"I son't see how you could get a better deal on such a versatile instrument. The price is a steal."
Feature:
Duncan design pickups. Well, judging by how these are sort of a lower end manufacturer for Seymore Duncan, and they sound THIS good, it is safe to say that I will be in vesting in Seymore Duncan brand pickups when it comes time for me to customize my next guitar in the future. Great feature, there.
Floating bridge systems don't really matter much to me (I am a rhythm guitarist), however it IS there for someone who wants a floyd rose for this kind of a price, so you can't go wrong, there.
Quality:
Well, like I said earlier, the features were very well made, and the quality of the product is very good, because it's taken some abuse from me, and it's still tickin'. The playability was phenominal, and the body and materials it is made from are just beautiful to see. I own the transparent red, and damn is it a beauty.
Value:
For the price I paid for it, or even for the price offered here, you couldn't get a better deal. You get some much to the good for your money: floyd rose set-up, next-to-pro quality humbuckers, amazing finish, great sound and tone, yeah . . . you couldn't ask for more at such a low price.
Desirability:
Oh yeah, this thing is sexy. My friend is jealous of my axe. :-P
Sound:
Well, first of all let me say that this was the first guitar I ever bought, so I really can't compare it to anything else I've played, but I can tell you that those who have played it and heard it say that is is great, so i will take their word on it, because I happen to agree :).
What's great about this is that it can play some of the most wonderfull-sounding tones when it is played clean over my little Randall combo-amp, so imagine how great it would sound over a half-stack! It is very versatile, with the best sounding mids and lows at both ends of the spectrum-- heavy and melodic; clean, and distorted. Really, a great piece of equipment.
Ease of Use:
The problem was that this did not come with a manual where I bought it. It was a local shop, not this website, which is where I should have gotten it (I know, I know . . . ). It was my first purchase, and I didn't know any better to check and see if I had it's manual, HOWEVER, I must say that for it to not have had a manual included, I picked this thing up VERY well, and for it to be my first guitar ever, it must be very versitile and comfortable to play, because the ease of the neck movement, the comfortable action, etc. completely floored me. So yeah, it's a good buy in my opinion.
Support:
Alright, now here is a slight low, but it may be unique only to me, so don't let this knock down your opinion of this, because it truly is an excellent guitar.
The floating tremolo at some point ended up causing the tuning to constantly fluctuate, and it was a pain to keep in tune, so I had to put a trem-setter in, which 9os fine, because I play rhythm only, anyway, so I didn't need a tremolo system after all. I never had any other problems, however, so I never even needed to contact Jackson directly. It has lasted me this long without any more problems, and that is the truth.
Overall:
Yeah, despite some tuning issues with the tremolo system, this thing has given me no problems. You won't need to change pickups or any of that typical stuff when buying non-custom guitars-- everything is top-notch right out of the packaging.
Submitted: 4/26/2007
Style of Music: From rock to prog
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