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MGR/Mike Reid « Jackson SLSMG »
Published on 02/14/04 at 15:00I had this guitar ordered directly from Fender UK (Jackson's distributers over here) via Rainbow Music, for the list price of £799. I had played it once very briefly back in 2002(?) when it was first released, and fell in love with it instantly. I had to have one.
There's very little I don't like about the SLSMG. The neck is very thin and incredibly fast, and the body is well contoured and is light as well, despite being a mahognay guitar (My Schecter C-1 is MUCH heavier by comparison). The EMG HZ passive p'ups have great output, and despite what I've been told in the past, aren't sterile, and don't lack warmth. I was originally going to put active EMGs in, but I'm definitely rethinking now!
This is a lot harder. I suppose I would have liked a seperate volume control for the pickups to give a bit more tonal versatility... and perhaps it would have been nice to have the 20dB boost that other MG Series guitars have, but there are very minor things for me.
One annoyance I have is that the volume pot is sporadically noisy on mine- but since she's new, I've yet to look into sorting this. I don't anticipate it being a lengthy problem.
The entire guitar is constructed from mahogany, besides the fretboard which is ebony. The neck is of a through-body design, so there is NO heel whatsoever, making upper fret access the easiest I've ever sseen. Like I said before, despite being an entirely mahogany guitar, the SLSMG is incredibly light, while still having presence.
The finish (satin black on mine) is flawless, and seems very sturdy. The fretwork is fantastic, with no jagged edges. The creme neck/head binding is equally impressive with no bulges or cracks.
The SLSMG is, not to put too fine a point on it, an exceptional piece of kit. Sure, Jackson make mainly metal guitars, but the SLSMG can hit anything from classical rock and jazz to metal and punk.
Amazing.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
There's very little I don't like about the SLSMG. The neck is very thin and incredibly fast, and the body is well contoured and is light as well, despite being a mahognay guitar (My Schecter C-1 is MUCH heavier by comparison). The EMG HZ passive p'ups have great output, and despite what I've been told in the past, aren't sterile, and don't lack warmth. I was originally going to put active EMGs in, but I'm definitely rethinking now!
This is a lot harder. I suppose I would have liked a seperate volume control for the pickups to give a bit more tonal versatility... and perhaps it would have been nice to have the 20dB boost that other MG Series guitars have, but there are very minor things for me.
One annoyance I have is that the volume pot is sporadically noisy on mine- but since she's new, I've yet to look into sorting this. I don't anticipate it being a lengthy problem.
The entire guitar is constructed from mahogany, besides the fretboard which is ebony. The neck is of a through-body design, so there is NO heel whatsoever, making upper fret access the easiest I've ever sseen. Like I said before, despite being an entirely mahogany guitar, the SLSMG is incredibly light, while still having presence.
The finish (satin black on mine) is flawless, and seems very sturdy. The fretwork is fantastic, with no jagged edges. The creme neck/head binding is equally impressive with no bulges or cracks.
The SLSMG is, not to put too fine a point on it, an exceptional piece of kit. Sure, Jackson make mainly metal guitars, but the SLSMG can hit anything from classical rock and jazz to metal and punk.
Amazing.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com