Jackson SLSMG Soloist Limited Edition

Body: mahogany with carved top
Neck: neck thru body mahogany with scarf joint headstock
Tuning machines: sealed die-cast tuners
Fingerboard: ebony
Frets: 24 jumbo frets
Bridge pickup: EMG-81
Neck pickup: EMG-85
Controls: master volume, master tone
Bridge: JT390 adjustable with strings-thru-body3-
position blade pickups switching:Position 1 Bridge pickup Position 2 Middle pickup Position 3 Neck pickup
Hardware: black
MOTO piranha tooth position inlays
Ivoroid binding on neck and headstock

I bought my slsmg off ebay for about $500.00 it was the best purchase I have ever made Im going to keep this guitar forever.

The neck through body,emgs,and the string through construction all come together for awesome sustain.The neck is very comfortable and thin so it is ideal for a lead guitarist and there is easy access to the upper frets.Also the guitars name Super Light Soloist is true this guitar unlike guitars like les puals is very light and puts little to no strain on your shoulder when playing standing up.And this guitar is great for alternate tunings because of it not having a floyd rose that constantly needs to be adjusted.

The volume nob gets in the way of my hand sometimes.

I havn't had any problems at all with the construction or quality other than the volume nob but its not a very big problem.construction and quality *****

The bottom line is this is a fantastic guitar and I woud reccommend to anyone.

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I really wanted to add a Gibson SG to my collection for the last 20 years. Finally I set out to purchase a new one and reviewed several of them and after playing a few from the Standard to the Voodoo models I realized one important point. While I loved the looks and the clean, rich sound I HATED THE WAY THEY ALL PLAYED. A 3/16 inch string/fret gap at the nut to over a ¼ inch string/fret gap at the neck/body joint and I found myself fighting each and every chord. So I searched for the guitar that had the best playability and BAM! Turns out it is a Jackson. Paid about $880.00

I locked in on the SLSMG Soloist because of the deep, rich, powerful sound plus the light weight and the jaw dropping looks sets this bad boy apart.

I would say that I like everything about the guitar but if I had to nitpick, I think the volume knob is either a) too close to the lower E string or b) the knob is a little too tall. I have inadvertently turned the guitar down on occasion because of the knobs close proximity to the bridge pickup. I am sure I can adjust with practice.

Construction and quality seems to be excellent. Fit and finish rival some of the best guitar manufacturers I have seen. Seems fit perfectly, screws are seated perfectly, finish exceptional, hardware is flawless.

This guitar is serious. I strongly recommend it for the serious power rock / heavy metal guitar player. No Shiznit, a picture of this guitar should appear in the Webster’s dictionary next to the definition of the word Axe.

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This is the limited edition guitar. I've actually only seen one of these in the shop, personally. They're fairly rare from what I've seen. The biggest difference between this and the normal one is that this has a flame top. I think the flame is a veneer instead of an actual carved top. The guitar has the following specs:

Mahogany body with a flame maple top
Neck-thru mahogany neck with an ebony fretboard and 24 jumbo frets
String-thru-body bridge
Two EMG pickups
One volume, one tone and a three way switch
MOTO piranha tooth position inlays
Ivoroid binding on neck and headstock

UTILIZATION

The guitar won't have any neck joint issues thanks to it being a neck-thru guitar. You also get some better upper fret access thanks to that. The fretwork on this guitar was very nice. I was able to get some low action without any issues. The nut was also cut nicely, and I didn't experience any tuning issues during bending. I'm not 100% sure, but I'm fairly sure this flame is a veneer. The flame itself was your typical "grill" type flame that was book matched on the body.

SOUNDS

The guitar sounded very fat. This is either good or bad, depending. The EMG 81 in the bridge can sometimes get a bit bright, but I found that this all mahogany construction made it very dark. It had tons of mids, and that can be a good or bad thing, depending on how much you like midrange. Mahogany is actually a very midrange heavy wood, and that's why people sometimes confuse it with being dark. The 85 in the neck was almost too fat for me, and I like super fat neck pickups. I think an 81 in the neck might have suited this a bit better. If not an 81, then maybe a 60 or 60A. It all depends on what you're going for.

OVERALL OPINION

This guitar can be fairly hard to find on the used market thanks to it being a fairly limited guitar. It's no longer made, so you can't buy it new anyway. I've only ever had one in the shop, and we're an authorized Jackson dealer. If you can get it at a good price, I recommend jumping on it. They're very solid guitars and put together well.