TL:DR: They're not more expensive, old Japanese Jackson are just too cheap to be sustainable for the business. Yes, you don't get a lot from the get go and mostly you're just paying for the brand, better quality control and Made in Japan production, which is killer to be honest. Their newer models and especially the Dave Davidson signature, which I had the privilege to play at a friends house, are extremely durable and reliable guitars. However, I do see where Jackson is coming from. I really need the stability of the tuning and the ergonomic playability that Strandberg and Carillion wanna be are offering with their specs, taking into the account that the Carillion one has an EverTune on it. Take into account that I record music on an almost daily basis, re-recording stuff, recording new riffs etc. Recently I've saved up enough money to buy a Strandberg Standard 8 and had a deal with a european luthier who custom made one Carillion wanna be model - and honestly, I've played those two guitars more frequently then Ibanez and Jackson.
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Maybe with some you'd pay and wait a bit more, but you'd also get more at the get go.įor example, I've owned two Ibanez Prestige models and one Jackson Pro series model. Sometimes I feel like you'd get a more decent bang for your buck by going with some other custom luthiers or smaller companies. May I ask what you're playing now, as well as guitar and amp, and what style and sound you're going for? The answers to those questions will help people give ou even better advice.I've often found these major guitar companies, like Jackson, Ibanez etc.
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Of course let me complicate it a littl.e more by saying a guitar with a Floyd-style trem will also have a less full sound than a guitar with a fixed bridge with stop tailpiece and string-through body bridge as well. That's why I like both types, to have both tonalities available. I find bolt-necks to have a cleaner, crisper sound wheras a neck-through has a fuller but slightly less distinct sound. I think there will be a bigger tonal difference between whether the guitar is bolt-on-neck or neck-through body than the size and shape of the body. so while a fuller body might sound a little fuller, it's probably not making that much difference. They also have some models in that line with string-through body bridges so if you don't like trems that might be for you.Īs for how can a V sound good, on an electric guitar most of the tone is coming from the neck, fingerboard and body wood resonating between the tuners and the tailpiece, or in this case the body with a string-through. Not as good as the USAs but better than the equivalent market models from LTD and Ibanez IMO. The Japan models are nice, playable, good sounding guitars. I haven't changed them but it's not my only guitar either. Mine has the Duncan Designed pickups which are not bad, though not as nice as real Duncans. I've heard of QC issues with the DK2M, but my DK2S is a wonderful little guitar.
There's a significant quality difference between the current Japan line and the USA Select line, but the Japan models are still fine guitars.
Not crazy about tremelos but I can get use to them. I use to like strats, but the feel of the Flat 14-16 radius is nice. I know the Soloist and Dinky's are different, but to me they have the same look and some have the same pick-ups. Any wiring difference? Sustain? Any how can some of these V's with almost no body to them (V shape) sound any better than a full bodied guitar with the same Seymore Duncans? I am very interested in knowing. If the difference is none, or very very small, than I'll settle for a Japan Jackson. If there is a BIG difference in the sound and quality, please let me know, and eventually I will be able to afford a Usa model. Is there a big difference in the $750 Japan made Jackson Dinky Pro's (DK2 for example) that are stocked with Seymour Duncans (not designed) than the $1700 Jackson Soloist Sl guitars which have Seymour Duncans and fancy tops, etc. The don't use the same pickups in a $400 guitar versus a $1000 guitar. I understand that Mexico made strats are lower quality compared to Usa models becuase of woods used, wiring, pickups, etc.