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Published on 11/01/11 at 17:55There are two of these guitars, and I find this to be the better of the two for my playing style. Scott Ian's T1000 1H is meant for those who mainly focus on rhythm guitar work. This is more for the lead guys, in my opinion. Obviously, that's not a hard set rule or anything, but it's just the way I envisioned these guitars being utilized. The guitar features a mahogany body with a neck-thru mahogany neck, an ebony fretboard with 24 frets, lighting bolt inlays, a flush mount original floyd rose, two humbuckers, one volume knob and a three way switch.
UTILIZATION
The finish on the back of this is really annoying. There's an obnoxious tape line where the clear ended, and it looks very unprofessional to me. I'm not sure why Jackson did this. They should look at how ESP does their neck-thrus, but maybe it's what Scott Ian wanted... The switch placement on this is very annoying, and I find it to be a pain to switch very quickly between the neck pickup and the bridge pickup. Aside from that, the guitar is awesome. The fretwork was perfect, the floyd is one of the best in the business, the inlays were done nicely, ebony board looked great and the guitar was just an overall pleasure to play.
SOUNDS
This guitar has a Scott Ian signature Seymour Duncan in the bridge with a 59 in the neck. The bridge pickup is meant for metal. It's a very high output pickup that reminds me of the X2N at times. It has a strong low end to it, but it's not super woofy or anything. The mids are slightly dipped to allow for some clarity, and considering that this is a mahogany guitar which has lots of mids, this is a pretty good thing. The treble is slightly rounded, but it's not super chopped like certain other pickups out there. Great for metal rhythms. The 59 is one of my favorite Duncan neck pickups as it can do amazing cleans and amazing leads as well. It's fat and organic enough for smooth lead lines, but it has just enough cut to keep you heard throughout the mix.
OVERALL OPINION
This is the better of the two guitars, in my opinion, but that's going by my playing style. I'm someone who loves floyd rose equipped guitars and needs at least two pickups. Either of the two models will be great for somebody looking for Scott Ian's tone. I'm sure you won't be disappointed in either one, except for how much lighter your wallet will be after buying these.
UTILIZATION
The finish on the back of this is really annoying. There's an obnoxious tape line where the clear ended, and it looks very unprofessional to me. I'm not sure why Jackson did this. They should look at how ESP does their neck-thrus, but maybe it's what Scott Ian wanted... The switch placement on this is very annoying, and I find it to be a pain to switch very quickly between the neck pickup and the bridge pickup. Aside from that, the guitar is awesome. The fretwork was perfect, the floyd is one of the best in the business, the inlays were done nicely, ebony board looked great and the guitar was just an overall pleasure to play.
SOUNDS
This guitar has a Scott Ian signature Seymour Duncan in the bridge with a 59 in the neck. The bridge pickup is meant for metal. It's a very high output pickup that reminds me of the X2N at times. It has a strong low end to it, but it's not super woofy or anything. The mids are slightly dipped to allow for some clarity, and considering that this is a mahogany guitar which has lots of mids, this is a pretty good thing. The treble is slightly rounded, but it's not super chopped like certain other pickups out there. Great for metal rhythms. The 59 is one of my favorite Duncan neck pickups as it can do amazing cleans and amazing leads as well. It's fat and organic enough for smooth lead lines, but it has just enough cut to keep you heard throughout the mix.
OVERALL OPINION
This is the better of the two guitars, in my opinion, but that's going by my playing style. I'm someone who loves floyd rose equipped guitars and needs at least two pickups. Either of the two models will be great for somebody looking for Scott Ian's tone. I'm sure you won't be disappointed in either one, except for how much lighter your wallet will be after buying these.