r/JacksonGuitars

4 months ago, I posted my upgrade plan for this guitar. Well, here it is now, fully loaded with a pair of 81/85, a TUSQ XL nut and locking tuners.

The pickup installation was pretty straightforward, other than a couple wire extensions and fighting the cavity space to make everything fit with the battery haha. I went with a volume pot for each pickup and no tone pot route.

I used Harley Benton's locking tuners, which sucked to be honest, the quality and feel are inconsistent and the packaging is laughable, they literally came in a plastic bag. I'm especially disappointed because I own a Harley Benton Amarok and I'm super satisfied with it, and I've also used some similarly priced Guyker locking tuners before for a different project, which were MUCH better in terms of quality and packaging.

The TUSQ XL nut installation was by far the most problematic, it turned out way too short, so I had to DIY a shim from an old credit card, and the high strings slots were not very deep, causing the strings to easily snap out of them when not tuned to proper tension because of the Jackson headstock angle. I tried to file the slots deeper but I didn't have proper tools, so I just sanded the whole nut from the bottom instead.

Finally, I had to level a couple bad frets around the 20s, and since I didn't have a proper spot leveling tool, I just used a short sanding beam to level the fretboard's fallaway, which solved the initial issue but kind of created another :D so for now I'm compensating with some neck relief and a bit of a low to medium action, still shreddable though. I will eventually have to level the entire fretboard properly.

That's about everything, overall, I'm very happy with how it turned out. By the time I decide to throw more cash on it, I will upgrade the bridge and make it a black V tailpiece out of a pickguard blank.

I found this old Jackson guitar from my neighbor and I’m kinda wondering what this one is

Super nice set of pickups. If you haven't tried them, I recommend giving them a go. I put a push pull volume pot in to split just the neck pickup. Neck pickup is underrated asf. Super buttery, super nice for leads and cleans, and when split it's got a bit of that nice throaty single coil sound. Bridge pickup is sharp but not harsh like the distortion, and has nice tight low end.

Was eyeballing this thing for a while now and got a nice price today so I had to take it home 😎 what a banger guitar, instant mojo refill

I got my first Jackson guitar yesterday and I must say after 30 minutes of playing it at the shop I had to have it. I traded some gear for it and took it home. It’s also my first experience with a Floyd Rose bridge. After a ton of trial and error I finally got it balanced and where I wanted it. I’m tuned to drop C 90% of the time and use pretty hefty strings. Let me know your thoughts on my Pro SL2Q.

So, I finally finished my eBay project. She turned out to be quite a player, too, despite breaking my stones the whole way. Started with an eBay basket case. Ended up with a PC-3 ish DK2m that works. Scored all new PC style brushed hardware including switch tip. Many new Floyd parts, a Trem-Endus (though not sure if im digging that), a new Duncan Jazz in the neck slot, an original Duncan TB4 in the bridge slot. Rewired everything... new CTS pots with treble bleeds and orange drops, custom back plates, new wrench holder, and routed the body to access the truss rod under the neck pickup. I wired the 5-way for some solid options... position 1-TB-4, 2- both pickups, 3- Jazz, 4- Jazz & TB-4 split (outer coils), and 5- TB-4 split. A very rewarding project. Hope you all dig it as much as I do. PS I have a white capped TB-4 on the way to match the Jazz.

Thought I’d share some pictures of my modified SL7 soloist. I bought this second hand a couple years ago and it turned up with a snapped headstock. Managed to get a refund, and so the only cost was for the repair.

Since then I’ve added a black winter in the bridge, and an Ibanez Lo Pro bridge which fit with no modification other than drilling out for the wider post anchors.

It’s a beast of a guitar now!

Hello everyone! Im here with an URGENT situation. I got back into playing with this guitar a friend of my dad lend to me a while back and evertything was good, but suddenly the jack cable began falling off the hole. Naturally, I opened it and began seeing what the problem was while looking at similar youtube tutorials to try and fix it and couldnt find anything, and now , everything is separated and cant find a single manual or video explaining what to do. I dont have much knwoledge on guitara so I dont even know the model, but I bet you guys can help me out. Thanks in advance!

One of my favorites to play. Can’t figure out specific model though since the serial code just tells me maybe it’s Japanese.

Hey yall, so 1 month ago I bought a Jackson SL2MG in Lambo Orange. One of the things I loved about it is that even though it was tuned to E standard, the strings were very bendy and comfortable to stretch and play on.

So anyways about a week ago I bought a SL2DX in Lemon Ice, hoping to get the same feeling but it plays a lot more stiff. At the same tuning (E standard) it feels super stiff to bend notes and to pull up on the whammy with pinch harmonics.

I compared spring orientation, gauge, action, everything was identical but the SL2DX was still tighter on E standard.

I’m here to ask you all for advice, what can I do to make the string tension less tight, while still keeping it at E standard? I love shredding and jamming on E, and covering songs, but with how tight the strings feel, it’s kinda killing the fun for me. Any advice is welcome, thank you!

Things I’ve tried:

1. Changing strings from the factory set it came with, they are 9-42, Ernie balls.
2. Changing the spring orientation from 3 in a V shape, to 3 straight.
3. Adjusting action height.

No cosmetic flaws, binding is great, the Crackle is done really well, no high or protruding frets.

Next Steps:

• New Strings
• Set up
• Plug it in my QC
• Blast some Nocturnal!

Hello Jackson owners, I just bought this sick WX24 used from Guitar Center but i’m stuck on this weird truss rod. I used every allen key in my collection and can’t seem to tighten or loosen the truss rod. Any tips?

I’m planning to buy my first Jackson electric guitar. Right now, I’m deciding between two models: the Jackson Dinky JS-12 and JS-22. The price difference between these two guitars in my area is minimal (though, to be fair, the JS-12 is slightly cheaper). As for actual differences, I’ve noticed that the JS-12 has a glossy finish, while the JS-22 has a matte finish. Are there any other differences between these guitars? Does it make sense to save money and go with the JS-12? Thanks in advance for your answer!

Hey everybody. Long time Jackson guitars lover here and wanted I just joined recently and wanted to show off my pride and joy, Ebony. I got her off Ebay when I was in my late teens and have had her ever since. I have tinkered and made some mods over the years, so she is definitely not stock.

Now for my question. The serial number on the bottom of the fretboard reads U09311, but when I go on the website to look it up, the site shows no records. Can anyone give me some more insight into its history or info? TIA!

Jackson pro series soloist SL3M Rainbow crackle. Been eyeing these for quite some time and finally found a decent deal.

Looks amazing. Haven’t done a proper set up yet, just a tune so far and plays good out of the box. Neck is really nice. Coolest looking guitar I’ve ever owned so far. Bridge pickup sounds amazing for leads, time will tell for rythme.