Jackson DR3

See other reviews. Mine is transparent green.

The guitar sounded good after I set it up. I replaced the stock pickups with an EMG 81 in the bridge and an EMG85 in the neck. The mounting of the pickups was kinda weird and I had to drill out the treads of the EMGs mounting things to make them work with the spring type mounting of the DR3. I would have prefered those square type mounting brackets on the guitar instead so I didn't have to mess up the mounting of the EMGs incase I wanted to use them on another guitar but after all the trouble I had them installed fine. The pickup selector wasn't working very good when I got the guitar and it was because of bad soidering. When I replaced the pickups that was fixed when it was wired to the EMGs. I mainly use it for metal type stuff and it had a great sound with the EMGs.

Action was setup by myself after I bought it and it played a lot better. Finish was transparent green which looked cool. Back of the guitar was black though.

Guitar stays in tune great after being setup. I have to use the floyd's micro tuners to slightly adjust the tuning maybe once a month. Hardware was satin chrome.

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I've been playing for about 5 years and I wanted a guitar that had a floyd bridge and dual humbuckers. I got this guitar and replaced the pickups with EMGs and it sounds great and plays great. The only complaint is how the pickups are installed. It made it hard for me to put on the EMGs, maybe I just don't know how to do it right but it was a pain. If you know how to install EMGs in this guitar without having to strip the threads of the EMG mounting holes send me an email. Overall a great guitar.

i don'tknow if this is a 98,99 or 2000 model.I think it is madein korea(where they can make it cheap).It has the normal duncan design pickups for cheaper jacksons. I have played guitar for about 8 years.

This is obviously a metal guitar.I play a lot of countryrock, along with hardrock/metal. The sound is perfect for metal, but i also thinks it's pretty good for country, rock, pop

when I got it, i had to adjust the string down. There was also some problems with the sound when I used the 3 way toggle pickup-thing

TIME WILL SHOW. I don't know yet.I've only had for about one and a half year.

I haven't repaired it yet.

It's a really good guitar. Great sound and great beauty

This guitar has been made in japan.I dunno the year.It has a poplar body,rosewood fingerboard,maple neck,a licensed floyd rose,H/H.

I love this guitar,the sound is really full.It has a pretty good body,really better than ibanez (I've also a rg550).The sound is well balanced,the duncan designed PU are not so bad,better than a lot of other stock PU.The guitar plays in a good way also with the stock PU,I think it's for the good body.Anyway I'm going to change the bridge PU for another one with more output signal.That's a real Metal Axe.I love it.

I was really impressed for the set-up of this guitar.I thought that it can have buzz problem or bad fret.I was wrong!The set up is PERFECT!A pretty low action and no buzz!The fretwire is perfect!

I can't judge it yet

That's a wonderfull deal.It kills my ibanez rg550 and the DR3 it's also cheaper!I'm sure that when I'll change the bridge PU this guitar will scream!BUY IT!

MY DR3 IS A 2000 MODEL MADE OVERSEAS. IT HAS 24 FRETS WHICH WHERE NICELY DRESSED WITH NO SHARP EDGES. THE NECK IS MAPLE WITH A ROSEWOOD FRETBOARD. SHARTOOTH INLAYS WHICH ARE REVERSED AND REVERSE HEADSTOCK.
2 DUNCAN DESIGHNED PICKUP WHICH SOUND ALRIGHT. 1 VOLUME/1 TONE CONTROL, AND 3 WAY SELECTOR SWITCH. JACKSON STYLE FLOYD ROSE LOCKING TREMOLO,WHICH IS FINISHED IN WHITE GOLD(VERY COOL LOOKING). STRAT SHAPED BODY WITH EASY ACCESS TO ALL 24 FRETS. THE BODY IS MADE OUT OF MAHOGANY WITH A SUNBURST FINISH. THE MAIN REASON I GOT IT.

THE SOUND IS NOT BAD CONSIDERING IT CAME FROM OVERSEAS. WITH THE MAHOGANY BODY, IT HAS A NICE WARM SOUND. I RUN THIS GUITAR THROUGH A CRATE DXJ112. WITH BOTH PICKUPS ON AND WITH THE VOLUME TURNED DOWNED A BIT,AMP ON THE CLEAN CHANNEL I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE A STRATS POSITION 2 (NECK/MIDDLE). I NEEDED A GUITAR WITH A LOCKING WHAMMY AND I WANTED A DECENT,REASONABLE PRICED GUITAR. JACKSON FILLED THAT REQUEST.

MY DR3 WAS SET UP OK. I LOWERED THE ACTION A LITTLE BIT. OTHER THAN THAT NOTHING ELSE WAS DONE.

I THINK ONLY TIME WILL TELL.

I HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOR 20 YEARS. I ALSO OWN A 57 LES PAUL REISSUE BLACK BEAUTY, A 62 SG REISSUE, A WASHBURN HB 35SB. IF IT WERE STOLEN I WOULD DEFINETLY GET ANOTHER ONE. WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT IS THE LIGHT WEIGHT AND HOW IT BALANCES WELL IN THE PLAYING POSITION.

This Jackson is a piece of a guitar, with its 24 frets, 3way selector for the 2 Duncand Designed pickup,and a GREAT Floyd Rose Tremolo. The Strat-like body is cool, and the reversed sharp neck gives it the look Fender lacks.

I tried it on a wide range of music (from the Beatles to Van Halen, without forgetting Metallica), and it sound great! I'm using it with a Hughes&Kettner 50W amp and as long as the volume isnt at its max, theres no background sound. One pickup has a very rich sound, well suited for chords and slow riffs, the other one has a much more brighter sound, perfect for lead guitarist with a lot of overdrive.

I tried to find something wrong on this guitar at the store to get a better bargain but I just couldn't. Its black and blue blend makes a great finish, and it's as if it was repulsing fingerprints and dust.
The only thing is that the Tremolo's arms tend to get lose when you use it a lot, but that's not a problem since it's really easy to adjust even in the middle of a Van Halen solo!

It's definitely the kind of guitar I would use on a 12-hr-long show without any backup. My lil' brother gave it a terrible blow right on the Tremolo and another one on the body and it didn't even had the smallest scratch, nor did the tremolo broke or get lose!

It comes with a 1year warranty, but I think I'll never have to get it fixed so...

I've it for about a month now. I also got a Normand B50 handmade accoustic guitar, but, even with the incredible quality of Normand's gear, the Jackson is way above it. If it was stolen, I'd maybe buy another Jackson, it's one-piece body counterpart (the DR6 i think), but more likely I'll get another DR3.

I believe it was made in 2000 in Korea or wherever the cheaper Jackson's are made. It has 24 frets, alder with a flame maple top. Neck is maple with a rosewood fretboard and has mother of pearl sharkfin inlays, which is one of the best looking things on the guitar, and it obviously has a reverse headstock. The finish is trans green, which looks great! 1 volume and 1 tone nob with a 3-way pickup selector. Duncan designed pickups. 103B in the bridge and 103N in the neck. Comes with JT580LP double locking tremolo. Jackson tuners. 25.5" scale, jumbo frets, very thin neck.

This guitar was built for one style of music and thats METAL! I am a die hard metal head and it works great. I play mainly Slayer, Metallica, In Flames type music, and the stock pickups work suprisingly well. I may replace them with active EMG's eventually though. I use this guitar through a Boss Metal Zone into a Peavey Revolution 112. This guitar just SCREAMS! I get great harmonics and triplets sound clear and precise.

The guitar was set up very well by the guys at Guitar Center. Nice low action, and the pickups were set at a good height. I barely had to adjust the tremolo, which is suprising. I bought this new and it was in perfect condition.

I just bought it recently, so I haven't played live with it yet. The finish seems like it will last just fine. I have a backup, but I think I'd feel comfortable without one if I had to. I've heard good and bad about the cheaper Jacksons so I'll go by what I've seen with my axe so far.

Never dealt with them, so I can't say.

I've been playing for a good 2 years now. I also own a Fender Fat strat with Duncan pickups. I needed a guitar with 24 frets and floyd rose tremolo. The biggest plus on this guitar is the fret spacing. I have big hands and this guitar makes it easier for me to play at the 15th and 17th fret area. If it was stolen I would brutally mutilate the bastard who stole it and cut his b***s off! I compared this guitar to an Ibanez RG570 and a BC Rich Warlock NJ. This guitar had the best sound and feel for me. It also looked the best, which really didin't matter, but it's a plus.

So as you all know the features of the guitar,i dont think it is important to write down!But mine is Trans green!!Thats it!

I play in band that plays kind of Nu-metal music and this baby suits our music very very nicely!But my true addiction is progressive rock/metal and all kind of guitar music like:Dream Theater,Vai,Vanden plas...etc.Well of course i like playing almost anything but these are my influences.This guitar is just perfect for my purposes but the only thing that i have been planning to change on the guitar is the bridge p/u.I dont like the sound of it!Im not saying its crappy but it could be better!!Maybe a dimarzio tone-zone would be nice???

It was very GOOD when it came!Absolutely!No flaws or anything!

The guitar is fine for live playing but quite funnily enough,When we had a gig last December(it would have been the first gig with the guitar)the volume knob got broken!?%&/(#!!Well i got another jackson(a really crappy one!)for the gig!!The gig was fine actually!

1/2 year warranty.Too short!

I have been playing for about four years.I have had few crappy guitars
and this one kicks ass BIG TIME!!Only the bridge p/u sucks a bit.

Made in 1998 or 1999 in Japan. 24 fret Rosewood fingerboard with reversed mother of pearl triangle inlays and reverse headstock. Maple bolt on neck, poplar body w/ flamed maple veneer top. 2 Seymour Duncan designed Humbuckers w/ 3 way switch. Transparent Blue top with midnight blue back and sides. Dinky body style. Hardware is Matte/Satin silver (not chrome) Jackson Floyd Rose licensed low profile vibrato system, 1 volume & 1 tone knob, and Jackson tuners. The neck is thin... only slightly thicker than an Ibanez Wizard neck. I deducted 2 points for it not having a thicker flamed maple top and not adding a single coil in the middle position w/ a 5 way swith or coil splitters for the existing humbuckers.

WOW! I've never heard such a vibrant unplugged sound out of a floyd rose equipped electric before. Because of this, I knew it would sound good plugged in no matter what kind of pickups were in it. Tonally it can not cover all musical styles though (like Jazz). It excells at rock music styles. The stock pickups can't translate the natural woody clean tones of the guitar well when amplified. Dirty sounds are great though. At high volumes the stockers have the tendacy of squealing and feedbacking. 2 points deducted because of the non versatility of the stock pickups. I really think that with the right pickups matched to this guitar's woods, it would score a subjective 10 for me.

I was very impressed that the guitar was in perfect tune when it arrived. The string action is a little on the high side for a rock guitar but, I decided to leave it there because I think that's part of where it's good tone is coming from. The intonation is dead on. The only adjustments I made were: tightening the spring tension of the bridge slightly and raising the pickup's height a little as well. 1 point deducted for it not being made with a one piece neck--typical of Japanese and Korean made guitars, the peghead portion of the neck is glued on at around the 1st fret.

To me if a guitar sounds good then it's reliable. 5-10 years from now, if the finish shows a little wear or the matte/satin finish oxydizes a little bit, so what.

Haven't dealt with the company before but, the warantee is awfully short at only 1 year. From previous experience with a Charvel Fusion Deluxe, I don't think that warantee length is an issue. That goes the same for most electrics.

I have been playing almost 12 years and am a believer in the fact that your fingers and pick attack play a major part in the generation of tone. In conjunction with my playing style and technique, I give this guitar an 8. This is an unbelievably high rating because I'm comparing this to cost is not an issue guitars like for example: my 1990 PRS Special. But because this guitar can normally be had for under $550 with a case, I'm adding a point.

This guitar is pretty simplistic (for what some jackson bodies look like), which is partially the reason i went with the DR3..it sorta allows you all of the Jackson features without going TOO "metal". It has one tone, one volume and a 3 way toggle switch for the two Duncan Design pickups..also purchased with a hardshell case..

i play metal and hardcore and in short this has been completely satisfactory for my purpose..if you want something with more tone get an epiphone or gibson for that matter..

THE ACTION IS WHAT I WAS MOST IMPRESSED WITH-before you ever pickup your guitar make whoever your going through set it up for you to your liking..i play some very technical stuff..i rip off a lot of people..so i cover a very wide range of styles, mostly classical and metal..the action was supperb every fret hit cleanly and easily-no buzz. for a 600-700 dollar price range no guitar ive played plays anywhere near as good as the dr3. and i spent months testing many many different models of jacksons..gibsons..esp..etc..

im constantly getting fucking loaded and doing real stupid shit while playing from dropping the thing to smacking it into my drummers set..so far so good..it was real tight when i got it and it still is..i should mention i lost an ibanez to antics such as those.

i went through a place in madison wisconsin-they were great..i harped on them to get my setup perfect but none the less when i picked it up it played unbelievable..never order a guitar straight from the factory unless you have any idea how to set it up..the dr3 will fullfill your every need if you get it set up the right way!

like i said i had this guitar set up (with the model's features) to my liking so ive been nothing short of completely satified-i love the dinky reverse..i love in particular the dr3 and its features-im in the process of getting one custom made..but i really would (if i could afford it) buy another if this one got ripped off or "lost" (however the fuck something like that could happen) im a huge fuckin fan of the reverse..the body..neck..and all of its features..i can only say that if your looking for a guitar in a reasonable price range and want to be guranteed of its playability,and reliability the dr3 is a great way to go..i would recomend it over ibanez model RG's or any epiphones for that matter..if you want a little more..custom make a reverse..im certain that if you know how to play the guitar-and i mean other than strumming your power codes or ripping off kirk hammit 24/7 you will be extremely happy with this guitar

Made in Japan in 1999, bought new on ebay July 2000. Beautiful trasnparent green top, the whole guitar is smooth as a babys a**. 2 Duncan Designed humbucking pickups, 3 way switch, 1 volume, 1 tone control. I like the "gunmetal" gray finish on the hardware too. Body is poplar and resonates very well which is surprising because it's light as a feather. Neck is awsome and all in all, really fine materials used on this guitar.

I (try to) play blues to hard rock/metal and this guitar gets all the right tones. I can get bell like SRV/Hendricks tones with low end to spare when playing clean and distorted/overdrive sounds great too (Metallica, Creed etc.) I use a Marshall VS65R and sometimes use a Boss MT-2 MetalZone and a Bad Horsie wah and like I said, I can get pretty much any sound I want and noise is nill. Here's the big "but". I initially set it up with new #9 strings and well, it sounded like sh**. Definition was fair/good with the neck pickup and outright mush with the bridge. After reading several reviews here, I thought my pickups were crap as well. I changed to #11 strings and problem solved! Sounds like a whole new guitar. Can't say that would fix everybodys but it sure worked wonders on mine. Go figure, maybe the lightweight poplar wood has something to do with it. Hummm....

The factory set-up was terrible. Strings a mile high, loose neck, pickups all the way down in the body. Lots of humming and crackling, intermittant operation on the 3 way switch. The noise problem turned out to be bad solder joints at the 3 way switch and I went ahead and "touched up" all the other solder joints just to be sure. If the components themselves had turned out to be faulty I'd give it a 1 in this category but since it was obviously just poor workmanship that was relatively easily fixed, I'll give it a 5. Still just a little more fret buzz on the #6 string at the higher neck positions than I like but it's only noticable playing clean. It's the price I pay for having my strings set so low (1.5mm) I don't think you'll find any guitar with jumbo frets and #11 strings without any fret buzz at all at that setting.....

Well I don't play live so that's moot. I'll say you could probably use it as a war club and it wouldn't even go out of tune.

I ended up doing all the repairs myself but they were great to deal with and offered warranty repairs without any arguement whatsoever.

I've been playing on and off for about 25 years and I've owned some great stuff. Once all the problems were worked out, it can compete with the best and most expensive USA made stuff out there. For the price I paid I really can't complain given the outcome. If it were lost or stolen I'd definately buy another.