crackheads dem, own a '91 grover dinky, wonderful instrument. no problems in the finish like this or any factory issues, just some wear with years of use. Was looking into getting some v-shaped guitars from jackson, thanks fuck seen this video. Will go for older used versions or pther guitar brands, cheers for the video Jed🤙
There's no way I could justify buying a new guitar these days. The prices are insanely high and keep climbing, but quality control is declining. I really wanted the Brandon Ellis Kelly, but I'm not gambling with Jackson's shitty quality control then you have the hassle of sending it back and hoping they exchange it for a good one. The whole process in theory could take months.
I hear ya, I wanted one too, the green crackle Kelly looks sick. There's already been complaints of the paint coming off, and other quality issues. For $1500 dollars that guitar should come with a hardshell and top notch electronics/ quality pots and switches, but the truth is they do not.
The Soloist that I bought back in 1990 when I was 14 is still one of my best guitars. I have other Jackson's from the last 10 years or so (all USA) top notch shit but I still favor my old one from 32 years ago.
Dude....I’ve been playing Jacksons for 30 years, own several USA models and a custom shop Kelly and I LOVE them but......$3600 for a Rhodes MJ series? Are you Fukin crazy!! You’re spot on man.....Disgusting what Jackson has become!
I started playing as a teenager in the mid-80's, during peak Hair Metal/Thrash/Shredder days. Owning a Jackson was a dream and a goal. It was the guitar every player wanted. Today it's just sort of a "me too" company. Fender did a great job revitalizing the Charvel brand but they seem content with letting Jackson wallow in the past and sit in the middle of the heard.
Love Jackson. I found A Jackson Dinky with Seymour duncans and a floyd trem for $100 at a pawnshop 4 years ago. Then found an 80s charvel/jackson case at another pawn later for $20. Still one of my favorite finds all these years later. It is a shame what is happening to the guitar industry with rising prices and lack of quality.
I wish I could give a double like to this video. you're not a high profile page, you gave an honest review, showcased your concerns and basically raised the same points i would make, we cant speak for everyone. but these are definitely key points to bring up on a company that was built on a name known for quality and performance.
Jackson went even more insane than gibson. Charging gibson prices for Chinese garbage, and ive seen their custom shop quality leaves a lot to be desired. And for those prices, there's zero excuse for ANY flaws or workmanship issues. Im sticking with Ibanez. Have been since the late 80s
The problem with guitar companies is they want made in USA prices for copies made in China. Lower quality control and lower quality materials. A name on the headstock doesnt mean much anymore.
I’ve owned a couple of Jacksons over the years, including a custom shop RR, and was never impressed with the quality. Ibanez, Schecter, and ESPs are far superior in my experience.
Thank you for this informative video, I was ready set to buy a Soloist SL3 but with what you're saying I'm definitely on the fence on what to buy. The black guitar you pulled out at 9:08 was what brand and model? I couldn't make out what you said. Great video, thank you.
I thought I was gonna get pissed cause I to have always been a Jackson guy, I just got back into playing guitar after 25 years heroin addiction and now on 8 yrs sobriety, I just bought me a Jackson Dinky from China. Cause yup! I been hearing an watching bad things about Jackson, as if your paying $1,200.00 for a bootleg, so I bought me this Dinky brand new for $178.00 guitar center and it's freakin phenomenal. Wow! Blown away. But thanks for speaking truth and informing us. Jackson should be ashamed
Dude...you 100% correct...people have the power and they can use that power how they spend their money...for example, if people stopped buying $10 beers at a football game, next sunday those same beers would be $2...but sadly, people don’t realize this so the scam just keeps on rolling....good stuff my brother!!!!!
jackson used to make my favorite guitars. Now I can't ever justify buying one. There's so much better value and quality out there now. It's sad, I hope they can make it out. I really wish Dave Mustaine was able to buy them back in the day.
Super genuine video dude. Not just bashing Jackson, you obviously love them along with probably everyone watching, but you pointed out some really critical issues. As of now, I don’t think I’ll ever buy a new Jackson. After a knock off strat, a js30 rr was my first “real” guitar when I was 12. Haven’t gotten another Jackson until I’ve acquired 3 off the used market in the last year. My kvxmg is okay, just that. Got a killer deal on an older rrx24 7 t. For the price I paid, can’t complain but it’s just solid enough. The one I’m most proud of is a parts guitar I made. Js30 warrior gloss black body paired with a mij dxmg neck along with all new hardware, pickups, etc. But that took a lot of time, and a lot of money. It plays great, the best neck out of my Jackson’s for sure, but is that what is takes to get a really badass Jackson these days? I guess so.
Only 3 years ago, I ordered a Dinky USA Custom Select to my exact specs, great guitar, $2700 shipped. 3 years later, that same amount of money apparently gets me a MIJ guitar with issues. I love Jackson, have 4 custom shops, but I might be done with them for a while if this keeps up.
Man, I wish they'd listen. I had an incident with a Jackson Soloist I purchased a few years ago. Brett @ customer service took care of me and I still have the replacement to this day. However, I've come to expect that anything Jackson is 50/50 to either be garbage or be usable. But 80% of the time you won't get something worthy of any kind of real pride. And that includes their American stuff. It's such a tragedy 😢
Over the decade I had 3 Jackson guitars and sold them all. I loved when Megadeth played them and always wanted to get the axes. But all of them had issues popping up over time. Poor wiring, frets not leveled, crappy licensed floyd which was breaking strings at the bridge when palm muted successfully made me despise FR locking trems. Nowadays the pricing is ridiculous for what they put into their guitars. What a shame. I would love to have a nice jackson especially with sharkfin inlays.
i have owned two usa jacksons (a soloist and a rr1). my guitar tech had to slide my locking nut over because the high e was sliding off the fretboard. even with that issue, it sounds like the 90s jacksons were far superior to the jacksons of today. i owned a number of 90s jacksons and they were almost always great guitars. you are dead on about esp and ibanez as well! youtube finally did something right by bringing me here! subbed!
Dude… I had an 80s Charvel (in the 80s) then got a 90s Jackson. Loved them. I excitedly picked up a Jackson 4 or 5 years ago and was appalled. I mean, it was like a $400 guitar, but it felt awful. I then went and felt a higher end one. They’re just not made for me anymore.
I've owned Jacksons my whole life, mostly MIJ from Chushin Gakki factory, but never bought brand new. Last fall I took a chance and bought the Brandon Ellis Kelly made in China. I couldn't send it back fast enough. What a horribly made axe. I was soooo devastated. I could go on about that POS for days. I'm still pissed about it. Your vid is spot on!!
I just planned on buying the jackson soloist slx-m. After this video i looked at guitars from esp and i just cannot afford them. The cheapest one i could find is 3'825 whilst the jackson is 611. Also i love the look of the soloist snow white and the esp ones dont really appeal to me tbh. Any advice on what to do? (It will be my first guitar in 10 years since i want to start playing again)
Ive been playing since I was a kid and always wanted a nice Jackson, but every single one I've picked up left a lot to be desired. You would think with Schecter stepping up and going above and beyond with reasonable prices in recent years, these other brands would follow suit but I guess not.
Gibson is working at bringing back Kramer. I live in Nashville an go to the Gibson Garage every now an then. They have pure shred machines. The Floyd, one Duncan an a fast neck. Basically the EVH first generation. They have an HSS thats for low end cost. Its getting bad reviews though. Kramer has the same history as Jackson. They both should come back
just got my first Jackson about 6 months ago... it's a beast (!).. I truly love the guitar (7 string).. I play metal and that guitar is allot of fun.. before the Jackson I was exclusive to Ibanez - also a great guitar.. happy with the Jackson at a very reasonable price.. picking it right off the shelf at guitar center in Long Island New York.. that being said, if I played the kind of music that would require me to have a very clean sound then in that case I'm not sure if the Jackson would work for that.. the right tools for the right job..
I have a 2012 RR, and it's my first actual Jackson guitar. Seeing Vinnie Vincent's back from when he was with KISS in the early 80s made me want it more. You've hit it on the nail, and wish they'd pull their heads outta their asses, and make good quality guitars again.
Spot on brother. It’s such a shame when you’ve seen what they were like before. The only one I found to be up to scratch quality wise is the Jeff Loomis signature.
what you think about the schecter demon 7 guitars? i had a jackson some 10 years ago i regret selling her,that one was one of the good ones at that time. but its ashame that they don't give much care for there guitars any more.
Anyone know about the new Jackson basses? Like the JS Spectra line. Cheap for a starter I would think. I don't know. I've played for years myself, but never had a Jackson guitar or bass.
I'm a lefty and it took half of my life to realize that I jacked neck was exactly what I was looking for, I purchased a cheap chinese-made js32 left-handed dinky two years ago and personally I could not complain for the prize... the only real issue cosmetically I seen on that guitar was on the headstock but everything else seemed to be okay... But what they are producing now has went downhill even in the last year or so. I just seen a guy on a Facebook group who had planned to repaint his x-series Jackson Kelly only to sand it down and find that the Maple veneer on top had a layer of particle board underneath followed by a back layer of Poplar, needless to say he was very upset and disappointed. Sing another guy in the same group who waited a year-and-a-half for a USA custom-made Jackson only to have some similar cosmetic and physical issues as well...
I have been playing USA Selects and Custom Shops for over 30 years and love them to death. Went to my local music store to help one of my students pickup some gear and checked out the new Jackson stuff. Sad to say it is crap. I am with you man, Jackson has gone downhill.
No it's not, I'd put my SLX up against any US or Japanese Jackson. I know, I have/had a few. The US Jacksons have an edge in sound, in terms of better pups.. but fretwork, neck feel.. playability, they are NOT superior, certainly not at almost 4 times the price.
I had a few Jacksons in the 90s, after having a couple of budget guitars (a Harmony acoustic and a Peavey strat copy), and was generally pleased with them. I was convinced that would be my lifelong brand loyalty. Right around Y2K I "settled for" an ESP because I wanted a 7-string and couldn't find a price in my budget on a Jackson 7 at the time. This is when I learned brand loyalty isn't very important. Haven't bought a Jackson in decades, but just a little bit of research makes it obvious they've gone downhill.
Both the Japanes and USA jacksons cost so much because of price of labor. I recently got the chinese made jackson sl3m and other than the tuners (put gotoh on them fender) the guitar was perfect. The backplates are plastic but it's all CNC cut and nice sharp edges all around. The plates were so tight that I had harder time taking them off. There is a real switch and full size pots in the cavity. The attention to detail was amazing. You know how some floyd nuts protrude little bit past the edge of the fretboard? This one was perfectly centered and the edges blended into the neck. It has real duncan pickups and korean made floyd rose which is better made than the special floyd rose. I have the rainbow crackle finish and they only make these in china and it's beautiful in person. Can't stop looking at it. I simply don't see how USA made jackson would be better made. I don't like the USA jackson heel cut, the indo and china made jackson have the proper cut. The Japanese jackson is overpriced. Now, few years ago I bought brand new jackson bolt on soloist for $110 from guitar center. It too was flawless and it even had full size trem block which is practically unheard of in this price range. I was going to convert that guitar into a floyd rose soloist but it was so pretty that I simply abandoned the idea and bought the sl3m instead. I think the best value is ibanez rg350. Mine had only two small flaws. The nut protruded from the edge about 0.5mm, which is nothing but can be felt and one small section of the edge of the backplate, the wood was slighty crunched. Other than that, the guitar was perfect. I paid full price of $1300 for the jackson sl3m and I would definitey pay that price again because the workmanship is simply outstanding. The rg350 I paid new $300 and like I've said, the best value back then and maybe even today. Ibanez made some neck through rg's like 3020 but I heard they are on the heavy side. Btw, if you can't physically examine a new guitar then just buy it from sweetwater as you can examine the pics and get a good idea about craftmanship and weight from the pics if you know what to look for. That's how I bought my sl3m and I knew it was going to be good after I looked at the pics.
I've been playing guitar for almost forty years, and while I've always felt Jackson produced some very fine instruments, the reason I never bought one is because when I went to a music shop in L.A. in '87 to buy a Soloist they had an ESP Horizon on the same wall. I compared them and there was NO way the soloist could compete. The Horizon was sleeker, more advanced, with a better neck, and sounded a lot better too. It was also about half the price of the Soloist at $700. Easy decision. I find Jackson's quality has taken a real dive in recent years. Besides that, I'd much rather get a Yamaha or a G & L or Fender and just pop in some Duncans as I always do.
@@jed_shred_guitars Yes. But I don't own it anymore. I sold it to a friend back in 1990 because by then I'd stopped using locking trems, just had it with them. But it was a great ax. My friend replaced the very crunchy but noisy DiMarzio X2N knockoff that came with it and replaced it with a Duncan JB which sounded better. But he didn't get a JB because of my advice, but because he wanted whatever Dave and Marty were using on Rust in Peace and I told him it was all JBs, which it was. Anyhow, what had happened by this time, late 80s, early 90s, is ESP had given Jackson a real wallop. ESP has smart enough to open a custom shop in Hollywood around '85 and George Lynch was one of their first big name clients. Jackson/Charvel got lazy and took for granted the large roster of players. So what happened is Lynch peeled away to ESP, and a lot of former Jackson, Kramer and Hamer players followed along. When Kirk Hammett started playing ESP it caused a wave of players in the thrash world to follow. It's just the way it was. I'll put it this way. Let's say you had the choice of a Lamborghini that does zero to sixty in 4 seconds with a top speed of 180, or a McLaren Speedtail that does zero to sixty in 3 seconds and has a top speed of 250. Let's say the Mclaren is cheaper. Prospective buyers will ask themselves, "Do I want the Lambo, which is more well known, or do I want the McLaren, which is not as well-known but nicknamed The Ferrari Killer, because that's what they were designed to do? ESPs, and the Horizon was their penultimate model in '87, were designed to take on the big boy, Jackson/Charvel. I'd say they conquered them a long time ago. They offered a much better guitar for the money and still do. My Horizon was made in Japan, which in truth had better quality control than the US. But it still made the guitar half the price of a Jackson Soloist. The craftsmanship and the design put it over the top. The Horizon had 24 frets, which also gave it an edge at the time. Yes, so did the current Soloist, but in '87 you would still find some with 22. The extra full octave of 24 frets is priceless in a shred world where every fret counts. And the design of the ESP neck joint was far superior to the Soloist. It was just easier to get access. The licensed Floyd on the Horizon was better than the standard Floyd that came on the Soloist as well. Right about this time Ibanez became huge when Vai and other shredders started playing them. They came with the knew Ibanez Edge trem which knocked the pants off a Floyd. They were simply more I gigged with between '86 and '92, my L.A. club days when I was a teenager, was my trusty candy apple red Holdsworth Charvel I bought used for $100. It was simple. Standard trem, albeit double fulcrum, mounted flush, and a single, hand would JB that sounded outrageously awesome. It was 22 frets, rosewood fretboard, black pickguard, black tuners, graphite nut. The thing NEVER went out of tune. It was amazing. I had other guitars I would take with me to gigs as backup like my Kramer Baretta or a Strat with a Hot Rail in the bridge. For amps I went from lugging my Marshall stack to getting smart and getting a Boogie 50 Cal combo which was easier and had more than enough volume. To this day I recommend combos over stacks. It just makes sense and they are easier to mic up. Also, if you face them away from you it's easier for the soundman to get you a good stage volume through the PA. Even on 2 that Boogie was very loud. But soundman were grateful for me not having a stack, or five, and believe me, some players on the scene had five stacks back then. It was crazy. Also, having on combo made it easier to set up and break down fast after a gig. I would not only move my little rig, the amp, a guitar or two and a couple pedals, but help the drummer. If you could pack the house with your friends and set up and break down fast the clubs loved you. It was all about $$$ and time for them, and in this world you must understand the nexus of time and $$$, especially in music. I learned a lot in those days. Wonderful memories. And yes, ESP crushes Jackson.
Dude you said it brother and we need to vote with our wallets you are right . Jackson's for me pre fender were it - it had the looks the sound and the neck. I had a RR1, KV2 with gold hardware and a WRR1 all immaculate. If I knew the QC would be a problem today I would never have sold those guitars ...
I've got a 1990 Soloist and a 1993 Concert XL and they are both some of the best instruments I've ever played and they were made long before I was old enough to hold a job. That said, it's really disappointing, damn near heartbreaking to see that what is being made now are really just the Pet Cemetery versions of Jackson guitars. This is a very detailed and informative video and thanks for taking the time to make it and explain everything. Still, it's a hard pill to get down. Looks like ESP and Ibanez are truly the best in these types of guitars these days. My most recent purchases were from those two brands.
If you like Jackson Quality and enjoyed 90s MIJ Jacksons, try Caparison guitars. I believe it their owner was one of the luthiers that undertook the whole Pre-Fender Jacksons to be made in Japan. They knew it had to be good import quality for the 90s Jacksons. I love my Tat-ii model, like a Soloist, similar neck carve and great wood and paint. Glossy black mirror ebony fretboard.
So what’s you’re saying is Jackson racks disciprine? Haven’t though of that phrase in years but like 9 minutes in when you were talking about honor and stuff my brain just pulled that out from a long forgotten memory lol
Fender moved production of PRO Soloists from Japan to Indonesia around 2012. The first ones were made in the PT Wildwood factory, who also supply ESP and Schecter, with an 'IWJ' serial number prefix and the spec was classic Jackson recipe. Three-piece Maple thru neck with quarter-sawn centre section, Alder body sections and the backplates were black anodized aluminium. After a couple of years or so the Fender bean-counters switched to Samick factory, with an 'ISJ' serial number prefix, who deviated from the Jackson Soloist recipe with a two-piece scarf-jointed Maple thru neck, Mahogany body sections and plastic backplates. I do like the Jackson JS series made in China and think they are excellent value for money especially ones with compound necks. I just think some of the current Jackson PRO models aren't up to the mark and are probably overpriced .
Unfortunately I just got an LTD Arrow Black Metal with some pretty serious QC issues. The binding on the neck isn't great, there's some dust specks trapped underneath the finish and lots of cuts marking the frets. The trem cavity is poorly painted, and the area right above the trem is just bare wood which is really ugly when looking at the guitar head-on. More importantly, the Floyd Rose isn't installed well and won't return to pitch as well as it could. The bass side post is leaning away from the neck and it wiggles back and forth when I remove the bridge. The posts and knife edges have already had the paint scraped off at the contact points after a day of use, they might even be damaged for all I know. And the claw screws in the back are basically stuck so I can't even get the bridge perfectly level. Probably going to send it back.
I got a soloist slat8 and it’s a great guitar is so much fun to play. I bought it used, but the finish is still in great shape. Neck is nice and thing, making it super playable. The cutaway is nice for getting up real high. I do wish they’d 1) Put in a TUSQXL Nut 2) Opted for Fishman > EMG 3) Locking tuners All easy enough to swap, and since I got it for $650 used, I can throw some money into it and feel okay. I never thought I’d own a Jackson, or an 8 string even, but I definitely don’t regret it.
My ‘86 Jackson soloist is the best guitar I ever played. Sad to say that no other Jackson especially the recent ones have come within miles of touching the guitar. For the money the Ibanez genesis series are the best shred guitars for the money right now imo
My next guitar is going to be an ESP E-II MII that costs $2k and if it feels as good as my Jackson Concept RR24 Rhoads (also $2k) then I’ll be happy. I just feel like you are mad and I understand that. I got 3 Charvel/Jackson Pro guitars in a row from the Mexico factory and I had to return them all. However that Concept Rhoads (6-String) feels as good as a $4k PRS Custom 24 to me. So I agree they need much better Quality Control but they definitely aren’t dead. I just hope that E-II is as good as I hope it will be. I also wish it didn’t come with EMG pickups. That’s my biggest problem with ESP, I do love them but they need to move away from having so many guitars with EMGs as if that’s what most people want. Anyway I subscribed to your channel, going to checkout some more of your videos.
ESP has impressed me since I started playing back in 2004. 99% of the ones I’ve played, save for the super budget ones, have been amazing. Jackson has been the exact opposite. I used to love them, but the QC and the extreme markup on MIJ pricing is insane. I have a DK2M that I got for Christmas in 2006 for $600 msrp, and that thing still sounds and plays great. Jackson has truly given up and gone for the greed.
@@nathancheung358 Agreed completely. I find the LTD logo to be rather tacky and my LTDs are excellent instruments (both are 1000 Series Arrows). Even their standards made in Japan get just the E-II logo. The ESP logo can only be found on their Original Series and Customs today.
I bought a brand new USA Jackson soloist back in about 2005. It was my 3rd Jackson. The 2 I had prior were from the mid 80s. They were awesome. The 2005’s high E was so close to the edge of the board you would fret a note and it would slide off the edge and get caught between the binding and the fret because there was a gap
When I first got my Jackson I was super excited. But now that in playing in a band and constantly learning new songs, the more unimpressed I'm becoming with it.
Also stay away from the the Jackson v shaped cases they will destroy your guitar neck they have two opposing latches at mid neck that have a pinch point. I brought this up to quality control and was told to pound sand....So much for quality control !!!!!
Now check this out ! I bought 3 Jackson warrior wr7 ( David Davison 7 strings ) made in Indonesia. I replaced all the Dimarzios imperium, on all 3 of them, to replace with bareknuckles. Guess what I found ? All 3 guitars had the dimarzios imperium ( NECK PICKUP ) in the neck and IN THE BRIDGE CAVITY TOO, reson why when I had the toggle switch on bridge position that guitar sounded pale and funny. Fender, who bought jackson and are DIRECTLY responsible for jackson, NEW IT, but decided to be silent, knowing that just a few people would upgrade the pickups. I called Fender, and they promised me to do the right thing and send the bridge pickup as it was supposed to be installed In the guitar from the factory. Fender NEVER SEND ME the pickups and stop answering my calls and emails. I hope, one of these days, Fender will be dragged to a court and forced to pay thousands of people who were cheated by them
I've heard quite a lot of negative things about Fender USA customer service, even to the point where they refuse to deal with serious issues found by the buyer upon first inspection. Here in Europe we have strong consumer protections with the right to refund or replacement of any defective goods within so many days of purchase. If the seller doesn't act then you complain to your local trading standards, which can then lead to small courts claim if the seller's response isn't satisfactory.
100% agree. 5 Years ago I picked up an $800 soloist in GC. The hardware was so cheap I put it right back, and, like you I was disappointed in what they have become. I HIGHLY suggest getting a Solar. While they are not ESP level, for the $ they are hard to beat. I got mine from the Outlet and am 100% satisfied.
I'm exactly like you. Loved jackson, loved the necks, the look...but man I have seen some absolutely unacceptable shit out of them online lately. Got a japanese rr24, and it is just the most perfect instrument. I don't understand what happened. Seems like alot of guitar company's too. Not just jackson.
I too am scratching my head about Jackson and it's antics. When a friend of mine said he bought a Jackson and asked if I wanted to check it out ,I was so excited you would have thought it was me that just bought it .. ha. Sounded great walking into the house looked ok but when he handed it to me I thought for sure he got ripped off.. body felt hollow hardware not grover and the nut was a soft plastic . Frets were jagged and Floyd Rose wasn't holding the whammy bar .. the back plate didn't even say Jackson.. I'm a drummer and he was happy so I didn't pop his bubble .. Wtf Jackson!!!!!!!
I was excited about the Rhoads ziricote V.. Went to check it out at gc, since they said there were a few in stock, rather than just ordering it. Was completely disappointed... Granted, they only had ONE, instead of the few that they supposedly had. But... It was piss poor. Glue up the side... Extra pieces in the body... The top was a LOT lighter than the pictures. It seemed thrown together with spare parts. Like wood that didn't match even close... And glue up the side.. Thank hell I didn't just order one. So I went home and ordered a guitar unseen... Off reverb. Got an esp ltd set neck Arrow. Haven't done anything to it except adjust the springs in the back for the floyd. That's IT. Still haven't changed the strings yet... It's still on that set I got it with. It's absolutely perfect. I haven't put it down. It's a killer. And all I want to know... is why the F didn't I get one of THESE a long time ago???
I've always had a fond affection for Jacksons but they aren't the same company they used to be, that's a fact. I love a quality built Jackson guitar, some of my favorite guitars I've ever laid my hands on had Jackson on the headstock. None of them had Made in the USA on the headstock though. They were all Chushin Gakki built japanese guitars. The professional series from like '90 to '95 specifically. Just as good as any USA made guitars in my experience in terms of build quality. These MIJ guitars of this era definitely earned their reputation. I have a Dinky RV-S natural mahogany finish from '95 that I'll never sell and has the fastest and thinnest neck of any guitar I've ever held in my hands. It's paper thin. I've used it a lot but it's still in great shape and I've rarely ever seen another one up for sale on reverb or ebay. I've seen them on a couple of occasions and usually commanding a way higher price than what I bought mine for.
Once, I wanted to try out a peculiar jackson so I went to the guitar shop on appointment (this was during the pandemic) and guess what, jackson sent out the wrong guitar. I was like alright, mistakes happen, so we tried again, checked the model number and type multiple times, just to make sure and everything and they sent out the wrong guitar again.
started on a jackson kelly when i was a teen, really loved that guitar but realized after the honeymoon period wore off it was really cheap everywhere. pickups, tuners, electronics, all of it just could have been a LITTLE bit better and it would have really been a guitar. Went with schecters mostly after that. almost every schecter i have played has impressed me for the price. they had some QC issues a few years ago but it seems to have been fixed from the feedback. Jackson could really be a brand to be reckoned with, but I just don't like any of the new ones I try. They just leave me really disappointed in a world where like you said, ESP, Ibanez, Schecter are making REALLY solid guitars across the whole price range.
I’ve always wanted a Jackson since I started playing but never really found one that I liked enough to justify the price (to myself, no way I’m telling my girlfriend) until the end of last year. Picked up a new MJDK24 and extremely happy with it, came across a new Dinky USA custom shop that was still available and snagged it as well. I bought a USA Charvel San Dimas when they came out and the price went up $500 since then, got a heads up that there was going to be a price increase across the spectrum but that’s beyond ridiculous! I started asking retailers if they can do any better on price in the last couple of years and in most instances, they will. Bought a better case from Jackson for the MJ, the USA custom came with a slightly better one still, (basically the same as Charvel) all made in China. My original Ibanezes came with awesome TKL hard shell cases made in Canada that still look and work great.
Fender is not killing it. The charvels seem to be the best out of any of the fender brands for quality control right now for some reason. Lots of brand New Mexican fenders coming in with issues, especially fret issues. I’m sure every fender dealer has a stack of fenders in the back waiting for warranty authorization to fix them like the shop I work at.
I bought the LTD Black Metal M before they bumped up the cost on everything. My only complaint is the lack of inlays. I love them tbh. They just seem to complete a guitar for me. All in all it's a phenomenal guitar. I did swap the black winter pickup for a Pegasus. I hated doing it because it was an amazing pickup it was just a little too hot for my taste. If I had the spare cash laying around I'd buy another one to have the same guitar with the black winter pickup. I've never owned a Jackson for all the reasons you've just stated. I've been to guitar center and picked them up but they just don't feel good nor do I get that feeling of, this is the one, when I pick them up. There's sadly a lot of companies who have followed in there direction. The one thing I never thought I'd do is buy Fender guitar or a Squier for that matter. They don't have that aggressive metal look but Fender and Squier are doing some great things right now, I will say.
I have been struggling for years to find a good Jackwon guitar. Every time I try to find one or get one,either the specs dont line up to what I want or the quality isn't where I want it to be. I tried a 90s Kelly and I disliked it,even though I love explorer and the Kelly shape. I then tried a Soloist but I didn't really bond much with that guitar. I cannot say the same for the two LTDs I have now because with them it was like love at first sight.
Absolutely spot on bro. I recently bought a new RRX24 (Black w/ Green bevels) back in April of last year. Sent the first one BACK, chip paint, loose pu,nope. The NEXT one came in excellent shape. Finish is Fantastic,..but STILL came with loose bridge PU (easy tweak If you're not scared 😆) anyway, you're spitting the truth. I freaking love Jackson guitars. They gotta pay attention to DETAIL. CHEERS 🍻
I started watching the video in the app, muted with subtitles, in the thumbnail list. For some reason I imagined you speaking with a south London accent.
I used to love Jackson. Owned many over the years. My top 3 were the Marty Friedman Musicians friend 1 of 100, the Jenna Jameson V, and the Professional series Dinky made in Japan. I bought all 3 for a total of just under $1000. Yes all were pre-owned but the Jenna and Friedman were unplayed. Great guitars. Today's Jackson's don't compare and the prices are laughable.
Not sure, I’ve only see one. There are good and bad of every brand. Some just have more or less. Jackson these days has more bad than good depending on you define that.
It seems that the quality is and has been all over the place. I'd love to get my hands on the Brandon Ellis sig. New USA prices are insane and there have been QC issues there as well. The only recourse if you want a good Jackson is agressively searching the used market to try and get a great deal. I'm blessed and have a few really nice J's 💎
This take is spot on man. Seeing Joss Allen's saga with the Brandon Ellis sig actually really left me weird on Jackson, they should be putting out some damn bangers at the price point they play with. That guitar is badass and very good quality to a degree - but then when you take into account what it is, then what you're paying for it, it reeks of "what the fuck?" Let alone, Charvel are great quality guitars that are priced out of relative affordability. Fender should know better by 2022, but here we are
Problem right now is the supply chain issues and factorys having to double up production to meet the shortcomings of the last 2 years so that the company can make that money back, both those issues also result in the price being higher but the quility being hit hard too. Jackson are not the only brand to be hit by this, it's a lot of brands. It's sad, but things will balance out again in a couple of years. Think thats why pretty much everyone had a very limited NAMM season release this year. Normally it's like a whole new roster of instruments from all the manufacturers but this year they mostly stayed the same as last years models and brought out like only 10 models overall. Sucks. Always love the neck on a Jackson. It's like the sweetspot between ESP's Thin-U and the paper thin Ibanez wizard necks.
Jackson has been going downhill for a long time. The pandemic surely added to it, but esp and other brands are putting out mostly fantastic guitars. And innovating, and selling for competitive prices, and coming out all kinds of new models. Another commenter called Jackson a “novelty brand” and they were right. Jackson needs to hit rock bottom and have popular opinion be that they suck now to improve.
@@jed_shred_guitars can’t say I share the same opinion. Played one of those newer 7 string soloists with the fishmans and it was impeccable. Had a wee go on the MIJ Misha strat too and loved it. Fit and finish was damn near perfect. Shame though that they’re going though this period.
Totally agree I recently bought a Kramer nightswan and even though it looks stellar the amount of manufacturing issues are ridiculous like off centerfield floyd, creaking lock nut which is also off center and cheap tuners misaligned humbuckers the high E to close to the edge of the fretboard and rolls off but as long as we keep putting up with it the more they do it
I made an ESP/Jackson Frankenstrat and I love it. ESP body , Jackson 2008 neck , Floyd Rose trem , EMG 91/85 and a custom active harness because the ESP wasn't clean enough for my liking. It is now my favorite guitar.
I'm the same, loved and drooled over Jackson's back in the 90's. This year I jumped back into them, brought two dinky's one with Floyd and quilted maple top, cost me $700 Australian dollars, sold it within two weeks, just brought a cheaper dinky with a roasted maple neck at $500 AU, and it plays and feels great? WTF? Seems very inconsistent!
I received a base level, and barely finished Ibanez GRG121DX. It is built and sounds beautifully. It does have a chunky neck it is the same thickness nut to heel. But I like that. It is like a classical but joins the body at feet 18. Holds tune and setup really well. $199.99 free shipping. I love it.
My guess is that they are starting with a comparatively high wholesale price from the factory, if I am not mistaken ESP owns their own factories while Ibanez probably represents such a high portion of the total OEM production of Fujigen that they can bargain harder on the unit price (not to mention years and years of relationship). That being said definitely doesn’t look like they stand a chance vs EII.
Totally agree with you, about allowing this crap. I love Jackson and with the months and years passing it's hard to defend them when they're crap guitar. So fsr i just look for older models on reverd, and they are killer!! Compared to the newer 2000-3000 Jackson guitars that are coming out now. I rather spend the 800 - 1300 on an older model and gice it some upgrades and still be superior to the new ones
very true. $1,500+ for bad quality paint work and parts. quality control on jackson has completely tanked. but i also grew up playing jackson’s. made in japan are amazing guitars in the 90s though. you have a great youtube channel too , keep it up!
I play Ibanez's. Recently bought my first Jackson, the Indonesian made Soloist SL2 MAH Magenta. Pretty disappointed with the standard of craftsmanship for a $1150 guitar. Really wanted to give Jackson a chance but I guess I won't be buying more Jackson's or recommending this brand to anyone else.
I was so disappointed with my Ibanez RG350DLX, that it sat in my basement for years.. sold it for $200 and bought another Jackson.. best decision I ever made.
@@mr.spongylikeaboss4987 RG350 is a 300 dollar guitar from 1990. Being disappointed is understandable. A Jackson SL2 is over $1200 and should be much less disappointing. Shouldn't we get a bit more for spending more? I think that's only reasonable.
5 years ago, I bought one of those Jackson Dinky Archtops in satin black (looked so badass). I know they're way cheaper, but you still expect everything to work right out of the box, but it had pickup switching issues right away. Every time I was in the bridge position, if I played any volume above soft, the neck pickup would engage like I'm in the middle position. I took it apart and cleaned it, but I couldn't find out what was causing it, and I didn't want to replace any parts on a $400 guitar, so I just sold it for almost all my money back and got an LTD M403 ht, since I already had a guitar with a floyd anyways. The LTD was soooo much better quality. It was a bit more expensive at the time, but the reason it was better wasn't only because of fit and finish and stuff, it's mainly just because it worked like it was supposed to, unlike the Jackson. I recently bought a Fender Player Plus Strat (I'm not only into metal, I play jazz and rock too) and it's FANTASTIC for the price. The neck is amazing. Thinner than most strats, but with amazing rolled edges. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but fender and Jackson are the same company now, so I cannot understand why build quality, materials, attention to detail, and all of that are so different. Doesn't make sense. Edit: forgot to say - there's a reason Dave Mustaine changed from Jackson to Gibson. It's sad to see him not play a Jackson anymore, honestly. But Gibsons are dope...just a bit pricey.
There is an LTD for $700 at the pawn shop near my house. It is great! It’s almost exactly the same guitar as my Schecter. Same pickups , same look, same feel. Are they made by the same People? I would love to have that guitar.
@@Imokyourok440 I'm pretty sure they are not related companies. I could be wrong, but I've never heard that either schectere or ltd were the same company. Esp owns LTD though. It's sort of like Fender and Squier, but LTD's are generally way better quality than a squier would be. The ESP guitars are pretty expensive. And the LTD's are a lot more affordable, but still super good. If you're into metal style guitars, schectere and ltd are both great choices.
@@Casey3-P-O I’m gonna look into that. Same pickups, paint job, almost exactly alike. Damn good guitars. My Dad bought my Schecter for me at a pawn shop for $200 and it came with a fender practice amp. Dad knew nothing about guitars. The pawn shop owner was a good man. He knew I was struggling and Dad wanted to help me. If it was a hunk of junk, I would still love it. It’s great though. Dad passed away a few years ago, so it means even more now.❤️😢
The Pro Rhoads models are now $1500+ and made in China. Somebody is smokin' some reeaaaalllly good stuff over at Jackson!
Yeah dude they are out of their minds
crackheads dem,
own a '91 grover dinky, wonderful instrument. no problems in the finish like this or any factory issues, just some wear with years of use. Was looking into getting some v-shaped guitars from jackson, thanks fuck seen this video. Will go for older used versions or pther guitar brands, cheers for the video Jed🤙
I just bought a pro Rhoads and it was made in Indonesia. Not China.
@@Noah-wj4rd Only the ones with crackle finishes are made in China.
@@Mezziah777 I actually have an orange crackle and it is made in China.
I've played $7000 guitars from the Gibson Custom Shop that were hilariously bad. Price does not equate to quality. Quality equates to quality.
There's no way I could justify buying a new guitar these days. The prices are insanely high and keep climbing, but quality control is declining. I really wanted the Brandon Ellis Kelly, but I'm not gambling with Jackson's shitty quality control then you have the hassle of sending it back and hoping they exchange it for a good one. The whole process in theory could take months.
Yeah it’s getting wild. It’s driving used prices up really high too
Damn, everything going up. You can say the same for cars/trucks.
I hear ya, I wanted one too, the green crackle Kelly looks sick. There's already been complaints of the paint coming off, and other quality issues. For $1500 dollars that guitar should come with a hardshell and top notch electronics/ quality pots and switches, but the truth is they do not.
It was never any cheeper to buy a good guitar.
And what's funny is the budget guitar quality has gone up.
The Soloist that I bought back in 1990 when I was 14 is still one of my best guitars. I have other Jackson's from the last 10 years or so (all USA) top notch shit but I still favor my old one from 32 years ago.
Yes those are desired. Especially early to mid 90s models. Mmm mmm good.
Thank you for being NORMAL on camera, and for telling the TRUTH, you rock dude 🤘
Dude....I’ve been playing Jacksons for 30 years, own several USA models and a custom shop Kelly and I LOVE them but......$3600 for a Rhodes MJ series? Are you Fukin crazy!!
You’re spot on man.....Disgusting what Jackson has become!
I started playing as a teenager in the mid-80's, during peak Hair Metal/Thrash/Shredder days. Owning a Jackson was a dream and a goal. It was the guitar every player wanted. Today it's just sort of a "me too" company. Fender did a great job revitalizing the Charvel brand but they seem content with letting Jackson wallow in the past and sit in the middle of the heard.
Very true. They have some great looking models, but they ads mostly throwbacks to try golden days. They aren’t innovating like esp.
True as can be. Fender leaves Jackson in the dark and doesn’t care at all about improving them.
Love Jackson. I found A Jackson Dinky with Seymour duncans and a floyd trem for $100 at a pawnshop 4 years ago. Then found an 80s charvel/jackson case at another pawn later for $20. Still one of my favorite finds all these years later.
It is a shame what is happening to the guitar industry with rising prices and lack of quality.
Damn! Great scores!
I wish I could give a double like to this video. you're not a high profile page, you gave an honest review, showcased your concerns and basically raised the same points i would make, we cant speak for everyone. but these are definitely key points to bring up on a company that was built on a name known for quality and performance.
Jackson went even more insane than gibson. Charging gibson prices for Chinese garbage, and ive seen their custom shop quality leaves a lot to be desired. And for those prices, there's zero excuse for ANY flaws or workmanship issues. Im sticking with Ibanez. Have been since the late 80s
The problem with guitar companies is they want made in USA prices for copies made in China. Lower quality control and lower quality materials. A name on the headstock doesnt mean much anymore.
I’ve owned a couple of Jacksons over the years, including a custom shop RR, and was never impressed with the quality. Ibanez, Schecter, and ESPs are far superior in my experience.
Thank you for this informative video, I was ready set to buy a Soloist SL3 but with what you're saying I'm definitely on the fence on what to buy. The black guitar you pulled out at 9:08 was what brand and model? I couldn't make out what you said. Great video, thank you.
I thought I was gonna get pissed cause I to have always been a Jackson guy, I just got back into playing guitar after 25 years heroin addiction and now on 8 yrs sobriety, I just bought me a Jackson Dinky from China. Cause yup! I been hearing an watching bad things about Jackson, as if your paying $1,200.00 for a bootleg, so I bought me this Dinky brand new for $178.00 guitar center and it's freakin phenomenal. Wow! Blown away. But thanks for speaking truth and informing us. Jackson should be ashamed
Dude...you 100% correct...people have the power and they can use that power how they spend their money...for example, if people stopped buying $10 beers at a football game, next sunday those same beers would be $2...but sadly, people don’t realize this so the scam just keeps on rolling....good stuff my brother!!!!!
jackson used to make my favorite guitars. Now I can't ever justify buying one. There's so much better value and quality out there now. It's sad, I hope they can make it out. I really wish Dave Mustaine was able to buy them back in the day.
Super genuine video dude. Not just bashing Jackson, you obviously love them along with probably everyone watching, but you pointed out some really critical issues. As of now, I don’t think I’ll ever buy a new Jackson. After a knock off strat, a js30 rr was my first “real” guitar when I was 12. Haven’t gotten another Jackson until I’ve acquired 3 off the used market in the last year. My kvxmg is okay, just that. Got a killer deal on an older rrx24 7 t. For the price I paid, can’t complain but it’s just solid enough. The one I’m most proud of is a parts guitar I made. Js30 warrior gloss black body paired with a mij dxmg neck along with all new hardware, pickups, etc. But that took a lot of time, and a lot of money. It plays great, the best neck out of my Jackson’s for sure, but is that what is takes to get a really badass Jackson these days? I guess so.
Only 3 years ago, I ordered a Dinky USA Custom Select to my exact specs, great guitar, $2700 shipped. 3 years later, that same amount of money apparently gets me a MIJ guitar with issues. I love Jackson, have 4 custom shops, but I might be done with them for a while if this keeps up.
When the video ended, I got an ad for Fender. That should sum up this story perfectly.
Hahahah pretty much
Man, I wish they'd listen. I had an incident with a Jackson Soloist I purchased a few years ago. Brett @ customer service took care of me and I still have the replacement to this day. However, I've come to expect that anything Jackson is 50/50 to either be garbage or be usable. But 80% of the time you won't get something worthy of any kind of real pride. And that includes their American stuff. It's such a tragedy 😢
Over the decade I had 3 Jackson guitars and sold them all. I loved when Megadeth played them and always wanted to get the axes. But all of them had issues popping up over time. Poor wiring, frets not leveled, crappy licensed floyd which was breaking strings at the bridge when palm muted successfully made me despise FR locking trems. Nowadays the pricing is ridiculous for what they put into their guitars. What a shame. I would love to have a nice jackson especially with sharkfin inlays.
What genuine reviews do is bring out genuine and valuable comments. Thanks!
Great vid! just subbed. what's the Solar controversy ?
i have owned two usa jacksons (a soloist and a rr1). my guitar tech had to slide my locking nut over because the high e was sliding off the fretboard. even with that issue, it sounds like the 90s jacksons were far superior to the jacksons of today. i owned a number of 90s jacksons and they were almost always great guitars. you are dead on about esp and ibanez as well! youtube finally did something right by bringing me here! subbed!
Dude… I had an 80s Charvel (in the 80s) then got a 90s Jackson. Loved them. I excitedly picked up a Jackson 4 or 5 years ago and was appalled. I mean, it was like a $400 guitar, but it felt awful. I then went and felt a higher end one. They’re just not made for me anymore.
I've owned Jacksons my whole life, mostly MIJ from Chushin Gakki factory, but never bought brand new. Last fall I took a chance and bought the Brandon Ellis Kelly made in China. I couldn't send it back fast enough. What a horribly made axe. I was soooo devastated. I could go on about that POS for days. I'm still pissed about it. Your vid is spot on!!
I just planned on buying the jackson soloist slx-m. After this video i looked at guitars from esp and i just cannot afford them. The cheapest one i could find is 3'825 whilst the jackson is 611. Also i love the look of the soloist snow white and the esp ones dont really appeal to me tbh. Any advice on what to do? (It will be my first guitar in 10 years since i want to start playing again)
Look at Ltd guitars made by esp. it’s they’re more budget brand, and more in the price range you are looking at. Try to buy in person if you can.
Lots of good LTD's out there, or a used Charvel pro mod? Schecter has some great offerings too.
Ive been playing since I was a kid and always wanted a nice Jackson, but every single one I've picked up left a lot to be desired. You would think with Schecter stepping up and going above and beyond with reasonable prices in recent years, these other brands would follow suit but I guess not.
Gibson is working at bringing back Kramer. I live in Nashville an go to the Gibson Garage every now an then. They have pure shred machines. The Floyd, one Duncan an a fast neck. Basically the EVH first generation. They have an HSS thats for low end cost. Its getting bad reviews though. Kramer has the same history as Jackson. They both should come back
just got my first Jackson about 6 months ago... it's a beast (!).. I truly love the guitar (7 string).. I play metal and that guitar is allot of fun.. before the Jackson I was exclusive to Ibanez - also a great guitar.. happy with the Jackson at a very reasonable price.. picking it right off the shelf at guitar center in Long Island New York.. that being said, if I played the kind of music that would require me to have a very clean sound then in that case I'm not sure if the Jackson would work for that.. the right tools for the right job..
The only guitar I have is a JS12 Dinky from 2014 it has been a great companian so far.
Can you comment on Cort guitars?
I have a 2012 RR, and it's my first actual Jackson guitar. Seeing Vinnie Vincent's back from when he was with KISS in the early 80s made me want it more. You've hit it on the nail, and wish they'd pull their heads outta their asses, and make good quality guitars again.
agreed.. What's you're thoughts on the MIM Charvels at $999-$1100
Spot on brother. It’s such a shame when you’ve seen what they were like before. The only one I found to be up to scratch quality wise is the Jeff Loomis signature.
what you think about the schecter demon 7 guitars? i had a jackson some 10 years ago i regret selling her,that one was one of the good ones at that time. but its ashame that they don't give much care for there guitars any more.
saved me a trip to L and M's and frankly our community NEEDS more dudes like dis guy
Yep. ESP is killing it and them. Big time
Anyone know about the new Jackson basses? Like the JS Spectra line. Cheap for a starter I would think. I don't know. I've played for years myself, but never had a Jackson guitar or bass.
What do you think of the Kiesel shop guitars?
I'm a lefty and it took half of my life to realize that I jacked neck was exactly what I was looking for, I purchased a cheap chinese-made js32 left-handed dinky two years ago and personally I could not complain for the prize... the only real issue cosmetically I seen on that guitar was on the headstock but everything else seemed to be okay... But what they are producing now has went downhill even in the last year or so. I just seen a guy on a Facebook group who had planned to repaint his x-series Jackson Kelly only to sand it down and find that the Maple veneer on top had a layer of particle board underneath followed by a back layer of Poplar, needless to say he was very upset and disappointed. Sing another guy in the same group who waited a year-and-a-half for a USA custom-made Jackson only to have some similar cosmetic and physical issues as well...
I have been playing USA Selects and Custom Shops for over 30 years and love them to death. Went to my local music store to help one of my students pickup some gear and checked out the new Jackson stuff. Sad to say it is crap. I am with you man, Jackson has gone downhill.
No it's not, I'd put my SLX up against any US or Japanese Jackson. I know, I have/had a few. The US Jacksons have an edge in sound, in terms of better pups.. but fretwork, neck feel.. playability, they are NOT superior, certainly not at almost 4 times the price.
All hail ESP LTD!
Supreme leaders of the metal axe world 🙌
I had a few Jacksons in the 90s, after having a couple of budget guitars (a Harmony acoustic and a Peavey strat copy), and was generally pleased with them. I was convinced that would be my lifelong brand loyalty.
Right around Y2K I "settled for" an ESP because I wanted a 7-string and couldn't find a price in my budget on a Jackson 7 at the time. This is when I learned brand loyalty isn't very important.
Haven't bought a Jackson in decades, but just a little bit of research makes it obvious they've gone downhill.
Both the Japanes and USA jacksons cost so much because of price of labor. I recently got the chinese made jackson sl3m and other than the tuners (put gotoh on them fender) the guitar was perfect. The backplates are plastic but it's all CNC cut and nice sharp edges all around. The plates were so tight that I had harder time taking them off. There is a real switch and full size pots in the cavity. The attention to detail was amazing. You know how some floyd nuts protrude little bit past the edge of the fretboard? This one was perfectly centered and the edges blended into the neck. It has real duncan pickups and korean made floyd rose which is better made than the special floyd rose. I have the rainbow crackle finish and they only make these in china and it's beautiful in person. Can't stop looking at it. I simply don't see how USA made jackson would be better made. I don't like the USA jackson heel cut, the indo and china made jackson have the proper cut. The Japanese jackson is overpriced.
Now, few years ago I bought brand new jackson bolt on soloist for $110 from guitar center. It too was flawless and it even had full size trem block which is practically unheard of in this price range. I was going to convert that guitar into a floyd rose soloist but it was so pretty that I simply abandoned the idea and bought the sl3m instead.
I think the best value is ibanez rg350. Mine had only two small flaws. The nut protruded from the edge about 0.5mm, which is nothing but can be felt and one small section of the edge of the backplate, the wood was slighty crunched. Other than that, the guitar was perfect. I paid full price of $1300 for the jackson sl3m and I would definitey pay that price again because the workmanship is simply outstanding. The rg350 I paid new $300 and like I've said, the best value back then and maybe even today. Ibanez made some neck through rg's like 3020 but I heard they are on the heavy side. Btw, if you can't physically examine a new guitar then just buy it from sweetwater as you can examine the pics and get a good idea about craftmanship and weight from the pics if you know what to look for. That's how I bought my sl3m and I knew it was going to be good after I looked at the pics.
I've been playing guitar for almost forty years, and while I've always felt Jackson produced some very fine instruments, the reason I never bought one is because when I went to a music shop in L.A. in '87 to buy a Soloist they had an ESP Horizon on the same wall. I compared them and there was NO way the soloist could compete. The Horizon was sleeker, more advanced, with a better neck, and sounded a lot better too. It was also about half the price of the Soloist at $700. Easy decision. I find Jackson's quality has taken a real dive in recent years. Besides that, I'd much rather get a Yamaha or a G & L or Fender and just pop in some Duncans as I always do.
Did you buy that horizon?
@@jed_shred_guitars Yes. But I don't own it anymore. I sold it to a friend back in 1990 because by then I'd stopped using locking trems, just had it with them. But it was a great ax. My friend replaced the very crunchy but noisy DiMarzio X2N knockoff that came with it and replaced it with a Duncan JB which sounded better. But he didn't get a JB because of my advice, but because he wanted whatever Dave and Marty were using on Rust in Peace and I told him it was all JBs, which it was. Anyhow, what had happened by this time, late 80s, early 90s, is ESP had given Jackson a real wallop. ESP has smart enough to open a custom shop in Hollywood around '85 and George Lynch was one of their first big name clients. Jackson/Charvel got lazy and took for granted the large roster of players. So what happened is Lynch peeled away to ESP, and a lot of former Jackson, Kramer and Hamer players followed along. When Kirk Hammett started playing ESP it caused a wave of players in the thrash world to follow. It's just the way it was. I'll put it this way. Let's say you had the choice of a Lamborghini that does zero to sixty in 4 seconds with a top speed of 180, or a McLaren Speedtail that does zero to sixty in 3 seconds and has a top speed of 250. Let's say the Mclaren is cheaper. Prospective buyers will ask themselves, "Do I want the Lambo, which is more well known, or do I want the McLaren, which is not as well-known but nicknamed The Ferrari Killer, because that's what they were designed to do? ESPs, and the Horizon was their penultimate model in '87, were designed to take on the big boy, Jackson/Charvel. I'd say they conquered them a long time ago. They offered a much better guitar for the money and still do. My Horizon was made in Japan, which in truth had better quality control than the US. But it still made the guitar half the price of a Jackson Soloist. The craftsmanship and the design put it over the top. The Horizon had 24 frets, which also gave it an edge at the time. Yes, so did the current Soloist, but in '87 you would still find some with 22. The extra full octave of 24 frets is priceless in a shred world where every fret counts. And the design of the ESP neck joint was far superior to the Soloist. It was just easier to get access. The licensed Floyd on the Horizon was better than the standard Floyd that came on the Soloist as well. Right about this time Ibanez became huge when Vai and other shredders started playing them. They came with the knew Ibanez Edge trem which knocked the pants off a Floyd. They were simply more I gigged with between '86 and '92, my L.A. club days when I was a teenager, was my trusty candy apple red Holdsworth Charvel I bought used for $100. It was simple. Standard trem, albeit double fulcrum, mounted flush, and a single, hand would JB that sounded outrageously awesome. It was 22 frets, rosewood fretboard, black pickguard, black tuners, graphite nut. The thing NEVER went out of tune. It was amazing. I had other guitars I would take with me to gigs as backup like my Kramer Baretta or a Strat with a Hot Rail in the bridge. For amps I went from lugging my Marshall stack to getting smart and getting a Boogie 50 Cal combo which was easier and had more than enough volume. To this day I recommend combos over stacks. It just makes sense and they are easier to mic up. Also, if you face them away from you it's easier for the soundman to get you a good stage volume through the PA. Even on 2 that Boogie was very loud. But soundman were grateful for me not having a stack, or five, and believe me, some players on the scene had five stacks back then. It was crazy. Also, having on combo made it easier to set up and break down fast after a gig. I would not only move my little rig, the amp, a guitar or two and a couple pedals, but help the drummer. If you could pack the house with your friends and set up and break down fast the clubs loved you. It was all about $$$ and time for them, and in this world you must understand the nexus of time and $$$, especially in music. I learned a lot in those days. Wonderful memories. And yes, ESP crushes Jackson.
Thank you for the in-depth review, showing all the little quality issues. It helps. Most people just talk about how it plays.
Dude you said it brother and we need to vote with our wallets you are right . Jackson's for me pre fender were it - it had the looks the sound and the neck. I had a RR1, KV2 with gold hardware and a WRR1 all immaculate. If I knew the QC would be a problem today I would never have sold those guitars ...
I've got a 1990 Soloist and a 1993 Concert XL and they are both some of the best instruments I've ever played and they were made long before I was old enough to hold a job. That said, it's really disappointing, damn near heartbreaking to see that what is being made now are really just the Pet Cemetery versions of Jackson guitars. This is a very detailed and informative video and thanks for taking the time to make it and explain everything. Still, it's a hard pill to get down. Looks like ESP and Ibanez are truly the best in these types of guitars these days. My most recent purchases were from those two brands.
Great video. Glad I watched this before pulling the trigger on a concept series. Sticking with my ltd’s.
If you like Jackson Quality and enjoyed 90s MIJ Jacksons, try Caparison guitars. I believe it their owner was one of the luthiers that undertook the whole Pre-Fender Jacksons to be made in Japan. They knew it had to be good import quality for the 90s Jacksons. I love my Tat-ii model, like a Soloist, similar neck carve and great wood and paint. Glossy black mirror ebony fretboard.
So what’s you’re saying is Jackson racks disciprine?
Haven’t though of that phrase in years but like 9 minutes in when you were talking about honor and stuff my brain just pulled that out from a long forgotten memory lol
Hahahaha
Fender moved production of PRO Soloists from Japan to Indonesia around 2012. The first ones were made in the PT Wildwood factory, who also supply ESP and Schecter, with an 'IWJ' serial number prefix and the spec was classic Jackson recipe. Three-piece Maple thru neck with quarter-sawn centre section, Alder body sections and the backplates were black anodized aluminium. After a couple of years or so the Fender bean-counters switched to Samick factory, with an 'ISJ' serial number prefix, who deviated from the Jackson Soloist recipe with a two-piece scarf-jointed Maple thru neck, Mahogany body sections and plastic backplates.
I do like the Jackson JS series made in China and think they are excellent value for money especially ones with compound necks. I just think some of the current Jackson PRO models aren't up to the mark and are probably overpriced .
Unfortunately I just got an LTD Arrow Black Metal with some pretty serious QC issues. The binding on the neck isn't great, there's some dust specks trapped underneath the finish and lots of cuts marking the frets. The trem cavity is poorly painted, and the area right above the trem is just bare wood which is really ugly when looking at the guitar head-on. More importantly, the Floyd Rose isn't installed well and won't return to pitch as well as it could. The bass side post is leaning away from the neck and it wiggles back and forth when I remove the bridge. The posts and knife edges have already had the paint scraped off at the contact points after a day of use, they might even be damaged for all I know. And the claw screws in the back are basically stuck so I can't even get the bridge perfectly level. Probably going to send it back.
Can you comment on the quality of brands like Caparison?
I got a soloist slat8 and it’s a great guitar is so much fun to play. I bought it used, but the finish is still in great shape. Neck is nice and thing, making it super playable. The cutaway is nice for getting up real high. I do wish they’d 1) Put in a TUSQXL Nut 2) Opted for Fishman > EMG 3) Locking tuners
All easy enough to swap, and since I got it for $650 used, I can throw some money into it and feel okay.
I never thought I’d own a Jackson, or an 8 string even, but I definitely don’t regret it.
*Camera moves to Jackson crushing up redbull cans* "hehe they'll never know"
A muppet in the garage smoking pot.
My ‘86 Jackson soloist is the best guitar I ever played. Sad to say that no other Jackson especially the recent ones have come within miles of touching the guitar. For the money the Ibanez genesis series are the best shred guitars for the money right now imo
I purchased the DINKY DK2 green glow about 7 months ago and the volume pot is already going out…🤦
My next guitar is going to be an ESP E-II MII that costs $2k and if it feels as good as my Jackson Concept RR24 Rhoads (also $2k) then I’ll be happy. I just feel like you are mad and I understand that. I got 3 Charvel/Jackson Pro guitars in a row from the Mexico factory and I had to return them all. However that Concept Rhoads (6-String) feels as good as a $4k PRS Custom 24 to me. So I agree they need much better Quality Control but they definitely aren’t dead. I just hope that E-II is as good as I hope it will be. I also wish it didn’t come with EMG pickups. That’s my biggest problem with ESP, I do love them but they need to move away from having so many guitars with EMGs as if that’s what most people want.
Anyway I subscribed to your channel, going to checkout some more of your videos.
ESP has impressed me since I started playing back in 2004. 99% of the ones I’ve played, save for the super budget ones, have been amazing. Jackson has been the exact opposite. I used to love them, but the QC and the extreme markup on MIJ pricing is insane. I have a DK2M that I got for Christmas in 2006 for $600 msrp, and that thing still sounds and plays great.
Jackson has truly given up and gone for the greed.
The only thing I hate about ESP/LTD is their logo. Its cartoonish and looks cheapo af. I went ibanez for a long time just because of that
@@nathancheung358 Agreed completely. I find the LTD logo to be rather tacky and my LTDs are excellent instruments (both are 1000 Series Arrows). Even their standards made in Japan get just the E-II logo. The ESP logo can only be found on their Original Series and Customs today.
I bought a brand new USA Jackson soloist back in about 2005. It was my 3rd Jackson. The 2 I had prior were from the mid 80s. They were awesome. The 2005’s high E was so close to the edge of the board you would fret a note and it would slide off the edge and get caught between the binding and the fret because there was a gap
When I first got my Jackson I was super excited. But now that in playing in a band and constantly learning new songs, the more unimpressed I'm becoming with it.
Also stay away from the the Jackson v shaped cases they will destroy your guitar neck they have two opposing latches at mid neck that have a pinch point. I brought this up to quality control and was told to pound sand....So much for quality control !!!!!
Now check this out ! I bought 3 Jackson warrior wr7 ( David Davison 7 strings ) made in Indonesia. I replaced all the Dimarzios imperium, on all 3 of them, to replace with bareknuckles. Guess what I found ? All 3 guitars had the dimarzios imperium ( NECK PICKUP ) in the neck and IN THE BRIDGE CAVITY TOO, reson why when I had the toggle switch on bridge position that guitar sounded pale and funny. Fender, who bought jackson and are DIRECTLY responsible for jackson, NEW IT, but decided to be silent, knowing that just a few people would upgrade the pickups. I called Fender, and they promised me to do the right thing and send the bridge pickup as it was supposed to be installed In the guitar from the factory. Fender NEVER SEND ME the pickups and stop answering my calls and emails. I hope, one of these days, Fender will be dragged to a court and forced to pay thousands of people who were cheated by them
I've heard quite a lot of negative things about Fender USA customer service, even to the point where they refuse to deal with serious issues found by the buyer upon first inspection.
Here in Europe we have strong consumer protections with the right to refund or replacement of any defective goods within so many days of purchase.
If the seller doesn't act then you complain to your local trading standards, which can then lead to small courts claim if the seller's response isn't satisfactory.
@@pauln6803 yep, in Europe things works in a professional manner. In US, everything is going down at the speed of light
100% agree. 5 Years ago I picked up an $800 soloist in GC. The hardware was so cheap I put it right back, and, like you I was disappointed in what they have become. I HIGHLY suggest getting a Solar. While they are not ESP level, for the $ they are hard to beat. I got mine from the Outlet and am 100% satisfied.
I'm exactly like you. Loved jackson, loved the necks, the look...but man I have seen some absolutely unacceptable shit out of them online lately. Got a japanese rr24, and it is just the most perfect instrument. I don't understand what happened. Seems like alot of guitar company's too. Not just jackson.
This...It's pretty much all companies doing it. If the consumer keeps paying they will keep pumping out garbage....really it's the consumers fault.
I've been really having good luck with Ibby's. Have a few of them ,all from the last few years and they are all perfect!
The newer Gus G model , made in Mexico is simply badass ! $399 .
Try one and prepare to be blown away . The price makes it hard to believe .
I have aluminum plates on my shannon soloist. I always thought it was dumb at least on the trem cover id rather have slots to adjust my claw screws
So glad I held onto my 1990 rhoads. Still a beast.
I too am scratching my head about Jackson and it's antics. When a friend of mine said he bought a Jackson and asked if I wanted to check it out ,I was so excited you would have thought it was me that just bought it .. ha. Sounded great walking into the house looked ok but when he handed it to me I thought for sure he got ripped off.. body felt hollow hardware not grover and the nut was a soft plastic . Frets were jagged and Floyd Rose wasn't holding the whammy bar .. the back plate didn't even say Jackson.. I'm a drummer and he was happy so I didn't pop his bubble .. Wtf Jackson!!!!!!!
Jackson is owned by Fender now so I wouldn't be surprised if they're cutting corners with Jackson to preserve their own namesake
I was excited about the Rhoads ziricote V..
Went to check it out at gc, since they said there were a few in stock, rather than just ordering it.
Was completely disappointed... Granted, they only had ONE, instead of the few that they supposedly had. But... It was piss poor. Glue up the side... Extra pieces in the body... The top was a LOT lighter than the pictures. It seemed thrown together with spare parts. Like wood that didn't match even close... And glue up the side..
Thank hell I didn't just order one.
So I went home and ordered a guitar unseen... Off reverb. Got an esp ltd set neck Arrow.
Haven't done anything to it except adjust the springs in the back for the floyd. That's IT. Still haven't changed the strings yet... It's still on that set I got it with. It's absolutely perfect. I haven't put it down.
It's a killer.
And all I want to know... is why the F didn't I get one of THESE a long time ago???
I feel this man I bought one of the mj series matte black ash dinky and every time I used the Floyd it would go flat unless I pulled it back up.
I've always had a fond affection for Jacksons but they aren't the same company they used to be, that's a fact. I love a quality built Jackson guitar, some of my favorite guitars I've ever laid my hands on had Jackson on the headstock. None of them had Made in the USA on the headstock though.
They were all Chushin Gakki built japanese guitars. The professional series from like '90 to '95 specifically. Just as good as any USA made guitars in my experience in terms of build quality. These MIJ guitars of this era definitely earned their reputation. I have a Dinky RV-S natural mahogany finish from '95 that I'll never sell and has the fastest and thinnest neck of any guitar I've ever held in my hands. It's paper thin. I've used it a lot but it's still in great shape and I've rarely ever seen another one up for sale on reverb or ebay. I've seen them on a couple of occasions and usually commanding a way higher price than what I bought mine for.
Once, I wanted to try out a peculiar jackson so I went to the guitar shop on appointment (this was during the pandemic) and guess what, jackson sent out the wrong guitar. I was like alright, mistakes happen, so we tried again, checked the model number and type multiple times, just to make sure and everything and they sent out the wrong guitar again.
started on a jackson kelly when i was a teen, really loved that guitar but realized after the honeymoon period wore off it was really cheap everywhere. pickups, tuners, electronics, all of it just could have been a LITTLE bit better and it would have really been a guitar. Went with schecters mostly after that. almost every schecter i have played has impressed me for the price. they had some QC issues a few years ago but it seems to have been fixed from the feedback.
Jackson could really be a brand to be reckoned with, but I just don't like any of the new ones I try. They just leave me really disappointed in a world where like you said, ESP, Ibanez, Schecter are making REALLY solid guitars across the whole price range.
I’ve always wanted a Jackson since I started playing but never really found one that I liked enough to justify the price (to myself, no way I’m telling my girlfriend) until the end of last year. Picked up a new MJDK24 and extremely happy with it, came across a new Dinky USA custom shop that was still available and snagged it as well. I bought a USA Charvel San Dimas when they came out and the price went up $500 since then, got a heads up that there was going to be a price increase across the spectrum but that’s beyond ridiculous! I started asking retailers if they can do any better on price in the last couple of years and in most instances, they will. Bought a better case from Jackson for the MJ, the USA custom came with a slightly better one still, (basically the same as Charvel) all made in China. My original Ibanezes came with awesome TKL hard shell cases made in Canada that still look and work great.
I don't understand how Jackson is shitting the bed so bad but charvel and fender are killing it.
Fender is not killing it. The charvels seem to be the best out of any of the fender brands for quality control right now for some reason. Lots of brand New Mexican fenders coming in with issues, especially fret issues.
I’m sure every fender dealer has a stack of fenders in the back waiting for warranty authorization to fix them like the shop I work at.
Then I stand corrected, my friend and I both got new squires around the same price point and both were straight killers
I bought the LTD Black Metal M before they bumped up the cost on everything. My only complaint is the lack of inlays. I love them tbh. They just seem to complete a guitar for me. All in all it's a phenomenal guitar. I did swap the black winter pickup for a Pegasus. I hated doing it because it was an amazing pickup it was just a little too hot for my taste. If I had the spare cash laying around I'd buy another one to have the same guitar with the black winter pickup.
I've never owned a Jackson for all the reasons you've just stated. I've been to guitar center and picked them up but they just don't feel good nor do I get that feeling of, this is the one, when I pick them up. There's sadly a lot of companies who have followed in there direction.
The one thing I never thought I'd do is buy Fender guitar or a Squier for that matter. They don't have that aggressive metal look but Fender and Squier are doing some great things right now, I will say.
I have been struggling for years to find a good Jackwon guitar. Every time I try to find one or get one,either the specs dont line up to what I want or the quality isn't where I want it to be. I tried a 90s Kelly and I disliked it,even though I love explorer and the Kelly shape. I then tried a Soloist but I didn't really bond much with that guitar. I cannot say the same for the two LTDs I have now because with them it was like love at first sight.
I’m glad you found a good alternative
Wide string spacing, yes but they fall off the side of the neck on both E strings.
That American flag in the corner would look so cool headbanging outside in the wind, let those colors jam outside!
Absolutely spot on bro. I recently bought a new RRX24 (Black w/ Green bevels) back in April of last year. Sent the first one BACK, chip paint, loose pu,nope.
The NEXT one came in excellent shape. Finish is Fantastic,..but STILL came with loose bridge PU (easy tweak If you're not scared 😆) anyway, you're spitting the truth. I freaking love Jackson guitars. They gotta pay attention to DETAIL.
CHEERS 🍻
I started watching the video in the app, muted with subtitles, in the thumbnail list. For some reason I imagined you speaking with a south London accent.
I used to love Jackson. Owned many over the years. My top 3 were the Marty Friedman Musicians friend 1 of 100, the Jenna Jameson V, and the Professional series Dinky made in Japan. I bought all 3 for a total of just under $1000. Yes all were pre-owned but the Jenna and Friedman were unplayed. Great guitars. Today's Jackson's don't compare and the prices are laughable.
Keisel guitars any good ?
Not sure, I’ve only see one. There are good and bad of every brand. Some just have more or less. Jackson these days has more bad than good depending on you define that.
It seems that the quality is and has been all over the place. I'd love to get my hands on the Brandon Ellis sig. New USA prices are insane and there have been QC issues there as well. The only recourse if you want a good Jackson is agressively searching the used market to try and get a great deal. I'm blessed and have a few really nice J's 💎
This take is spot on man. Seeing Joss Allen's saga with the Brandon Ellis sig actually really left me weird on Jackson, they should be putting out some damn bangers at the price point they play with. That guitar is badass and very good quality to a degree - but then when you take into account what it is, then what you're paying for it, it reeks of "what the fuck?"
Let alone, Charvel are great quality guitars that are priced out of relative affordability. Fender should know better by 2022, but here we are
Problem right now is the supply chain issues and factorys having to double up production to meet the shortcomings of the last 2 years so that the company can make that money back, both those issues also result in the price being higher but the quility being hit hard too.
Jackson are not the only brand to be hit by this, it's a lot of brands. It's sad, but things will balance out again in a couple of years. Think thats why pretty much everyone had a very limited NAMM season release this year. Normally it's like a whole new roster of instruments from all the manufacturers but this year they mostly stayed the same as last years models and brought out like only 10 models overall. Sucks.
Always love the neck on a Jackson. It's like the sweetspot between ESP's Thin-U and the paper thin Ibanez wizard necks.
Jackson has been going downhill for a long time. The pandemic surely added to it, but esp and other brands are putting out mostly fantastic guitars. And innovating, and selling for competitive prices, and coming out all kinds of new models. Another commenter called Jackson a “novelty brand” and they were right. Jackson needs to hit rock bottom and have popular opinion be that they suck now to improve.
@@jed_shred_guitars can’t say I share the same opinion. Played one of those newer 7 string soloists with the fishmans and it was impeccable.
Had a wee go on the MIJ Misha strat too and loved it. Fit and finish was damn near perfect.
Shame though that they’re going though this period.
Totally agree I recently bought a Kramer nightswan and even though it looks stellar the amount of manufacturing issues are ridiculous like off centerfield floyd, creaking lock nut which is also off center and cheap tuners misaligned humbuckers the high E to close to the edge of the fretboard and rolls off but as long as we keep putting up with it the more they do it
I made an ESP/Jackson Frankenstrat and I love it. ESP body , Jackson 2008 neck , Floyd Rose trem , EMG 91/85 and a custom active harness because the ESP wasn't clean enough for my liking. It is now my favorite guitar.
Yikes! Thanks for the info!
I'm the same, loved and drooled over Jackson's back in the 90's. This year I jumped back into them, brought two dinky's one with Floyd and quilted maple top, cost me $700 Australian dollars, sold it within two weeks, just brought a cheaper dinky with a roasted maple neck at $500 AU, and it plays and feels great? WTF? Seems very inconsistent!
Indo's are back & forth on quality. The late 80s early 90s Japanese ones are great.
@@scottdurflinger8527 yea I had a dinky in 1994 back as a teen, and she was fantastic, same with a warlock, and everything just got bad in the 2000's
I received a base level, and barely finished Ibanez GRG121DX. It is built and sounds beautifully. It does have a chunky neck it is the same thickness nut to heel. But I like that. It is like a classical but joins the body at feet 18. Holds tune and setup really well. $199.99 free shipping. I love it.
My guess is that they are starting with a comparatively high wholesale price from the factory, if I am not mistaken ESP owns their own factories while Ibanez probably represents such a high portion of the total OEM production of Fujigen that they can bargain harder on the unit price (not to mention years and years of relationship). That being said definitely doesn’t look like they stand a chance vs EII.
Totally agree with you, about allowing this crap. I love Jackson and with the months and years passing it's hard to defend them when they're crap guitar. So fsr i just look for older models on reverd, and they are killer!! Compared to the newer 2000-3000 Jackson guitars that are coming out now. I rather spend the 800 - 1300 on an older model and gice it some upgrades and still be superior to the new ones
very true. $1,500+ for bad quality paint work and parts. quality control on jackson has completely tanked. but i also grew up playing jackson’s. made in japan are amazing guitars in the 90s though. you have a great youtube channel too , keep it up!
I play Ibanez's. Recently bought my first Jackson, the Indonesian made Soloist SL2 MAH Magenta. Pretty disappointed with the standard of craftsmanship for a $1150 guitar. Really wanted to give Jackson a chance but I guess I won't be buying more Jackson's or recommending this brand to anyone else.
I was so disappointed with my Ibanez RG350DLX, that it sat in my basement for years.. sold it for $200 and bought another Jackson.. best decision I ever made.
@@mr.spongylikeaboss4987 RG350 is a 300 dollar guitar from 1990. Being disappointed is understandable. A Jackson SL2 is over $1200 and should be much less disappointing.
Shouldn't we get a bit more for spending more? I think that's only reasonable.
5 years ago, I bought one of those Jackson Dinky Archtops in satin black (looked so badass). I know they're way cheaper, but you still expect everything to work right out of the box, but it had pickup switching issues right away. Every time I was in the bridge position, if I played any volume above soft, the neck pickup would engage like I'm in the middle position. I took it apart and cleaned it, but I couldn't find out what was causing it, and I didn't want to replace any parts on a $400 guitar, so I just sold it for almost all my money back and got an LTD M403 ht, since I already had a guitar with a floyd anyways. The LTD was soooo much better quality. It was a bit more expensive at the time, but the reason it was better wasn't only because of fit and finish and stuff, it's mainly just because it worked like it was supposed to, unlike the Jackson.
I recently bought a Fender Player Plus Strat (I'm not only into metal, I play jazz and rock too) and it's FANTASTIC for the price. The neck is amazing. Thinner than most strats, but with amazing rolled edges. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but fender and Jackson are the same company now, so I cannot understand why build quality, materials, attention to detail, and all of that are so different. Doesn't make sense.
Edit: forgot to say - there's a reason Dave Mustaine changed from Jackson to Gibson. It's sad to see him not play a Jackson anymore, honestly. But Gibsons are dope...just a bit pricey.
There is an LTD for $700 at the pawn shop near my house. It is great! It’s almost exactly the same guitar as my Schecter. Same pickups , same look, same feel.
Are they made by the same
People? I would love to have that guitar.
@@Imokyourok440 I'm pretty sure they are not related companies. I could be wrong, but I've never heard that either schectere or ltd were the same company. Esp owns LTD though. It's sort of like Fender and Squier, but LTD's are generally way better quality than a squier would be. The ESP guitars are pretty expensive. And the LTD's are a lot more affordable, but still super good. If you're into metal style guitars, schectere and ltd are both great choices.
@@Casey3-P-O I’m gonna look into that. Same pickups, paint job, almost exactly alike.
Damn good guitars. My Dad bought my Schecter for me at a pawn shop for $200 and it came with a fender practice amp. Dad knew nothing about guitars. The pawn shop owner was a good man. He knew I was struggling and Dad wanted to help me. If it was a hunk of junk, I would still love it. It’s great though. Dad passed away a few years ago, so it means even more now.❤️😢
@@Imokyourok440 sorry to hear about your dad. That was very cool of him to get you that though. Schecters are super cool looking.
This video needs to somehow make it's way to Jackson headquarters