickconnect wiring. The change brought this guitar to the next level. I've had US-made PRS, Fenders and I currently own a Carvin v220, and this guitars plays as good, if not better than those. It clicked with me from the moment I picked it up. Super comfortable, hefty but comfy neck, and the higher fret access is just incredible. I'm looking to get my second one soon!
Really nice guitar , it looks stunning 🤩 I’d say the jackson Swee Tone was the closest they got to a Les Paul, one of the Swee tone range was a single cutaway, they even offered p90 pickups in some , they had the same headstock as your Guitar .
I subscribed after watching your tutorial on pick squeals. Then these videos started catching my attention...This series is well executed, and really quite entertaining! Thanks for sharing your collection with us. (More technique videos would be welcome as well)
I have one of these too. It’s an ‘09 “wine drunk” red with a raw oiled neck. The previous owner swapped out the pickups for the Dimarzio dominions. Fret ends are a bit sharp so I have to get that taken care of but it’s a solid guitar.
i own a budget jackson bass. a js2p, it's great. even compared to my squire p.bass. i have no complaints. i did replace the nut and saddles with brass ones. just because i prefer the sound but i don't really see the complaints alot of people have with modern jacksons. i have a dinky in my sights as my next buy, planning to learn a bit of guitar that will be my inroad. can't wait. haven't bought anything to expensive from the brand, but going off their budget gear. they do an awesome job for the price.
Looks like a watered-down Charvel Skatecaster, which itself is a watered down Firebird. My favorite Les Paul-esque guitar is the Washburn Princess (P2 / P4). I wish they still made those.
My main Les Paul style is a Spear RDG Wizard with Seymour Duncans, but, I also like my Parker Hornet in that respect. Wonderful guitar, well worth what I paid for it.
I've got a 2018 Mark Morton Signature model! All black, with the white binding. It has the unfinished neck like you described with the DiMarzio pickups. I love it. It looks like my frets are a little different than yours. I like your quilted top and narrower frets better! Wish I could shred on it as well as you do!🤘
love these episodes. (I know you hear it every episode, but Steel Wool = bad) Fret rubbers, well worth the money, or even just plain ol' metal polish like Brasso, works great.
I’ve always used steel wool on dark fretboards, because it gets the gunk out of the pores. I wouldn’t steel wool maple . Brasso is a nice tip I’m surprised more you tubers don’t use it on their frets.
Steel wool should never be used on a fretboard or near pups. The magnets will suck the little fragments in, eventually rust and possibly short out your pups. I will use it if the neck is separate. I like micro mesh. BTW that is beautiful ax !
Funny thing is, Mark just recently became a Gibson artist, and his page on Jackson's website no longer exists. He's currently touring exclusively with a fleet of Les Pauls. Seems fitting given the Dominion's core design, but the days of getting one for a reasonable price are probably numbered.
I have the black primer one with no inlays. Looks great and i wanted it to be my be all guitar, especially with the coil splits. . Got it around 2008 and i have hardly ever played it because it seems to have a few problems, that i never bothered rectifying. I could never get it to stay in tune. The locking machine heads simply didn't hold tension after bends.. The frets were so high that it was impossible to play chords in tune. Also i did'nt like the odd shape of the bottom of the body. Did'nt fit in the guitar cradle and is susceptible to dings. Ah well, I'd like to make it playable one day cos the neck felt good. It's very cute.
I've got the Primer variation, jet blck, no inlays, very light. Changed the bridge pickup for a Seymour Duncan El Diablo. Love the tonal options on tap for playing live. A great guitar.
I have a DX version of Dominion, made in Indonesia, and I must say that quality is far above your average budget series. Love this axe! Comparing to my Ibanez and Dean Dime, for my personal preferences Jackson has the most comfortable playability
The Seymour Duncan sound great, and I wasn't aware that the guitarist of Lamb of God had his signature model I'm curious, between active EMGs and Seymour Duncans, which would you prefer?
There was a store in Copenhagen (and other places in Denmark, as it was a chain, even branding out to Sweden and Norway called 4Sound) that also did crazy sales, a banjo that normally was about $300 +-100 and sold it for about $2
Wonderful video, but please put carpenters tape over the fingerboard and over the pickups while your dress the frets! The shavings can and up stuck to the pickups and in the board pores.
I love the Dominion and would want one of the MIJ ones. I would swap the pups for the Dimarzio Dominions. And just to be clear...IMO the Monarkh series is Jackson's LP.
Have you ever played an Emerald Virtuo? Seem fantastic for an old school metal guy that’s always been into anything as long as it’s done well and it has some groove. When I was a younger guy it was all “CHUNK PUNCH AND CRUNCH!” I was nicknamed “Capn’ Crunch!” Just curious because I don’t like buying a guitar without playing it first. But Ireland and the states and no sales except online. We have very similar styles. I heard you and thought I was reincarnated but I don’t believe in that as a Christian. LOL! Love your tones and we play a lot of similar patterns. I HATE JUMBO FRETS TOO. I had a Jackson V for about two weeks. Sadly, I bought a EVH Wolfgang of which I already had two Peavey’s and a Musicman at one point. Then for a guy who didn’t do much Van Halen, I did like his Wolfgang’s. (I had a “Frankenstrat” built to Eddie’s specs and it took longer to get the period accurate components that it did to build the guitar) But it’s very cool but I’m not a Strat guy as far as the bridge set up goes and my hand placement. I have a Charvel too that looks killer but I still prefer a Les Paul type (which is why I probably own 7 of them. All different) But I did take the chance that I’d like this neck and what I could do with all the features. I was able to select the thin wood veneer top which is like Justin Johnson’s but placed differently. He doesn’t use a pick so to hear what it can sound like, Davy K has some cool stuff up and two guitarist that have a band behind them just trade off on solos and a tasty harmony part in between their solos. You can reach up to the 22nd fret with this. I know you don’t usually touch acoustics, but this is a trip! Great Job!
@@thomasschreiber9559 I'm trying to find a Jackson Dominion I own a Jackson Dinky but I'm in the mood to save up for a used Dominion before they go up in price because of Mark Morton joining Gibson.
How low is the action on that thing it looks super low like strings laying on the frets ? I’d never really liked those Jacksons but yours is cool and I think maybe Jackson’s stock photos didn’t do it justice that’s a good looking guitar.
Ever since I recently played a $1600 mirror top Jackson soloist that was made in China and had quality control issues everywhere, I don't even look at Jacksons anymore.
more like..it makes me feel like this guitar could be a jackson's "washburn idol" judged by the shape, but overall yes, i see teh comparison spec-wise with the Kalamazoo's creations ;)
This series is keeping me alive
Rip when I miss a week
its keeping all his guitars alive as well
@@KDH lives are literally in your hands now, you cant stop ever
@@KDH Dark, dude. 🤣
As are your contributions, fun videos even when you're mean to me, haha (Kaylen).
I like the 4 knob mini toggle setup alot. I've always preferred mini toggles to push/pull pots.
Amen! I wish I had a mini toggle every time I use my push pull on my eclipse…
I have a 2006 Jackson Dominion in transparent black quilt with SD 59's and made in Japan. Since I bought it, it has become my main guitar. I only have love for this guitar.
I just now noticed that the inlays are two of the regular Jackson shark fins with the empty space filled with abalone
That Jackson Dominion is indeed a beauty! Great tone, too.
I had one of these when they first came out in 2006. When it was transparent black quilt without binding and dual SD 59's and made in Japan. It is so comfortable and the playability is excellent. It's a shame that Jackson doesn't make them anymore
I had a Jazz'r back in the mid-2000s. Super quilted maple top and a very pronounced V shape, satin mahogany neck. Thing was a beast!
What happened to it?
@@thinkingjack Long gone!! They were going for under 2k at that time. Still pricey but I can't imagine what it'd cost now. It was a Custom Shop, too. Great axe!
Jackson went into Les Paul territory as early as 1988, with the Charvel 750XL (which was succeeded in 1990 by the Jackson Archtop Pro). While admittedly not a single cut design (they were Soloist shaped), they were maple set neck into a thick mahogany body with a carved maple top, 24.74" scale and dual humbuckers. I used to have a 750XL - it was even as heavy as a Les Paul. Then there were also the Fusion models, who were Gibson-scale bolt-ons. Also, the Jackson KV2T was a mahogany V shaped guitar with a 3+3 headstock and Gibson scale neck.
Great video! I enjoy all of your content. Have you ever considered doing a video on Trogly? He likes reviewing the Adam Jones custom shop silverburst over and over and over lol
They weren't all custom shop. He does have a lot of Jones Silverburst content, though. My guess is those models are selling so well he figured there was an appetite for it, but damn, we get it. Adam Jones has a Les Paul signature now.
I have this exact model. Out of all my guitar this is the best. Great weight, tone and I love the ebony fingerboard. Just the perfect guitar for me.
That's one of my dream guitars on the list! I loved his signature Jacksons when they were released. I think the inlays look sick. They're going to explode in price on the used market soon I'd say if the rumours circulating around are true. I attended a few of those sales over the years. Never saw a dominion though. 😥😥
There is no mention of MM or the Dominion on Jackson’s site anymore so the rumors are almost certainly true.
It's funny that previous models that has been discontinued for ages are gonna go up in value just because he's no longer with Jackson
@@Andrew_182 He's 100% not with Jackson anymore, he even posted a Gibson Custom Split Diamond and there's a picture from Cesar hinting what could be next from Mark.
@@Masterfighterx im aware, as I pointed out they pulled everything from their site. But I’m saying rumors until there is official confirmation which hasn’t happened yet
I had one and it was the most comfortable guitar I ever had
You certainly have some lovely geetars sir, this one in particular is a beauty.
Great vid as always sir
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I love it when the wind is sucked out of the sails of "firsters"
l'mao
My back watching you clean that guitar. Great tones.
Your thumb looks way better than last week. I really enjoy your channel and can't wait so watch your collab with sixstringtv!
I stumbled upon this video after getting my MIJ Dominion a couple weeks ago. Mine is the black one and it came with a set of EMG 57/66, soldered, not the quickconnect type. I immediately noticed the guitar played great but the sound was "meh" at best. I swapped them for an 85/81 set (yes, the 85 goes in the bridge position) and added quickconnect wiring. The change brought this guitar to the next level. I've had US-made PRS, Fenders and I currently own a Carvin v220, and this guitars plays as good, if not better than those. It clicked with me from the moment I picked it up. Super comfortable, hefty but comfy neck, and the higher fret access is just incredible. I'm looking to get my second one soon!
Diggin the restring Sunday series. I’ve never played one of those guitars but I do like everything about it.From specs to looks.
Dude, your channel just gets better and better. Keep up the good work!
Really nice guitar , it looks stunning 🤩
I’d say the jackson Swee Tone was the closest they got to a Les Paul, one of the Swee tone range was a single cutaway, they even offered p90 pickups in some , they had the same headstock as your Guitar .
Hey man, this series is really good. Also loved the Hiwatt video, you explain things in a very enjoyable to watch way. Keep up the good work
I subscribed after watching your tutorial on pick squeals. Then these videos started catching my attention...This series is well executed, and really quite entertaining! Thanks for sharing your collection with us. (More technique videos would be welcome as well)
I have one of these too. It’s an ‘09 “wine drunk” red with a raw oiled neck. The previous owner swapped out the pickups for the Dimarzio dominions. Fret ends are a bit sharp so I have to get that taken care of but it’s a solid guitar.
Really noticed your playing improve over the last year or so, good work man!
i own a budget jackson bass. a js2p, it's great. even compared to my squire p.bass. i have no complaints. i did replace the nut and saddles with brass ones. just because i prefer the sound but i don't really see the complaints alot of people have with modern jacksons.
i have a dinky in my sights as my next buy, planning to learn a bit of guitar that will be my inroad. can't wait. haven't bought anything to expensive from the brand, but going off their budget gear. they do an awesome job for the price.
So God damn easy to write this, you make it spill off the page!!!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
I like it. Thanks for the heads up on a really cool model that slipped past me somehow.
Looks like a watered-down Charvel Skatecaster, which itself is a watered down Firebird.
My favorite Les Paul-esque guitar is the Washburn Princess (P2 / P4). I wish they still made those.
Love those shark eye inlays.
My main Les Paul style is a Spear RDG Wizard with Seymour Duncans, but, I also like my Parker Hornet in that respect. Wonderful guitar, well worth what I paid for it.
I've got a 2018 Mark Morton Signature model! All black, with the white binding. It has the unfinished neck like you described with the DiMarzio pickups. I love it. It looks like my frets are a little different than yours. I like your quilted top and narrower frets better! Wish I could shred on it as well as you do!🤘
love these episodes. (I know you hear it every episode, but Steel Wool = bad) Fret rubbers, well worth the money, or even just plain ol' metal polish like Brasso, works great.
I’ve always used steel wool on dark fretboards, because it gets the gunk out of the pores. I wouldn’t steel wool maple . Brasso is a nice tip I’m surprised more you tubers don’t use it on their frets.
I'm getting sick of the mess steel wool makes. I'm ready for something different for sure
Steel wool should never be used on a fretboard or near pups. The magnets will suck the little fragments in, eventually rust and possibly short out your pups. I will use it if the neck is separate. I like micro mesh. BTW that is beautiful ax !
it's fine if you are able to take the neck off and work separate from the body
Micro mesh pads are great, too.
Funny thing is, Mark just recently became a Gibson artist, and his page on Jackson's website no longer exists. He's currently touring exclusively with a fleet of Les Pauls. Seems fitting given the Dominion's core design, but the days of getting one for a reasonable price are probably numbered.
I really like this guitar. Not normally a Jackson or a Gibson guy. But this is nice.
i was initially thinking i wouldnt be into this series, but i ended up liking them quite a bit
I have the black primer one with no inlays. Looks great and i wanted it to be my be all guitar, especially with the coil splits. . Got it around 2008 and i have hardly ever played it because it seems to have a few problems, that i never bothered rectifying. I could never get it to stay in tune. The locking machine heads simply didn't hold tension after bends.. The frets were so high that it was impossible to play chords in tune. Also i did'nt like the odd shape of the bottom of the body. Did'nt fit in the guitar cradle and is susceptible to dings. Ah well, I'd like to make it playable one day cos the neck felt good. It's very cute.
I'd be interested in making a purchase quite possibly.
I've got the Primer variation, jet blck, no inlays, very light. Changed the bridge pickup for a Seymour Duncan El Diablo. Love the tonal options on tap for playing live. A great guitar.
I always thought that the old dominions had duncan 59s in them
Great series! Keep them coming!
It's like a telespaul. About Jackson making a single cut model, like a lespaul , they build a monarch now.
She belongs to that same category as the Mockingbird. You either love them or hate them, no middle ground.
I have one with the dimarzio pickups in it. It’s great.
Amazing guitar, seems really more appealing to me in this version instead of the more recent models with the signature pickups.
I have a DX version of Dominion, made in Indonesia, and I must say that quality is far above your average budget series. Love this axe! Comparing to my Ibanez and Dean Dime, for my personal preferences Jackson has the most comfortable playability
The Seymour Duncan sound great, and I wasn't aware that the guitarist of Lamb of God had his signature model
I'm curious, between active EMGs and Seymour Duncans, which would you prefer?
There was a store in Copenhagen (and other places in Denmark, as it was a chain, even branding out to Sweden and Norway called 4Sound) that also did crazy sales, a banjo that normally was about $300 +-100 and sold it for about $2
I wouldn't be mad if Jackson took this and made it a regular model, it's my favourite Jackson model, fighting with the RR.
There's a possibility of that happening now, since Mark Morton ditched Jackson for Gibson literally as this video went live.
Riffing on Suicidal Tendencies , I approve 🤟
Love your channel and videos but wish they were longer ❤️
I wanted one so bad. Finally got one and loved it. Had to sell it to pay car insurance. Was really hurt for a long time
Loved that "He-Man Woman Hater" riff.
Wonderful video, but please put carpenters tape over the fingerboard and over the pickups while your dress the frets! The shavings can and up stuck to the pickups and in the board pores.
These came with duncan 59s, not the Jb/Jazz set
You have been really making some great content lately.
That's about to fetch a pretty penny on the used market
True that Jackson does not offer the Dominion. But, I did find one at Sweetwater.
I. Love. This. Series.
I had a 2006 mij and it had a set of 59s
"Hell yah !" I love it !
I love the Dominion and would want one of the MIJ ones. I would swap the pups for the Dimarzio Dominions. And just to be clear...IMO the Monarkh series is Jackson's LP.
JB/Jazz?? His guitar came with double 59s
Mark is reported to have signed with Gibson. Also, Jackson makes a model for Phil Coleman that is definitely more Les Paul like
Who the fuck is Phil Coleman?
@@michaelnugent9758 I assume he means Phil Collen?
@@drdoom8793 I assumed so. Just messing around. 😆
Have you ever played an Emerald Virtuo? Seem fantastic for an old school metal guy that’s always been into anything as long as it’s done well and it has some groove.
When I was a younger guy it was all “CHUNK PUNCH AND CRUNCH!” I was nicknamed “Capn’ Crunch!”
Just curious because I don’t like buying a guitar without playing it first. But Ireland and the states and no sales except online.
We have very similar styles. I heard you and thought I was reincarnated but I don’t believe in that as a Christian. LOL!
Love your tones and we play a lot of similar patterns. I HATE JUMBO FRETS TOO. I had a Jackson V for about two weeks. Sadly, I bought a EVH Wolfgang of which I already had two Peavey’s and a Musicman at one point. Then for a guy who didn’t do much Van Halen, I did like his Wolfgang’s. (I had a “Frankenstrat” built to Eddie’s specs and it took longer to get the period accurate components that it did to build the guitar) But it’s very cool but I’m not a Strat guy as far as the bridge set up goes and my hand placement. I have a Charvel too that looks killer but I still prefer a Les Paul type (which is why I probably own 7 of them. All different)
But I did take the chance that I’d like this neck and what I could do with all the features.
I was able to select the thin wood veneer top which is like Justin Johnson’s but placed differently. He doesn’t use a pick so to hear what it can sound like, Davy K has some cool stuff up and two guitarist that have a band behind them
just trade off on solos and a tasty harmony part in between their solos.
You can reach up to the 22nd fret with this. I know you don’t usually touch acoustics, but this is a trip!
Great Job!
The Jackson Monarch is more like the Jackson Les Paul the dominion is more like Jackson's Firebird.
I was wondering about that, mahogany neck through. Wonder how it would sound with a pair of Johnny Winter pickups?
@@thomasschreiber9559 I'm trying to find a Jackson Dominion I own a Jackson Dinky but I'm in the mood to save up for a used Dominion before they go up in price because of Mark Morton joining Gibson.
I had a silverburst, didn’t like the dominion pickups! Very comfortable though
I really like the vibe here. I think I'll stay
Wow those frets are rough. My S32 Curve Top Dinky was almost perfect when I got it. I'm kinda shocked honestly. None the less a sweet axe.
I always thought this shape was ugly as sin, but in charming, endearing way. It is original
I always wanted one of these… only seems to be the indo ones or the USA version
How low is the action on that thing it looks super low like strings laying on the frets ?
I’d never really liked those Jacksons but yours is cool and I think maybe Jackson’s stock photos didn’t do it justice that’s a good looking guitar.
The early models didn't have the JB/Jazz combo, it was 59/59
Ever since I recently played a $1600 mirror top Jackson soloist that was made in China and had quality control issues everywhere, I don't even look at Jacksons anymore.
I own his new Dominion in Walnut but my god I've wanted this Wine Drunk Red model for so long, I just can't find them anywhere in the UK :(
Love my Kelly, want one of these too, lol
Beautiful guitar
so that's how the intro of LOG memento mori came to be 👌
I like seeing you in a hat especially.
more like..it makes me feel like this guitar could be a jackson's "washburn idol" judged by the shape, but overall yes, i see teh comparison spec-wise with the Kalamazoo's creations ;)
Well picked guitar mate!
And now Mark is with Gibson and touring with les pauls. This proves your point.
I thought these came with duncan 59s before they came with dimarzios?
Nice guitar, sure - but looks more like a non reversed Firebird. The type Gibson violently crushed by the truckload a few years back.
It’s funny you upload this the day after they announced he’s with Gibson now.
I hope him leaving for Gibson makes this shape more available.
Its pretty awesome man.
Beautiful guitar!
And coincidentally enough Mark Morton just switched to being endorsed by Gibson and will most likely have a custom/signature Les Paul.
You're such a monster player haha awesome.
Skinny frets on a Jackson. Intriguing. Do you find any difference in playability vs jumbo?
glorious
the fact that all these companies wanna make their own les paul, just tells me that les pauls are indeed the best :)
I’d rather have this than a Les Paul because it’s more likely to be put together properly
@@carlgustavjung1654 definitely a better neck. Cant beat Jackson necks.
@@saltpeter7429 You should try the gibson custom 57 necks, they are the best.
@@carlgustavjung1654 sounds like denial to me
Hard pass. I’d take a modern Singlecut with tuning stability any day
I thought the Monarkh was Jackson's LP. They need to put the Dominion headstock on The Monarkh, and give it a fatter neck.
funny timing, mark just left jackson for gibson and is rocking new LPs
Makes sense why Mark switched over to Gibson now
*looking at the title*
*looking at the bottom cutaway*
*looking at the title again*
beautiful piece though
Looks very similar to his old Framus.
Sweet!🤘🤘👍
i cant freaking believe i got the green one for like 400 bucks USED for course
The body looks more like an offset telecaster with hardware and electronics like a les paul.
What exactly is the players circle?
what strings do you use
And now Mark Morton is with gibson. How the tables have turned