Aiite so I am the furthest from a Floyd connoisseur so after seeing all the comments rinsing them on the 1500, I have done a ton of research. Basically my findings are: Floyd Rose Original: The OG made in Germany. Rock solid. Floyd Rose 1000: Exact same design, materials, and metals as the Original, but made in South Korea. Originally designed as an OEM-only series, which is why if you try to buy them aftermarket, it's actually more costly than an OFR lol. There is also a low-profile version that looks really clean, but with the OG design it's practically identical to the Original apart from country of origin. Floyd Rose 1500: Same as Floyd Rose 1000, except it has some stainless steel parts (that you can see), and a push-in trem bar ala Gotoh 1996T. Floyd Rose Special: Trash. Has softer zinc-alloy parts that wear quicker and makes for a less-reliable tremolo. Kind of confusing because Sweetwater has a "1000 Series Special", which is a Special and not a 1000/1500. Unless it's been "hot rodded" with stainless steel or titanium parts (Schecter does this), avoid at all costs. TL;DR 1000 is great, but on their "flagship" American production series, you could argue they should have put an OFR since it's on their MJ and Concept Series already. IMO the debate is kind of ridiculous, though, since Gotoh makes the best Floyd anyways lol. More information about the Jackson American Series » Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/9Wokq5 » Thomann for my international friends! bit.ly/3exUIMg » You can also try your luck on Reverb bit.ly/3RLda24

This guitar and that Marshall. I've been watching since the beginning and this is definitely the best tone you've had.

Looks and sounds awesome. I will say based on the tone I think I understand why 80s guitar tones were scooped. There's mid range for days.

I am hearing this through my car. I cannot describe how awesome that guitar and amp combo sounds. Wow!

Nice to see you play a proper metal guitar instead of all those boomer Gibsons.

I really hope they'll make a HH T.O.M RR, even a HH T.O.M SL with a moved volume knob would be awesome!

Always loved Jackson guitars 🎸 and these are very awesome 👌 and I had a Soloist and it was awesome 😯would love to have one of those for sure 🎸☠️🙈🙉🙊🤘

I've had a Jackson Soloist since 1986, and it is the embodiment of a "special" guitar. After 35 years it still feels very special in my hands. Plays itself, fits like a glove and is so beautifully built. Magic in my hands.

The lack of binding makes me sad, it’s part of the DNA of Jackson. Also that should be a high end Floyd on a guitar that expensive:( How to quickly set it up? Make sure you have a tuner that registers all strings. Open the locks, set the fine tuners to neutral, strum, tune up towards the correct tuning (but just half a turn) and move to the next string. Then “sweep” tune until you are close (but never tune sharp). Then whammy and stretch and bend. Sweep into tune. Repeat until it doesn’t go out of tune. Lock. Done. If you tune one string at a time it takes *forever*. If you turn sharp it gets messy. (Yes, need to do the whole setup with the springs, neck, string height, etc too. But don’t need to do that when one is just swapping out strings.)

I have 3 USA RR’s and they are absolutely amazing! One has stock Duncan pickups and the other two have EMG’s. One is in trans black flamed maple and one black and has a gold leaf pinstripe paint job by Mike Learn and another one is all black. Even have a Japanese model that is cool too. They play amazing!!

Gotta love that he decided to play Thrash and Wes Borland riffs with it

Great demo, it sounded like something between Slayer and Bullet for my valentine

The demo song is called "Tornado in an Alley"

I thought the best way to test a guitar was to see how well it plays Youth Gone Wild by Skid Row?

For the first time in my LIFE I’m gonna have the GBP for this level of guitar and you sir, after watching other videos and reading reviews, you’ve convinced me!!! Great video and Kudos from the UK 🇬🇧

Ive got a MIJ Dk2 in Eerie Dess Swirl. It's HSS like this one with a JB in the bridge, super thin neck and I absolutely love it. This has a few higher end parts (locking tuners, floyd 1500 vs licensed, spoke wheel truss rod adjust and neck thru vs bolt on) but it's hard for me to really see the value proposition here when you can pick up an old MIJ for a lot cheaper and drop a fraction of the difference in upgrading a few parts and it's on par if not better. And that's not to mention the LTD 1000 series or E-II options out there which I know is a better comparison being new to new. I know you're paying a premium for the MIA factor but man. Regardless, I'm glad Fender seems to be giving Jackson some love after years of letting them wither on the vine for the last how many ever years, and I hope they continue to breathe life back into the company because I like tons of others love what Jackson used to be. Despite my criticisms this is a step in the right direction for them imo.

Hunter, I don’t care what the demo sounded like…you loooked so freakin cool with that pointy green thing on…badass my man😎

I dunno. I get inflation and all but for $2500 I want an original floyd rose and stainless frets. The green does look sick though

I like it, and I will eventually get myself a pro series Rhoads with a Alpha/Omega set, but I just wish they did this USA run sooner. They’ve been super behind the curve now with ESP, Schecter, and more blowing them away in a genre they began.

They should have included stainless steel frets and original Floyd for 2500 bucks.

Bro to watch your journey throughout the years has truly been a pleasure

Awesome tone as well as the riffs 🎸☠️🤘

I have an American Jackson Soloist... and it is awesome! But mine was made in 1988.

That demo track was great! You definitely put your own spin on the style.

Mi first guitar is a Jackson, the best buy of my life. Now i upgraded the pickups and now sounds fenomenal.

That demo song was pretty damn rockin man! I like it!!! People love that $hit!!!!

The soloist was my favorite guitar many years, then I went out and purchased an Ibanez RG5170b that has stainless steel frets and Fishman pickups... but I will always have a soft spot for the soloist LOL...

Damn dude the quality of production has taken a big step

Cool guitar, still wish they made a neck with binding

No hard case, no original floyd, no stainless steel frets, Les Paul pricing.

I want a USA Made Neck through Jackson BASS. I'd also take a Japanese Charvel in neck through, like the old model 3B

When I think of Jackson, Adrian Smith is the first one that comes to mind.

Oooo…that little bit of arch enemy Nemesis, I felt that.

Dude that demo was deadly. Love the guitar, and that amp would be a dream come true 👍 Love it bro, keep up the great work

Dude your tone sounded great. My first decent guitar was a early 90s Kelly and I still have it. I love that guitar and would never part with it. It still holds up today. Keep up the content you are fun to watch. Great attitude and you keep things fun.

The matte finish looks so good on this series!

Best. Demo. Track. Ever.

Exodus meets Helloween with a touch of Slayer. Dude, you nailed it.

The demo track was actually pretty sick. Loved the riffs 🤘🏻 too bad the headstock is not reversed though.

9:11 Kirk Hammett approves LoL

With no Stainless Steel frets and no Floyd Rose Original, I don't see any reason to buy this over a Charvel Made in Mexico, besides the neck through. They even have the Soloist/Dinky shape!

Jackson makes a great guitar.

That thing sounds amazing

Jackson used to be my favorite guitars. QC has been shaky lately to say the least, but I have high hopes for this line. I pre ordered the blue. I really hope it shreds.

Nice vid to go with the equally nice guitar. Although I always have this weird thing to put in mods that I would do if I owned it. I'd take out the JB and neck single coil and swap them with rail humbuckers (Normal and single sizes), put in a three way switch for just the neck and bridge, put the middle coil to a push pull pot done on the tone knob, and have a coil split push pull on the volume knob for the neck and bridge. And I would try and do it with as little of drilling as I could.

Dude, this might be my favorite tone you’ve ever gotten

I have 2 late 90's American made Jackson Kellys. Wonderful necks. Great playing for sure. I'm glad others can experience this on a new instrument.

Thanks for the Demo! Glad you called out ESP and Jackson for their fret size.😄I love the stainless-steel bits on the Floyd and the locking nut. The locking Gotohs are another keen move. A new ESP or this? Thanks FMIC, you are making me seriously consider owning my first Jackson.

I'm newer to playing guitar got an X Series Soloist a few months back. Gotta say it's an easy guitar to love when you're playing metal it's just begging to be played anything else... Well it's do able but you probably won't be doing it very comfortably or very conveniently, especially if you have big hands. That being said things to make tuning changing tuning and general set up easier 1. you can actually measure about how much you need to move the claw to change tunings so long as you keep the same string guage and springs measuring from the back of the claw to the wall of the cavity either at the center or behind the screws (write down measurements for future reference) 2. Tune from the g string first and alternate strings going out ending with the 6th string 3. Find or make something you can block the trem with to make string changes quicker 4 just about any of the pick ups from the X Series up can be split

I love these, I might wait to see if an HH soloist or dinky is on the way

The first real guitar I ever bought with my own money was an early 2000s limited run MIJ Soloist, and it's the guitar I compare everything else to. It pretty much defined what I like in a guitar, and only a select few have ever reached that bar since.

I wish they first perfected their imports (which are sub par), and then launch an American line

SLAYER 🤘🏼

I'd personally love to see Jackson bring back the old school Charvel guitar's, especially the model 5 and the model 5 A 🤘.and I'd love to see them do it in the old school colors.im dying for a reissue of the 1987-1988 Charvel Jackson model 5 in Black cherry metallic 🔥🤘🔥

I gotta say Hunter, I'm not all that much into Thrash, but this demotrack was siick. :D No seriously, you've gotten so much better playing the guitar in the years I've followed you. Like, a few years ago, there was no way you would have laid down such a shreddy solo. Really love it. Sadly I myself am not there yet, can't really get the hang of shredding, don't really know what holds me back... Must be the guitar... Maybe I need a new one :D

Jackson will always be first in my heart. 1984 Rhoads, 1989 Concert Bass, 1990 Soloist, 2015 Kelly, all US-made. The Kelly was my Custom Select order, I requested non-recessed to be able to install the D-Tuna. I love the neck profile - mine all have "standard" necks, a medium thickness comparable to Gibson slim taper. If they can have the Corona production line start making neck-thru instruments when they've only made Fender bolt-ons previously, I could see the Ensenada production line following suit in a few years (the Pro Series Dinkies are already made there). My only quibbles with the spec are that the fretboard seems to be unbound, and the case is a soft case. On unbound fretboards, I'd rather see dots or other small inlays. If they added a seven-string (and ideally in one of the pointy shapes and not just a Dinky/Soloist), it'll be an instant buy and I'll put the Rhoads back to E from B tuning.

Cool video, I'm working on getting one of these in Riviera Blue 💙

Metal dad mode: engaged!

I had a DK2 back in the 90s man that guitar was amazing. Is one of my favorites that I’ve ever owned.

The Floyd 1500 is a damn good trem. They further refine the knife edges than reg 1000's and the bar is tightened with a hex head and stays like that for a while before retightening. My original Floyd has the collar and it stays tight. My 1000 loosens off immediately and is very annoying. I'd take a 1500 or a OFR with equal satisfaction

Just started getting into Jackson my first two times trying the brand I did t get lucky but then I found a Jackson king v Jenna Jameson model which I’ve been searching for 2 years and finally got one the guitars a metal beast

dude....Jackson have ALWAYS BEEN crazy Metal....thanks for bringing back the USA Soloist...Floyd 1500 are the best.....great video

That solo might’ve been cheese’d, but it was a finely crafted cheese. Very Muenster-ous riffs.

On Andertons' demo of these, Rabea mentions at one point that these are very "middy" guitars.

A jackson with JB bridge is one of the best tones in metal

That was really cool, more old school thrash in standard E please ❤️

stainless steel frets wear out strings more even if they’re also the same material and i could see this with titanium though that’s rare for both

I have a Jackson Kelley and a Dave Mustaine 1993 king v pro in silver metal flake, now this is a guitar that just never stops delivering, its metal as hell, sounds great and the look is killer. The Mustaine king v pro will never leave my collection, i play it every week and never get tired of it. I just bought a new Charvel pro mod So Cal, this guitar is a beast, the playability of the neck is second to none with hard maple and an ebony fret board ss frets of course. Its the smoothest guitar Ive ever laid my hands on and Ive played the 4-5k Keisel, PRS, and Strandberg guitars and they have nothing on this Charvel. Just got it yesterday and I had to say something, the orange blaze body with the ebony neck and hard maple headstock totally killer !!

That was a seriously kick ass thrash song!

THIS VIDEO WAS AMAZING !!! Great demo track

"What would Kerry King do?" I mean- first, swap that out for something with a Kahler trem. But beyond that, yeah, accurate.

Jackson man here! You had me at Seymoure Duncan 😊

I would still go Ibanez prestige honestly. They’re just so good!

look at that price & still no OG Floyd

My first love was the Les Paul, but much later on, I got into shreddy, pointy guitars. Ill have to check these out super strats just feel and look awesome.

That demo track was EASILY one of your best.

I just got a Jackson Pro Series Soloist SL2M in Magenta with Duncan Distortions. Sounds insane, looks killer, but needs a proper setup. I already love it, so I can't imagine how much I'll love it once its properly setup.

I have a Dinky JS22, was amazed after the set up how low the action was and how well it played for a sub $200 Axe.

Hell yeah 🤘 ngl, never really into those pointy guitars but the sound is pure 80s thrash metal. I also love the Silver Jubilee Marshall, the JCM800 sound is just so fat and meaty

Love my USA Jacksons, glad you are finally warming up to them. USA Jacksons have always been my favorite. ESP E-II guitars are great, but their frets are smaller, which really annoyed me when I first tried them. Non-USA Jacksons have been hit and miss for me... personally would steer clear, unless you can find super early Made in Japan Jacksons from a specific era... those are right up there with Jackson USA Custom Shop.

Easiest way to balance a Floyd is to lock the bridge where you want it, tune it where you need it, lock the nut and release the block off the bridge. Then to get it all balanced, adjust the claw holding the tension springs until the guitar is back in tune. I’ve never had that fail. Learned it from Uncle Ben Eller ;)

i just got a 1991 usa jackson custom shop, only 900$ shipped and tax. . best guitar iv ever owned easily lol cant believe i have it still for that price, has a custom fitted case too, a little smaller than a normal sl1

Cool Jackson, cool. Now do the rhoads.

$2500 and not a German Floyd Orginal? Thats crazy!

And here it officially is.

easier floyd balance: Lock the bridge, tune to the desired tuning, the unpark, adjust the springs until it's level again - you should be in the ballpark of the tuning. rinse and repeat when you change height/string gauge/tuning. intonation is a bit more painful... but once set up, Floyds are cool as

over a decade with my RR24 and still holds up to this day. I cant wait to try the new soloist and I hope they will make some Rhoads Vs in the American series guitars.

I had a USA Dinky in 87 signed by Grover... haven't played another I like as much since but damn excited about these, now to figure out what to sell to get one!

Dude yes 🤟💚😎

The first guitar I ever got G.A.S. for was a USA Jackson Soloist SL1 in eerie dess swirl. I strayed far from any genre of music where that would be the appropriate choice, but this new american run (combined with how amazing my charvel dk24 is) is really drumming up some of those old feelings!

If you haven’t seen it yet, there’s these guitars on Amazon from a brand called Musi. They have one called the Virgo Fusion which is basically a super tele. Locking tuners, stainless steel frets, roasted maple, push/pull dual humbuckers, whammy bridge, cool ass colors, and it’s only $299. I’m not a professional so my opinions are weighted, but it’s pretty cool and feels good based on my novice review.

I'm not into the upside down sharkfin inlays. I like the regular one's. That one is gorgeous though, that's like my favorite color for a superstrat. Had a Kramer from the late 80's in pretty much the same color.

love my jacksons killer guitar

I have one and it’s a pretty good guitar

You get a chance, try out the SL1 or SL2. I've got an SL1 hard tail flamed top in blue. 2004 model and definitely a step up

Just got off an 8 hour flight feels like dying jet lags asf but agufish ftw

I currently own 2 guitars. - Gibson Les Paul Standard - Jackson Soloist What else do ya need???

Jeeee the backing track was so good!!!

Sound so GOOOOOOOOD !!!!

A Korean FR on a $2500 guitar seems like a joke..