Starting to fall in love with the Jackson Soloist

[Securb]

I found this new Jackson Pro Series Soloist™ SL3R today. There is so much win with this guitar. The only thing I would possibly change would be to add a Sophia tremolo.

FEATURES

• 25.5” scale length
• Basswood body with mirror top
• Through-body maple neck with graphite reinforcement, scarf joint and oiled back finish
• 12”-16” compound radius bound ebony fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and mirror piranha tooth inlays
• Direct mount Seymour Duncan® Distortion™ TB-6 bridge, Seymour Duncan Custom Flat Strat® SSL-6 Single-Coil middle and Seymour Duncan Custom Flat Strat SSL-6 RWRP Single-Coil neck pickups
• Five-position pickup blade switch, single volume control and single tone control
• Floyd Rose® 1000 Series double-locking tremolo bridge system
• Jackson sealed die-cast tuners and Dunlop® dual-locking strap buttons
• Available in Mirror with matching reverse Jackson pointed 6-in-line headstock, white body binding and chrome hardware

 

[weepingminotaur]

Nice. Those Soloists look great to play.

 

[Securb]

When I first read "Mirror Jackson Soloist," I thought it was another Phil Collins model.

 

[Ascension]

Prefer my Kiesel DC on the bottom here to even a US Soloist. Like the neck in particular much better than the Jacksons.

 

[NegativeEase]

I found this new Jackson Pro Series Soloist™ SL3R today. There is so much win with this guitar. The only thing I would possibly change would be to add a Sophia tremolo.

FEATURES

• 25.5” scale length
• Basswood body with mirror top
• Through-body maple neck with graphite reinforcement, scarf joint and oiled back finish
• 12”-16” compound radius bound ebony fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and mirror piranha tooth inlays
• Direct mount Seymour Duncan® Distortion™ TB-6 bridge, Seymour Duncan Custom Flat Strat® SSL-6 Single-Coil middle and Seymour Duncan Custom Flat Strat SSL-6 RWRP Single-Coil neck pickups
• Five-position pickup blade switch, single volume control and single tone control
• Floyd Rose® 1000 Series double-locking tremolo bridge system
• Jackson sealed die-cast tuners and Dunlop® dual-locking strap buttons
• Available in Mirror with matching reverse Jackson pointed 6-in-line headstock, white body binding and chrome hardware

That thing is hot!

 

[Mincer]

Keeping that shiny would be a task, but it is one cool guitar.

 

[GuitarStv]

Looks cool . . . but how hard is it to clean? All I can think of is a guitar that perpetually looks dirty from smudges and sweat. Mirrors (and even chrome appliances) can be really hard to keep fingerprints off of.

 

[Demanic]

Looks cool . . . but how hard is it to clean? All I can think of is a guitar that perpetually looks dirty from smudges and sweat. Mirrors (and even chrome appliances) can be really hard to keep fingerprints off of.

Not a fan of the finish, but really, all one needs is a microfiber cloth to wipe it down with. It's not like people are going to be focusing on what it looks like while you shred their faces of while playing it.

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[PFDarkside]

I’m with you….

 

[JOLLY]

I'd hit it.

 

[treyhaislip]

I loved the old SL3 that I had–it was the first guitar I had with Seymour Duncans and made me a believer in the JB+Hotrails combo.

This one is slightly different but the cosmetics of that guitar are spot on--really dig the look.

 

[Gtrjunior]

I love everything about that except the middle pickup.

 

[Securb]

I love everything about that except the middle pickup.

Esthetically I agree with you it would look cooler. But I use the middle pickup on my HSS more than I use the neck.

 

[Mr. 80's]

If it's a plexiglass mirror I would imagine that not only smudges and fingerprints would be a problem but also swirls/scratches will eventually take up the entire surface. That just looks shiddy on mirrors.

 

[DCikes88]

Specs are spot-on, but the mirror finish is just one step closer to a bad habit. Custom shop options also include:
- faux 9v battery compartment for candy
- gold straw tucked in the truss rod hole

 

[dave74]

Why does it say "direct-mount tb-6" and I'm plainly seeing a pickup-ring/bezel?

Stuff like that turns me off right away. I like the guitar though, but I would re-check the specs with Jackson's own website.

 

[dave74]

I love everything about that except the middle pickup.

I'm with you on that. Middle pickups just get in my way and I always end-up disconnecting them and lowering as far as possible.

 

[Top-L]

Saw that guitar yesterday, made me go hmm....

Might be a piece of lexan painted silver on the back to make a mirror. Possibly clean it with... glass cleaner?

 

[playas]

Get your Phil Lynott moves down.

 

[Erlend_G]

Specs are spot-on, but the mirror finish is just one step closer to a bad habit. Custom shop options also include:
- faux 9v battery compartment for candy
- gold straw tucked in the truss rod hole

FAUX?!!