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Posted by: Marshmall0wz Mar 25 2008, 01:23 AM

Hey guys. Today I had the joy of playing my friends Gibson Explorer Pro (VERY NICE) and his brothers Jackson V Pro Series. Anyway, I realized that the guitar was amazingly built. Jackson are all made in Japan which to me means a lot. Also they are amazingly low priced. This was a higher end Jackson that was great minus the pickups which he changed for some EMG 81' and 85's. With that small change of about $230 bucks, it was perfect. It rivaled and perhaps beat the $1350 US made Explorer Pro. And as all of us who passed 2nd Grade know, $690 is a lot better that $1350. Plus, the jackson had awesome inlays that were not dots, better pickups (once changed) than the 498 and 500's of the Gibson and a real floyd rose tremelo Anyway It's cool

Posted by: Smikey2006 Mar 25 2008, 02:23 AM

yea so basically what your saying is jackson owns

but






















SCHECTER IS BETTER

Posted by: Marshmall0wz Mar 25 2008, 04:15 AM

well yeah basically!

Posted by: Bondy Mar 25 2008, 06:36 AM

+1 I hated my Jackson nothing but problems with then again it wasnt a top of the line one.I'am seriously looking at getting a Schecter got my eye on a C-1 Hellraiser FR which I have not seen a bad review of yet unlike some of the jacksons I have looked at

Posted by: Tuubsu Mar 25 2008, 09:40 AM

MY jackson has the worst solderings in it, I've had to resolder some wires in it like 6-8 times, AND they were always factory solderings, my soldering has never broke there, BUT The guitar is way too satisfying in every other way that I wouldn't trade it for anything!

The pick ups great, the neck Is AMAZING, shark inlays look cool, and the floyd rose, never goes out of tune, and the body is so freaking nice looking(even though it would seem that there is no other human being in this world who likes kellys)

edit. a 700 € it cost

Posted by: Hemlok Mar 25 2008, 10:58 AM

I agree, the neck, makes me melt. My jackson warrior is a cheapy, but it is one of best guitars i have played. The pickups are poor but that doesnt matter, can always upgrade. The guitar itself is just fantastic. Nothing on my Gibson LP but they are not the same animal.

Posted by: superize Mar 25 2008, 11:12 AM

I also have a jackson warrior and i love it but then i dont have anything else to compare with

Posted by: Guitarman700 Mar 25 2008, 02:46 PM

i love jacksons, but ive never played a schecter that didn't feel cheap.

Posted by: Trond Vold Mar 25 2008, 07:03 PM

Jacksons are great! Never tried the cheapest of them though.. But i've never had a single problem with mine

Posted by: Smikey2006 Mar 25 2008, 07:55 PM

really .. every schecter i play feels like awsome its got a really smooth fretboard.. which i prefer and i know some like rougher 1's.. jacksons are awsome too since this is a thread on jacksons.. i have a Js30 with a bass string as the low E. and i had a soloist( like the one Trond uses except black ) excellent guitars

Posted by: Bondy Mar 25 2008, 07:55 PM

Mine was not the best to be fair it was a dk2y about the only one you could get left hand without paying over a grand my problem was that the bottom E kept slipping right of the fret board which sounds crud the pickups weren't bad they were pretty good Seymour Duncans.Even after I had a pro setup on it still did not sound great maybe it was just the model did not want to start a I hate Jackson thing I actually loved mine it was a wrench to sell even though I did not get on with it.

Posted by: Marcus Siepen Mar 27 2008, 04:07 PM

Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson

Posted by: audiopaal Mar 27 2008, 04:10 PM

I've only tried Trond Volds soloist, and that's great!
But I have to admit I like the neck better on my Gibson and Esp

But the soloist sounds awesome though

Posted by: audiopaal Mar 27 2008, 04:10 PM

Hahaha

Posted by: botoxfox Mar 27 2008, 05:13 PM

I had an RR5. Solid built guitar, but I hated the neck and it didn't look good on me, so I sold it.

Posted by: at lights end Mar 27 2008, 05:21 PM

i played a few jacksons and loved them. you could say i have a jackson, but it's been assembled by me. DKMG body, DK2 neck. no other jackson parts though, and still missing a bridge and pickups.
never played a schecter though.

i love kellys!

Posted by: Robin Mar 27 2008, 05:24 PM

+1

Posted by: Unleash-The-Shred Mar 27 2008, 06:12 PM

I kinda want to get a Warrior (neck-thru) with EMG's.

Posted by: bsamn Mar 27 2008, 09:45 PM

Amen Brother

Posted by: botoxfox Mar 27 2008, 10:46 PM

For me it would be Ibanez Ibanez Ibanez Ibanez Ibanez Ibanez Ibanez Ibanez Ibanez Ibanez Ibanez Ibanez Ibanez Ibanez Ibanez Ibanez.

Posted by: Smikey2006 Mar 27 2008, 10:50 PM

You should try schecter.. and join the ranks of such great artists.. as.. *gasp* Avenged Sevenfold.. *snickers*

jk

stay with your gibsons

Posted by: Maximus Mar 27 2008, 11:06 PM

Ditto, Ditto, Ditto, Ditto, Ditto, Ditto, Ditto, Ditto, Ditto, Ditto, Ditto, Ditto, Ditto, Ditto, Ditto, Ditto!

Posted by: Bogdan Mar 28 2008, 01:22 AM

Jacksons are cool guitar but Gibson will always be..well GIBSON But maybe you like Jacksons tone ..its just matter of taste

Posted by: skennington Mar 28 2008, 01:26 AM

For me personaly, I love my DK2M with 81 and 85 EMG's. I also own an RX10D. That said, I think Jackson has some quality issues where they are built. My DK is a made in Japan guitar while the RX was built in Korea. Big difference in quality! Now, comparing my MIJ to a USA made Jackson, also big difference in quality. It all depends on what you get, and of course, the price will reflect it. The DK2 is a money machine for Jackson. Price point is great and most are made in Japan. If you step up to a USA made soloist ( neck-thru ) you will pay a grand plus but they are awesome (IMHO of course). Go a step further to a custom shop model, now your 2 grand plus in the bucket and prolly a professional musician but these guitars are about the best money can buy. Signature models like Kirk and George's ESP models go for 8k plus. Play one of those against a Phil Collins model Jackson ( around 3k ) and decide for yourself. I think you'll be quite suprised

Posted by: Marshmall0wz Mar 28 2008, 02:40 AM

GUYS DON'T YOU DARE ACCUSE ME OF NOT LOVING GIBSONS! hahaha I have an epi and a gibson. And all I was saying was that I was surprised by the jackson. also, it's original pickups were crap, he got EMG 81 and 85. The gibson explorer was however a BEAST. It was the pro model, i like the standard more.

Posted by: Sircraigery Mar 28 2008, 07:25 AM

I agree man, Jackson guitars are pretty sweet (they were my first two electrics). I tried some crazy soloist, with the paint job, and the neck was like a paint can stir stick!...like that thin i mean. It was really impressed....but didn't have $2000 in my budget haha

Posted by: blindwillie Mar 28 2008, 08:20 AM

Weird.
I haven't played any Schecter yet that feels cheap. Not even the cheapest ones.

Posted by: RIP Dime Mar 28 2008, 10:19 PM

Jacksons are totally different animals from Gibsons, Jacksons are usually very bright, while Gibsons are very dark, Jacksons have very thin, flat necks, Gibsons have fat necks, different shapes, different woods everything. Totally different guitars, both companies rule though, Gibbys can get rather expensive though.

I don't like Schecters, don't like the look of them, don't like the feel, and the quality control is kinda meh, in my expirience though, there are probably some kickass Schecters out there.

Posted by: mattacuk Mar 28 2008, 10:24 PM

I would love to add the Jackson Randy Rhoads 5 to my collection

Posted by: Marcus Siepen Mar 31 2008, 05:30 PM

Boooooo

About trying Schecter, I guess I am way too addicted to Les Pauls, they are just the perfect guitars for me

Posted by: blindwillie Apr 1 2008, 07:33 AM

No, do try one. You got nothing to loose.
Try a C1 Classic or a Hellraiser for example.

To my taste the C1 Schecters are the best designed standard guitars, out of the bigger companies.
I don't like the body shape of the Gibson, I prefer the Fender-ish shape.
I prefer a heavier mahogany body than the Fender, humbuckers and 24 frets (I do love my Fender too because it's completly different from my Schecter, soundwise and feelwise).
A fast, flat fretboard with a bit thicker neck and better pickups than an Ibanez in the same range.

And the C1 series is all that.
A Fender-ish shape, Gibson-ish built, 24 frets flat neck, great stock humbuckers, sustain to die for, never goes out of tune.

Posted by: FrankW May 10 2008, 06:59 AM

Just so you know, not all Jacksons are made in Japan. The USA models are the high-end ones. The Soloist is neck-through, with a Floyd, and Seymour Duncans, with a beautiful 3A top for a little over 2grand U.S. I own a Dinky that I paid 675 bucks for. I had to replace the liscensed Floyd with the real deal to keep it in tune, but the total outlay was only 900 bucks. I call it my utility guitar because while it plays and sounds great, I'm saving for the Soloist.

Posted by: iainsteward May 10 2008, 09:16 AM

What is it your trying to tell us here Marcus I recently had the pleasure of playing a few Gibson's and man oh man they sure were sweet.....but I have played a few Jackson's also, ranging from the RR5 to the King V to the Dinky to the Soloist and they are really nice for the money, but if it came down to it I would so much rather spend the money I would use for a Jackson and buy an Ibanez!! You cannot beat the RG series for looks and affordability, I have around 4 RG Series now, none of them are Prestige so the most expensive one was like £500 ($950) but they play like butter and sound great. Even with my RG350MDX the INF3, INFS3 and INF4 pickups rock!!