The Jackson X Series Soloist SLATXMG3-6 Copper Pearl convinces as a modern Metal electric guitar with excellent playability and first-class sounds that take no prisoners. Accordingly, it Soloist is not only equipped with a continuous " Speed Neck " with a fingerboard in the compound radius, but also with active EMG pickups that combine brute force of sound with perfect definition. The equipment is completed by a Floyd Roses Tremolo , as it should be for a metal guitar par excellence.
At the heart of which Jackson X Series Soloist is undoubtedly the solid maple neck, which with its " Speed Neck " profile, flowing neck transition and Palisander fingerboard with compound radius offers the perfect racetrack for riffs and solos at breathtaking speed. The body wings Linde are glued to the neck, which is not called for nothing Basswood in English, as it promises an oppressive sound with well-defined basses for fat riffs and singing solos.
The electric tone conversion of the two active Humbucker ones of EMG , which are not called for nothing a reference in the matter of bold Metalsound , take Jackson X Series Soloist Copper Pearl over. So the EMG 81 whips every riff on the bridge with dry basses, razor sharp mids and biting highs of every low tuned riff through the band sound, whereby every tone is perfectly emphasized by the precise attack. More moderately, the EMG 85 works at the neck, making the tone sing with a warm voice and endless sustain. But even with clean amplifier settings, both Humbucker are convincing with their harmonic sound development and enormous clarity.
As befits a thoroughbred metal guitar, it is of Jackson Soloist course equipped with one Double Locking Tremolo in the form of the proven Special system Floyd Rose . With unshakeable tuning stability, it takes in even the most aggressive acrobatics with the Tremolo lever, whether it's the deafening Dive Bomb or the mark-shattering Squeal. From the bridge the strings run with drop-tuning suitable 25.5" scale length (648 mm) in the direction of the compact headstock, on which the Jackson tuners in traditional 3+3 arrangement with creamy barrel are convincing.