BunnyGuitarShredder
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what is everyone's opinion of it, I bought it in feb and so far it passed expectation with me.
Jackson JS32 series V
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Ball&Chain
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Re: Jackson JS32 series V
The JS series are entry level Jacksons. It should be a decent enough player to get you going for awhile.
The JS series are entry level Jacksons. It should be a decent enough player to get you going for awhile.
DrNewcenstein
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Re: Jackson JS32 series V
Yeah, there's a reason they're so cheap and therefore at the bottom-end. While Jackson does use a better grade of wood for their low-end models than some others do, where they really cut corners is hardware, which is easy enough to replace.
They're not bad guitars, just poorly-equipped. However if you drop a few hundred or more on a better bridge and pickups and tuners, and maybe for someone to go over the frets, you'll be in as deep a hole as if you'd bought a higher-up model.
If you spread it out over time it's not so bad, but all at once would be shooting yourself in the foot.
Another thing is most of those models I've owned had fat necks that were not indicative of the various neck profiles found on various models as you go up the chain. The KVX10, for example, will have a thinner neck than what I suspect is on the JS32KV or RR.
The neck of the JS32WR I had was fatter than a DK2/DK2M/WRMG neck.
Yeah, there's a reason they're so cheap and therefore at the bottom-end. While Jackson does use a better grade of wood for their low-end models than some others do, where they really cut corners is hardware, which is easy enough to replace.
They're not bad guitars, just poorly-equipped. However if you drop a few hundred or more on a better bridge and pickups and tuners, and maybe for someone to go over the frets, you'll be in as deep a hole as if you'd bought a higher-up model.
If you spread it out over time it's not so bad, but all at once would be shooting yourself in the foot.
Another thing is most of those models I've owned had fat necks that were not indicative of the various neck profiles found on various models as you go up the chain. The KVX10, for example, will have a thinner neck than what I suspect is on the JS32KV or RR.
The neck of the JS32WR I had was fatter than a DK2/DK2M/WRMG neck.
BunnyGuitarShredder
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Re: Jackson JS32 series V
Actually the neck on mine is pretty thin, yeah you guys are right on the hardware, the tone pot turned back all the way kills the volume. The pickups are decent, don't know what they are based off of and the trem isn't bad it holds it tune, been 3 weeks so far and it hasnt gone out. Over all it's not gonna cost as much as a $5-600 KV since I'm going to wind my own pickups and replace the pots, eventually the tuners, and later on the trem, but so far it exceeded expectation as a low end outsourced model
Actually the neck on mine is pretty thin, yeah you guys are right on the hardware, the tone pot turned back all the way kills the volume. The pickups are decent, don't know what they are based off of and the trem isn't bad it holds it tune, been 3 weeks so far and it hasnt gone out. Over all it's not gonna cost as much as a $5-600 KV since I'm going to wind my own pickups and replace the pots, eventually the tuners, and later on the trem, but so far it exceeded expectation as a low end outsourced model
Ball&Chain
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Re: Jackson JS32 series V
I had a performer series that was probably a pretty good equivalent to the js. The neck on that was really, really thin. The neck on my DK2 is beefy in comparison.
The performer had a licensed floyd and it stayed in tune pretty well. I had a JB sitting around so I ended up putting that on it.
Your JS is probably plenty good to get you by for some time. If you decide Jacksons are your thing, rather than puting a bunch of money into it, I would just play the crap outta it and save up for a higher end model.
The DK2s are very good and would be an option. They dont need much if anything for upgrades, but Id go for something like this as a minimum. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/jackson-slsmg-super-lightweight-soloist-electric-guitar#used
Though I would probably hold out farther and go for a USA model.
I had a performer series that was probably a pretty good equivalent to the js. The neck on that was really, really thin. The neck on my DK2 is beefy in comparison.
The performer had a licensed floyd and it stayed in tune pretty well. I had a JB sitting around so I ended up putting that on it.
Your JS is probably plenty good to get you by for some time. If you decide Jacksons are your thing, rather than puting a bunch of money into it, I would just play the crap outta it and save up for a higher end model.
The DK2s are very good and would be an option. They dont need much if anything for upgrades, but Id go for something like this as a minimum. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/jackson-slsmg-super-lightweight-soloist-electric-guitar#used
Though I would probably hold out farther and go for a USA model.
BunnyGuitarShredder
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Re: Jackson JS32 series V
na performer was a bit higher end being a Jap assembled guitar, JS is a pretty good entry level guitar series andIi wasnt looking for too much when I got it, what I would really want after this is a Dinky or Soloist with a snake skin paint job. Jackson has been my choice since I first picked up an RR1 in a guitar shop and jammed on it though the question remains is Jackson still Jackson since Fender sucked them in.
na performer was a bit higher end being a Jap assembled guitar, JS is a pretty good entry level guitar series andIi wasnt looking for too much when I got it, what I would really want after this is a Dinky or Soloist with a snake skin paint job. Jackson has been my choice since I first picked up an RR1 in a guitar shop and jammed on it though the question remains is Jackson still Jackson since Fender sucked them in.
DrNewcenstein
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Re: Jackson JS32 series V
Back then, Jackson was AKAI, now they're Fender. Name one good guitar AKAI ever made.
Yeah, didn't think so.
FMIC lets Jackson run Jackson. AKAI wanted their "advisors" in on everything, and as a result they had a few years of really crappy and pointless model variations and model levels - some only lasting for 100 guitars - that had miniscule differences between them.
The FMIC guys are players and music fans, and they understand that players want what players want, and they don't want to be told what they should want, or settle for what some suit-and-tie wants them to have.
The only thing FMIC did I disagree with is focus Jackson on the Metal crowd, when they were really starting to get into a wider audience. The Jazz'R was a great guitar: Spruce hollow/chambered body with quilted maple top and back, 25" scale, beautiful tone. Only thing they needed to change IMO was to give it a rounder neck profile instead of the hard V, and maybe a 1 5/8" nut instead of 1 11/16".
That guitar could have broken Jackson into the C&W and Jazz markets easily. It just needed time.
They also killed off my favorite model, the JacksonStars (Japan-only) NASL (which could have competed with PRS given the shape), and ended the JacksonStars Semi-Custom Shop option, where you could order a stock model with some few changes and still get it for the standard retail price of about $1800, instead of $4500+. And their turnaround time was less than 6 months. It took 18 months for both my USA 7-string Warrior and WarAngel to come in.
Other than that, consistency has greatly improved. You no longer have to sort through a bunch of the same model to find "the good one".
As well, they introduced a new model which I'm currently digging - the KV2T. Finally, a Jackson V that has a 3x3 headstock and 24 frets!
Needs a Floyd, though :lol:
FMIC also moved them to Corona and set them up with a lot of new/better equipment and got their massive Custom Shop backlog cleared out. People had been waiting years for their guitar!
Back then, Jackson was AKAI, now they're Fender. Name one good guitar AKAI ever made.
Yeah, didn't think so.
FMIC lets Jackson run Jackson. AKAI wanted their "advisors" in on everything, and as a result they had a few years of really crappy and pointless model variations and model levels - some only lasting for 100 guitars - that had miniscule differences between them.
The FMIC guys are players and music fans, and they understand that players want what players want, and they don't want to be told what they should want, or settle for what some suit-and-tie wants them to have.
The only thing FMIC did I disagree with is focus Jackson on the Metal crowd, when they were really starting to get into a wider audience. The Jazz'R was a great guitar: Spruce hollow/chambered body with quilted maple top and back, 25" scale, beautiful tone. Only thing they needed to change IMO was to give it a rounder neck profile instead of the hard V, and maybe a 1 5/8" nut instead of 1 11/16".
That guitar could have broken Jackson into the C&W and Jazz markets easily. It just needed time.
They also killed off my favorite model, the JacksonStars (Japan-only) NASL (which could have competed with PRS given the shape), and ended the JacksonStars Semi-Custom Shop option, where you could order a stock model with some few changes and still get it for the standard retail price of about $1800, instead of $4500+. And their turnaround time was less than 6 months. It took 18 months for both my USA 7-string Warrior and WarAngel to come in.
Other than that, consistency has greatly improved. You no longer have to sort through a bunch of the same model to find "the good one".
As well, they introduced a new model which I'm currently digging - the KV2T. Finally, a Jackson V that has a 3x3 headstock and 24 frets!
Needs a Floyd, though :lol:
FMIC also moved them to Corona and set them up with a lot of new/better equipment and got their massive Custom Shop backlog cleared out. People had been waiting years for their guitar!
Ball&Chain
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Re: Jackson JS32 series V
MIJ back then didnt necessarily mean higher end. It was more on the level with what MIK and Indonesian guitars of today. Prices are similar at 400ish.
Personally, Ive been seeing much better stuff coming out of japan lately than back in the day.
MIJ back then didnt necessarily mean higher end. It was more on the level with what MIK and Indonesian guitars of today. Prices are similar at 400ish.
Personally, Ive been seeing much better stuff coming out of japan lately than back in the day.
DrNewcenstein
He Did the Monster Mash
Re: Jackson JS32 series V
Not all Performers were made in Japan. If they have wide 12th-fret dots - like a Gibson V or Explorer - they were made in India. If the 12th fret dots are narrow like on a Strat, it was made in Japan.
Although, since necks are only held on with 4 screws, you could end up with a Japan-made neck on an India-made body when buying used.
Which is why it's important to note that Jackson uses a better grade of wood on their imports. While Indian Cedro isn't at the top of the list, it's better than plywood, or as some companies call it "laminated tonewoods" (where they take various wafer-thin laminates of actual tonewoods and glue them together - it's still plywood, and still sounds like plywood).
Not all Performers were made in Japan. If they have wide 12th-fret dots - like a Gibson V or Explorer - they were made in India. If the 12th fret dots are narrow like on a Strat, it was made in Japan.
Although, since necks are only held on with 4 screws, you could end up with a Japan-made neck on an India-made body when buying used.
Which is why it's important to note that Jackson uses a better grade of wood on their imports. While Indian Cedro isn't at the top of the list, it's better than plywood, or as some companies call it "laminated tonewoods" (where they take various wafer-thin laminates of actual tonewoods and glue them together - it's still plywood, and still sounds like plywood).
80's_Metal
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Re: Jackson JS32 series V
My old performer was much nicer than my JS series guitars...(I miss that guitar)
but I would still rock a JS series guitar no problems, you plug em in and they make noise.
They have great necks, add a bridge pup and off to the show man!
My old performer was much nicer than my JS series guitars...(I miss that guitar)
but I would still rock a JS series guitar no problems, you plug em in and they make noise.
They have great necks, add a bridge pup and off to the show man!
J
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Re: Jackson JS32 series V
Once again the good doctor's hammer of truth smashes the BS on all things Jackson.
And there's no way in Hell I'd put any significant amount of money into an entry-level Jackson. If you're serious at all about it, start with the Pro series. They'll slaughter the JS series.
Once again the good doctor's hammer of truth smashes the BS on all things Jackson.
And there's no way in Hell I'd put any significant amount of money into an entry-level Jackson. If you're serious at all about it, start with the Pro series. They'll slaughter the JS series.
BunnyGuitarShredder
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Re: Jackson JS32 series V
I almost expect Ed Roman to chime in on his period and flame us for talking about a foreign guitar. I can't afford any better so I am going with what I can and add to it, and since I like the KV I went with that and it's tone is great just lacks hardware.
I almost expect Ed Roman to chime in on his period and flame us for talking about a foreign guitar. I can't afford any better so I am going with what I can and add to it, and since I like the KV I went with that and it's tone is great just lacks hardware.
King IzzO)))
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Re: Jackson JS32 series V
There isn't a higher end Kelly without a floyd though, that's a problem.
There isn't a higher end Kelly without a floyd though, that's a problem.
DrNewcenstein
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Re: Jackson JS32 series V
Yeah, there's some models they just don't spread around too far, namely the Kelly and Warrior.
Have you ever noticed that the only model not in the MG line is the Rhoads? It's in every other model, including the JS and X, but not the MG. I always found that odd, given that, in most cases, there's no real difference between the Pro and MG line except the EMGs.
I thought for sure they'd do a KE5, but they jumped straight to the KE5FR instead.
I'm just hoping they don't put out a WR5 unless it's FR'd.
Yeah, there's some models they just don't spread around too far, namely the Kelly and Warrior.
Have you ever noticed that the only model not in the MG line is the Rhoads? It's in every other model, including the JS and X, but not the MG. I always found that odd, given that, in most cases, there's no real difference between the Pro and MG line except the EMGs.
I thought for sure they'd do a KE5, but they jumped straight to the KE5FR instead.
I'm just hoping they don't put out a WR5 unless it's FR'd.