Awesome mods. The white pickups look classy on that black guitar. I have this same model. I put the Zakk Wylde EMG pickups in mine and locking tuners. My pickups cost more than the guitar.😀
I put some string trees on mine. The break angle on high e and b seemed a bit much due to the headstock design. That seems to help, may go with the tusq nut too, thanks for the info! Definitely a nice guitar to do a couple little mods to make it even better!
This is a great guitar 🎸 had my JS11 for a year now and love it. I'm getting around to upgrading it soon, looking at Irongear pickups as Seymour Duncan are really pricey in the UK.
Recommended. Mine currently has a P-Rail and a Jazz Pickup. I'm in love with this combination. This week I will mod it more, it will have a 5 way for the P-Rail (Series, Parallel, rail cocked wah sound using a cap, P90, and Rail), a toggle, and one volume. No tone knob and the toggle will be in place of where the tone knob normally is.
Thanks dude. Guitar is vompletely changed now. Added a 1984 ltd. Floyd, threw in a Prail/Jazz, wired for one volume - 1 mini toggle (north, series, south) - three way blade, paint job now crackle. My go-to guitar.
Nice work! I just got a js22 and I have more fun playing it than my other expensive ones! I paid $200 new and right out of box everything was just set perfect on it. Really cool fun guitar for dirt cheap. I'm gonna put some Duncan's in it soon. I like urs too, and I'm glad to join the dinky club! Lmao
I have a js20 for about 13 years now. Paid $180 on sale at my local shop. Then I got a $1200 guitar and never liked it. So I sold the expensive one and still have my js20.
You should see her now. Now has a Floyd Rose, Crackle Paint Job, P Rail in the bridge, Screamin Demon in the neck, Rewired for one volume, 3 way blade and a mini on/off/on toggle so I can choose which coil I want or full humbucker mode, and lost but not least used Birchwood Casey Tru Oil and Wax for the neck to glide.
@@JulioJustiniano mine is still just stock. I have been thinking about a pro modle soloist or pro modle king V. For a couple of years but just can't justify the cost.
Im always on the hunt for ridiculous deals on used gear. I got a Jackson DX10D this way. They swapped the Jackson Floyd for a no name one, but since i blocked it for dive only it works just fine. also they added a EMG PA2 (boost switch) which alone is 80 bucks, and thats where I got my Screamin Deamon, which i took out and now has Dimebucker/Pearly Gates. Got it for 180 with a softshell case, gorgeous Flame maple. still, the JS11 is my main weapon.
Its funny how my favorite Jackson model is the js12 , because its one of their cheapest ones lol, looking to add a floyd rose to this thing soon, and maybe a “heavier” bridge pickup later on 😅 best 200$ ever spent hah
Hey if you still have that guitar and didn’t know this, when you pull down on the trem bar there’s a place you can screw in with a small Alan wrench that’ll tighten the trem bar.
@@joqaviuskuntford i live in Panama so it was only $40 bucks. I know in the states its more than double depending on the area. If I had a drill press I'd 100% do it.
Very stupid question (I'm quite new at this stuff), does this guitar stay in tune? Reason for asking is because I was gonna buy a cheap guitar but a lot of people made a lot of comments of being constantly out of tune (specially when using the tremolo)... so I started looking at proper brands and I came across this one that I love its design... How's the J11 in that aspect? Thank you
To be honest if you will use the tremolo it will not stay in tune. If you dont it will stay find. In my case mine is modified today and has a Floyd Rose thus the stock nut has been long gone.
@@JulioJustiniano Thank you for the feedback... to be honest, I only started a few months ago with a borrowed guitar and I'm really shit at this :-) so I doubt I have much future in guitar playing :-) :-) .... although I love playing it, there is too much going on at home to fully commit, so I rather get something cheap to keep my interest going and if I really start improving in a couple of years then buy something nicer. Thanks again for the video and your advice there. Much appreciated.
Mine had just smooth out the nut string slot.add some graphite powder to eliminate resistance so the string can reset back after using the tremolo.this will guarantee tuning stablility.
Those are some pretty good mods. By the way, what are the dimensions of your Tusq nut (L,H,W, and E to E). I couldn't find a dencent service centre anywhere, and wanted to replace the cheapo plastic nut with something more sturdier. Thanks!!!
Nabajyoti Bhattacharyya I got one for a Les Paul, there's always extra on the sides on purpose so you can accommodate it to your neck width. Though now this guitar has been modded even more and put on a Floyd Rose, new pickups, and a new paint job.
the easiest thing you can do for tuning stability if you are gonna use that two poiint trem is simple, drives me nuts its common sense, put your high 3 strings on backwards, screw string trees, it has a tilt back neck, duh, do not use string trees
Thank you for your help I have been moding my js11 I just started taking lessons so I am new at this Can you help me with the make and size of the nut you are using I can't seem to find any information on that anyware thank in in advance
Mine has a Floyd now, and it uses an R3 size nut. Its unrecognizable today. Even has a paint job. If you look in myuploaded videos its the crackle guitar with red, orange yellow and black. Now has one volume, a P-Rail pickup, and a mini three way on/off/on for single/humbucker/P90
I really want to buy this guitar to be my first but Ive seen that you had some problems with it since I'm at the beggining , I don't know what to do with this problems , so Im kinda nervous to buy it
Today the guitar is painted and has a Floyd. Luthier charged me $40 for filling the holes and drilling the new holes and putting the locking nut. The tremolo as is ain't worth the upkeep. I'd spend the model above with the Jackson Floyd.
I Have this guitar. (Wine red) And it came with .11 strings. They were worn so i bought .12. Problem is when i tuned the guitar to E the tremelo bridge had risen significantly high.
The tremolo has springs. If your bridge is raised it is because the string are generating a stronger pull than the springs. In otder to correct this you need to tighten the screws that hold the claw that the springs are connected to. If it still has no resolved your issue, you will need to get more springs in order to increase the force.
@@media.st9ndstill263 Honestly its sounds pretty decent and I love the ultra thin neck. Unless you modify it you are better off waiting to get one with a double locking system if you want to use the tremolo. Mine is modified and has a Floyd Rose. It's unrecognizable now.
@@JulioJustiniano Ah.. I have a Jackson dinky and switched the nut out. I was using hide glue which is known to be good for instruments. BUT, with those dinky heads hard-angled like that, the tension of the strings was literately pulling the nut out of place... I re-glued it with loctite super glue and it worked though. cheers
@@JulioJustiniano Yea that's what I used, a tusq. It made a world of difference. The plastic nut was pinching the strings making it go out of tune easily. ... With the new graphite nut, I can whammy the fuck out of it and its all good!
@@onlyfacts4me hey i am looking into replacing my js 11's nut for a tusq nut for exactly that reason but i cant find the right dimensions, do you by any chance know which tusq nut did you buy?
Awesome mods. The white pickups look classy on that black guitar. I have this same model. I put the Zakk Wylde EMG pickups in mine and locking tuners. My pickups cost more than the guitar.😀
I put some string trees on mine. The break angle on high e and b seemed a bit much due to the headstock design. That seems to help, may go with the tusq nut too, thanks for the info! Definitely a nice guitar to do a couple little mods to make it even better!
This is a great guitar 🎸 had my JS11 for a year now and love it. I'm getting around to upgrading it soon, looking at Irongear pickups as Seymour Duncan are really pricey in the UK.
Can you also make this guitar sound like an acoustic one , for pop?
Recommended. Mine currently has a P-Rail and a Jazz Pickup. I'm in love with this combination. This week I will mod it more, it will have a 5 way for the P-Rail (Series, Parallel, rail cocked wah sound using a cap, P90, and Rail), a toggle, and one volume. No tone knob and the toggle will be in place of where the tone knob normally is.
@@Andehirt TO make it sound acoustic maybe a pedal that gets you that sound. There are many affordable ones.
@@JulioJustiniano I'm good now i like to sound of metal more
Thanks for the video. I swapped my pickups with Emg 81/85 and disconnected the tone knob. Its a killer machine.
How you put emg81 in js11? Where is the battery, are you make a new slot ?
Those white pickups and nut on that black Dinky looks fantastic, brother!!
Thanks dude. Guitar is vompletely changed now. Added a 1984 ltd. Floyd, threw in a Prail/Jazz, wired for one volume - 1 mini toggle (north, series, south) - three way blade, paint job now crackle. My go-to guitar.
@@JulioJustiniano Sweet! Please make a video about the new mods! Would love to see how it looks now.
@@ClearAdventure you got it!
Right on man, sounds killer
I have an Alexi 600 LTD scythe.
I still play my js11 with stock pups that I won at a competition in college.
I haven't played my 600 in 4 years lol.
Your living proof you don't need to spend a ton of cash to have a great sounding axe.
Thanks bro! Most of the sound is between amp settings and the speaker. Guitar's gotta be comfortable with dependable hardware.
Nice work! I just got a js22 and I have more fun playing it than my other expensive ones! I paid $200 new and right out of box everything was just set perfect on it. Really cool fun guitar for dirt cheap. I'm gonna put some Duncan's in it soon. I like urs too, and I'm glad to join the dinky club! Lmao
Stock pickup sounds crappy, but your mod sounds good 👍👍👍
I have a js20 for about 13 years now. Paid $180 on sale at my local shop. Then I got a $1200 guitar and never liked it. So I sold the expensive one and still have my js20.
You should see her now. Now has a Floyd Rose, Crackle Paint Job, P Rail in the bridge, Screamin Demon in the neck, Rewired for one volume, 3 way blade and a mini on/off/on toggle so I can choose which coil I want or full humbucker mode, and lost but not least used Birchwood Casey Tru Oil and Wax for the neck to glide.
@@JulioJustiniano mine is still just stock. I have been thinking about a pro modle soloist or pro modle king V. For a couple of years but just can't justify the cost.
Im always on the hunt for ridiculous deals on used gear. I got a Jackson DX10D this way. They swapped the Jackson Floyd for a no name one, but since i blocked it for dive only it works just fine. also they added a EMG PA2 (boost switch) which alone is 80 bucks, and thats where I got my Screamin Deamon, which i took out and now has Dimebucker/Pearly Gates. Got it for 180 with a softshell case, gorgeous Flame maple. still, the JS11 is my main weapon.
Its funny how my favorite Jackson model is the js12 , because its one of their cheapest ones lol, looking to add a floyd rose to this thing soon, and maybe a “heavier” bridge pickup later on 😅 best 200$ ever spent hah
great guitar for the price, Rock On!
Hey if you still have that guitar and didn’t know this, when you pull down on the trem bar there’s a place you can screw in with a small Alan wrench that’ll tighten the trem bar.
Its got a Floyd now but this is great comment for anyone keeping the original trem!!!! Wish I new that before lol.
Thank you I will definitely be using the rewireing thing
Good job man, appreciate the video.
Solid State gotta make a second video, I upgraded it even more.
I just pickup one today....For the Idea of Upgrading. Its gonna have DimeBuckers Dime Strings DEFENETLY Locking Tuner keys also lower the action abit.
I've put Dimes in it and sounded great. I should do un update video how it looks now.
I also have a JS11 , great guitar !
Merci pour ta vidéo 🎸
Great job ,nice upgrades, Thanks, Philip.
Philip Martin its even more upgraded now hahaha got a floyd and a new paint job. And the neck pickup is now a Screamin Demon.
@@JulioJustiniano did you pay a shop to put the Floyd in? If so how much did it cost
@@joqaviuskuntford i live in Panama so it was only $40 bucks. I know in the states its more than double depending on the area. If I had a drill press I'd 100% do it.
Very stupid question (I'm quite new at this stuff), does this guitar stay in tune? Reason for asking is because I was gonna buy a cheap guitar but a lot of people made a lot of comments of being constantly out of tune (specially when using the tremolo)... so I started looking at proper brands and I came across this one that I love its design... How's the J11 in that aspect? Thank you
To be honest if you will use the tremolo it will not stay in tune. If you dont it will stay find. In my case mine is modified today and has a Floyd Rose thus the stock nut has been long gone.
Personally if I would go cheap to keep cheap, rather than modify, I would choose a Schecter.
@@JulioJustiniano Thank you for the feedback... to be honest, I only started a few months ago with a borrowed guitar and I'm really shit at this :-) so I doubt I have much future in guitar playing :-) :-) .... although I love playing it, there is too much going on at home to fully commit, so I rather get something cheap to keep my interest going and if I really start improving in a couple of years then buy something nicer. Thanks again for the video and your advice there. Much appreciated.
Mine had just smooth out the nut string slot.add some graphite powder to eliminate resistance so the string can reset back after using the tremolo.this will guarantee tuning stablility.
Mind stays in tune perfectly well with no modifications whatsoever
Those are some pretty good mods. By the way, what are the dimensions of your Tusq nut (L,H,W, and E to E). I couldn't find a dencent service centre anywhere, and wanted to replace the cheapo plastic nut with something more sturdier. Thanks!!!
Nabajyoti Bhattacharyya I got one for a Les Paul, there's always extra on the sides on purpose so you can accommodate it to your neck width. Though now this guitar has been modded even more and put on a Floyd Rose, new pickups, and a new paint job.
the easiest thing you can do for tuning stability if you are gonna use that two poiint trem is simple, drives me nuts its common sense, put your high 3 strings on backwards, screw string trees, it has a tilt back neck, duh, do not use string trees
Thank you for your help I have been moding my js11 I just started taking lessons so I am new at this Can you help me with the make and size of the nut you are using I can't seem to find any information on that anyware thank in in advance
Mine has a Floyd now, and it uses an R3 size nut. Its unrecognizable today. Even has a paint job. If you look in myuploaded videos its the crackle guitar with red, orange yellow and black. Now has one volume, a P-Rail pickup, and a mini three way on/off/on for single/humbucker/P90
Oh and thay video is the Poison cover. Pre P-Rail mod.
damm good video can u make video for the volume nob
I really want to buy this guitar to be my first but Ive seen that you had some problems with it since I'm at the beggining , I don't know what to do with this problems , so Im kinda nervous to buy it
Today the guitar is painted and has a Floyd. Luthier charged me $40 for filling the holes and drilling the new holes and putting the locking nut. The tremolo as is ain't worth the upkeep. I'd spend the model above with the Jackson Floyd.
I Have this guitar. (Wine red)
And it came with .11 strings. They were worn so i bought .12. Problem is when i tuned the guitar to E the tremelo bridge had risen significantly high.
The tremolo has springs. If your bridge is raised it is because the string are generating a stronger pull than the springs. In otder to correct this you need to tighten the screws that hold the claw that the springs are connected to. If it still has no resolved your issue, you will need to get more springs in order to increase the force.
@@JulioJustiniano would u recomend hard tailing this guitar?
@@media.st9ndstill263 Honestly its sounds pretty decent and I love the ultra thin neck. Unless you modify it you are better off waiting to get one with a double locking system if you want to use the tremolo. Mine is modified and has a Floyd Rose. It's unrecognizable now.
Did you put a TUSQ nut?
Nah. Its got a Floyd Now
@@JulioJustiniano Ah.. I have a Jackson dinky and switched the nut out. I was using hide glue which is known to be good for instruments. BUT, with those dinky heads hard-angled like that, the tension of the strings was literately pulling the nut out of place... I re-glued it with loctite super glue and it worked though. cheers
@@onlyfacts4me i used tusq on a Schecter and loved it. I dont trust Jackson plastic nuts. In the forums you see people post broken nuts all the time.
@@JulioJustiniano Yea that's what I used, a tusq. It made a world of difference. The plastic nut was pinching the strings making it go out of tune easily. ... With the new graphite nut, I can whammy the fuck out of it and its all good!
@@onlyfacts4me hey i am looking into replacing my js 11's nut for a tusq nut for exactly that reason but i cant find the right dimensions, do you by any chance know which tusq nut did you buy?