r/JacksonGuitars

I'm looking into getting a Jackson JS32T Rhoads. I've seen some reviews and videos where people are experiencing grounding issues caused by the paint, it prevent proper grounding and some people fixed it by sanding down the bottom of the lower bridge post. In other reviews and videos people don't experience or mention it at all. So I'm a little worried its a 50/50 thing. Not that it would be a huge problem since I got tools and sandpaper, and I know my way around a guitar. I just want to know what I can expect.

Is this a commen issue? If it's a commen issue, will sanding off paint on bridge post truly fix it?

How is the feeling of the Amaranth fretboard? How are the stock pups? (ceramic or alnico?)

(got an old Jackson Soloist XL Professional I thought of replacing the pups with those in the JS32T if needed)

How does this sub feel about the JS32T Rhoads?

Been playing guitar since the 80s and just recently played a friends flying v, and now I want one...

So I play in a semi touring level metal band and looking for a new guitar. We have a new record cycle starting in a few weeks and need to prepare for the shows that will be coming up in the next few months. We’ve got a lot of new songs in a different tuning than usual and I’ll need a Floyd rose. I’ve always enjoyed V style guitars. Thinking of an RR pro series. What’s everyone’s experience with pro series? Looking to spend 1-2k on a new Jackson. Never owned a Jackson but have always admired them from afar. Ready to join the club

Thinking about getting the green crackle one, looks absolutely nuts. Just want to hear personal reviews, before I go in on one

I've owned a bunch of metal-centric guitars over the years, and all of them have had something that kept me from fully loving them. In my early years of playing 23-ish years ago I owned several LTD guitars, all of which were Ok-to really good, but I either never felt like the output was hot enough, or the construction was iffy or the floating bridge sucked etc etc etc. I've owned many other types of guitars since then so my knowledge of the instrument and my preferences has gotten more informed and defined.

I started a new metal project last year, I already owned a few guitars that could have worked but neither of them has a floating bridge and I just felt like I didn't have the right tool for the job. I did some research; I'd never owned a Jackson but every single one I'd played, including lower tier ones, always made me walk away satisfied. I like how Jacksons feel "chunkier" and more solid compared to Ibanez or ESP, It always feels like you are holding something designed to beat the shit out of someone.

I did some research and the first thing that surprised me is that there are surprisingly few Jacksons with active pickups. I figured that would be the other way around but no, I legit don't know why that is but I had to be a bit careful to make sure I got one with actives. I don't think actives are required for metal, quite the contrary, but I already own plenty of passive pup guitars.

What caught my attention about the SL1A is that it is a REALLY good deal for the money. You only get a bridge pickup, more on that later, but it has a coil split and, more importantly, it comes with a Fishman Fluence and is about $100 cheaper than the other Pro Plus models it is marketed alongside. I found one at my local big box store, tried it, loved it, and a year later I still love it.

Lets address the Elephant in the room: The single pickup doesn't bother me. I think its cool actually, this thing is built for one purpose and it does that thing excellently. I will use the coil split for solos but I honestly was already recording leads with a different guitar so its not an issue. I like the single pup and would still gladly play leads with it live.

The guitar is gorgeous despite having a really simple aesthetic: I've owned cheaper black painted guitars with what I imagine is cheaper paint and you can tell - it feels weird saying that about something like black paint, but when paint is crap you can just see it. The cream binding is just so sick, it makes the whole package look stately without compromising the whole look. I love the way the guitar looks even if it is simple, its a classic look.

The Floyd Rose 1000 is great. All floating bridges are temperamental in my experience (unless you are doing a strat style/Gotoh bridge) but this one behaves well once you wear the strings in. The ONLY major critique I have about the guitar out-of-the-box is I had to buy heavier-gauge springs for the back of the guitar: At standard tuning the 3 regular springs were not strong enough. I replaced one of them with a heavy-gauge spring and was able to balance the whole thing out, problem solved.

And yea the guitar sounds sick as hell. The Fishman sounds so sick, the neck is super comfortable and fast (without being TOO thin and shreddy), I like how there is no tone knob, aside from that one spring I haven't had any hardware issues, and I am still always excited to pick it up. One of my main guitars.

In short its a fantastic deal for the money and a great guitar in its own right, highly recommended.