I have a js32 dinky it’s was good with stock pickups but the bridge could not keep in tune so I swapped it out with a Floyd 1000 and a Seymour Duncan Dave mustiane and it’s sounds awesome
I started with a Jackson Dinky JS11 and then found an amazing deal for a Jackson DXMG from 2006 for 225 dollars. Absolutely gorgeous with the EMGHz pick ups and the gorgeous reverse headstock. Plays like an absolute dream!
First guitar I bought back in high school (2001), Jackson X series JS20, still use it to this day and I prefer it over my more expensive Les Paul custom on most days. Has a few little upgrades, the humbucker pickups are still stock as I wanted to retain it's originality, there's just something special about it. It also has the reverse headstock, not to brag or anything ;)
My issues with Jackson was that every guitar had that vintage metal vibe. The only one the ripped of my pants (and I had a lot Jacksons) was the Mick Thomson signature.
Jackson guitars are certainly NOT vintage guitars. it was all built up with innovative ideas. if you don't like the sound of the 80s you should work with your amp, pedals, and/or ultimately your pickups. i like either the custom 5 or the Black Winter on the bridge and the Jazz on the neck, but that's just my taste. the only two differences with the Mick Thomson signature are a thinner neck and that the floyd rose is locked, other than that is just a regular soloist. hope that helps.
I love Jackson. Have a RR24 from 2007, RR1 2006 and SL1 1998. Amazing guitars BUT I really feel ESP are the better overall guitars. Especially when it comes to lower end models like LTD, they completely overshadow them in my opinion for the import models. Both great guitar companies but as big as a fan of Jackson I’ve been for many years I think they’ve been surpassed
The quality of the Jackson stuff has really gotten bad even in the last few years. I have a 2015 indo built pro and its great but the new ones i looked at were very hit or miss.
I have a JS11 I bought used for $100. Better than new because the previous owner had it set up superbly. I have three JS guitars now because that one was so good. Got a Jackson Kelly JS32 T (indonesian) again used with great set up $160. Got a JS1X minion RR for $150 brand new, totally unplayable with factory skinny strings, I put 11s on it and its playable now and sounds great but I really need to file the nut slots so the strings will set all the way down in the nut but I am having a new quality nut intalled and having a set up done to it, its so easy to play and learn on this minion and it sounds fantastic so its worth having the work done on it...I can do the work myself but for me its way better when I a professional does it...
Yes, when you are lucky to have a good luthier near, it's always money well spent. Installing the Fishmen pickups would have cost me years of lifetime.
people complain that Jackson is expensive and while it is indeed. i would have one expensive but genuine guitar rather than a cheap clone. for instance, there is not better neck for a shredder than the Jackson Soloist. there is not better wood combination than the Alder body, maple neck with ebony fretboard just like the USA select, the MJ Japan and the SL3 USA series come with. say whatever you want, but you can't beat those two facts.
Metallica on a Jackson? That’s like playing Stairway in a guitar shop. Just notice how the guitar came to life when you played Take no prisoners😉. Btw. My favorite is my beloved KV-1 Mustaine signature.
@@KatsumiK0 He still does. Its was a inside joke on the beef Metallica had with Jacson not knowing who they were. It made them switch to ESP. And not to be a dick in any way but its one of my heroes and the name is Rhoads, No e.
I used to love them. Currently, though, the Indonesian models have sub-par quality and are way overpriced for what they offer (e.g. stock Jackson pickups).
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As of this week I own jacksons built in Indonesia, Mexico, Japan, and USA. I wouldn't recommend the Indonesian, but the other three locations are unbeatable. Best bang for the buck I would guess is a used mexican Dinky Pro about 5-10 years old.
Best bang for the buck? Not in my area! 2,200 for a Soloist made in Japan. An ESP made in Japan is 1,600 and it's better. Better hardware, better tremelo systems, pick-ups, and the quality over all is better. But that's my opinion only. Except the price.....Jackson cost more! Way more in some cases. And there isn't any reason for it. Except for that they wanna charge a fortune because it says Jackson. That's it. They don't even give you a case after you spend thousands. Jackson ain't the same as it once was.
@@freddyferrillo9704 in no way the ESP is better than Jackson, both guitars have different specs and aim the needs of musicians with different taste and approach. you are just an ESP fan boy. lol
I'm having a problem with an internet can't give you a straight answer I know the JS series is the cheapest but what is the next series after that the next series and the next series and the next series
Have a great dean too with original floyd rose and coil top. Both are the best guitars I have mid priced guitars certainly worth the money both around 300. Don't know if the cheaper guitars are as good today probably not
My jackson i have is a model i dont know. It has a reverse headstock and 22 frets with a strat tremolo. Its very dimas to a js11. I got mine 2nd hand for 100 bucks even with upgraded pickups already installed
ESP are better these days. It's true that Jackson used to be "KING." But not anymore IMO. Their quality control department went bad. Really bad. ESP are better and even less money too. The Jackson's I've seen have bad action and set-up. ESP comes ready to shred right out of the box every time. He even acknowledged this in the video. Don't get me wrong, Jackson are still a great metal guitar. But ESP puts more care into their brand. Jackson company is way different than it was back in the 80's. They seem to be after money rather than pride. That's only my opinion. Great video. Cheers!
@@TheGuitalian He was actually good before he got ill. I actually like that song about gnomes he did. I-nani! Crazy I remember the title and don't speak Italian
i bought a old used dean v for 80$ and it surprised the hell out of me it came with a .duncan. sh6 in the bridge that i swapped for a slightly over wound p.a.f style pup. the body could be alder basswood or poplar, its a light guitar. and the rosewood fret board is the best wood ive seen on a modern guitar ever..rosewood is becoming harder and harder to get a hold of and fender charges a 200$ premium for a slab board neck.. so i got alot of guitar for almost nothing..ide put it up against any Jackson, itl hold its own.
Compared to others charvel, Kramer, ibanez etc. Jackson’s are becoming overpriced and have less quality components. Still love them but gotta be honest.
Today I saw a new Jackson Soloist with the mirror finish. Picked it up, looked it over and completely lost all respect for Jackson guitars. $1600 for a Chinese made guitar that didn't even have finished frets. I couldn't help but laugh my ass off in the store. Some poor bastard is going to buy that thing.
Still, the better choice is to spend something like $500-$1000 on a USA Fender Stratocaster of any vintage. That will commit you to being slightly serious about learning how to play and will buy you a proper music instrument. It will get you to at least 95% of where you can potentially go with it, anything else it is you and not the instrument. These Jacksons feel like a waste of resources, painted blocks of unnecessarily harvested wood, material and human effort that probably cost $10 to make, $20 to package, $50 to ship around and the rest is costs/profits on the logistics chain all the way down to the retailer.
Bro. You asked the question "Jackson best Metal Guitars?" and you never answered it. I hate such titles. To answer it: No Jackson are not the "best" Metal guitars. They are ok if you like pure 80s Vibes. But even in the own House there is a better Metal Brand: Charvel. The only worse "Metal" Brand is Kramer.....ok an BC Rich.......and Dean. There are some good Jacksons, but they are to expensive because they are custom Shop Instruments. The Question you should ask is: "Why should someone buy a Jackson and not a Ibanez, LTD, Charvel, Solar, even Harley Benton pricewise or some of the other 100000 Brands which do Powerstrats better than Jackson. The Kelly is ok, but neckdives still like Hell. The Vs are ok. The Rhoads is ok, but younger people dont care who RR was. Jackson has to renew itself. Like Kramer. 80s 80s 80s........the people who care about that extinct slowy....
Jackson can be great but they have fallen far behind ESP, Schecter, and Ibanez. Also, I'm just not going to buy a Chinese Jackson guitar. They're diluting their brand and they don't even care.
Back in the day Jackson made very good guitars but now they are overpriced poorly made trash. With company's like ESP and Schecter producing a much better instrument for the same price or even less. Jackson now is just a cash grab from Fender....
jackson went in the shitter when fender bought them.. the only thing they have in common with grover jackson's guitars is the logo. Now they are overpriced, garbage quality, unplayable pieces of shit. I have had a few MIJ jacksons from the grover era....600 bux got u a sick guitar. Now 1500 gets u a made in china coffee table with shitty neck joint, bad frets and a trem that could be from walmart.
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So which one is your favorite?
Have a great week everyone!
My fav is the Jackson MJ soloist which is not in the list :P
@@anemonaloco Jackson also had a MJ Minion series in the planning stage, butt it never came to fruition.
I have a JS11 Dinky. Happy with the purchase. If you have a good amp setup etc the sound is pretty decent and can compete with other expensive models.
I have a js32 dinky it’s was good with stock pickups but the bridge could not keep in tune so I swapped it out with a Floyd 1000 and a Seymour Duncan Dave mustiane and it’s sounds awesome
Beautiful guitar jackson kelly mirror top and jackson sl3r
I started with a Jackson Dinky JS11 and then found an amazing deal for a Jackson DXMG from 2006 for 225 dollars. Absolutely gorgeous with the EMGHz pick ups and the gorgeous reverse headstock. Plays like an absolute dream!
First guitar I bought back in high school (2001), Jackson X series JS20, still use it to this day and I prefer it over my more expensive Les Paul custom on most days. Has a few little upgrades, the humbucker pickups are still stock as I wanted to retain it's originality, there's just something special about it. It also has the reverse headstock, not to brag or anything ;)
My issues with Jackson was that every guitar had that vintage metal vibe. The only one the ripped of my pants (and I had a lot Jacksons) was the Mick Thomson signature.
Well, I don’t see any problem there ;)
Not a real problem, more kind of a personal preference;)
if by vintage you mean the 80s, then it is bad@ss.
Jackson guitars are certainly NOT vintage guitars. it was all built up with innovative ideas. if you don't like the sound of the 80s you should work with your amp, pedals, and/or ultimately your pickups. i like either the custom 5 or the Black Winter on the bridge and the Jazz on the neck, but that's just my taste. the only two differences with the Mick Thomson signature are a thinner neck and that the floyd rose is locked, other than that is just a regular soloist. hope that helps.
Mirror Jackson is sick
Man, this channel is awesome and your playing is fantastic too! Subbed af
thanks man, deeply appreciated!
Very cool guitar have been 1980s
I love Jackson. Have a RR24 from 2007, RR1 2006 and SL1 1998. Amazing guitars BUT I really feel ESP are the better overall guitars. Especially when it comes to lower end models like LTD, they completely overshadow them in my opinion for the import models. Both great guitar companies but as big as a fan of Jackson I’ve been for many years I think they’ve been surpassed
The quality of the Jackson stuff has really gotten bad even in the last few years. I have a 2015 indo built pro and its great but the new ones i looked at were very hit or miss.
@@brpadington Yes, the Quality of Jackson is a huge gamble.
Stop the cap bro bro
My jackson is basically a super strat. Sounds amazing and easy to play. Maple fretboard
I have a jackson pro dinky. love it. Paid 900$ new. It's my metal baby. Also have a les paul
Awesome video. Appreciate your insights!
Nice honest review. Not a fan of single cuts normally but the Marty Friedman one is pretty cool looking.
Thanks man! It’s very cool indeed!
my sentiments exactly
Very cool guitar playing lord music
I have a JS11 I bought used for $100. Better than new because the previous owner had it set up superbly. I have three JS guitars now because that one was so good. Got a Jackson Kelly JS32 T (indonesian) again used with great set up $160. Got a JS1X minion RR for $150 brand new, totally unplayable with factory skinny strings, I put 11s on it and its playable now and sounds great but I really need to file the nut slots so the strings will set all the way down in the nut but I am having a new quality nut intalled and having a set up done to it, its so easy to play and learn on this minion and it sounds fantastic so its worth having the work done on it...I can do the work myself but for me its way better when I a professional does it...
Yes, when you are lucky to have a good luthier near, it's always money well spent. Installing the Fishmen pickups would have cost me years of lifetime.
Great review-I love Jackson guitars. The SL3X looked the best to me. Thanks for your insights.
Very nice vídeo.
Cheers from Portugal 🤘🍺🇵🇹
Thank you!
Great video and love Jackson!
Jackson guitars are probably the best guitars in the world. but who knows that secret?
I have a Jackson dinky js11 model 2018 and i'm agree with you about the model maybe Is not a soloist or a king v but has a very nice sound
people complain that Jackson is expensive and while it is indeed. i would have one expensive but genuine guitar rather than a cheap clone. for instance, there is not better neck for a shredder than the Jackson Soloist. there is not better wood combination than the Alder body, maple neck with ebony fretboard just like the USA select, the MJ Japan and the SL3 USA series come with. say whatever you want, but you can't beat those two facts.
Metallica on a Jackson? That’s like playing Stairway in a guitar shop. Just notice how the guitar came to life when you played Take no prisoners😉. Btw. My favorite is my beloved KV-1 Mustaine signature.
I know I’ve been quite heretic
@@TheGuitalian 😂🤘🏻
I mean kirk did play a black Rhoads at one point around 88' so its not that weird
@@KatsumiK0
He still does. Its was a inside joke on the beef Metallica had with Jacson not knowing who they were. It made them switch to ESP.
And not to be a dick in any way but its one of my heroes and the name is Rhoads, No e.
@@KatsumiK0 James had a white king v too
I subscribed by the time you completed your first line.....damnnn i soo wish good content.....and also for my love of italian accent😅😅
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I used to love them. Currently, though, the Indonesian models have sub-par quality and are way overpriced for what they offer (e.g. stock Jackson pickups).
Jackson guitare the best guitare for the heavy métal play on forever Daniel from France Rock on i search a Jackson JS 32 guitare for left handed player Love it dan from France Rock on
As of this week I own jacksons built in Indonesia, Mexico, Japan, and USA. I wouldn't recommend the Indonesian, but the other three locations are unbeatable. Best bang for the buck I would guess is a used mexican Dinky Pro about 5-10 years old.
Best bang for the buck? Not in my area! 2,200 for a Soloist made in Japan. An ESP made in Japan is 1,600 and it's better. Better hardware, better tremelo systems, pick-ups, and the quality over all is better. But that's my opinion only. Except the price.....Jackson cost more! Way more in some cases. And there isn't any reason for it. Except for that they wanna charge a fortune because it says Jackson. That's it. They don't even give you a case after you spend thousands. Jackson ain't the same as it once was.
@@freddyferrillo9704 in no way the ESP is better than Jackson, both guitars have different specs and aim the needs of musicians with different taste and approach. you are just an ESP fan boy. lol
I'd he intrested to hear what people think of the jacksons, adrian smith san dimas SD.
I cant find many reviews on it. Wondered if its worth the price
Are you Jackson JS 32 for left handed guitare player ?? Price and schiping its possible or not dan from France Rock on
Hi daniel you have to contact directly strumentimusicali.net
cheers!
Have a 2017 dinky great guitar sounds great floyd rose double lock works good my favorite
No problems . had a Ltd was junk .
What song was that at the end ?
I think i wrote it for the video
I'm having a problem with an internet can't give you a straight answer I know the JS series is the cheapest but what is the next series after that the next series and the next series and the next series
Preconception killed the beast every time !
Have a great dean too with original floyd rose and coil top. Both are the best guitars I have mid priced guitars certainly worth the money both around 300. Don't know if the cheaper guitars are as good today probably not
If you're going to get a Jackson make sure it has EMG pickups just my opinion
why active when you have a complete catalog of passive pickups at Seymour Duncan? save your battery for something more useful ;)
My jackson i have is a model i dont know. It has a reverse headstock and 22 frets with a strat tremolo. Its very dimas to a js11. I got mine 2nd hand for 100 bucks even with upgraded pickups already installed
Auguri!
I just bought an sLx. Its fun
u shouldve received more views
Thanks, I strongly agree :D
Good for learning metal on ?
yeah why not
@@TheGuitalian I have a old 1996 Japanese built Floyd rose dinky. But changing tune on it drives me mental
the teenage metalhead inside of me
ESP are better these days. It's true that Jackson used to be "KING." But not anymore IMO. Their quality control department went bad. Really bad. ESP are better and even less money too. The Jackson's I've seen have bad action and set-up. ESP comes ready to shred right out of the box every time. He even acknowledged this in the video.
Don't get me wrong, Jackson are still a great metal guitar. But ESP puts more care into their brand. Jackson company is way different than it was back in the 80's. They seem to be after money rather than pride. That's only my opinion.
Great video. Cheers!
You being Italian, I can hear the Richard Benson influence
That is a honor. Richard is the greatest
@@TheGuitalian OH you know it!
@@TheGuitalian He was actually good before he got ill. I actually like that song about gnomes he did. I-nani! Crazy I remember the title and don't speak Italian
i bought a old used dean v for 80$ and it surprised the hell out of me it came with a .duncan. sh6 in the bridge that i swapped for a slightly over wound p.a.f style pup. the body could be alder basswood or poplar, its a light guitar. and the rosewood fret board is the best wood ive seen on a modern guitar ever..rosewood is becoming harder and harder to get a hold of and fender charges a 200$ premium for a slab board neck.. so i got alot of guitar for almost nothing..ide put it up against any Jackson, itl hold its own.
Compared to others charvel, Kramer, ibanez etc. Jackson’s are becoming overpriced and have less quality components. Still love them but gotta be honest.
Choice licks!
Jackson or Solar for metal.
Love it, but that's No Remorse all the way. (Redone/Remix)
P.S. Glad you pay attention to details!
Aha yeah i know, i played it just on the top of my head, just to give an idea
@@TheGuitalian It was totally cool, I wish i could play that good.
Love the video. Get some AC for those guitars
7:21 someone could give me the name of this riff???
One -Metallica
The RR24Q looks like there was literally no one in quality control. And that's a $1250 guitar. Not so sure about Jackson quality these days.
Today I saw a new Jackson Soloist with the mirror finish. Picked it up, looked it over and completely lost all respect for Jackson guitars. $1600 for a Chinese made guitar that didn't even have finished frets. I couldn't help but laugh my ass off in the store. Some poor bastard is going to buy that thing.
Ha, I have one and mine is flawless.
The quality sucks now thou...I have a dxmg low end and is made in Japan...rivals those dk2
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Hot in Italy? Dadis impasivel, mamma the mía!:-7
Bruh you look like Matt Tuck, just get a MT signature Jackson
the best heavy metal guitars are esp Japan made guitars
Yeah, let me know once they learn how to make a thin neck just like Jackson does.
Still, the better choice is to spend something like $500-$1000 on a USA Fender Stratocaster of any vintage. That will commit you to being slightly serious about learning how to play and will buy you a proper music instrument. It will get you to at least 95% of where you can potentially go with it, anything else it is you and not the instrument. These Jacksons feel like a waste of resources, painted blocks of unnecessarily harvested wood, material and human effort that probably cost $10 to make, $20 to package, $50 to ship around and the rest is costs/profits on the logistics chain all the way down to the retailer.
B.C Rich man
2nd best....ESP better then Jaclson.
Bro. You asked the question "Jackson best Metal Guitars?" and you never answered it. I hate such titles. To answer it: No Jackson are not the "best" Metal guitars. They are ok if you like pure 80s Vibes. But even in the own House there is a better Metal Brand: Charvel. The only worse "Metal" Brand is Kramer.....ok an BC Rich.......and Dean. There are some good Jacksons, but they are to expensive because they are custom Shop Instruments. The Question you should ask is: "Why should someone buy a Jackson and not a Ibanez, LTD, Charvel, Solar, even Harley Benton pricewise or some of the other 100000 Brands which do Powerstrats better than Jackson.
The Kelly is ok, but neckdives still like Hell. The Vs are ok. The Rhoads is ok, but younger people dont care who RR was. Jackson has to renew itself. Like Kramer. 80s 80s 80s........the people who care about that extinct slowy....
Todo expensive!!!
Jackson can be great but they have fallen far behind ESP, Schecter, and Ibanez. Also, I'm just not going to buy a Chinese Jackson guitar. They're diluting their brand and they don't even care.
To much effects hard to tell
No Jacksons. Ibanez and Agile.....
Back in the day Jackson made very good guitars but now they are overpriced poorly made trash. With company's like ESP and Schecter producing a much better instrument for the same price or even less. Jackson now is just a cash grab from Fender....
jackson went in the shitter when fender bought them.. the only thing they have in common with grover jackson's guitars is the logo. Now they are overpriced, garbage quality, unplayable pieces of shit. I have had a few MIJ jacksons from the grover era....600 bux got u a sick guitar. Now 1500 gets u a made in china coffee table with shitty neck joint, bad frets and a trem that could be from walmart.
Jackson’s qc is trash … also super overpriced
Very cool guitar have been 1980s