Product: JB Player Jackson Pro Series Copy
Price Paid: USD 250
Submitted
03/28/2008
at
11:44pm
by
Rob
Email: robd at hauntedmansion<dot>com
Features
:
8
I got it in '87. It wa sblack with all black hardware. A Floyd Rose style tremolo and lock nut. 1 black vol and tone knob. Very thin neck, shark fin inlays. Pickups kinda sucked, I put a Dimarzio Distortion in it and that fixed it right up. It was a neck-thru solid top. Very sturdy, took some hard hits.
Sound
:
8
Sounded great with Dimarzios, not so hot stock. Played thru a Crate G60 and half stack. Good sound, tremolo work like a charm. Pinch harmonics were natural and dive bombing them sounded awesome.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
8
It was all black. Everything was black, except the fret board. smooth action, easy to shred on. knobs wouldn't stay tight, kept spinnig them to far. Had a cheesy pickguard I wasn't too fond of.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
I used this guitar as my main guitar replacing my Cort V. Took a lot of abuse, some chips on the tip of the head, and some on the end of the top leg. It never failed me though and the tremolo was easy on the strings.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Never used them.
Overall Rating
:
9
This guitar looked just like a Jackson, many people thought it was, even the name tag resembled Jackson's from a distance. It was a nice light guitar, became my favorite. Pawned it in Baltimore Maryland back in '95. I had put a skull/crossbone sticker on it, and it had a Jackson hardshell case with blue crushed velvet interior. If anyone knows of it or knows who bought it I'd love to get it back. That thing has seen some crazy times!
Product: JB Player Jackson Pro Series Copy
Price Paid: US $225 used
Submitted
03/25/2001
at
02:12pm
by
Andrew Kozak
Features
:
10
It is really old, probably mid 80's. Its a nice guitar though, all the high end features like EMG pickups(h/s/s),Neck thru body construction,Floyd Rose tremolo,Gotoh tuners, and an exact copy of a Jackson dinky body.It has an awesome finish, its a lightning/cracked blue over a bright pink.Nice thin neck,actually a little too thin at the end.I got it with a cheap little gig bag.The pickup switching is great, it has three on/off switches(one for each pickup) so it can get 7 different combinations.
Sound
:
9
It has great sustain.The output is kind of low though.it gets a neat tele kind of sound when you turn on the bridge and neck pickup together.you can select the normal 5 positions in addition to the bridge/neck and bridge/mid/neck positions.Active pickups really arent that great, they drink batteries too fast.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
It buzzes a little,but im not too good at adjusting the action.The finish is unreal, it is blue with pink lightning cracks all over it.
Reliability/Durability
:
1
It sucks.I noticed a small crack on the back of the headstock after a show, i filled it with wood glue just in case it was weakening.A week or so later the crack was bigger so i took it to a pro.after finding out it would take $150 to fix i was going to smash it at my next gig.But the guitar didnt want to get smashed, the headstock completely snapped off just from the weight of its body while i laid it down during a break.
Customer Support
:
1
I havent been able to get a hold of them.
Overall Rating
:
10
This was my second guitar,i now own 7.I loved its personality(you heard me,personality).I want so badly for it to be fixed.or for a new one.if anyone out there has a jb player that looks like a jackson with blue/pink lightning cracks and emg pickups, i will pay good money for it.
