Jackson DR3

I got the 1996 jackson dr3 off ebay and after setting it up am not disapointed. It has offset double cutaway basswood body,flame maple top,rosewood extended cutaway fingerboard with floyd rose and after intonate and springs were set and 24 fret fingerbord was oiled with lemon oil it kicks butt.

I play metal period hardcore, progresive,thrash old school lets put it this way been playing 19 years,play a 2006 crate 1200 head with 16 dsp through a marshall 30 watt celestion 120 watt cab the guitar is killer to jam,only thing i would change is the pickups to seymour duncan sh-6b and jazz-2n or blackouts.

Got it off ebay from a girl that bought it in high school that just used it for lessons so it sat,cool the factory set up dont know if it was good like any other guitar it has to be set to your own needs.you have to maintain your guitar oil,tightin down everything,new strings.

this axe is great man and a looker as well when i play with band it is great hardware will last i put duncan strap locks and i know with the lords help it will last.yes i would gig without backup if needed.

i had it intonated with a strobe tuner thast it was the only repair this far no warranty and if you need to call jackson/fender forget it there archives only go back to 2003 or 02.

ive been playing for 19 years like i said i have had other jacksons and guitars right now this one and a dk2m if it were stolen i would try to find another one.

I got the japan model i have no idea when it was made b/c it was giving to me by my step father. Its build pretty decently just like any other metal guitar really. Reverse neck, 24 frets, shark fin inlays, dual humbuckers and a floyd rose trem. I got the green flamed top. I hate green so im not partial to it but its nice. Im only rating it a 7 b/c even tho it does seem solidly built i cant think but to seem the build quality isnt just good as my main brand fender.

I play alot of classic and 90s alt. I like to fool around with metal here and there aswell. the pickups are pretty decent for stock. I like the tone i get one i really bend the strings and wail out with my amp up. They can do the job but i think anyone whos seoirus abou tthis and especially plays metal would want to throw some hot emg 81a in there. The guitar just says metal so just put some in. YOU CANNOT PLAY BLUES WITH THIS.

The action is great. The neck on this is alot like those ibanez wizard 2 necks. I can friggen fly up and down the fret boards with this and just shred. The trem is great it never goes out of tune either even when i do a ton of dives bombs and stuff. There as been no problem here. I personally hate friggen floyd rose bridges because ive owned about 4 guitars that had them and they all fucked up. Once something goes wrong with them the neck and the action get so screwweed up and it never seems to get better after that even when i had them professionally set up. Changing strings sucks too. Howveer when this thing functions right its badass

i think this guitar will hold up fine and take a beating. I wouldnt think youd need a back up. Its a good guitar

never dealt with them cuz ive never had a problem

Ive been playing guitar for about 11 years now. My other axe is a fender lonestar strat and you can def notice the quality between the two. The strat is more solidly built and the neck fits in my hand like a glove. The strat is just a tone monster i love ho wmuch soul i can get out of it. The jacksons still good. Its about a 600 buck axe so its a pretty good deal. Id like it to have better pick ups and to have the back of the neck finished i hate the unfisnished maple look. Throw some laquer on that bitch!

year?
24 fret
H/H
Duncan Designed
passive
maple neck dark rosewood
Black finish
Floyd Rose JT-580LP

sounds pretty good for stock pick-ups I play metal
I like the way it looks without the covers around them
I run straight through my pod into my computer and it sounds awesome
records very well too
great crunch rich,full and bright

plays awesome
for a bolt on it plays really fast
I set up my own,and bought it used so i dont know how well the factory set it up.
hardware in this guitar is really good everything is rock solid

very durable
i have never broken a string in this one(knock on wood)
finish is good and durable
very dependable
wouldnt want to but if I had to this would be the 1 guitar I would want to play without a back up

dont know

ive been playing over 20 years
If stolen I would buy it again
there is nothing i hate about this guitar I love everything about it
looks great feels great hardware on this guitar is very solid,mine is older w/black hardware the new one have chrome i dont know about them.
but this guitar is a very nice guitar,without the big price tag

i boughthe guitar is a solid body double cutaway, with two Duncan Designed HB 103's. It comes with a jackson low riding locking trem which is one of the best trems ive played with,and a volume/tone pot. 24 frets, reverse headstock, sharkfin inlays. this is a rock guitar though and through! This is pre fender jackson - made in japan not korea

i play all sorts from blues to metal. this guitar is flexible enough for all of these styles! the pickups are middle of the road really - theyre good, not amazing. they clean up well and handle distortion well, but not brilliantly at either. i dont want to change the pickups yet, but i may change them for a JB/jazz combination. you know this is a good guitar when you hear it unplugged - it has a bright organic sound to it that only gets better when cranked through a dirty amp.

it came to me set up perfectly. action was low, intonation was correct. it was tuned to eb so i had to retune it and adjust the trem but that was just the previous owners preference and not really a problem with the guitar. couple of dings made it clear this had been heavily used but aside from a few cosmetic damages the guitar was very solid - reassuring to know its built to last!

feel like this would last me a lifetime! it feels very solid. only thing to be wary of is the back angled headstock - by design they snap easily when dropped. moral - get some straplocks (youll want to jump around with this guitar) and dont drop it!

never dealt with jackson/fender. havnt had to. no warrenty for me - second hand

lovely lovely guitar. id definately recommend it over its ewer relative, the DXMG. its versatile, it rocks, and it just nestles into you. it hugs you...and begs you to play it!

Mine is a 2000 model. It has a beautiful green quilted maple top (laminate, I beleive). Purchased it on eBay, and wasn't sure what to expect this being my first Jackson. I've owned several similar guiatrs before including an Ibanez floral Jem. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised with this guitar. It played much nicer than my Jem did. The body is super resonant. Quite loud when unplugged. Jackson put their own twist on their version of the Floyd Rose bridge, and it is by far the best Floyd I have ever played. Stays in tune perfectly, even with aggressive dive bombing and pull ups. The neck is smooth, thin, ....and very fast. Been awhile since I played on jumbo frets (24 of them) and I was delighted at how finger tapping just jumped out of my amp. The hardware has a satin chrome finish.......very beautiful. The pickups are dual humbuckers. More about them in the next section. Would like to see a five way switch (with coil tapping options on the middle positions) instead of the three way switch it comes with.

I play in a cover band. all styles from 70's rock, through 80's metal, and 90's grunge.......whatever got radio play. My setup as follows: Guitar into Tech 21 Tri-OD either straight into my amp or into assortment of pedals (depending on my mood).My amp is a Gallien Krueger MLE. Amp into Gallien Krueger 2X12 cab loaded with Celestion GT-75's.

I have to tell you I was skeptical about the 'duncan designed" pickups. They have Less out put than the Duncan custom custom and 59 on my Wasburn WMS, but not at all bad. I play at fairly loud volumes with a lot of gain, and as such, one thing I look for in a guitar is the ability to turn up without the guitar causing my amp to feed back (the bad squeely kind of feedback). I did get some feedback, but not as bad as some of my other guitars. The bridge pickup had a pleasant mid peak when heavily distorted. It was clear and articulate when picking notes. The neck pick put out some full ballsy "end of the world" tones for soloing. Again.......I was impressed. I fully planned on getting rid of the pickups in this....but I may hang on to them a little while longer. The guitar was just OK for clean tones. Ever so slightly on the muddy side. Finger tapping is a joy on the jumbo frets. We do a Van Halen Song in our third set and my tapping part was so much clearer than it is on my main axe (an Ernie Ball Musicman Axis Super Sport).

Not bad at all for a Japanese guitar. The finish is beautiful (even in the used condition the guitar was in). The flame maple was a little on the dark side for my taste, but still quite breath taking. The guitar is light, yet feels solid in your hands). I really wish Jackson would lose the reversed headstock. It really dates this guitar......even looks a little corny by todays standards. They should go to a straight pull modern looking headstock. The intonation on mine was perfect out of the box. I'm not a big rosewoods fingerboard fan, but the grain on mine was smooth and tight.

So far no problems. Floyd Rose.......so you better have a backup for gigs.

Never dealt with them. I understand Jackson has been picked up by Fender.........and I've had great experiences with Fender support in the past.

Been playing a little over 20 years. I've owned tons of other gear in the past. Gotta tell ya, this axe has been a pleasant surprise. This has been such a great axe that I'm beginning to look for a US model solist. I love the finish, jumbo frets and thin neck. I hate the headstock (cheesy). I also love the fact that this thing stays in tune better than any other Floyd or kahler equipped guitar I've ever owned. A great value.....especially considering the market value on Floyd equipped guitars in so depressed. You can get this for a steal on eBay.

This model appeared in 1998 and it was made in Japan. It has 24 jumbo frets, maple bolt-on neck whith a rosewood fretboard and reverse shark inlays . The finish is Tobacco Sunburst (TSB) and has mahogany body. It's equiped whith a floyd rose licenced low profile double locking tremolo (JT-580LP) and two duncan designed humbuckers which i replaced with EMG 81 bridge /60 neck.The hardware is satin chrome.
It has one volume and one tone control and a 3-way selector switch.

After replacing the stock pickups which sucked the guitar came alive.The sound is great for what i play (Metal,progressive,).Iuse it with a Morley Wah/Volume/distortion through a Roland GC 408.All of my friends coment on the richness and Quality of my sound.I LOVE THIS GUITAR!!!!!EMG 81 gives great crunch the low end is very tight,60 is great for clean and lead.The sustain and tone are great due to the mahogany body.I recomend it for any type of music that requires ballzzzzzz!!!!

No flaws i bought it second hand

The guitar seems solid.The finish is very good,i have dropped it from 3 feet and not even one dent I've had it for a year now and I didn't have any serious trouble whith it until now.The only problem is that the pickup switch isnt working properly and wont turn on the neck pickup.After i replace the switch I guess it could be used without a backup.

no idea

I've been playing for 2 years now and this is my second electric guitar, and I love it! I also have a BCRICH NJ virgin.These two guitars cant be compared.Next to the Jackson the bc rich is total crap.I also have a Roland gc 408, BOSS MT2,Morley wah/volume/distortion,Fender Precision Bass 78,MTD GRENDEL and ESH hero 5 string bass.Overall this is a great guitar.

My DR-3 I'm not really sure what year it is but I do know that it is a japan made jackson.It was bought from another owner off of ebay,it came with 24 frets,one volume knob,and one tone knob.It has two jackson humbuckers with a three way selector switch.It is definitley a one of a kind beauty,I have not seen one with this color before,it has a quilted top with a sunburst green finish pretty bad ass.It has a reversed headstock with jackson/gotoh tuners and also a jackson floyd rose locking tremolo.And last but not least it came with a hardshell case,a dimarzio straplock system,which I replaced with a black leather strap and dunlop strap locks.Also came with allen wrenches.

This guitar fits my style of music very well,I play mostly 80's heavy metal,bands like motley crue,l.a. guns,skid row,bands like that.I am currently playing through a musicman cabinet,it has a 50 watt head with a 4x12 beautiful sounding cab.Also with my jackson I use a boss metal zone pedal to get the good sounding distortion.It has gave me a full sound that I love and that just kicks ass,it is pretty good when it comes to the harmonics. All in all I love this guitar.

When I got this guitar it needed to be set up really bad,the strings were dead but the action was right where I wanted it to be.As far as the condition of this guitar,it had one tiny little chip down by the input jack,and one of the tuners was a little stiff because the bushing was shot.

I personally think that this guitar could totally withstand live playing,it is a sturdy guitar hardware,finish,and of course the strap buttons because I put brand new dunlop strap locks on it.This is totally a dependable guitar,however I would not play live without a backup simply for the fact that it has the floyd and I think it's crazy to not have a backup just in case.

I have not had to repair my jackson yet so I have no idea about their customer service,but it has not give me any problems so I will give this a 7.

I have been playing for seven years now and my love for music and plaing the guitar steadily grow.However I did not want to limit myself to just one instrument,I also can play bass,and drums.Music just flows through my veins and I love it.If this guitar was ever stolen I would go ape shit because I totally love this guitar,this guitar is a beauty and I would not trade it,to end it off jackson guitars kick ass and don't ever let rock and roll die because it has balls and substance most of it we can all relate to it one way or another,it comes from the heart and soul and should totally be respected even if you don't like it.

I believe the guitar was made in 1996 0r 1997 because I remember buying it in high school. It has 24 frets and a poplar body. It has a 3-way selector and duncan design humbuckers. Mine has a black finish and hardware. Strat style body with a reverse headstock. Floyd rose locking tremolo. Gotoh tuners. Thin neck. Got a case with it.

I play mostly old school metal (sepultura, metallica, along with new stuff like Soulfly, Fear Factory, Society 1.) I use a Marshall vr-100 combo with a boss Mt2 metal zone and on occasion a boss flanger, delay, and chorus. It sounds really tight for old school metal. Good for leads, really easy to play. I think this guitar gets a fat ass sound for metal rythm playing, who gives a fuck about the clean tone unless you are gay. Just kidding, with the chorus pedal you can get some really good "Sanitarium" like clean sounds. This guitar is almost limitless in the sounds it can make. The only complaint I have is that it is a bitch to down-tune. Believe me, this guitar is even better the lower you tune it because it has a crisp, clean distotion sound.

I got this guitar pretty much ready to roll from the factory. Pickups seemed okay. Everything on the guitar I got seemed acceptable. No complaints. Beats the hell out of alot of guitars.

This guitar is a machine and holds up easily for live playing (unless your an idiot who smashes his shit for no reason) The hardware is in great condition and I've had it for 7 years. The strap buttons I have never replaced and they are okay, I need to replace them now though. If you take care of your gear you can rely on this with no backup. Garunteed, biotch.

Never dealt with Jackson, this guitar is my only jackson and have not hade a single problem. I give it a 5 because of that.

I have played for 9 years and also own an Ibanez 7 string, a Hamer Eclipse, and a Schecter C-5 (a bad ass) 5 string guitar. I really like this guitar alot and would recommend a Jackson dr-3 to anyone. If it were stolen I would be fuckin pissed. I love the sound this bitch gets for old school metal, there is nothing I hate about it. I would compare it to new Jackson DKMG models. The only thing I wish mine had now is a string thru body instead of the floyd rose.

24 frets, i think it's an 2002 model , i have 3-way selector 1 tone 1 volume, pickups are h/h duncan. floyed rose 2 lockes....
the one thing that missing in this guitar is jumbo frets but for a japanes guitar and 4000 shekels (950 US dollars) ist all right . in israel the jackson guitars are extreamly expensive -- :(

ok this guitar pickups are so beutifull, first you have to set it up low and high the pickups a bit . then the sound is amazing ,i dont understand why everyone have to get stright away EMG .I play PROGRESIVE METAL , HEAVY METAL with the ducan pickups. the clean sound on both bridge and neck pickups is great ,warm , ofcours proffesional players will say its not for the lighter styels like jazz & etc... but i think that u can get most of the sounds that exist from this guitar....not just for metal. when you put the distortion its way way better. lets say i covered megadeth , dreamtheater ,symphony x -with a littel help of the MT2 metalzone
the sad thing is that i went to the store for re setup , i puted the guitar on some fine roland amp and the sound were X100 better than my stinki little amp . it sounded like a pro!

you have to set this guitar up every 4 month . you can get it low , belive me i have apsolutly no buzz!! i wanted to give this category a 10 but this is a japanes guitar after all so it have a flaw! the high E string is too close to the edge so i cant do tapping and other stuff well its really bugs me , i will give this category 8 because of it . but actualy its not really bother's me

you always need a backup for the dr3 and any floyed roze guitar.
this is the only guitar i will live play with. ok i have the guitar for 1 year and nothing bad have happend to it. just setup it every 4 months , never lock the hellen keys too stronge or the floyed will be ruulen.

1 year warrnaty i got 1 free setup, they saw I'm a good,serious guitar player so they were nice to me

ok! before the dr3 i haved an old ibanez similar to the rg.... i think ibanez have the quality ,low action ,fast . althoug jackson is better sounds, better looks - jackson are the best. i have been playing for 5 years ,i have got another guitar and the MT2. i think that if you play metal , soloing go for a dinky pro ,usa , jumbo frets (it will cost you more.) this is a great guitar yet jackson have more to offer.

This model appeared in 1998 and I think it was made in Japan. It has 24 jumbo frets, maple bolt-on neck whith a rosewood fretboard and reverse shark inlays (pearl type material). The finish on mine is Tobacco Sunburst (TSB) and has mahogany body; you get poplar body whith all other finishes. It's equiped whith a floyd rose licenced low profile double locking tremolo (JT-580LP) and two duncan designed humbuckers. It has one volume and one tone control and a 3-way selector switch.

I could use a single coil or at least a 5-way switch for coil tap options...

Well I play mostly metal and this guitar is great for such music, yet its warm sound makes it suitable for other styles too (except those that require single-coils).
Pickups sound great whith distortion but the bridge humbucker is not very good for clean sounds, especially if you raise it a bit like I did. The selector makes a bit of noise and that's about it.

I recomend it for metal (black/death/and all the rest)

My guitar contains no flaws and since it was bought second-hand I don't know how well it was set-up...

The guitar seems solid. I've had it for a year now and I didn't have any serious trouble whith it. This is my first guitar on which I change the strings before they actually brake, so I guess it could be used without a backup.

don't know

I've been playing for three years now and this is my third electric guitar, and I love it! I also have an ibanez rgr270 a yamaha rgx121d and a "noname" acoustic. Other gear I have: a marshall vs100r combo, boss GE7, zoom 505II and a zoom gfx8. who cares!

If I compare my ibanez and my jackson I like the later way better. It's alot more comfortable and it sounds way better whith distortion which is what I use most of the time...

Through my dr3 I fell in love whith jackson guitars and I think I'll get some american made kelly somewhere in the uncertain future