I did exactly what you said. I have a very similar Jackson model and put the EVH frankenstein pickup on the bridge, EVH wolfgang pickup on the neck and Gotoh hardware (tuners and bridge). The guitar is an absolute beast now.
I own the cobalt blue hss for a few months now and I'm quite pleased with it. I record a lot of 80s style music and everything from Lukather to Vai - its been a great versatile guitar and I've gotten a lot of compliments on its looks. The pink pikcups are ALWAYS what grabs the compliments. Thanks for reviewing these Dinkys.
Im getting one, is the jackson tremolo so bad?, I will replace it, but I want to know if it is something that needs to be done right when you purchase the guitar.
@@cesarurbani2294The Jackson trem is great. The rumor is that the Jackson branded Floyd Rose is made of softer metal and will wear out. Maybe that’s true but I’ve had mine for a couple years now and haven’t had a single problem. Jackson is a great guitar
I have the 3x model and have changed out a few parts. 1. Locking tuners 2. Gotoh tremolo 3. Bourne pots. The pickups were satisfactory when I out in the larger pots… big difference!
I just got the same guitar yesterday. So far I love it, but haven’t had time to play it much. I’m going to put 8’s on it, and get that action as low as possible. I’ll come back and post again once I have it dialed in.
How are the tuners on the head for you guys? Mine are the worst I've ever used, the only complaint I have with the guitar. Luckily I don't need to use them much because of the locking trem, but when I do have to use them I've cussing at the thing.
@@eldritch6871 my tuners are pretty good, they are stiff enough so that you can accurately tune it if you get what i’m saying, the locking nuts just bend the string after u tighten it tho
I ended up getting a pro series dinky cause with all the upgrades the pro series is about the same price, but you get an even better neck imo. I never get tired of playing my dinky neck, its just great for fretting chords or playing fast.
love seeing the strings with the balls at the headstock !! dont know why everybody doesnt do it that way with a locking nut trem system, makes everything easy when changing strings and setting up.
If it's a bolt on then it's a Dinky. I bought an X Series Soloist (neck-thru) in Jan 2019 for $625 new. I am impressed with the build quality. The guitar is flawless. However, It came with Duncan Designed pickups and a Floyd Rose Special. I played it stock for 2 years then in '21 I finally replaced the pickups with real Duncan's. The Duncan Designed pickups sounded muddy to me and I had to turn up compression to get any kind of sustain out of them. I put a SH-1 in the neck and a JB TB4 in the bridge. What a HUGE difference. Then in Feb of this year I replaced the Floyd Rose Special with an Original Floyd Rose because I was having problems with strings popping out of the lock blocks. Now matter how tight the lock screws were, strings kept popping out. After researching online, it seems this is a common problem with the FR Special. Now, it's my favorite of all my guitars. I play it every day. Even after replacing the bridge and pickups it's still half the price of one of these new ones.
Nice! I have noticed that no matter what guitar you play, The sound is always the same! Bright, and heavy metal! Buddy guy, no matter what he played you knew it was him. The same with B.B. King! It's cool that you have your own signature sound!
I use all of my guitars , every guitar may have some minor differences than the other , a godin is to me the ultimate price/perfection guitar ❤️ ps : even for more money I couldn’t get a better guitar than a godin ! everything else is just dancing around the subject.
I have a Redline 3, and I used it to record my first album. My only problem with it is that the string is too close to the edge of the neck. I don't like the head stock either, really-But that's nothing personal with the brand.
I got the Army drab green one. It was 200 bucks off the original price. I really dig it. The neck pickup is muddy and I will more than likely replace the pickups and add a new nut. The FR works great and stays in tune. I may refinish mine in a slime green swirl. Great channel, btw. Love the vids.
no way! i have this EXACT guitar color and all!. and i’ll tell you man this guitar is a MACHINE i got it from guitar center for $350 on sale and i’ve never been happier. i will say the neck is the best part but you are right about the locking tuners they twist and go out of tune but the bride has been fine i’ve had the guitar for about 9 months the bridge pick up screams especially with harmonics. Great video max i definitely recommend!
If you want to fix the tuning issue install a string tree o the headstock. I bought a Kramer Dave Sabo signature model and it totally blew me away, installed the string tree and Fu-tone Titanium saddle blocks and screws with the brass big block and it's a monster!
Over the decades Jackson has carved themselves a niche as an outstanding, go to guitar for metal heads and shredders. It's great they compete with the lower priced guitars from other brands also. If I was looking for a guitar for serious metal music I would take the Jackson brand over the other numerous alternative guitar makers.
@@LocrianDorian Of course, Shecter and Ibanez are a couple other high quality brands that come to mind. Still if money is not an issue an American made Jackson guitar would be my no. 1 choice out of everything out there.
My Jackson Dinky Arch top made in china, surprised of quality 24 fret , and Hot Stock Jackson bridge pickup , Surprised 🙀 with my playback recording,I plan to take the best out of the Stock Floyd Rose style and install a High end Floyd Rose and sustain block,I rounded off the top of the body with a wood file taking out sharp edges around foramen contour plays like butter and sounds good thanks you for your intuseasum Rock on super demo thanks 👍😁 one of my favorite Guitars
I have the yellow one. I think its absolutely amazing but I do agree with the floyd replacment and im gonna swap out the pickups for extra punch but its an amazing guitar for the price
I have the older Dinky with reverse headstock and it came with passive EMG pickups and was made in Japan and I bought it for a steal at the time. It's one of my favorites. My grandson has the black x2 with white pickups and it's great for the money.
I was eyeing Jackson X Series Dinky DK3XR in Caution Yellow. I just need spandex and to lose around 60 lbs and I'm good to go. The hair is still as in my 20s.
A Floyed Rose original will cost you a 200 -300 $ , A Gotoh will cost you 100 -200$. A decent pickup will be around 100$ . Might as well just pay for the better upgrade of gutair, unless you like modding them( I don't blame anyone).
I played a new Pacer Classic on clearance and the X Series Dinky DK2XR. The quality difference was stark. I had no plans to buy one, but ended up with a new limited edition army drab for 33% off retail. Stout axe.
Regarding the 22 vs 24 frets and I don't have the answer to my question : Does positioning the neck pick up under the harmonic (24th fret) makes a noticeable difference? I've read a few times that it is a big deal, but I never heard a honest comparison, however that could be done. Everything is a trade off...
I've owned a few USA Jacksons, including my current SL2H and wow is that new one a disappointment. FR1500? No binding? Brown Ebony? NO CASE!? All for 2.5k, Yikes! I realize the SL1/SL2H are over 4k now, which is also ridiculous, but the SL3 seems a bit overpriced.
I've read a lot of similar comments , some on the Andertons site. They do seem to be way over priced , what are they turning into Gibson now?! I've also owned a couple Jackson's in the past , one was the RR's offset V. They make great guitar's but they've clearly missed the mark here!
@Jeff Lee "FORGET The NEW SOLOIST.... For 1/5 THE PRICE Get THIS Jackson Instead!" - The NEW SL3 SOLOIST is $2500, the one he has in the video is a Jackson X Series and it's 1/5th the price, $500. My complaints are with the $2500 SL3, not the one he shows in the video.
I bought mine for $375 at GMC. I absolutely fell in love with it. For the price it is an outstanding guitar. I do plan on upgrading the bridge and thinking about a pick up swap as well later. But as is, for the money I paid it's an absolute shred machine.
I have an 80s bolt on ... replaced the schaller bridge with the gotoh... Vai special pup bridge, Wilkinson neck pup... yes... shreds... and so light... basswood and maple/ rosewood.
Thanks for making this video, a couple monthe ago was looking for 80's color guitar and found this used at Gc... kept it stock and its a pickup and have fun guitar, looks and sounds great, and great price!!!
I bought the $369 Jackson js32 floyd rose in natural which I'm REALLY blown away for the price. Jackson in house floyd is surprisingly stays in tune (doesn't like pulling back though) no sharp frets, tuners are meh but who cares on a double locker. After a good setup and fret dressing, it's killer. Given pickups are WAY to hot. But lowering them way down compensate for the insane output.
Yup, I've got a natural JS32 Dinky, bought it on a whim (I totally do not need any more guitars!) Agree completely, stock tuners are awful and pickups are waaaaaaaaaaaaay too hot, but all simple to upgrade, the basic guitar plays like an absolute dream and that Jackson trem is one of the better cheap Floyds I've seen.
@@FuzzWoof right?! This floyd is actually solid.... Jackson got this cheap floyd right! Some new pickups would go a long way in this axe but I was the same thing. Bought it on a wim for $269 pm sale and I'm happy
What happened to the js32tqfr does it still cost less than this one? I love the color but I prefer the body better on the js32tq stuff and the bound neck. I couldn't imagine buying this instead for more money. And yes my js32tqfr says jackson on the pickups. Hmmmm. I was expecting a set neck or something here lol 😆
Love my Chavel So-Cal with similar specs. If I no longer had that guitar, for whatever reason, this would definitely be something I would want to try out.
Just picked up a 22 model dk2xr in satin silver H_H setup for 600 bones for my daughter for Christmas, it's so smooth and fast , a metal machine, hope she ain't mad it'll have a little bit of break in before it gets wrapped🤣 jackson smashed it out the park with this one for a budget ripper 💯
I have the DK3XR in black with white pickups. It's a great feeling guitar. Had to have the tone knob and pickup selector switches repaired though, so QC on the electronics wasn't great. Other than that it's amazing. I will upgrade the pickups eventually but I haven't had any issue with the bridge.
I wouldn't recommend the current iteration of the Kramer Pacer Classic. At least the current run has absolutely abysmal quality control. I'm not talking about the usual tolerances we have to deal with. This is worse. And you can even see that on some pictures that guitar store websites have online. Some of these guitars have crooked neck plates, so the screw holes in the neck are actually drilled badly. A lot of these have terrible fret jobs and come with a lot of high frets. The electronics are terrible as well. I bought one. This is a list of problems mine had and still has: - 6 high frets - the screwholes for the trem cavity are crooked, so they drilled 6 more holes and just put in tooth picks in the misaligned holes - output jack was broken; loose contact with the cable - had to replace it - Volume poti for neck pickup doesn't close properly; I have to "massage" it to get it to 0 - tuners were all loose, they are also machined badly; the edges of the holes are sharp, which results in strings breaking at the tuners - the locking nut is coming loose, so the screw holes might be already worn - The finish appears to be a rush job; I can see some crack lines. Since the finish has a strong metallic look to it, the cracks are only noticable up close and when holding the guitar at specific angles If you actually decide to buy this, do a thorough inspection and be prepared to send it back.
i bought a rrx24 thats x series and it came with special floyd rose and after 10 string changes one saddle was ruined and btw was lausy at holding tune, active jackson puickups which have so much microphonics that i can use them as a microphone. I changed those with schaler bridge and emg 81 85 .now guitar is somewhat exaptable but an extra 400 bucks on top of 650 is a bit to much i should have gone and bought a pro series jackson in the first place.
I have been a Jackson fan for many years. Although I have not been impressed with them also for many yeara.im really glad to hear thatthey are stepping up there game. Sounds like they still have a ways to go.
I know Jackson wants to have presence in the premium USA market again. But isn't there someone left at Jackson that remembers how they did it successfully in the past? Because the new soloist isn't even competative feature wise for its price point. Does Jackson think they are so elevated that they don't even need to be competative? I wish Jackson would spend more time refining the JS, X and Pro series guitars which will outsell the USA models 1000:1. Especially considering how volatile and weak the American and world economy has become.
I think Mike Shannon is the last of the original Charvel gang from San Dimas, and I think he's either retired or darn close to it. Metal Joe Williams is the new gunslinger builder at Jackson 🎸
@@scottdunn2178, If Jackson would bring back the way they used to do the USA series. With the graphics series, OFR's, stainless frets and Duncans....Do it for sub $3k.....They would own that market niche for years. Right now Kiesel is a much better move than a USA Jackson.
@@scottdunn2178 I don't think we will see any MIM Jacksons. That would bite into Charvel sales. Maybe in a fairly major way as far as Soloist and Dinky sales.
I own a cobalt blue one put a schaller lockmeister trem in and a pink dimarzio super distortion in the bridge its my go to guitar best neck I have ever played it a great guitar
cradling my black 90s MIJ Dinky with the reverse headstock and inlays as I watch this video. i have replaced the pickups with DiMarzio DSonic and DActivator.
I own two Jackson DX3XR. One in cobalt blue with pink pickups and one in black with white pickups. I love them. On each one I changed out the bridge pickup for a Seymour Duncan JB pickup. The pink one was hard to get. The white one was easy. I plan to eventually change out the two single coil pickups on each guitar. My last mod will be the tremolos but that’ll probably be early next year. I’ve played the blue one live and it rocked. The neck & fretboard are superior to anything in the price range IMO. Both of my DX3XR guitars will probably be my main guitars moving forward. I can live with the trems for now. 😎 Great video!
I have KVXMG with EMG 81/85 which I paid 500$ for (in EU) and it's every bit as good as US Made Jackson DK1 that I used to have. I won't overpay for US made guitar, unless they make some sick specs and woods, which they don't. All guitars are a bit plain in look across the board (except some Pro models) so I'll stick to X-Series and Pro series.
I actually prefer the Korean Performers over everything. I have bought and sold a lot of Japanese stuff over the years but the PS2 Korean is just an amazing guitar.
This is exactly what I’ve been thinking. I got an x-series soloist for $500 on eBay a couple years ago and I love it. Neck thru at that price point with a solid Floyd? No brainer. Even the same color as yours! I wish it had the reverse headstock though! Mine came with Duncan Distortions and I wasn’t crazy about them so I threw in the Black Winter set and haven’t looked back.
There's a neon green version at my local shop now and I am deciding between this and the Soloist. My other guitars are Telecaster and Les Paul, so this would be a nice compliment to the team :)
Not trying to be a jerk, but if you are going to mod something to the point of dropping the bridge and pickups, just get a JS series. You still get that great neck, and binding depending on the model. Unless that colorway is worth the extra money to you. I also can't stand Jackson tuners, for me that was the first thing to get changed. If these came with some pickup options, it really would have been an excellent value guitar. The people scoring them for 300 - 350 though are really getting the right deal.
Hi thanks for the video. I have an old dinky. I don't use the whammy bar that much, but when I do, the G string always goes out of tune. Can you tell me why??
I had a js rhoads and I loved the neck but the action was horrible. Couldn't lower it or adjust the neck to get it close. The factory pups were weak. How does this series compare to the js series? Thanks , awesome video as always
Early to Mid 90s Dinky's are my go to live... I have several of them as well as several Soloists... I would hate to have anything happen to a neckthrough axe out on the road...
It's great looking. But the bridge needs to be replaced which is like 200$ & the pickups sound a little "flubby" to me. Looks like a great body & neck though.
I’ve been trying to find the pearl pink one with all white accents! Saw it a GC a year ago and haven’t found another one anywhere since! I’m a huge Jackson reverse fan!
Funny you would feature that. I've been debating on pulling the trigger on that one, or the hss version for a few months now. Would love to hear from any owners with opinions, good or bad.
I have the HSS one. I swapped the Humbucker for a DiMarzio Super Distortion. I really love that guitar. I have a lot of more expensive guitars but play this one quite often. It’s great!
I Love Jackson Guitars since one Year now. Yeah it needs time to get in it for me but now i am totally on the Jackson trip. Ok,Dean is another favorite of mine. But the new Jacksons are pretty cool. Greetings from Germany.
The best guitar ive ever owned ive had a soloist sold it , i have a 98 dinky love it , only thing is the jackson patented floyd kinda sucked i replaced it with a german floyd
I love jackson guitars fav is dinkys and mines is js with upgrades to invaders it was awesome then went fullbore actives seymour duncan blackouts mick thompson its so dam good I say u don't need a expensive guitar really. Upgrade with good quality pickups then ur set
Dude, I have the Jackson DK3M Pro HSS pickups. The guitar is awesome and limitless in styles it can play and the middle pickup of the Seymour Duncan's it has in it are awesome tone! The Humbucker Bridge is a (1) TB4 and then MIddle and Neck (2) SSL-6 strat style pickups, and it truly is a metal monster. The pure cleans these single coils get on the middle pickup are some of the best sounding I have ever had in any guitar I ever owned in 38 years of playing. Also no screaming feedback that shocked me since most single coils are hard to control the noise. Mine will sit dead silent with full gain on. I know that Jackson there doesn't have the same pickups mine has , but you shouldn't rule them out. If you get a chance to review of DK3M, get it! It rocks and I only paid $630.00US for it used.
The yellow one looks good. Prefer an original Floyd and Seymour Duncans. The Jackson neck is high velocity. Love my Kramer Baretta vintage with the single tilted Seymour Duncan and swapped in overly expensive original Floyd. An upside down headstock would be badass. I've got an ESP Kamikaze with the upside down headstock and it just looks badass. It was the first upside down headstock I'd ever seen when the In My Dreams vid played on Mtv for the first time. It's all maple, so you you might need help getting the strap over your shoulder. Kinda like a spotter on a really heavy bench press. 😁 Love my Jacksons.
Yeah Jackson always been good. I have a Jackson professional Fusion STD from 92 or 93. Shaller made the FR from those years in Germanny(JT-590). They made it in Gibson mensur 24.75/629mm. (hence the name "fusion" i suppose" Superstrat Dinky. I think its one of very few Dinkys ever made in the shorter scale. Awesome shredder made in Japan at the Chushin Gakki factory. Bought it used maybe 10 years ago. Dangit i need a new one after seing this. A ordinay 25.5/647 mm neck. This one indeed looks interesting. They should do a reissue of a few models imo. I miss the pro serie Max you make great videos. Hurrah! dangit i miss the Jackson Pro Series DK2M Dinky 2006 - 2009. With the shark fins inlay. they had a JB in the bridge and a Jazz at the neck. I beat myself for not buying one back then. Price was very good and one could pick up one for very reasonable prices.
I saw a whole rack of these things lined up at a music store, or perhaps a different model but with similar specs, and god damn if I didn't want to buy them all. How cool would it be to have one, or even two, for each tuning?
Tried one at GC with a gtx100 and loved it. Can you tell a diff in sound between the gt 100 from the gtx 100 max. Seems to me the gt is clearer and less muddy esp on the Europa stock settings I like.
@UCPx64O84gaZzZMcvBVS-Axw max sorry but I didn't think I would be able to do it . But maybe this is working so I'll go for it.. hi you are so cool and I have two of those b52 amps.. really dug the sound for like 80 bucks at GC.. you dont ever seem to age since then just your hair gets longer..if I was only so lucky maybe I'd have some hair at least.. what produces the sound more like or kinda like that b52... The gt 100 or gtx100 on the Europa factory setting...seemed to me the cab on the gt helped the sound more than the gtx can.. GC now has the gtx 50 and GTX 100 that I want to compare now too..but like I said and I can't remember about that gt 100.. and GC does not have all three of them.. but when I saw you going bonkers on the b52 I went ya this guy is exactly like me about loving that amps sound .. and I watched all of your stuff ever since. You are really good.. thanks for responding .. I feel like must have hit the right note asking you about that one setting that is the most awesome sound that fender had ever captured... Especially on the Jackson with active fluence pups.. I think it's the sx something only comes in white or black with or without the Floyd.. I found the perfect match with the Europa sounds.. there is another amp marshall makes I think it was the digital moving amp gseries 40 or something that I liked to play on before I ran across the gt and it had a sound sorta like the fender Europa setting ...but when I played that fender it pretty much left the Marshall lacking a bit.. it was nice too but the fender is the bomb like you say.. 😆 lol. If I would have ever known I woulda never had 50 guitars and all the other music equipment I purchased looking for that sound as they say.. a fender and that one Jackson would have saved years of searching for me. Oh yah I am a nut for those swords and knives too and love your opening up guitars.. perfect for your look max.. I'll let you go and just hope you receive my question .. you are so awesome . I'm getting there with that amps setting and am pretty re inspired.. watching you on utube also keeps up the inspiration.. I'll tell my buddies at GC more about you and my other guitar friends for sure.. stay cool max thanks for your reply..I know I'll get the answer from you.
I wonder what type of Floyd style bridges you can fit into this guitar. I know that Ibanez guitars that come with the cheaper bridges have the option to swap them out with a Gotoh 1996t which seems to be unbeatable at the price point
Max I just bought the Caution Yellow w hott pink pickups changed the knobs to grn and light blu fuckin love this fiddle!! gonna orfer the Hott Pink next,,, Super solid Guitar love it.
The difference between th X-series and the upper tier JS series are minimal, same hardware, same woods, same FL system... The only difference is manufacturing country China vs Indonesia but there is a 50% price increase... I have a JS 32 and i really love the guitar, specially the neck and its a well made instrument....
The pink needs to go. Love the reverse headstock. Never saw those in the 80s with the pink crap unless you changed out the pickups.The reto 80s San Dimas guitars were kool.
I did exactly what you said. I have a very similar Jackson model and put the EVH frankenstein pickup on the bridge, EVH wolfgang pickup on the neck and Gotoh hardware (tuners and bridge). The guitar is an absolute beast now.
I have the green HSS version. Swapped the humbucker for a DiMarzio Super Distortion, and I love it!
I own the cobalt blue hss for a few months now and I'm quite pleased with it. I record a lot of 80s style music and everything from Lukather to Vai - its been a great versatile guitar and I've gotten a lot of compliments on its looks. The pink pikcups are ALWAYS what grabs the compliments. Thanks for reviewing these Dinkys.
Im getting one, is the jackson tremolo so bad?, I will replace it, but I want to know if it is something that needs to be done right when you purchase the guitar.
@@cesarurbani2294The Jackson trem is great. The rumor is that the Jackson branded Floyd Rose is made of softer metal and will wear out. Maybe that’s true but I’ve had mine for a couple years now and haven’t had a single problem. Jackson is a great guitar
I have the 3x model and have changed out a few parts. 1. Locking tuners 2. Gotoh tremolo 3. Bourne pots. The pickups were satisfactory when I out in the larger pots… big difference!
I just got the same guitar yesterday. So far I love it, but haven’t had time to play it much. I’m going to put 8’s on it, and get that action as low as possible. I’ll come back and post again once I have it dialed in.
I bought this EXACT guitar at GC for $369! I absolutely LOVE IT!!!
same! exact color i’ll never get rid of it
Same here!👍
How are the tuners on the head for you guys? Mine are the worst I've ever used, the only complaint I have with the guitar. Luckily I don't need to use them much because of the locking trem, but when I do have to use them I've cussing at the thing.
@@eldritch6871 my tuners are pretty good, they are stiff enough so that you can accurately tune it if you get what i’m saying, the locking nuts just bend the string after u tighten it tho
I ended up getting a pro series dinky cause with all the upgrades the pro series is about the same price, but you get an even better neck imo. I never get tired of playing my dinky neck, its just great for fretting chords or playing fast.
love seeing the strings with the balls at the headstock !! dont know why everybody doesnt do it that way with a locking nut trem system, makes everything easy when changing strings and setting up.
If it's a bolt on then it's a Dinky. I bought an X Series Soloist (neck-thru) in Jan 2019 for $625 new. I am impressed with the build quality. The guitar is flawless. However, It came with Duncan Designed pickups and a Floyd Rose Special. I played it stock for 2 years then in '21 I finally replaced the pickups with real Duncan's. The Duncan Designed pickups sounded muddy to me and I had to turn up compression to get any kind of sustain out of them. I put a SH-1 in the neck and a JB TB4 in the bridge. What a HUGE difference. Then in Feb of this year I replaced the Floyd Rose Special with an Original Floyd Rose because I was having problems with strings popping out of the lock blocks. Now matter how tight the lock screws were, strings kept popping out. After researching online, it seems this is a common problem with the FR Special. Now, it's my favorite of all my guitars. I play it every day. Even after replacing the bridge and pickups it's still half the price of one of these new ones.
Nice! I have noticed that no matter what guitar you play,
The sound is always the same! Bright, and heavy metal!
Buddy guy, no matter what he played you knew it was him. The same with B.B. King! It's cool that you have your own signature sound!
I use all of my guitars , every guitar may have some minor differences than the other , a godin is to me the ultimate price/perfection guitar ❤️ ps : even for more money I couldn’t get a better guitar than a godin ! everything else is just dancing around the subject.
I have a Redline 3, and I used it to record my first album. My only problem with it is that the string is too close to the edge of the neck. I don't like the head stock either, really-But that's nothing personal with the brand.
… adjust it , but if it doesn’t look in the first place , why did u buy it at all ?
I got the Army drab green one. It was 200 bucks off the original price. I really dig it. The neck pickup is muddy and I will more than likely replace the pickups and add a new nut. The FR works great and stays in tune. I may refinish mine in a slime green swirl. Great channel, btw. Love the vids.
no way! i have this EXACT guitar color and all!. and i’ll tell you man this guitar is a MACHINE i got it from guitar center for $350 on sale and i’ve never been happier. i will say the neck is the best part but you are right about the locking tuners they twist and go out of tune but the bride has been fine i’ve had the guitar for about 9 months the bridge pick up screams especially with harmonics. Great video max i definitely recommend!
Massive 80s vibes from that. Looks epic and sounds great. Much respect from the UK. May have to check one of these out
If you want to fix the tuning issue install a string tree o the headstock. I bought a Kramer Dave Sabo signature model and it totally blew me away, installed the string tree and Fu-tone Titanium saddle blocks and screws with the brass big block and it's a monster!
Over the decades Jackson has carved themselves a niche as an outstanding, go to guitar for metal heads and shredders. It's great they compete with the lower priced guitars from other brands also. If I was looking for a guitar for serious metal music I would take the Jackson brand over the other numerous alternative guitar makers.
There are many good shred guitar brands.
@@LocrianDorian Of course, Shecter and Ibanez are a couple other high quality brands that come to mind. Still if money is not an issue an American made Jackson guitar would be my no. 1 choice out of everything out there.
@@strangeuniverse1199 What is it you like about Jackson over Ibanez, Schecter, Charvel, etc.?
My Jackson Dinky Arch top made in china, surprised of quality 24 fret , and Hot Stock Jackson bridge pickup , Surprised 🙀 with my playback recording,I plan to take the best out of the
Stock Floyd Rose style and install a High end Floyd Rose and sustain block,I rounded off the top of the body with a wood file taking out sharp edges around foramen contour plays like butter and sounds good thanks you for your intuseasum Rock on super demo thanks 👍😁 one of my favorite Guitars
I want it just for the pink pickups!!!
Im a Jackson and Baretta nut. Loving the pink font and pickups. Needs neck binding.
If you were going to change bridge and maybe pickups would it not be better to start with a J's 32 instead of X series or do these have better necks ?
I have the yellow one. I think its absolutely amazing but I do agree with the floyd replacment and im gonna swap out the pickups for extra punch but its an amazing guitar for the price
I have the older Dinky with reverse headstock and it came with passive EMG pickups and was made in Japan and I bought it for a steal at the time. It's one of my favorites. My grandson has the black x2 with white pickups and it's great for the money.
3 knobs, arch top body? Sounds like a DKMG.
I was eyeing Jackson X Series Dinky DK3XR in Caution Yellow. I just need spandex and to lose around 60 lbs and I'm good to go. The hair is still as in my 20s.
I own one… it shreds and has a great bite to its sound. Great guitars. They’re cheap and they ROCK. Buy it!
I remember a time Jackson branded pickups sounded great. And you didn't swap em out. But they still look great. Affordable too
A Floyed Rose original will cost you a 200 -300 $ , A Gotoh will cost you 100 -200$. A decent pickup will be around 100$ . Might as well just pay for the better upgrade of gutair, unless you like modding them( I don't blame anyone).
I played a new Pacer Classic on clearance and the X Series Dinky DK2XR. The quality difference was stark. I had no plans to buy one, but ended up with a new limited edition army drab for 33% off retail. Stout axe.
Regarding the 22 vs 24 frets and I don't have the answer to my question :
Does positioning the neck pick up under the harmonic (24th fret) makes a noticeable difference?
I've read a few times that it is a big deal, but I never heard a honest comparison, however that could be done.
Everything is a trade off...
I've owned a few USA Jacksons, including my current SL2H and wow is that new one a disappointment. FR1500? No binding? Brown Ebony? NO CASE!? All for 2.5k, Yikes! I realize the SL1/SL2H are over 4k now, which is also ridiculous, but the SL3 seems a bit overpriced.
I've read a lot of similar comments , some on the Andertons site. They do seem to be way over priced , what are they turning into Gibson now?! I've also owned a couple Jackson's in the past , one was the RR's offset V. They make great guitar's but they've clearly missed the mark here!
@Jeff Lee "FORGET The NEW SOLOIST.... For 1/5 THE PRICE Get THIS Jackson Instead!" - The NEW SL3 SOLOIST is $2500, the one he has in the video is a Jackson X Series and it's 1/5th the price, $500. My complaints are with the $2500 SL3, not the one he shows in the video.
I agree. Even IF the Floyd rose was as good as the German made one- it costs much less. Not a good look to nickel and dime for a 2.6k guitar
@@lomoholga Plus it doesn't even have stainless steel frets....
Fender ruined Jackson
I bought mine for $375 at GMC. I absolutely fell in love with it. For the price it is an outstanding guitar. I do plan on upgrading the bridge and thinking about a pick up swap as well later. But as is, for the money I paid it's an absolute shred machine.
Use the Gotoh floyd... its great
@@DigitalChemistryBand you are the 7th person to recommend the gotoh bridge so I believe that's what I'm gonna put on it. Thanks I appreciate you!
I have an 80s bolt on ... replaced the schaller bridge with the gotoh... Vai special pup bridge, Wilkinson neck pup... yes... shreds... and so light... basswood and maple/ rosewood.
Thanks for making this video, a couple monthe ago was looking for 80's color guitar and found this used at Gc... kept it stock and its a pickup and have fun guitar, looks and sounds great, and great price!!!
I bought the $369 Jackson js32 floyd rose in natural which I'm REALLY blown away for the price. Jackson in house floyd is surprisingly stays in tune (doesn't like pulling back though) no sharp frets, tuners are meh but who cares on a double locker. After a good setup and fret dressing, it's killer. Given pickups are WAY to hot. But lowering them way down compensate for the insane output.
Good problem !! 😉👍🔥🔥🔥
Yup, I've got a natural JS32 Dinky, bought it on a whim (I totally do not need any more guitars!) Agree completely, stock tuners are awful and pickups are waaaaaaaaaaaaay too hot, but all simple to upgrade, the basic guitar plays like an absolute dream and that Jackson trem is one of the better cheap Floyds I've seen.
@@FuzzWoof right?! This floyd is actually solid.... Jackson got this cheap floyd right! Some new pickups would go a long way in this axe but I was the same thing. Bought it on a wim for $269 pm sale and I'm happy
What happened to the js32tqfr does it still cost less than this one? I love the color but I prefer the body better on the js32tq stuff and the bound neck. I couldn't imagine buying this instead for more money. And yes my js32tqfr says jackson on the pickups. Hmmmm. I was expecting a set neck or something here lol 😆
Js32 is a better guitar period.
Love my Chavel So-Cal with similar specs. If I no longer had that guitar, for whatever reason, this would definitely be something I would want to try out.
Just picked up a 22 model dk2xr in satin silver H_H setup for 600 bones for my daughter for Christmas, it's so smooth and fast , a metal machine, hope she ain't mad it'll have a little bit of break in before it gets wrapped🤣 jackson smashed it out the park with this one for a budget ripper 💯
I recently got the pink one with H-S-S pickups, I love it more than my soloist
I have the DK3XR in black with white pickups. It's a great feeling guitar. Had to have the tone knob and pickup selector switches repaired though, so QC on the electronics wasn't great. Other than that it's amazing. I will upgrade the pickups eventually but I haven't had any issue with the bridge.
I ended up returning my first one due to a bad selector
I wouldn't recommend the current iteration of the Kramer Pacer Classic. At least the current run has absolutely abysmal quality control. I'm not talking about the usual tolerances we have to deal with. This is worse. And you can even see that on some pictures that guitar store websites have online. Some of these guitars have crooked neck plates, so the screw holes in the neck are actually drilled badly. A lot of these have terrible fret jobs and come with a lot of high frets. The electronics are terrible as well. I bought one. This is a list of problems mine had and still has:
- 6 high frets
- the screwholes for the trem cavity are crooked, so they drilled 6 more holes and just put in tooth picks in the misaligned holes
- output jack was broken; loose contact with the cable - had to replace it
- Volume poti for neck pickup doesn't close properly; I have to "massage" it to get it to 0
- tuners were all loose, they are also machined badly; the edges of the holes are sharp, which results in strings breaking at the tuners
- the locking nut is coming loose, so the screw holes might be already worn
- The finish appears to be a rush job; I can see some crack lines. Since the finish has a strong metallic look to it, the cracks are only noticable up close and when holding the guitar at specific angles
If you actually decide to buy this, do a thorough inspection and be prepared to send it back.
i bought a rrx24 thats x series and it came with special floyd rose and after 10 string changes one saddle was ruined and btw was lausy at holding tune, active jackson puickups which have so much microphonics that i can use them as a microphone. I changed those with schaler bridge and emg 81 85 .now guitar is somewhat exaptable but an extra 400 bucks on top of 650 is a bit to much i should have gone and bought a pro series jackson in the first place.
I have been a Jackson fan for many years. Although I have not been impressed with them also for many yeara.im really glad to hear thatthey are stepping up there game. Sounds like they still have a ways to go.
I have acquired a Jackson Dinky H/S/S body in Trans/Red planning on building it out with a Sophia 9:29 bridge
That is one of the best cobalt Blues imo too
I know Jackson wants to have presence in the premium USA market again. But isn't there someone left at Jackson that remembers how they did it successfully in the past? Because the new soloist isn't even competative feature wise for its price point. Does Jackson think they are so elevated that they don't even need to be competative?
I wish Jackson would spend more time refining the JS, X and Pro series guitars which will outsell the USA models 1000:1. Especially considering how volatile and weak the American and world economy has become.
I think Mike Shannon is the last of the original Charvel gang from San Dimas, and I think he's either retired or darn close to it. Metal Joe Williams is the new gunslinger builder at Jackson 🎸
@@scottdunn2178, If Jackson would bring back the way they used to do the USA series. With the graphics series, OFR's, stainless frets and Duncans....Do it for sub $3k.....They would own that market niche for years. Right now Kiesel is a much better move than a USA Jackson.
@@BazonBlades Even a line of "Pre-Ontario" Series or something... made in Mexico at around a grand. People seem to like the Mexican Fenders so...
@@scottdunn2178 I don't think we will see any MIM Jacksons. That would bite into Charvel sales. Maybe in a fairly major way as far as Soloist and Dinky sales.
@@BazonBlades Have you seen The Original Charvel Gang documentary? It's a must see if you haven't. It's 1 1/2 hours of pure Jackson/Charvel geekage 👍🎸
I own a cobalt blue one put a schaller lockmeister trem in and a pink dimarzio super distortion in the bridge its my go to guitar best neck I have ever played it a great guitar
Good to see your GTX still doing a job for you. I'm currently using mine to teach me the joys of fuzztone.
cradling my black 90s MIJ Dinky with the reverse headstock and inlays as I watch this video. i have replaced the pickups with DiMarzio DSonic and DActivator.
Cool guitar, id like the traditional black pointy headstock with white lettering a bit better than the pink lettering.
I own two Jackson DX3XR. One in cobalt blue with pink pickups and one in black with white pickups. I love them. On each one I changed out the bridge pickup for a Seymour Duncan JB pickup. The pink one was hard to get. The white one was easy. I plan to eventually change out the two single coil pickups on each guitar. My last mod will be the tremolos but that’ll probably be early next year. I’ve played the blue one live and it rocked. The neck & fretboard are superior to anything in the price range IMO. Both of my DX3XR guitars will probably be my main guitars moving forward. I can live with the trems for now. 😎
Great video!
Would love to see review of a new Kramer Striker.. They look amazing! 80s shred machines for 350e
I love my Jackson Dinky 7 string!! The best headstock!!!!
What would be your replacement pickups and Floyd Rose - style bridge?
I have KVXMG with EMG 81/85 which I paid 500$ for (in EU) and it's every bit as good as US Made Jackson DK1 that I used to have. I won't overpay for US made guitar, unless they make some sick specs and woods, which they don't. All guitars are a bit plain in look across the board (except some Pro models) so I'll stick to X-Series and Pro series.
I have that same guitar although mine is in Slime Green. Beautiful guitar and a very good high performance instrument.
The real gems in the Jackson line are the 90s and early 2000s MIJ models.
The Japanese dk2s are amazing from that era. They smoke the new usa soloists in the features department and can be had for around $600.00
@@divebombstudios7706 And you can find some with pretty badass flames too. The new American Soloists bored me.
Anything that comes from Japan are fabulous✌️✌️✌️✌️💯❤️
@@T6M6661 they're solid work horses with great electronics/pickups and if you spend the time there are some with badass paintjobs. Bengal/crackle etc
I actually prefer the Korean Performers over everything. I have bought and sold a lot of Japanese stuff over the years but the PS2 Korean is just an amazing guitar.
This is exactly what I’ve been thinking. I got an x-series soloist for $500 on eBay a couple years ago and I love it. Neck thru at that price point with a solid Floyd? No brainer. Even the same color as yours! I wish it had the reverse headstock though! Mine came with Duncan Distortions and I wasn’t crazy about them so I threw in the Black Winter set and haven’t looked back.
Appreciate the honest review man
There's a neon green version at my local shop now and I am deciding between this and the Soloist. My other guitars are Telecaster and Les Paul, so this would be a nice compliment to the team :)
Love it... just want the head stock the other way
how does it compare to LTD M-200 (especially the neck)?
Not trying to be a jerk, but if you are going to mod something to the point of dropping the bridge and pickups, just get a JS series. You still get that great neck, and binding depending on the model. Unless that colorway is worth the extra money to you. I also can't stand Jackson tuners, for me that was the first thing to get changed.
If these came with some pickup options, it really would have been an excellent value guitar. The people scoring them for 300 - 350 though are really getting the right deal.
Hi thanks for the video. I have an old dinky. I don't use the whammy bar that much, but when I do, the G string always goes out of tune. Can you tell me why??
I had a js rhoads and I loved the neck but the action was horrible. Couldn't lower it or adjust the neck to get it close. The factory pups were weak. How does this series compare to the js series? Thanks , awesome video as always
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Just bought this exact guitar last week, playing it through a Line 6 Catalyst 60. Really liking it. Subscribed also.
Early to Mid 90s Dinky's are my go to live... I have several of them as well as several Soloists... I would hate to have anything happen to a neckthrough axe out on the road...
I just realized after watching this channel for years that Max doesn't age... anyways, sweet guitar. Totally mid-late 80s thing going on
Yeah only his hair got longer .. if only we could be so lucky maybe I might at least have some hair
They are on sale at GC for $449 right now. I’m thinking of pulling the trigger on the lime green one, with pink pickups!!!
Nice! I think you'd love it!
So what if I just wanted a neck like that for a newer Jackson where would I get one?
And it’s a reverse headstock! This looks killer! 😍
that jackson is hot & so is the gamma ray to the metal t, thanks for the reverb link max, got my eye on a gloss black hh with emg pups!
The Jackson Dinkys are alot cheaper than that for a good price to at about 200$ which I also you can get with 24 frets of your choosing
Man Jacksons are great, but even $ 500 is expensive here in Brazil.
Even JS series are expensive in Brazil. You can buy a high end axe from a local brand for the same price of a JS 32.
It's great looking. But the bridge needs to be replaced which is like 200$ & the pickups sound a little "flubby" to me.
Looks like a great body & neck though.
I’ve been trying to find the pearl pink one with all white accents! Saw it a GC a year ago and haven’t found another one anywhere since! I’m a huge Jackson reverse fan!
Great video. Keep it up!
Funny you would feature that. I've been debating on pulling the trigger on that one, or the hss version for a few months now. Would love to hear from any owners with opinions, good or bad.
I have the HSS one. I swapped the Humbucker for a DiMarzio Super Distortion. I really love that guitar. I have a lot of more expensive guitars but play this one quite often. It’s great!
This New Jackson Pro Plus Series 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
(as well)
I Love Jackson Guitars since one Year now. Yeah it needs time to get in it for me but now i am totally on the Jackson trip. Ok,Dean is another favorite of mine. But the new Jacksons are pretty cool. Greetings from Germany.
The best guitar ive ever owned ive had a soloist sold it , i have a 98 dinky love it , only thing is the jackson patented floyd kinda sucked i replaced it with a german floyd
Can you share your full 80s sound setting on your Fender? I have gtx as well and want to try that out on mine!
If its a jackson its the best imo in that price range but the reverves headstock truns me away it just truns my tummy
Hi the DXMG series was good too.....i love mine so much i hardly play it.......lol
I was iffy on the yellow pink combo at GC but man, once i got my hands on it, it played itself.
Hi Max, great guitar. The only thing I miss is the neck binding.
I love jackson guitars fav is dinkys and mines is js with upgrades to invaders it was awesome then went fullbore actives seymour duncan blackouts mick thompson its so dam good I say u don't need a expensive guitar really. Upgrade with good quality pickups then ur set
Dude, I have the Jackson DK3M Pro HSS pickups. The guitar is awesome and limitless in styles it can play and the middle pickup of the Seymour Duncan's it has in it are awesome tone! The Humbucker Bridge is a (1) TB4 and then MIddle and Neck (2) SSL-6 strat style pickups, and it truly is a metal monster. The pure cleans these single coils get on the middle pickup are some of the best sounding I have ever had in any guitar I ever owned in 38 years of playing. Also no screaming feedback that shocked me since most single coils are hard to control the noise. Mine will sit dead silent with full gain on. I know that Jackson there doesn't have the same pickups mine has , but you shouldn't rule them out. If you get a chance to review of DK3M, get it! It rocks and I only paid $630.00US for it used.
The yellow one looks good. Prefer an original Floyd and Seymour Duncans. The Jackson neck is high velocity. Love my Kramer Baretta vintage with the single tilted Seymour Duncan and swapped in overly expensive original Floyd. An upside down headstock would be badass. I've got an ESP Kamikaze with the upside down headstock and it just looks badass. It was the first upside down headstock I'd ever seen when the In My Dreams vid played on Mtv for the first time. It's all maple, so you you might need help getting the strap over your shoulder. Kinda like a spotter on a really heavy bench press. 😁
Love my Jacksons.
Yeah Jackson always been good. I have a Jackson professional Fusion STD from 92 or 93. Shaller made the FR from those years in Germanny(JT-590). They made it in Gibson mensur 24.75/629mm. (hence the name "fusion" i suppose" Superstrat Dinky. I think its one of very few Dinkys ever made in the shorter scale. Awesome shredder made in Japan at the Chushin Gakki factory. Bought it used maybe 10 years ago. Dangit i need a new one after seing this. A ordinay 25.5/647 mm neck. This one indeed looks interesting. They should do a reissue of a few models imo. I miss the pro serie Max you make great videos. Hurrah! dangit i miss the Jackson Pro Series DK2M Dinky 2006 - 2009. With the shark fins inlay. they had a JB in the bridge and a Jazz at the neck. I beat myself for not buying one back then. Price was very good and one could pick up one for very reasonable prices.
Indeed we need to forget the new soloist, for 2600 I expect to get a FR original
I remember seeing these coming out, it was funny because one year before i just upgraded my MIJ DKMGT Cobalt Blue with pink Dimarzios haha
Wow, that 'Fender' is giving off hella Paul Gilbert colorway vibes.
This sounds surprisingly good
I have the green HSS and I love it!
Thanks for the honest review!
I saw a whole rack of these things lined up at a music store, or perhaps a different model but with similar specs, and god damn if I didn't want to buy them all. How cool would it be to have one, or even two, for each tuning?
I like how you think!
Awesomeness
Tried one at GC with a gtx100 and loved it. Can you tell a diff in sound between the gt 100 from the gtx 100 max. Seems to me the gt is clearer and less muddy esp on the Europa stock settings I like.
@UCPx64O84gaZzZMcvBVS-Axw max sorry but I didn't think I would be able to do it .
But maybe this is working so I'll go for it.. hi you are so cool and I have two of those b52 amps.. really dug the sound for like 80 bucks at GC.. you dont ever seem to age since then just your hair gets longer..if I was only so lucky maybe I'd have some hair at least.. what produces the sound more like or kinda like that b52... The gt 100 or gtx100 on the Europa factory setting...seemed to me the cab on the gt helped the sound more than the gtx can.. GC now has the gtx 50 and GTX 100 that I want to compare now too..but like I said and I can't remember about that gt 100.. and GC does not have all three of them.. but when I saw you going bonkers on the b52 I went ya this guy is exactly like me about loving that amps sound .. and I watched all of your stuff ever since. You are really good.. thanks for responding .. I feel like must have hit the right note asking you about that one setting that is the most awesome sound that fender had ever captured... Especially on the Jackson with active fluence pups.. I think it's the sx something only comes in white or black with or without the Floyd.. I found the perfect match with the Europa sounds.. there is another amp marshall makes I think it was the digital moving amp gseries 40 or something that I liked to play on before I ran across the gt and it had a sound sorta like the fender Europa setting ...but when I played that fender it pretty much left the Marshall lacking a bit.. it was nice too but the fender is the bomb like you say.. 😆 lol. If I would have ever known I woulda never had 50 guitars and all the other music equipment I purchased looking for that sound as they say.. a fender and that one Jackson would have saved years of searching for me. Oh yah I am a nut for those swords and knives too and love your opening up guitars.. perfect for your look max.. I'll let you go and just hope you receive my question .. you are so awesome .
I'm getting there with that amps setting and am pretty re inspired.. watching you on utube also keeps up the inspiration.. I'll tell my buddies at GC more about you and my other guitar friends for sure.. stay cool max thanks for your reply..I know I'll get the answer from you.
I wonder what type of Floyd style bridges you can fit into this guitar. I know that Ibanez guitars that come with the cheaper bridges have the option to swap them out with a Gotoh 1996t which seems to be unbeatable at the price point
A Floyd Special, or 1000, or OFR will fit this for sure.
Max I just bought the Caution Yellow w hott pink pickups changed the knobs to grn and light blu fuckin love this fiddle!! gonna orfer the Hott Pink next,,, Super solid Guitar love it.
The difference between th X-series and the upper tier JS series are minimal, same hardware, same woods, same FL system... The only difference is manufacturing country China vs Indonesia but there is a 50% price increase... I have a JS 32 and i really love the guitar, specially the neck and its a well made instrument....
The pink needs to go. Love the reverse headstock. Never saw those in the 80s with the pink crap unless you changed out the pickups.The reto 80s San Dimas guitars were kool.