All user reviews of 5/5 for the Jackson USA Select Soloist SL2HT-MAH

For anybody out there who has been complaining that the neck-thru Jackson are a bit too bright, this is the guitar for you. Instead of the standard maple design, they decided to utilize mahogany instead, and it makes a really big difference in terms of how the overall guitar sounds. The guitar features a mahogany body with a flame maple top, a mahogany neck-thru design, an ebony fretboard with 24 extra jumbo frets, sharkfin inlays, an original floyd rose, two humbucker configuration, one volume, one tone and a three way switch.

UTILIZATION

The flame on this was very tight and bookmatched nicely. It looked like most standard flames tend to. The transparent finish wasn't exactly my favorite on this as it seems to be a bit too plain looking, but it did a nice job at showing off how the flame truly looks. The fretwork on this was very good, as most USA Jacksons tend to be. The ends were rounded off nicely, and the frets had a very nice crown to them. The guitar had an original floyd rose installed in it, and this happens to be one of my favorite bridges in the entire world. It's super stable, sounds great, flutters nicely and just feels perfect to me. I know a lot of people hate these, but it just seems to really fit on this thing.

SOUNDS

The guitar sounds very thick when compared to the other Jacksons out there. The guitar came equipped with a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge and a Seymour Duncan 59 in the neck. The JB in the bridge is one of the most versatile pickups out there. It's tight enough to do metal but loose and old-school enough to do blues with the twist of the volume knob. Sometimes the JB can be a bit bright, but it really worked nicely in this guitar. The 59 in the neck was great for those super smooth lead tones. However, it had just enough bite to where it remains clear under super fast picking. I was able to get a great clean tone with this, as well. A twist of the tone knob nets a VERY fat sound that can make any legato lover fall in love.

OVERALL OPINION

This is probably my favorite configuration for Jackson Soloists. These guitars are very thick sounding, and the maple top helps balance everything out. The guitar felt nice, although I tend to prefer the Dinky's neck to this one. I like to have unfinished necks, and this can be a bit sticky at times when you start to really sweat on stage. Overall, very solid guitar, and I'm sure anybody would be happy with this thing.

Jackson USA 24 frets 2 humbucker Seymour TB1 and SH4
all except mahogany with ebony inlay in mother of pearl shark tooth and "binding" creme
original floyd rose bridge (not licensed like many others)
one volume one tone knob a 3-position
race driver

I waited a few months after buying this guitar to post my opinion that history is not distorted by the "WOUAW" for when buying a new guitar. I bought it in May 2007. In terms of features we are in the classics for a top model. Mine is sunburst orange-red is really beautiful.
The history of the acquisition of this guitar is: last year I'm tired of scratching my schoolboy (a basic jackson not handle screwed us) that I train for 5 years and I want to spend has a real guitar man, I have a budget between 1000 and 2000 and I have some models from dean and I like good esp. So I go to Nimes in the best shop on the paca scratching of my knowledge (pv ask me if you're interested) to spend the day trying to scratch up to find one that makes me crack without preference or nine OCCAZ. This one was the first I tried and I tried all those behind (for more than 4 hours anyway) seemed to me simply bland. Just turn I fell in love with this really sound and incredible playability! ptite sail for history.

UTILIZATION

The neck feels like to play faster and easier than any other guitar, yet it is not an ultra-thin handle, just cut it right. It is accessible to the driver and not an acute problem, the notes sound perfect until the 24th fret. Ergonomics standard, even when she weighs the weight and it is rare that I stay up all repeated a particularly fragile that I'm back, for perfectly balanced against (the opposite would be surprising on a guitar of this form).

SOUNDS

The sounds! then we are really in the exceptional, I could test a lot of guitar with a lot of high-end brands in different oriented "metal" and I have not found one to date that rivals! I know sound is subjective but really, from the first notes it was a sound that has an incredible personality! When I bought it was equipped with the original pickups, I had emg 81 85 I therefore put him in the belly, fearing that they distort his personality, but nay! Still present! Even if this configuration I think I like being tested in a sh13 easel to see what happens. The only way to get an idea of ​​its sound is to try it yourself, but watch your wallet might regret it! The neck-and all the stringed mahogany is really for much of the sound and speaks very highly!

OVERALL OPINION

Almost one year now that I use and I am tired, I was looking for the grail and there I found it! The new price is 2600 euros (normal for the high end) but there are a OCCAZ 1600 1700, which was my case! I said that for trying the same model but not mahogany violin, the sound is very different, so I suggest you try both: sl2h and sl2h-mah.
The value for money is interesting opportunity and frankly, once you have tried the price who cares becaufe realized that his hands had not a standard guitar but an instrument of exceptional ! I do not part with for anything.