Jackson Strat - "Fender shaped"
There are a few San Dimas models that have the old style stratocaster body shape. They're a lot like the Charvels that were released around this time, so they're somewhat comparable in quality. The…
Jackson Soloist Custom - "Pastel color with ebony fretboard"
The Soloist Customs were some of the few custom models that came out of Jackson during this time. You could special order certain things back then, and it was a lot more personal than today's mass p…
Jackson San Dimas Soloist Archtop - "Tight flame on this"
The archtop model is one of the classier models of the Soloist, in my opinion. They seem to be more tonally complex, look better and resonate a bit nicer than a normal model. I attribute that a lot…
Jackson Soloist - "Interesting SSS Soloist"
These are really old Soloists in which they started customizing with different options in the 80s. These guitars varied a lot as to what they came with, so this might not apply to whichever guitar y…
Jackson Dinky Strat Custom - "80s power"
These are old school Jacksons where they had different options you could choose from. The guitars vary depending on the model, so this review may not apply to whichever guitar you're trying to look …
Jackson USA Signature Adrian Smith San Dimas DK - "Old school style San Dimas"
Adrian Smith used to use Jacksons in the past quite a bit. While he tends to play more brands than the other guys in Maiden, it was really necessary for him to have his own special signature guitar,…
Jackson XTRR Rhoads - "80s style Randy Rhoads"
These guitars are pretty rare and pretty 80s. In the 80s they made the Rhoads models a bit smaller for the 80s players. The features are pretty nice and makes this a nice playing guitar. The guitar h…
Jackson KE2T Kelly - "Hardtail Kelly"
This is the hardtail version of the old Jackson Kelly model. The Kelly is like a more metaled up version of the Gibson Explorer. This guitar is more old school than most of the other modern Jacksons.…
Jackson Pro Soloist SLS3 - "Lightweight mahogany soloist"
This is one of the more unique soloist guitars in Jacksons line. It has a very vintage tone but with a super light and super modern feel. This guitar is the Jackson Soloist SLS-3. It has a mahogany b…
Jackson PC1 Phil Collen - "Long running Def Leppard Jackson"
Phil Collen of Def Leppard has been playing these unique Jacksons for a very long time and they have pretty much become a staple in the Jackson line up. They have a bunch of cool features that give t…
Jackson USA Select Soloist SL2HT-MAH - "Classy Soloist"
The SL2H-MAH puts out a strong Gibson like vibe with its finish and wood combination. The Soloist is a traditional shred guitar so most of them usually come with alder bodies and maple necks. This on…
Jackson USA Select Soloist SL1T - "Cool guitar crazy finish"
I wish they would make this guitar a normal model. I love the features of this guitar but I am not a fan of the finish. At first I thought the finish was just an option but it seems its the only fini…
Jackson USA Select RR1 Randy Rhoads - "One of the few Left handed USA Jacksons"
Just about every left handed USA Jackson you will see will be a Custom Shop order. They do not make many of these and the prices for them reflect that. Other than that these are just left handed vers…
Jackson USA Select Soloist SL2H - "Jackson Soloist in a custom finish. "
This is one of the special finish soloists Jackson puts out every once and a while. The Jackson Custom shop has a lot of contracted painters that are always putting out cool new finishes on their gui…
