Dang it lol. In the time it took to edit this video Jackson dropped a new modern American Series guitar, too. Is this a new era of Jackson dominance? And MASSIVE thanks to 1 Shot Energy for giving me the strength to push through this 30-minute epic and for sponsoring the video! Visit 1shotenergy.com/?ref=agufish and use code AGUFISH for an extra 10% off Focus Chews & Voice Drops!
...was about to grab a $200 Dinky just for the fun of it, but then saw where it's made. I prefer Indonesia over China. Both from experience with the quality of each country, and also because of the geo-political and domestic BS that China is pulling...
Jackson need to remake the 90s Megadeth run of guitars, id kill for a 90s Mustaine King V or a Marty Friedman Kelly. Both models get slept on, especially the Kelly
As an almost "vintage guy" reaching 40, I love Jackson Guitars !! The new line-up is very cool !! ... but I love my old 96' Japan Kelly in Blue Metallic Sparkle with the reverse Headstock, and my old 97' Rhoads Performer !!
Just to be clear, the Soloist body is also smaller like the Dinky. People like to argue about it, but it is a fact that can be easily confirmed by holding a soloist up next to a strat (or a soloist up with a dinky). Another proof of this is the fact that Jackson molded cases are Dinky/Soloist cases. Both fit into the same case snugly. They are interchangeable between the two models because the only thing that really differentiates them is neck through vs bolt on (soloist necks on average tend to be thicker and can be a couple mm wider in string spacing as well depending).
I can confirm your point, i've had both model, and i've put them on top of each other and they are identical . The reel difference is neck type( bolt on- neck thru)
String spacing should be the same as they both have an R3 nut if it has a Floyd. The necks have varied according to age, model and factory. It's funny how the hand interprets a neck and can mistake a minute difference in the carve for a different width and depth that actually measures the same. I have a Japanese Ibanez RG505 and an Indonesian Premium, both are specced as Wizard II necks, but I'd swear the Jap has a wider neck, even though I've taken measurements with digital calipers and the nut width and neck depth are within a couple of tenths of a millimetre. I've owned multiple Jackson/Charvel guitars and the only two that I'd say have necks that are identical in the hand are my 91 Soloist pro (Japan, Chushin Gakki factory) and USA SL2H.
Oh, you mean the Dinky? I was really hoping for a slightly enlarged superstrat body shape with that classy Jackson USA neck profile. Instead we got a Dinky with some loud colours that can't legally carry the "Made in USA" tag because not enough of the guitar is sourced and worked in the US.
@pauln6803 It takes the bridge alone to disqualify it. The value of non USA made parts cannot exceed 5% according to California law, at $2000, it only takes $100 from the Floyd Rose 1000 to break that threshold. Basically anyone complaining about it is just a whiner and can be safely ignored because they don’t understand the MIA laws. If that little bit of text bothers you, knuckle down and pay $4000 for a USA select, it’s the only way to get around those laws and get your precious MIA tag.
I purchased one of the bright orange SL4X guitars because they remind me of my old Charvel. Upgraded the pickups and the thing plays. I don't play my Super Strat much but when I do...
Jackson did a pro series soloist in fuschia Burst with a hardtail hipshot bridge, i bought one from someone selling it with a hard case for like $700 and man is it absolutely beautiful, so that pro plus model is gonna look absolutely fire
I LOVE Jackson. I have two but as a leftie, I’m sure you can guess what two I have. Would it kill them to give us at least one new guitar? Beefing everything up, only to keep the same four guitars for lefties. At least give us a new color Jackson. Before anyone says theres no market, that’s BS. Solar can’t keep leftie models in stock. A well run leftie seller would dominate the market.
@@southernpanda33 yep. I love them, they’re great guitars. I love the necks, the light weight bodies, the fast fret boards. They’re amazing from my type of playing (shred) but I just want some variety. My local guitar center, has a new quilted purple Dinky and it’s breaks my heart that I can’t get one.
I feel that. I bought a Michael Kelly Les Paul style guitar for the quilted maple top because I can only get boring tops with Gibson thanks to being left handed. That and all the Jacksons that are so nice but I have to re-wire my brain to play them. Seems reasonable.
@@southernpanda33 some times I kick my myself for not sticking to learning right handed but my parents got my a leftie acoustic after my second lesson and that was a wrap. It’s a harsh world out there for us lefties but we’ve learned to adapt. Hopefully guitar companies see the light one day and see that if they offered more they would sell. They’d probably make even more money from the left handed community.
Haha, dude. I was literally pausing and looking at pictures of the Dinkys vs Soloists, figuring out what the differences in the models were, right before you explained it for the uninitiated (me, lol). Too funny!
So glad to see top-mounted floyds!! They are so much better than recessed. As for the 1000 series mine stays in tune better than my OFR. Stainless frets omg FINALLY. Absolutely insane new offerings from jackson i love it!! A 7 string JS series V is gonna be awesome.. woulda picked one up If i didnt have my schecter already
They really have gone insane. $1500+ USD for Chinese and Indo guitars is crazy and so are the people buying them. Not even a decade ago you could find MIJ Jackson for under a grand. I still own a few. Even the worst case scenario inflation calculation isn’t enough to justify these prices. They aren’t even particularly notable for their fit and finish at that price. Buddy has a newer Pro Plus that had all sorts of issues. Get a new Prestige or used E-II for that money. It’ll play better and hold its value much better.
@@samwroblewski748 nope it’s called corporate greed. Ive worked in the financial industry for 15 years, currently in investments and securities cost basis. If you know what that is then you’d know that my understanding of inflation is integral to my own survival and greater than most because I see the hard numbers every day across all industries. The pro series has nearly doubled in price over the past few years and Chinese Jackson have gone from about $599 to this new $1500 price point with new branding since 2019 yet the worst case national(U.S) inflation value from 2019 to now is 25%. Weird that in that same time an Ibanez Genesis or Prestige are the same exact price since 2017/2018. (Hint. Below $1500 for MIJ) Try again or go ahead and be a sheep and buy this garbage.
@@samwroblewski748 also funny that I mentioned inflation in my initial comment yet you probably TLDR and skipped that but still wanted to put your inaccurate .02 in to defend a company that cares nothing about you. Jackson and these other companies will definitely continue to get away with this sort of thing just off of that behavior alone. Sad.
What about that is a bad thing? If a guitar plays and sounds great then idc where they’re made. I’ve had a Gibson USA Les Paul that I absolutely hated. I’ve also had a Japanese fender Stratocaster that didn’t play nearly as good as the Mexican fender I have now. And my squier jazzmaster I had a couple years ago is probably my favorite guitar I’ve ever owned and if I didn’t have to make rent during Covid, I would still have it today. And that was made in china. idk why people are focused on where its made so much. half the time they dont know what theyre talking about.
@@johnbrown8570literally another person not reading but yet still a reply. I wrote what’s bad when I stated that there’s multiple personal examples of these guitars NOT having the qualities expected of a $1500 guitar. I’ve owned/have friends that owned and interacted with these things. I’m not saying a Chinese guitar can’t be decent(I have 2 EMG and Floyd 1000 equipped Charvel Desolations from the early 2010s that are made in China that are fantastic for the $500 they went for new but they are in no way equal to guitars that went for more money from that time like a Schecter Hellraiser series, which I own 3 as well. Now they’ve exceeded them in price) but I’m saying at the labor rates that we know that’s typical of these factories and the lack of detail that fender has had over the last few years across the board that $1500 is insane. You proved that point yourself when you stated a MIJ Fender was disappointing. You think on average(as in ignoring the rare well setup unicorn example) the cheaper to manufacture with lesser cost materials Chinese ones will be better? The fact that people use Gibson as a measuring stick of quality/justification says a lot about out the state of the guitar economy and validates further why I’m passionate about not accepting this from Fender. That’s how Gibson got away with being overpriced in the first place. People accepting low quality just to have that name on the headstock or using as that as a reason why they still overpaid for something else that was just a less bad. Both can still be overpriced. Either way, like I said in my other reply that looks like got deleted, get whatever you want. It’s your money. I’m just saying we are all voting with our wallet and we can’t complain that things are overpriced if we are lining up to overpay and accept inferior products for insane markups when there’s still better alternatives out there. I currently own over 40 guitars from various makes and countries of manufacture. From the cheap Charvels I mentioned all the way up to my Ibanez J Custom and USA PRS Custom 24 10 Top. I’m not saying cheaply made guitars don’t have a place. They do, just like expensive guitars do. I have a few and I own enough guitars and have owned many more over the years to say that I’m not completely talking smack for no reason. Over paying for them at all levels is just unwise.
7 string budget rhoads and king v's is the absolute best thing released this year, by anyone. I had fully intended on buying one of the 2 but plans changed. Managed to acquire another of my favorite 7 string single cut guitars and both are white and not ESP/LTD. Epiphone Origins MKH LPC 7 string is THE best guitar I have ever played and I own 2 now? What? Amazing.
I will say, I was never too into Vs in general, but I tried a cheap Rhoads a couple of weeks ago in a store and, while the guitar itself was decent for the price, the main takeaway for me was that: the Rhoads is actually quite comfortable to play sitting down! I would love to see a demo on the channel one day!
Playing Jackson for over 20 years now. Theyre just perfect imo. Most recent purchase was a usa Jeff Loomis kelly and jeff looming pro series sl7. Beautifully guitars.
I want the sl7! I could be wrong but it’s the one of the only soloist guitars with 7 strings that I can find. Anyway it seems to have a lot of specs for the price and looks great.
I just picked up the JS 7 string Rhoads. I decided if it sucked I can change what suck. I’m extremely impressed on my first impressions. I’ve had it for 3 days now, so keep everything with a grain of salt. Mostly I’ve been impressed with the neck and fret work. So far no issues have crept up. Biggest surprise to me are the pickups and tuners. For them being cheap parts, the pickups sound massive, and the tuners don’t feel absolutely worthless. And the nut is cut properly so it’s been holding tuning no issues. It did not come with an appropriate string gauge but that’s the easier fix in the world. I kind of hate the headstock but seeing it in person it doesn’t look nearly as bad. I’ve grown to like how ugly it is. Can’t speak for the King, but so far, the Rhoads is killing it for me.
I got the rhoads too but for me the low B and E are super loose and rattle like crazy. I tried messing with the saddle and truss rod but still rattling
@@akatsiyasounds to me like an issue at the nut. If you can, try to file down the B and the E string a bit. There’s videos online and it’s not hard to do. Just go slowc and take your time. If it’s not that, maybe it’s the tuners. Hopefully you can figure it out soon!
not a Jackson player myself but my cousin got their base model dinky 7 string that's like $200 just to try it and i was thoroughly impressed! been recommending Jackson now based on how good their entry model was 😅 keep it up!!!
Funny story. I have many guitars, some low end for experimenting, some VERY high end....because I am a snob. I bought a Jackson JS-22 Dinky 7 string, because I wanted to get a feel for playing 7 strings before investing into a REAL guitar. I was absolutely blown away. The build quality is insanely good, it is hefty, sturdy, stays in tune, and honestly sounds WAY better than I thought it would. The first thing I do on cheapo guitars is start upgrading from random high end parts I have to make a Frankenstein style guitar and chase the tone/result I am hoping for.....I wouldn't replace a single thing on that JS-22. Thing came perfect out of the box. The into action was crap, but took 20 minutes to fix. Do NOT sleep on the cheapo Jackson's, I guarantee if you get your hands on one, you will have trouble putting it down.
Releasing a production King Kelly is wild😮 I basically never even knew that shape existed until I enquired about making a Custom Select and saw it in the list of body options (Ended up going with a normal Kelly). Love this thing and I’m glad Jackson are still pushing with the pointy guitars and improving specs. Those prices though… 😩 Medium/medium plus range axes under 1000€ are rare. Forget about Korean models as well.
Regarding your claims pertaining to pricing. I absolutely agree. Some of Jackson's specs are strange, and their downgrading certain parts to those of lower quality, whilst not lowering the price to reflect that, is definitely dirty. Secondly, seeing an Epiphone Firebird for $1800, is absolute highway robbery. When I was a kid in the mid to late 2000s, an Epiphone was at BEST, $500. That was for a good Les Paul Standard. To think that Epiphones have tripled in price since then is absolutely insane. They're not worth that much, their atrocious build quality, and lack of innovation is evident that they're far too greedy.
The original JS22-7 was the guitar that made me fall in love with at least the JS line. The pickups aren’t the greatest, but that neck!! By far one of the most comfortable necks on a guitar I’ve ever had. It made me decide to get the King V that I’m picking up in a few days. Let me tell you, if you have fairly large hands, the JS22-7 is going to be right up your alley.
i been waiting for so long to get my hands on a affordable 7 string rhoads. The moment they showed the JS22. i had to get it which is now on my lap. The grounding issue to the bridge was annoying but i fixed it.
damn waited the entire video for you to mention brandon ellis lol i have his sig kelly and i love it quality is awesome definitely has room for upgrades though!
As a kid I had a 1984 Roads neckthru, sadly I had a nonplayer play it so I could drum and the strap popped off the front button and it swong down and snapped off the head.... thing played its self, it always twists my gut to think I traded it to get a replacement.... had I known the that it was fixable it was worlds better than the bolt on kingV I downgraded to. I never quit dreaming about having a top tier Jackson either.
The new Rhoads with stainless frets are so sick! I would have loved to see King V versions, which is a shape I actually prefer. It balances better with a strap.
Correction: The Dinky body is not smaller than the Soloist body. They are the same 7/8 Strat. The only difference is the Dinky is a bolt on neck and the Soloist is a neck thru. The myth of the Dinky body being smaller was debunked by Jackson several years ago.
Jackson fanboy here. I like that they’re catching up with the market (spoiler alert: your average player DOESN’T need SS frets or luminlays but that’s what they want, so they need to deliver), but it took a frustratingly long time. I know the average modern player is into the offsets and super-strats, so I know that’s why the Dinky and Soloist gets the most love, but for me I believe in V supremacy and I want to see these updated specs brought to the pointy models. I also have a dealer exclusive Concept Series RR (before the Concept series was official launched) and it has the OFR on it. I was happy to see that stay on the official launch, but now I’ve become disappointed to see it removed from current Concept models. It’s still a very grey area for me (I lean happy, but still bummed at lack of love for the pointy’s). I’m waiting to see what else comes out, but no I don’t want the Mike Stringer model.
I think the fact that Tim Hillier-Brook (formally of Architects) has been a Jackson rep for the last 2 or so years has helped. A lot of the new artist signings are people he seems to have worked with in the past a lot. Certain the Lee Malia connection is strong with Tim as he has filled in on 2nd guitar for BMTH several times since leaving Architects.
awesome video.... it's so hard nowadays to pick a new guitar... so many brands seem to be releasing killer models, but at stupid prices. kind of hard to decide which model to choose
I went to order a Custom Shop Rhoads. Even at $6,400, Jackson won't build me a black one with blue bevels? 🖕 you, Jackson! $6,400, and I can't even get it the color I want. Alexi said he left Jackson because when his guitars were stolen, Jackson told him it would take two-three years to get it to him. ESP told him six months!
FYI - the Dinky and Soloist bodies are the same size. :) Ever since they switched to the truss rod wheel, the logos look weird. Not a fan of that, but better usability is a good thing.
You must not be aware that Grover Jackson was building Charvel guitars. I have 2 Jackson guitars, one is a JS32 DKA in natural oil, the other is a JS32 Rhoads in natural oil... Great paying guitars (man! the frets are HUGE! LOL), great pickups, love them both, however, the Rhoads is more of a wall-hangar than the other one. Good stuff man, great video.
For £2099, I would want a Floyd Rose Original, not a FR-1,000 on a Concept Series Jackson. My RR24-7 Camo has one. This is a kick in the nuts. And no Concept Series Warrior?! GRRRRRRRR!!!
I like the Jackson wasn’t using stainless steel frets I personally like the feel of nickel frets. It’s not gonna turn me off to play Jackson guitars, but it’s one of those things that I’m gonna have to consider when buying them moving forward is it worth it to buy and refret a new guitar?
Alexi's Jacksons weren't actually "stolen" on tour as history has told. They were actually dumped in Helsinki Harbour by Kimberley Goss after a particularly bad argument between the two of the when they were married! Why Alexi never just told people this is beyond me. Perhaps he was too kind a person to show Kim's colours to the world.
Jackson has gone insane, but so have I with this WAITING for your HB baritone sig to drop on the store. It was supposed to be released before Christmas, did you mean Christmas 2024? 😂😂😂
Floyd original have not been made in Germany for a few years now. They don't say where they are made on the package now so it is not usa or Germany. I have assumed everything was made in Korea now, but have no confirmation.
@@Rubenios in 2020 they changed manufacturers. There is a post about it on their website. The parts/packaging no longer say mad in Germany or where they are from. I had asked when the r10 was going to be back in stock and they confirmed they are working with a new manufacturer with all new tooling. They have better nut block fitment now, the base plates are now bent like the 1k/vintage (they were cast and machined for th Schaller,) and the cnc saddles are really nice.
dinky and soloist same size, Jackson is by far is my choice, could care less about ss frets , i actually kinda prefer whatever Jackson has always used. Thrilled you seem to kind of like Jackson now. Rock on buddy!
Yep. Both 7/8 size of a strat. Can easily be confirmed if you hold them up next to each other or a soloist next to a strat. The Jackson molded hard shell is also for the Dinky/Strat and both fit snuggly in it because they are the same size.
Lol.. I think the new Jackson DK1 Skull Kaos only exists in my head. So far, no one has mentioned it on you tube and even the last time I looked at the Jackson website, it wasn't on there.
I’ve wanted a Monarkh Pro for years. Now I’m able to buy one and the only Pro available is the purple glass Friedman sig. Hopefully some new Pro models come out soon.
The one thing Jackson still havent done, that i really hope they do soon, is an Evertune Kelly, that would be so sick. Tempted to buy the hardtail Jeff loomis kelly just to put an evertune on it
Man I love that indigo color so much it hurts!!!!!!! I wish I could get a Rhoades in that color. Hell, I’d do anything for a Les Paul custom in that color!!!!!!
I love jackson guitars. Always have, but oh how I wish they'd diversify a little and add some new models, like a SG/LP style, or ibanez AZ or harley benton fusion style.
I love Jacksons and adding stainless steel frets and all with their Pro Plus line is great, but asking 1.5K for a made in China guitar insane. I know you can build awesome guitars everywhere, but QC in China has never treated me very well.
Yea this is why I bought mine (DKA, metallic black) from Sweetwater and paid a little extra $ for their plek setup. Had it for about a month now and its still holding up great. I want a USA or USA custom shop some day but man even those you can find nightmare QC videos online. Everything seems hit or miss these days.
Definitely waiting for the baritone surfcasters, lol It's weird, I know Agu has never really been into Ibanez, but I was always basically only into Ibanez, idk why. I've always known Jackson and Schecter to be good, but just never vibed with them. But over the last couple years with sig guitars like Aaron Marshall/John Browne, and Mike Stringer/Josh Smith. And I look at Ibanez guitars, and of course they're nice, but it's got me thinking. "Why did I think these guitars were so amazing?" I'm strictly speaking Aesthetic wise. Quality wise they are of course amazing. But yeah, cant wait to see the stuff that comes out!
The cuts/cutaways that you see on the King Kelly are something that one of the Jackson CS builders by the name of Pablo Santana came up with. Whilst beveling has its use, when it comes to the cuts / cutaways, they are very much an acquired taste and I'm not really part of that fan club.
My theory on Aussies is that ONE (not all) but ONE of the key things is this: Aussie drummers hit differently. It's like they have their own pocket. This goes from Punk and Alternative to everything else. All styles. There is a basis in *THUMP that influences every other aspect of music across genres.
Even Gojira fans tend to forget about him but Christian Andreu is also a great Jackson artist! Yeah Gojira is basically "The Duplantier Brothers and co." but Andreu is solid as hell
Dang it lol. In the time it took to edit this video Jackson dropped a new modern American Series guitar, too. Is this a new era of Jackson dominance?
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Great idea!
I would love the soloist walnut or fuscia with a hipshot hardtail and reverse headstock with locking tuners
What is playing in the background around 11:30 minutes to 12:30 minutes? Sounds awesome,Hunter!!!👍
How can Jackson put out a product with Dave's name on it when his deal is with Gibson?
...was about to grab a $200 Dinky just for the fun of it, but then saw where it's made. I prefer Indonesia over China. Both from experience with the quality of each country, and also because of the geo-political and domestic BS that China is pulling...
Jackson need to remake the 90s Megadeth run of guitars, id kill for a 90s Mustaine King V or a Marty Friedman Kelly. Both models get slept on, especially the Kelly
Yes mate!!
100% on the Kelly
I like how it's an explorer but just... Cooler? Idk I love 'em
It sucks that Mustaine’s with Gibson so he can’t have a signature with a fender owned company unless he leaves Gibson.
I have one KV1 Mustaine. Damn good. The only thing I didn't like was the pick ups, very low output. I had to replace them for EMG.
I've wanted a Mustaine King V with a Floyd for 30 years! They need to make them three Knobs. Two knobs sucks.
As an almost "vintage guy" reaching 40, I love Jackson Guitars !! The new line-up is very cool !!
... but I love my old 96' Japan Kelly in Blue Metallic Sparkle with the reverse Headstock, and my old 97' Rhoads Performer !!
I have 4 jacksons and will always be my favorite brand
why
@@NikosKatsikanis because I like them
@@tacosocks2576 ok
Land before time.....Deep cut, brotha.👍
Rhoads baby! All the way 🤘🤘🤘
Thank God as a Jackson player this is what I needed!
Just to be clear, the Soloist body is also smaller like the Dinky. People like to argue about it, but it is a fact that can be easily confirmed by holding a soloist up next to a strat (or a soloist up with a dinky). Another proof of this is the fact that Jackson molded cases are Dinky/Soloist cases. Both fit into the same case snugly. They are interchangeable between the two models because the only thing that really differentiates them is neck through vs bolt on (soloist necks on average tend to be thicker and can be a couple mm wider in string spacing as well depending).
I can confirm your point, i've had both model, and i've put them on top of each other and they are identical . The reel difference is neck type( bolt on- neck thru)
String spacing should be the same as they both have an R3 nut if it has a Floyd.
The necks have varied according to age, model and factory.
It's funny how the hand interprets a neck and can mistake a minute difference in the carve for a different width and depth that actually measures the same.
I have a Japanese Ibanez RG505 and an Indonesian Premium, both are specced as Wizard II necks, but I'd swear the Jap has a wider neck, even though I've taken measurements with digital calipers and the nut width and neck depth are within a couple of tenths of a millimetre.
I've owned multiple Jackson/Charvel guitars and the only two that I'd say have necks that are identical in the hand are my 91 Soloist pro (Japan, Chushin Gakki factory) and USA SL2H.
things are looking great for jackson
I think they killed it with the Virtuoso... They're doing great things right now...
Oh, you mean the Dinky?
I was really hoping for a slightly enlarged superstrat body shape with that classy Jackson USA neck profile.
Instead we got a Dinky with some loud colours that can't legally carry the "Made in USA" tag because not enough of the guitar is sourced and worked in the US.
@pauln6803 It takes the bridge alone to disqualify it. The value of non USA made parts cannot exceed 5% according to California law, at $2000, it only takes $100 from the Floyd Rose 1000 to break that threshold. Basically anyone complaining about it is just a whiner and can be safely ignored because they don’t understand the MIA laws. If that little bit of text bothers you, knuckle down and pay $4000 for a USA select, it’s the only way to get around those laws and get your precious MIA tag.
The king Kelly looks like I’d hurt myself 😂
Bonus points for pronouncing Laiho properly. Cheers!
I always feel gaslit when I hear it said "lay ho" opposed to "Lie ho",
Go Jackson!!!!!!!
I purchased one of the bright orange SL4X guitars because they remind me of my old Charvel. Upgraded the pickups and the thing plays. I don't play my Super Strat much but when I do...
I agree. Selling "usa" guitars for 2k that feel like 500 to 800 dollar imports
Sounds like Gibson lol
@@TylerJohnstonGuitarat least their QC says so, lol.
What do you think of the Vola guitars ?
@@vpovince1001 they look very intriguing
Love the Jackson models, good coverage thanks dude
I just wish they had more high end specs without Floyds
Yep, it's all about floyd rose... There are guys who prefer hardtails for real.
Jackson did a pro series soloist in fuschia Burst with a hardtail hipshot bridge, i bought one from someone selling it with a hard case for like $700 and man is it absolutely beautiful, so that pro plus model is gonna look absolutely fire
HELLA YEAH 🎉 13:06
I LOVE Jackson. I have two but as a leftie, I’m sure you can guess what two I have. Would it kill them to give us at least one new guitar? Beefing everything up, only to keep the same four guitars for lefties. At least give us a new color Jackson. Before anyone says theres no market, that’s BS. Solar can’t keep leftie models in stock. A well run leftie seller would dominate the market.
Lemme guess: the JS32 DKY and the Rhodes V?
I’ve given up on buying them. I’m in the process of building my own guitars. With 15 years of woodworking experience, I should be fine.
@@southernpanda33 yep. I love them, they’re great guitars. I love the necks, the light weight bodies, the fast fret boards. They’re amazing from my type of playing (shred) but I just want some variety. My local guitar center, has a new quilted purple Dinky and it’s breaks my heart that I can’t get one.
I feel that. I bought a Michael Kelly Les Paul style guitar for the quilted maple top because I can only get boring tops with Gibson thanks to being left handed. That and all the Jacksons that are so nice but I have to re-wire my brain to play them. Seems reasonable.
@@southernpanda33 some times I kick my myself for not sticking to learning right handed but my parents got my a leftie acoustic after my second lesson and that was a wrap. It’s a harsh world out there for us lefties but we’ve learned to adapt. Hopefully guitar companies see the light one day and see that if they offered more they would sell. They’d probably make even more money from the left handed community.
Haha, dude. I was literally pausing and looking at pictures of the Dinkys vs Soloists, figuring out what the differences in the models were, right before you explained it for the uninitiated (me, lol). Too funny!
So glad to see top-mounted floyds!! They are so much better than recessed. As for the 1000 series mine stays in tune better than my OFR. Stainless frets omg FINALLY. Absolutely insane new offerings from jackson i love it!! A 7 string JS series V is gonna be awesome.. woulda picked one up If i didnt have my schecter already
I just got my first Jackson guitar today. It's a JS32T King V in ferrari red. I'm really impressed with the quality of a budget guitar like that 🤘
They really have gone insane. $1500+ USD for Chinese and Indo guitars is crazy and so are the people buying them. Not even a decade ago you could find MIJ Jackson for under a grand. I still own a few. Even the worst case scenario inflation calculation isn’t enough to justify these prices. They aren’t even particularly notable for their fit and finish at that price. Buddy has a newer Pro Plus that had all sorts of issues. Get a new Prestige or used E-II for that money. It’ll play better and hold its value much better.
It's called inflation
@@samwroblewski748 nope it’s called corporate greed. Ive worked in the financial industry for 15 years, currently in investments and securities cost basis. If you know what that is then you’d know that my understanding of inflation is integral to my own survival and greater than most because I see the hard numbers every day across all industries. The pro series has nearly doubled in price over the past few years and Chinese Jackson have gone from about $599 to this new $1500 price point with new branding since 2019 yet the worst case national(U.S) inflation value from 2019 to now is 25%. Weird that in that same time an Ibanez Genesis or Prestige are the same exact price since 2017/2018. (Hint. Below $1500 for MIJ) Try again or go ahead and be a sheep and buy this garbage.
@@samwroblewski748 also funny that I mentioned inflation in my initial comment yet you probably TLDR and skipped that but still wanted to put your inaccurate .02 in to defend a company that cares nothing about you. Jackson and these other companies will definitely continue to get away with this sort of thing just off of that behavior alone. Sad.
What about that is a bad thing? If a guitar plays and sounds great then idc where they’re made. I’ve had a Gibson USA Les Paul that I absolutely hated. I’ve also had a Japanese fender Stratocaster that didn’t play nearly as good as the Mexican fender I have now. And my squier jazzmaster I had a couple years ago is probably my favorite guitar I’ve ever owned and if I didn’t have to make rent during Covid, I would still have it today. And that was made in china. idk why people are focused on where its made so much. half the time they dont know what theyre talking about.
@@johnbrown8570literally another person not reading but yet still a reply. I wrote what’s bad when I stated that there’s multiple personal examples of these guitars NOT having the qualities expected of a $1500 guitar. I’ve owned/have friends that owned and interacted with these things. I’m not saying a Chinese guitar can’t be decent(I have 2 EMG and Floyd 1000 equipped Charvel Desolations from the early 2010s that are made in China that are fantastic for the $500 they went for new but they are in no way equal to guitars that went for more money from that time like a Schecter Hellraiser series, which I own 3 as well. Now they’ve exceeded them in price) but I’m saying at the labor rates that we know that’s typical of these factories and the lack of detail that fender has had over the last few years across the board that $1500 is insane. You proved that point yourself when you stated a MIJ Fender was disappointing. You think on average(as in ignoring the rare well setup unicorn example) the cheaper to manufacture with lesser cost materials Chinese ones will be better? The fact that people use Gibson as a measuring stick of quality/justification says a lot about out the state of the guitar economy and validates further why I’m passionate about not accepting this from Fender. That’s how Gibson got away with being overpriced in the first place. People accepting low quality just to have that name on the headstock or using as that as a reason why they still overpaid for something else that was just a less bad. Both can still be overpriced.
Either way, like I said in my other reply that looks like got deleted, get whatever you want. It’s your money. I’m just saying we are all voting with our wallet and we can’t complain that things are overpriced if we are lining up to overpay and accept inferior products for insane markups when there’s still better alternatives out there. I currently own over 40 guitars from various makes and countries of manufacture. From the cheap Charvels I mentioned all the way up to my Ibanez J Custom and USA PRS Custom 24 10 Top. I’m not saying cheaply made guitars don’t have a place. They do, just like expensive guitars do. I have a few and I own enough guitars and have owned many more over the years to say that I’m not completely talking smack for no reason. Over paying for them at all levels is just unwise.
7 string budget rhoads and king v's is the absolute best thing released this year, by anyone. I had fully intended on buying one of the 2 but plans changed. Managed to acquire another of my favorite 7 string single cut guitars and both are white and not ESP/LTD. Epiphone Origins MKH LPC 7 string is THE best guitar I have ever played and I own 2 now? What? Amazing.
I will say, I was never too into Vs in general, but I tried a cheap Rhoads a couple of weeks ago in a store and, while the guitar itself was decent for the price, the main takeaway for me was that: the Rhoads is actually quite comfortable to play sitting down! I would love to see a demo on the channel one day!
Playing Jackson for over 20 years now. Theyre just perfect imo. Most recent purchase was a usa Jeff Loomis kelly and jeff looming pro series sl7. Beautifully guitars.
I want the sl7! I could be wrong but it’s the one of the only soloist guitars with 7 strings that I can find. Anyway it seems to have a lot of specs for the price and looks great.
I just picked up the JS 7 string Rhoads. I decided if it sucked I can change what suck. I’m extremely impressed on my first impressions. I’ve had it for 3 days now, so keep everything with a grain of salt. Mostly I’ve been impressed with the neck and fret work. So far no issues have crept up. Biggest surprise to me are the pickups and tuners. For them being cheap parts, the pickups sound massive, and the tuners don’t feel absolutely worthless. And the nut is cut properly so it’s been holding tuning no issues. It did not come with an appropriate string gauge but that’s the easier fix in the world. I kind of hate the headstock but seeing it in person it doesn’t look nearly as bad. I’ve grown to like how ugly it is. Can’t speak for the King, but so far, the Rhoads is killing it for me.
I got the rhoads too but for me the low B and E are super loose and rattle like crazy. I tried messing with the saddle and truss rod but still rattling
@@akatsiyasounds to me like an issue at the nut. If you can, try to file down the B and the E string a bit. There’s videos online and it’s not hard to do. Just go slowc and take your time. If it’s not that, maybe it’s the tuners. Hopefully you can figure it out soon!
Love Jackson. Warrior and Kelly are awesome guitars.
not a Jackson player myself but my cousin got their base model dinky 7 string that's like $200 just to try it and i was thoroughly impressed! been recommending Jackson now based on how good their entry model was 😅 keep it up!!!
Funny story. I have many guitars, some low end for experimenting, some VERY high end....because I am a snob. I bought a Jackson JS-22 Dinky 7 string, because I wanted to get a feel for playing 7 strings before investing into a REAL guitar. I was absolutely blown away. The build quality is insanely good, it is hefty, sturdy, stays in tune, and honestly sounds WAY better than I thought it would. The first thing I do on cheapo guitars is start upgrading from random high end parts I have to make a Frankenstein style guitar and chase the tone/result I am hoping for.....I wouldn't replace a single thing on that JS-22. Thing came perfect out of the box. The into action was crap, but took 20 minutes to fix. Do NOT sleep on the cheapo Jackson's, I guarantee if you get your hands on one, you will have trouble putting it down.
Releasing a production King Kelly is wild😮
I basically never even knew that shape existed until I enquired about making a Custom Select and saw it in the list of body options (Ended up going with a normal Kelly).
Love this thing and I’m glad Jackson are still pushing with the pointy guitars and improving specs. Those prices though… 😩 Medium/medium plus range axes under 1000€ are rare. Forget about Korean models as well.
Regarding your claims pertaining to pricing. I absolutely agree. Some of Jackson's specs are strange, and their downgrading certain parts to those of lower quality, whilst not lowering the price to reflect that, is definitely dirty.
Secondly, seeing an Epiphone Firebird for $1800, is absolute highway robbery. When I was a kid in the mid to late 2000s, an Epiphone was at BEST, $500. That was for a good Les Paul Standard. To think that Epiphones have tripled in price since then is absolutely insane. They're not worth that much, their atrocious build quality, and lack of innovation is evident that they're far too greedy.
Hey Hunter these deep dive guitar lineup videos are excellent. This is how I stay up to date on whatever the hell is going on in guitar land.
Sweeeeet guitarz man
The original JS22-7 was the guitar that made me fall in love with at least the JS line. The pickups aren’t the greatest, but that neck!! By far one of the most comfortable necks on a guitar I’ve ever had. It made me decide to get the King V that I’m picking up in a few days. Let me tell you, if you have fairly large hands, the JS22-7 is going to be right up your alley.
My man just casually forgot that the other guitarist of trivium is a Jackson artist (Corey Bealieu)
i been waiting for so long to get my hands on a affordable 7 string rhoads. The moment they showed the JS22. i had to get it which is now on my lap. The grounding issue to the bridge was annoying but i fixed it.
I actually ended up picking up the pro plus evertune 7 and it's currently my favourite guitar.
All I want is a black rhoads but with the pink stripes and inlays like Alexis ESP, I just prefer the feel of Jackson to esp
damn waited the entire video for you to mention brandon ellis lol i have his sig kelly and i love it quality is awesome definitely has room for upgrades though!
Jackson is my love. My first guitar was a PS4.
As a kid I had a 1984 Roads neckthru, sadly I had a nonplayer play it so I could drum and the strap popped off the front button and it swong down and snapped off the head.... thing played its self, it always twists my gut to think I traded it to get a replacement.... had I known the that it was fixable it was worlds better than the bolt on kingV I downgraded to. I never quit dreaming about having a top tier Jackson either.
I put stainless steel frets on my Les Paul Classic. I absolutely love them.
drink everytime he says stainless steel frets
And, 'Super'.....
Sounds fun
The new Rhoads with stainless frets are so sick! I would have loved to see King V versions, which is a shape I actually prefer. It balances better with a strap.
What about the latest American Series Soloists with EMG’s?! So stoked about the Hipshot hardtail ones.
It's a shame 90% have Floyd roses and the ones that don't cost a small house.
I literally only rock jackson’s and don’t want/care for many other guitars (bar D Angelicos)
I picked up the Kisser Signature Pro Soloist last year. It plays and feels very good.
Jackson’s line up OWNS!
Correction: The Dinky body is not smaller than the Soloist body. They are the same 7/8 Strat. The only difference is the Dinky is a bolt on neck and the Soloist is a neck thru. The myth of the Dinky body being smaller was debunked by Jackson several years ago.
Jackson fanboy here. I like that they’re catching up with the market (spoiler alert: your average player DOESN’T need SS frets or luminlays but that’s what they want, so they need to deliver), but it took a frustratingly long time. I know the average modern player is into the offsets and super-strats, so I know that’s why the Dinky and Soloist gets the most love, but for me I believe in V supremacy and I want to see these updated specs brought to the pointy models. I also have a dealer exclusive Concept Series RR (before the Concept series was official launched) and it has the OFR on it. I was happy to see that stay on the official launch, but now I’ve become disappointed to see it removed from current Concept models. It’s still a very grey area for me (I lean happy, but still bummed at lack of love for the pointy’s). I’m waiting to see what else comes out, but no I don’t want the Mike Stringer model.
I think the fact that Tim Hillier-Brook (formally of Architects) has been a Jackson rep for the last 2 or so years has helped. A lot of the new artist signings are people he seems to have worked with in the past a lot. Certain the Lee Malia connection is strong with Tim as he has filled in on 2nd guitar for BMTH several times since leaving Architects.
is the pickup selector not in the way compared to how it is positioned with strats?
awesome video.... it's so hard nowadays to pick a new guitar... so many brands seem to be releasing killer models, but at stupid prices. kind of hard to decide which model to choose
Im dog shit at guitar but i got the JS22-7 KV HT, shit rips i fucking love it.
Definitely gonna have to get one of those one shots when I start doing TH-cam
I went to order a Custom Shop Rhoads. Even at $6,400, Jackson won't build me a black one with blue bevels? 🖕 you, Jackson! $6,400, and I can't even get it the color I want. Alexi said he left Jackson because when his guitars were stolen, Jackson told him it would take two-three years to get it to him. ESP told him six months!
FYI - the Dinky and Soloist bodies are the same size. :)
Ever since they switched to the truss rod wheel, the logos look weird. Not a fan of that, but better usability is a good thing.
Came looking for this comment, Dinky and Soloist have the same body shape and size. Difference is just bolt on vs neck-thru
I also came to make this statement.
Yup, I was expecting someone to have already commented this
No they are not they are 7/8 size
@@sethhereford7332dinky is 7/8 size thats why its called a dinky
Picking up that $250 Jackson 7 string. We’ll see how it plays.
I love the kelly shapes
What are your thoughts on the use of poplar in the X Series?
Nothing to see here, off to the ESP store!
i prefer jackson, however i have one esp. esp is the other worthy brand.
Subbed, great work brother
Wow! Some Killer looking 7 strin shredders for under 300 dollars? I might pick one up!
JS series Jackson is by far the best budget guitars out there. Jackson da GOAT
I see a Cort in there (CorTek Build)
Can you guess which one?
10:55 It's not Gotoh can't handle the supply. It's Jackson being a cheapskate for profit. Those Jackson tuners are trash.
You must not be aware that Grover Jackson was building Charvel guitars. I have 2 Jackson guitars, one is a JS32 DKA in natural oil, the other is a JS32 Rhoads in natural oil... Great paying guitars (man! the frets are HUGE! LOL), great pickups, love them both, however, the Rhoads is more of a wall-hangar than the other one. Good stuff man, great video.
big frets big checks baby
$1500 for a Pro Plus Rhoads V Made in China lol. No thanks.
Yeah I saw the price and laughed. Thought it was 1099 but looked close and saw 1500 … the hell
But stainless steel frets!
@@stephenkomorowski6359even 1099 is overpriced. People paying that price was what gave them the idea to charge $1500+.
For £2099, I would want a Floyd Rose Original, not a FR-1,000 on a Concept Series Jackson. My RR24-7 Camo has one. This is a kick in the nuts. And no Concept Series Warrior?! GRRRRRRRR!!!
I love the Rhoads shape and I love blingy obnoxious guitars that get noticed onstage so uhhhh yeah im gonna need that mirror finish V
I like the Jackson wasn’t using stainless steel frets I personally like the feel of nickel frets. It’s not gonna turn me off to play Jackson guitars, but it’s one of those things that I’m gonna have to consider when buying them moving forward is it worth it to buy and refret a new guitar?
Alexi's Jacksons weren't actually "stolen" on tour as history has told. They were actually dumped in Helsinki Harbour by Kimberley Goss after a particularly bad argument between the two of the when they were married! Why Alexi never just told people this is beyond me. Perhaps he was too kind a person to show Kim's colours to the world.
I wouldn't have told anyone either being it's personal matters. R.I.P. Alexi
Jackson has gone insane, but so have I with this WAITING for your HB baritone sig to drop on the store.
It was supposed to be released before Christmas, did you mean Christmas 2024? 😂😂😂
Floyd original have not been made in Germany for a few years now. They don't say where they are made on the package now so it is not usa or Germany. I have assumed everything was made in Korea now, but have no confirmation.
As far as I know, the original is made by schaller in germany.
@@Rubenios in 2020 they changed manufacturers. There is a post about it on their website. The parts/packaging no longer say mad in Germany or where they are from.
I had asked when the r10 was going to be back in stock and they confirmed they are working with a new manufacturer with all new tooling. They have better nut block fitment now, the base plates are now bent like the 1k/vintage (they were cast and machined for th Schaller,) and the cnc saddles are really nice.
dinky and soloist same size, Jackson is by far is my choice, could care less about ss frets , i actually kinda prefer whatever Jackson has always used. Thrilled you seem to kind of like Jackson now. Rock on buddy!
Soloist is set neck and Dinky is bolt on. The body size is the same
no it is not it is 7/8 size
Yep. Both 7/8 size of a strat. Can easily be confirmed if you hold them up next to each other or a soloist next to a strat. The Jackson molded hard shell is also for the Dinky/Strat and both fit snuggly in it because they are the same size.
@bc454irocz89 no it's not. They're the same size.
Bought the pink USA virtuoso- not looking back
Lol.. I think the new Jackson DK1 Skull Kaos only exists in my head. So far, no one has mentioned it on you tube and even the last time I looked at the Jackson website, it wasn't on there.
Hey what about Gojira Jackson signature models? The natural wood finished Rhoad's looks insane.
The new JS22 Rhoads got my attention because its a 7 string and its affordable to the normie player or the food stamps guitarist
All i ever asked from jackson was an archtop reverse headstock like the Christian olde wolbers
I’ve wanted a Monarkh Pro for years. Now I’m able to buy one and the only Pro available is the purple glass Friedman sig. Hopefully some new Pro models come out soon.
I picked up tge JS22 7 string dinky archtop. For a $200 guitar, i was blown away. The stock Jackson pickups aren't the best, but it plays luke a dream
Any left handers?
The one thing Jackson still havent done, that i really hope they do soon, is an Evertune Kelly, that would be so sick. Tempted to buy the hardtail Jeff loomis kelly just to put an evertune on it
They charge 1749€ for a Pro Plus Rhoads!😮 1749€ for a Guitar made in China!!!! That's nuts!
try pro audio star, used, they are not used...shhhh
Man I love that indigo color so much it hurts!!!!!!! I wish I could get a Rhoades in that color. Hell, I’d do anything for a Les Paul custom in that color!!!!!!
Yep yep...that was a specific reference.
I love jackson guitars. Always have, but oh how I wish they'd diversify a little and add some new models, like a SG/LP style, or ibanez AZ or harley benton fusion style.
I have the jackson js22-7 rhoads, it is pretty good
Used to be a big Ibanez guy but Jackson charvel just Sticks to the basics but still being modern !
I love Jacksons and adding stainless steel frets and all with their Pro Plus line is great, but asking 1.5K for a made in China guitar insane. I know you can build awesome guitars everywhere, but QC in China has never treated me very well.
Yea this is why I bought mine (DKA, metallic black) from Sweetwater and paid a little extra $ for their plek setup. Had it for about a month now and its still holding up great. I want a USA or USA custom shop some day but man even those you can find nightmare QC videos online. Everything seems hit or miss these days.
that "definitely not laiho" concept is my dream guitar.
Definitely waiting for the baritone surfcasters, lol
It's weird, I know Agu has never really been into Ibanez, but I was always basically only into Ibanez, idk why. I've always known Jackson and Schecter to be good, but just never vibed with them. But over the last couple years with sig guitars like Aaron Marshall/John Browne, and Mike Stringer/Josh Smith. And I look at Ibanez guitars, and of course they're nice, but it's got me thinking. "Why did I think these guitars were so amazing?" I'm strictly speaking Aesthetic wise. Quality wise they are of course amazing.
But yeah, cant wait to see the stuff that comes out!
The cuts/cutaways that you see on the King Kelly are something that one of the Jackson CS builders by the name of Pablo Santana came up with. Whilst beveling has its use, when it comes to the cuts / cutaways, they are very much an acquired taste and I'm not really part of that fan club.
Oh My GoD! StAiNlEsS sTeEl FrEtS!!!
My theory on Aussies is that ONE (not all) but ONE of the key things is this: Aussie drummers hit differently.
It's like they have their own pocket.
This goes from Punk and Alternative to everything else. All styles. There is a basis in *THUMP that influences every other aspect of music across genres.
Even Gojira fans tend to forget about him but Christian Andreu is also a great Jackson artist! Yeah Gojira is basically "The Duplantier Brothers and co." but Andreu is solid as hell