UNBIASED GEAR REVIEW - Jackson Pro Series HT7FM Misha Mansoor Signature 7-string Guitar
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Jackson Pro Series HT7FM Misha Mansoor Signature 7-string Guitar
- Bolt-on Maple neck
- Basswood body with a flamed maple "top"
- Ebony Fretboard
- 24 frets
- 26.5" scale
- Jackson MM1 humbuckers
- Jackson HT7 bridge
- Jackson die cast locking tuners
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Its not a coil split. When it is engaged the tone isn't active, when you pull the knob up it adds it to the circuit.
Brandon Lam extremely odd that i never really saw that information anywhere. Maybe i’m just oblivious
Pretty sure Misha explained it on one of his Jackson videos when he went over the pro series back when they first released.
He's right...
@@ArnoldPlaysGuitar yeah, the 5 positions split the coils. 4 and 2 are inner and outer coils of each humbucker. Idk which is in which position though
He is absolutely right! The tone knob is a bypass! NOT a coil split! Misha has done like 5+ videos about it! That’s where the 5 way blade switch comes in. ALSO...please, someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I swear that in the videos Misha has put out about this guitar, I thought he said that although he uses Bare Knuckle pickups, it would inflate the price of the guitar extremely, so his signature model comes off the shelf with Jackson pickups designed to emulate the Bare Knuckles, but due to cost, the guitar would NOT come right off the shelf with Bare Knuckles in it! PLEASE, someone correct me if I’m wrong....but even if I am wrong, it is more then apparent that this dude got this guitar, and did absolutely 0 research on what he is playing! I got that it’s a review, and u did give your honest opinion, but Misha has put out multiple videos about that tone knob bypass! That was just plain lazy on ur part! And if I am correct about the pickups, that goes to show u should have just played it and said what u thought! It’s not right to tell ppl incorrect info on something, unless u state that u don’t know, as I did in this comment with the pickups! Do ur homework man! Don’t just guess and give false info!
Please do a review of Dave Davidson's signature model from Jackson.
Just wanted to say that I really appreciate the beer reviews at the end of each video. Keep doing those!
Just wanna say that your vids are excellent. I find myself Rewatching them all the time
Got my first guitar two weeks ago and the struggle has commenced. Listening to you Arnold was actually one of the things that pushed me to get the guitar.
The new ones with the roasted maple are excellent.
Completely different guitar. Mine is a MONSTER
Guitar aside. Huge improvement in tone since the hiwatt acquisition!
#this
good to have u back uploading man
Good review. You give it a fair shake, and I can attest my GC experiences being on par with yours. Dried out fretboards, shot strings, dirty overall condition. Not a bad set of pickups but I felt like it wasn’t a supreme value. Adequate for the price point but barely. Rather have any Schecter. I will say, my JS series Jackson LP (cheap) has a great neck and setup for a budget guitar and I enjoy it greatly.
The push pull on the tone knob only turns the tone pot on and off.
Hey Arnold, I’d really love to see a short series of you reviewing the best 6, 7, and 8 string guitars you can find in the sub $800 range.
It’s hard to get top-notch quality in that price range, but it’s still surprising what you can get there.
Since you pay so much attention to detail, I’d like to see what you could find satisfying in that range, all things considered.
Me personally, I would vouch for some of the squires for a 6 string, but I’d love to see your picks.
about the coil split on the tone knob, its a tone knob activation instead of a coil split just as a heads up... keep rockin' Arnold! \m/
That TONE holy shit. I tried one of these too at my Jackson dealer, couldn't vibe with it at all, even if it played good, ended going home with a very sweet MIJ WRXT though ;).
I see some eclipse stouts back there, very nice. got a few in my cellar.
sounds great, I really enjoyed your solo and song
You aren’t spoiled by playing expensive instruments. This guitar falls short. While it isn’t an expensive guitar, it’s still a mid tier instrument. For $900 I would expect their to be no dead spots. If you want to cut costs then put non locking grovers and a properly cut nut on the instrument. Locking tuners makes changing strings easier, but from my experience doesn’t really do a ton for stability since tension is supposed to lock at the nut anyway. The pickups are alright for being BKP clones. But for$900 this just fell short.
Great review! You should make a review from the usa model (from 2015, I guess) of this signature model, if you can of course.
The timing👏 I was waiting for a decent review before I buy, now that I found one for $550
@Dylan Gruenloh My local Sam Ash had a 4th of July sale where they bumped it down to $550, after it's been in the store for over 2 years.
tone does sound impressive. i love that you showed it can do more than just djent to hell and back
Also, could you do a review of that poplar solar?
Arnold, i can't recall a previous video where i actually liked your tone (sorry, just being honest), but that Hiwatt sounds AMAZING in this video. You made a great decision getting it.
Nice to see you again, Arnold! I like the beer fridge in the studio. All manner of mind-alteration should be handy --just like pedal effects for a guitarist. I recommend you try out the ESP LTD MH-1000ET; it's the best guitar I've ever used. The Misha Juggernaut from Jackson has had QC problems and/or ebony fretboard problems. I think this Jackson guitar COULD be a very nice guitar, but the QC problems and electronics need to go. Nice neck geometry, poor choice in the electronics and switches. Another guitar to consider checking out: The AZ series from Ibanez --thicker neck, interesting electronics, and a bridge that has more range without a locking system.
PS. skip trying "the djent." between all the rockers and djentsters, we extreme metal guys don't need more useless youtube videos on "metal" tones.
And thank you for steering me away from grabbing one of these. I tried the HT6 in a Sam Ash; not impressed, not a comfortable neck for me. Pickups were better than expected, but couldn’t keep it in tune.
I own the 6 string version and most of the quality problems yours has did not occur in my guitar. The only issue mine had is a minor flaw on the maple venir on the head stock. But it's wood and at that price point you can't expect flawless wood. Also the imperfection was reflected in the price. I got it new on thomann for 500€
Your beer review activated my "hey siri" :D
I completely agree with you on how the neck feels onn all of these Pro Jackson series guitars. The satin necks on those guitars feel like you're playing with sandpaper. I never really liked any of the made in Indonesia Jackson Guitars. They feel so incomplete and very cheap. The only decent made in Indonesia Jackson I played was Gus G's guitar at namm. This might sound a bit harsh but I would really stay away from the made in Indonesia Jacksons and save up for a USA one. Keep it up man. I really like these videos
I have a 17’ Jackson (Indonesia) Slatt 6 XMG and it is super nice. Ultra clean fret work, it feels well built and sounds incredible. Opinions vary but for me it meets my expectations and then some. Shreds and is outstandingly comfortable. For Metal it’s A-mazing. 🤘
I've never seen a volume knob do that lol wow.
Cool review as usual though.
I wonder if quality and tone is better on the 2019 version? My buddy has this older model and it's nice for what he paid when GC was blowing em out.
Hiwatt sounds great
Have you checked the electronics? When I opened mine, some cables had burn marks and were too long and messy. I had to rewire, get a real hipshot bridge and upgraded the nut to a bone one because third string kept buzzing even on high action. Now this guitar is a monster ;)
Is there a guitar with active EMG single coils? I has a Fender Powerstrat with a 12db boost but currently the pots stopped working. I replaced the pots and still doesn't work.
Missed you
I own this guitar and is the only guitar I've had over the past 20 plus years I've been playing that I did not want rip the pups out.its a great guitar.
You should test out the PRS SE SVN. Thank you for doing this review though. I was always curious of this guitar but I didn't get a good vibe off it
Please do PRS SE SVN!
Hi Arnold, just saw this video and one you did about Solar A2.7 or A1.7, I can’t recall exactly right now. The point is. I am considering a Solar A2.7 or a Misha Mansoor Pro HT7P and based on what I saw in your videos, both are cool. So cutting short... which one do you think would be the best choice? Your personal opinion I mean. Thanks man and your videos are awesome.
I have an Indonesian 2017 Jackson pro king V that is a killer guitar. Resonant, stays in tune. Handles alternate tunings well. Just a great guitar. Now on the other hand I also HAD (had being the key word) an indonesian 2017 Jackson pro soloist that was not resonant. Only stayed in tune as long as you played 9's in standard tuning as the floyd was finniacy (and I know my way around a floyd). I'd put 10's on it or try an alt tuning and set it up perfectly with stretched strings and level bridge.....and the floyd would never come all the way back to pitch on G B or highE. Set it back up with 9's in standard and it worked flawlessly. It was the damndest thing. It would drive me mad.
Moral of the story, the jackson pro series is hit or miss. I bought the soloist after having such a great experience with the pro King V that I felt it a no brainer. Of course it was worth the money I thought. Well I kept it a year, barely played it, and lost $300 plus reverb fees on resale.
Would I recommend an Indonesian Pro series guitar? Only if you can sit down with it and really determine if it is a hit or a miss before you buy it.
You should try the V2 chapmans and see if the change in factory actually made a difference
12:13 popped out some good ol' german Power-Metal there :D
I have Jackson SLATTXMGQ3-7 Soloist 7 TB - (very similiar in look) and the tuning stability also leaves a lot to be desired. (When comparing to my Jackson RR3Pro, or BC Rich NJ series...). However except that the guitar is very good and i like to play on it :)
I think the volume button thing was on purpose. Mine does the same. This is something that I found on all the HT7's I came across.
Picked up the 6 string Indonesian and had the same experience
So basically this thing looks nice, sounds decent but not great and you'll always be afraid of this thing disassembling on its own. Got it!
Hey dude! Great job with this review!
I am looking for a guitar with 7 strings to be my first one, but i can´t find a good one with a V shape and also under the 800 dollar mark. I am from Chile so excuse my english but that´s it. Keep up the great job!
i managed to grab one of these on reverb for $400 after shipping. i can't really vibe with the pickups, but it gets the job done for downtuned stuff
Great review as always , , liking the switch to real amps but tbh I'd plug the Kemper back in as it cut so much better p.s. $899 inexpensive to you maybe but to most its not at all , understandably when your playing aristides etc. but slight reality check needed there I think.
Actually the coil split positions are 2 and 4 on the 5 way blade. The tone knob push/pull is a tone knob bypass.
Btw I hate this guitar lmao
To be honest, these guitars look like they should be part of the budget JS series. The 2019 model with the roasted neck does look quite a bit nicer, but for like £200 less you could grab a RGA742FM-DEF which is fairly comparable with arguably a nicer finish. You're paying quite the premium on these versus the JS, for not a great lot extra with these guitars.
Jamie Chorley Exactly why I picked up a JS 32-7. So far all I’ve done is it is had the nut replaced and the pot knobs swapped for gold ones. Pick up swap, tuner keys, and a bridge change and I’ll have a better instrument that’s built to my specs. For much cheaper I might add.
@@eatmysalt291 Yeah when you realise that you can pick up a JS 7, and upgrade to a set of hipshot tuners and a bridge, and still spend less than it costs for one of the Mischa sigs (at least in the UK), it doesn't make a great lot of sense. I think I'd have less of a gripe with these guitars if they didn't come with such utterly dull finishes.
I bought mine for about 450$ USD, and it's 100 times better than the one Arnold is testing in this vid, i think for the price i paid, is a very good deal
It’s funny how different people feel differently about things: I have that same guitar and I love the neck, especially the rolled edges and the finish on the back-feels like my Japan made Charvel San Dimas
Please do a review of the new Cort KX508MS. I'm planning to get one. I just want to hear your thoughts about it first. Thank you.
I was also pretty unimpressed playing this guitar in music stores multiple times. It kinda felt cheap, considering how "feature-loaded" it seemed. Just get a Solar 7 string (maybe upgrade to locking tuners) and be done with it.
THIS! I also tried the grey 6 string and I couldnt believe how flimsy it felt even set up. It sounded decent but it just felt like a cheap import, even worse than an iron label (which is saying something)
Arnold, i got the same guitar, and when i turn the volume knob all the way down, it just get a 100% mute, the plastic of my selector does'nt get off like your HT7, you must check out others like that one before make any judgement, i just sayin' bro, sometimes you just make some opinions like all the guitars like that one that you're testing are the same, but not, and the push/pull knob it's just for activate the tone knob, just that, the only thing that i agree its the fret work, sometimes the first string gets stuck on the fret 24, and that shit that comes out from the back haha, but it can be fix with super glue lol
BTW i love your beer reviews, i hope someday drink a couple with you
so I have one of these, got it months back, but for whatever reason I'm just recently noticing it has some horrible fret/string buzz... and any adjustment to the truss rod seems to do nothing. wondering if it's worth just selling... it would suck though because it plays kinda well.
Please review the Chapman ML3 BEA signature from the Pro Range!
more people should have beer fridges like that.
I like sharper tone. The "coil split" to me sounded better. My taste though.
Hey man. That hiwatt really has a killer tone! Did you use any boost?
Not here. Just running it without anything in front but an ISP Decimator.
@@ArnoldPlaysGuitar jeez, thats some tight tone coming of that head
On my Pro Series Dinky, they advertise a "quilt maple top," but based on what I can see I'm 90 percent sure it's a quilt veneer on a plain maple cap. I wouldn't be surprised if that's also what's going on with the flame "top" on the Juggernaut.
Just for info's sake:
A "flame/quilt maple veneer" is still absolutely considered a "top." Only difference will be the thickness, but its still the same wood, etc. Its relevant because some guitars use *photos* of wood, like "fotoflame." It can still look nice enough, but is no longer an actual wood top. Technically, I suppose things like fotoflame are still "tops" though.
Thicker slabs may be preferred by some, but I think its also good to mention that veneer can enable some really cool laminations.
@@senspartech3533 I've seen some veneers that look cooler than "legit" thick tops. I don't really buy into the whole tonewood thing, so I honestly don't care about whether a top is a veneer or not. If it looks nice, it's good enough for me!
@@BenRobsonMusic Im a lot the same.. Actually, I feel like when you are cutting thinner pieces from the maple, you get more chances to get those REALLY spectacular grains.
Thats my biggest issue with things like "fotoflame." At first glance, they look great.. but then ya notice they have no movement, no chatoyance at all.
I do "buy" into tone woods though :P While I believe its a much smaller factor, I do think different woods impart subtle changes in how the string vibrates and microphonics of the pups. I see this possibility in things like the anchor points & contact points (frets) to refractions & reflections from the woods general resonation. The microphonics of the pickups alone can introduce a lot of interesting things into the signal, for better or worse. It can be pretty cool capturing vocals through the pickups. Just slap something like your phone speaker up to the pup (directly from the front or from behind the body, for different effects), and record the output on the cab. Can get some very cool things going there!
While I do think these things generally pale in comparison to something like the pickups.. Building a guitar is a game of massively diminishing returns past a certain point anyway. I think all the little things can add up to equal that "ineffable" excellence that some instruments out there have, at any price point.
would love a demo on the keith merrow mkiii
Have you ever considered reviewing an Ibanez RG6003?
What's the difference between HT7 FM and HT7 BS?
Great playing BTW 🤘
yup, I've been unimpressed with Jackson's import stuff since the Japanese factory closed. Just... not good now. I don't know what happened but their stateside QC seems to be absolute ass.
I didn't see any Randall Satan Review... From your comments here, I'm assuming you didn't like it.
Yeah. It didn't exactly pan out.
thats the old model though the new one i heard improved alot with the new neck but on my opinion for that price u can get higher specked guitars than an indonesian guitar without a top with jackson branded everything
Will you ever do a video on the dingwall in the back?
Potentially.
Plsss do review the esp LTD 1008MS guitar !!!!!
A true Belgian triple has yeast residue in the bottle. Best enjoyed well rested bottle and carefully poored with a nice two finger head. Enjoy!
Great review Arnold!! you need a second RUclips channel for Beer reviews ;) Arnold's Brew Channel
I HATE dead spots!!!!!! My new Charvel San Dimas is absoluuuuuutely perfect!
Finally an honest review, instead of the usual fan boy praise.
ESP/LTD make the best 7 string guitars imo
Schecter as well for a 7 string.
@@NotQuiteWes Schecter Is Edgy ESP/LTD
7 AND 8s.
Most Schecters have baseball bat necks tho. I prefer a thin U or Slim D.
@@HellcatCustoms I have the original Schecter KM7 and the neck is ULTRA thin, it's incredible. Somehow thinner than ibanez necks
Push pull is a tone bypass. Fit and finish on mine was good, it does go out of tune but not wildly. Pickups are pretty garbage. I got mine on sale for $450 (6 string in gray). Great for that price but no way I would spend 800-900 for it.
Do the USA version
Rising force riff 👍
God DAMN usable tones! Lmao I am deceased
Did you lose some weight? You look great man.
heret1c fluctuating, but thank you
Most thorough reviewer too
Bareknuckle makes awesome pickups, I still don't get your issue with them. The Warpig and the Nailbomb (ceramic) are fucking great.
Exactly what Nick said. I have actually had ooooookay luck with them in a recording situation where I am expected to multitrack and play tight. They are really pretty damn good for that because they are tons and tons of articulation. But live, at a band practice, recording lead lines where you better get great output on just that one take because you are NOT doubling? In those instances they just fall short. Except for Ragnaroks and Irish Tours. I actually liked those ones a lot. But Nailbombs, War Pigs, Juggs, Cold Sweat, Emerald, Aristides customs, Rebel Yells, Aftermaths, Painkillers, and Trilogy Suites all sounded meh to me.
This guitar is like $900 to 1k. That's not cheap.
honestly, like no homo, i really enjoy this channel
Goodness me.. So much negative for this nice guitar. Is actually great cut through the mixer perfectly and yes the pull knob is not for split
Any idea what size strings it came with , my work has had one and sealing it dirt cheap
They cost like $550 new now.
$900? Where is that money going, outside of the Misha Mansoor name and lining Jackson's pockets?
I can't help but compare it to the Schecter Hellraiser C-7 which is only $50 more but comes with EMG active pickups w/ coil split, set-neck, mahogany body, dual volume controls that actually work, a fretboard with no dead spots, nicely rolled edges, and a great satin finish, usable knobs, a pickup selector switch that doesn't fall off, and IMO looks way better with binding and inlays.
I get that Jackson is a bigger brand, and I like that even their entry-level guitars have a nice, low-profile neck joint (one area where Scheter are woefully behind), but I just don't understand how Schecter can deliver so much more guitar for about the same price and how Jackson can have such poor QC on a $900 guitar.
Bad Ass frakking playing!
I think it says a lot when a musician won’t play the cheaper version of their signatures.
With that said... any chance of getting mark Holcomb’s prs se?
Too many guitars in this price range are hit and miss. You can find many problems you'd expect on $200-500 guitars.
honestly you were better off buying the 32q dinky and putting a seymour duncan black winter pick up in it , trust me dude try it .i paid $320 for the guitar with quilted maple top , graphite reinforced neck , ebony fret board, basswood body and floyd rose , spent 100 bucks on a black winter pick up and trust me
its fuckin satan playing for anthrax in 1991, and only spent $320 on the axe , $100 on th e black winter and did a bit of fret polishing and it makes me get the chilly willys . run it through my dsl 100 and 1960b cab at 75watts , just rediculous.
May be unpopular opinion, but 75% of all import Jacksons I've picked up for a while have been dogshit and had all those issues. I literally saw one $500 price point model hanging on the wall at a guitar store with the binding coming unglued from the neck. Whatever factory they are using over there is really slacking
I've liked the MIM Dinkys but definitely agree with the Indo ones.
Not surprised to be honest, my jackson dk7m pro is the worst sounding guitar ive ever owned. Which is a real bummer since it plays fantastic and looks metal as hell. I swapped out the pickups for black winters and it still is really dull sounding.
Sig gear is always going to be overpriced because the artist takes a cut. I played this guitar, first gen 6 string. It was so bad it put me off Indonesian made guitars until I found quality Indonesian made ones.
@TeapotMullah Relative quality, what you pay for and compared to Jackson. Strandbergs and LTDs are decent.
Their is definetely some quality control issues with them, only tried a used one a guitar center and it was a really cheap feeling guitar should be a x series not pro
God the quality on these is awful most of the time. Tried 3 of them because I really liked the looks of the guitar. All of them had cheese grater frets.
If you tried it at guitar center, that'll be the case with most of the guitars there lol pretty much every guitar I play at GC is horrible
Every local guitar store where im at has a stock pile of Jackson 7 & 8-strings every one ive seen was a complete piece of shit!
It’s obvious misha cares more about his lambo then his quality control.
R C I’m not sure if that’s his fault tho. He’s not in heh factory everyday.
Overpriced for sure. Same with ibanez iron label, i tried the new xiphos(?) and holy hell i thought it was a gio. Same store had these jacksons and theyre much better.
US brands are going to shit, Gibson and Fender have been utter garbage lately and so has Jackson...and then they ask why people won't buy their severely overpriced crap anymore.
I'm staying with my Solar.
I agree I had my Jackson RR made in the mid. 90's which took Jackson two years to make and it plays like a soloist, slick, and fast. From the 80's to late 90's was the best years for American made guitars by Jackson. Gibson best guitars were made Kalamazoo Michigan where Heritage Guitars is now. I'm from Michigan and when Gibson left I vowed to never buy anything from Gibson and i haven't. If you like the old Gibson check out Heritage Guitars still making guitars by hand
Fender’s been okay but I definitely agree with the others
Lower end Jackson’s have always been hit or miss but on the fenders and mid range + Jackson’s I disagree. Most of the time all these guitars need is a solid setup after shipment.
Music Man and Kiesel guitars are pretty insane though.
I find that Hiwatt amp ultra muddy. It lacks bite and clarity.
Horrible amp, he sold the Randall Satan for this....
That's actually the opposite of how the amp actually is. It has tons of bite and clarity. Maybe just the way he dialed it in or recorded it.
Hiwatt owner here by the way.
Disappointed in Jackson compared to schecter an solar
The one thumbs down has to be misha
Go to my facebook page, ArnoldPlaysGuitar for a laugh. There's an ancient post from 2017 that I took screenshots of.
Misha should have stuck with Mayones
Is it pronounced "mayonnaise?"
To his credit, the Jackson USA models of his that’s i’ve gotten my mitts on have been pretty killer.
There’s also a lot to consider that goes into being a signature artist with a guitar brand these days. A lot of these guys have signature gear because they get paid to, and maybe Jackson was cutting him a better deal than Mayones could. Considering how little the vast majority of “pro musicians” make - even of his stature - i say good for him. It is way tougher out there than a lot of people think.
@@ArnoldPlaysGuitar Very good point! You need to make a living and support your self and family. I think what ever guitar he plays he would write killer riffs.
there are much better options for the money