Jackson DXMG

Everyone should know the features by now....alder body, rosewood fretboard,emg-hzs,floyd rose license,thin raw oiled neck,and black finish. Everything I wanted or could need.

I like the sound a lot. I play classic metal...maiden, metallica, iced earth- good shit like that. I play through a cheap crate 15w practice amp, but it sounds real nice. Eventually gonna put the emg zakk wylde set in. My brother has an american sl-2h which has duncans. Those sound better, but the hz's can still get any metal sound u want with ease.

Action set up perfect, as low as can be w/out fret buz. Pickups nice, finish nice, shows fingerprints a lot cuz its black, but looks bad ass. Floyd rose license works very nicely, always stays in tune. Has the fastest neck ive ever played on, faster than my brothers soloist.

This guitar is built like a tank, will withstand anything u can give it. However, a week after i got it the volume pot went bad, guitar tech replaced that and the tone pot, said they were cheap japenese ones. From what i've read, thats happened to lots of people. Solid strap buttons, it won't fall off anywhere.

I bought it from guitar express, they are awesome. When da pots went bad, they paid for the the store near me to fix it. Haven't dealt with jackson though.

I've been playin for only about 3 years, but i play all the time and try to learn all the maiden and metallica I can get my hands on. This guitar is perfect for anyone at my level, or anyone at all. Couldn't be happier with the sound, and for the price u cant beat it.
If it were stolen, i'd hunt down the mutha trucker with da Peacemaker (my baseball bat) and beat him so hard his kids would come out retarded.

First off, i am doing an update. its a japanese alder bodied guitar with licensed floyd rose tremelo, PASSIVE emg hz pickups, 24 fret rosewood fret board bound to a maple bolt on 25.5" neck that is faster than any other neck i have played, 1 volume, 1 tone, and a 3-way sliding p/up selector. i figure you should know what it looks like considering it only comes in 1 color, gloss black with sharkfin inlays and reversed headstock. its all amazing except for the trem, it has given me alot of problems, as to be expected from any trem (especially the locking 1s) and some 1 who does all the work on thier instrument and may not be the most careful with it. i tune to Eb standard with .010-46 strings. it would get higher if it had active pickups (i erally like the duncan live wire clasics or an emg 81/85 setup) and a fixed string-thru bridge

it suits my music styles well. i play what could be called progressive black metal, it covers a wide range of musical styles and influences primarily in very minor progressions, and just because it says metal, it doesnt mean every thing has more gain than bill gates pay check, i use ALOT of clean as well. i use it straight into a crate blue voodoo 60 watt al tube. is decently quiet but does feedback like all passive guitars when its too loud and your standing near and facing the amp, especially on distortion. it has a very nice blues, jazz, general rock, neoclassical, and of course metal sounds. it is very versatile, and can be used for waht ever you may want. i think maybe that the p/ups could be a lil higher output, but not too much more or it would loose its versatality. i like how the trem can bomb to touching the body either way and you will still be in tune once you get it in tune and lock it down (you must make sure you are in tune before you lock down, this can take several times going through, and it will get out slightly when you lock, but thats what the fine tuners are for) it will make almost any soud you want, except for single coil high pitched non defined twang.but i hate single coils so jut make the pick ups active, maybe switch that tone knob to a gain booster like on the dkmg and dkmgt models and it would ahve all the sounds i would need and want.

i bought it used orriginally so i made all my adjustments. im constantly changing my p/up heights and such for experimentation of sound. the action is really low, infact before i put the 10s on it was too low and i had fret buzz all over on the bottom e string till like the 5th fret. but alas it was a used purchase. other than that the only things wrong with it are my fault. neck is oil finished so it slids well all the timethe thing is durable as a mother, i have dropped it and banged it into countless thingsand it still looks like the day i got it, but with some more finger prints (its a finger print magnet thanks to the gloss black finish)it only gets the 9 because nothing is truely perfect and i did have to make some adjustments

as i said above it is durable as can be, every thing is holding up very well. better than expected i must say. i dont beat on my guitars but i am a clutz. live play is no problem except for the lack of bridge stablity. hard wear last well if you are decent to it. finish is amazing. the buttons work very well, and they are huge, i have trouble getting my strap on and off at all. it very dependable and very solid, and quite gig worthy, except for the trem.

n/a havent dealt witht them and i prolly wont untill i accually save up for the custom 7 string neck thru i want.

ive been playing long enough to know what im saying. im not bumblefoot or yngwie, but im decent. i own a crappy fender solidstate, crate blue voodoo 60 watt 112 combo, some pedals, chords tuner, etc. only things i would change would be the tone to gain boost, fixed bridge, and passives to activewith a few adjustments to prefference. worst feature = trem. best feature = neck, most surprizing features = versitality and playablity

Early 2002 model (not by Fender/Jackson)
24 Frets
1-Volume 1-Tone
Two Humbuckers
EMG-HZ's
Active pickups
Alder body, bound rosewood neck
Jet Black finish
Strat-style
Licenced Floyd Rose Trem
Jackson tuners
Jumbo Frets

The reason for the 9 is because this guitar had exactly the specs I was looking for.

This guitar is more than worth the money that I paid for it. The options are typical to a Jackson or any guitar used for more heavy metal playing. Everything is to the point, no extra crap to get in the way. My musical style is true Thrash metal (how it used to be) and this guitar is absolutely perfect for it. I had to put in the EMG-ZW pickups (EMG-85 neck, EMG-81 bridge) to give it the sound I was looking for. Man does it ever sound like one mean mother now! Though the HZ's are good pickups for the price, they just weren't cutting it. With these pickups the guitar is completely silent. These pickups give this guitar any variety of music to be dependent on the type of amp and setup you have. It would look funny at a country gig, but with a Fender Twin and a little knob adjusting, it would have no problem.

The guitar needed a little adjusting for the action to be a little lower, but I enjoy doing that stuff. The pickups were adjusted as good as they could get. The only thing that sucked about this guitar(though from reading these posts I was aware of the problem) was the volume pot only lasted about two months and the tone about 4 months. Though I figured this was going to happen I replaced them with the EMG-ZW pots that came with the set (purchased seperately)no problem.

I bought this guitar for live playing because it didn't cost that much and I knew that Jackson's are workhorses. I would gig with this guitar without a backup as long as I had an extra set of stings (Floyd Rose happy). As for the finish, the quicker that I beat the hell out of this guitar, the sooner that it builds the character it needs. Guitars are made for playing, not staring at.

Wouldn't deal with them now that Fender bought them. I don't have time to waste on anything with Fender on it. This guitar was bought as a Jackson not a Fender/Jackson.

I have been playing for over ten years and with the EMG-ZW set this guitar shreads past any Ibanez, or Warlock that I've ever heard. I also have a Gibson Explorer that kicks all ass, but this guitar actually compares (on the dirty channel). If it were stolen I would look for other comparable guitars since everyone has raised the price on this bad boy now to about 449.00. Though I still don't think I could have found anything even close to the value of this guitar for the price that I paid.

dunno what year, don't care, japan, no problems that aren't my fault,24 very nice fat frets, volume, tone, three way switch, emg-hzs (best replaced with an 81 and an 85, adds clean tone)conflicting sources as to the wood...either adler or poplar, sounds good either way. Black, only way it comes. Licensed Floyd, which i think i killed...sniff...excellent neck, thin great finish on it, oil not gloss doesn't get sticky when your hand sweats on it, and FAST AS HELL. Included accesories....uhh, the whammy bar?

I don't play anything after 1990, excepting some Metallica (long live 80's metal and Led Zeppelin) i use a Digitech Metal Master Distortion for the heavier stuff, and my amp (Fender Hot Rod Deluxe) works fine for led zep tone (live led zep; i'm not into fuzz.) The stock pickups drove me nuts (too much bass, WAAAAY too compressed, decent stock actually, but i hate them;i got some EMG's and dumped these on a novice;he loves 'em. Better pickups make a WORLD of difference, with an EMG 85 in the neck its got excellent blues tone, and nothing beats and 81's bridge distortion (very full). Very full sound, but i can't attribute this to the wood AS I DON"T KNOW WHAT IT IS!! A lot of people think its a one-trick pony, just a metal guitar. This is what its best at, but i use it for EVERYTHING (except nu-metal...I play MUSIC!) 'Course, i really don't have any other choice...no $$$, but it works very well. I wouldn't think of playing it clean with the stock pickups, however, i'd make a huge investment and get a Squier Strat. But with me EMG's I like it more than the $1700 Hammet Signature model, which is a similar guitar. 9 for the shit HZs, but if it came with better pickups, it would've easily been a 10

Excellent. Of course it wasn't perfect from the factory...i got it in the middle of a snowstorm (Michigan rocks!). However, i don't know why all you whiners have to go running to your guitar techs every time something needs adjusting. All you need is an allen wrench and patience. The only thing i won't do myself is intonation, but that's because its decent enough...hehe, kids don't have an ear for tuning, every one i go to says its fine, and if you're audience says its fine, its fine. Anywho...the neck is HEAVEN! its got a most excellent raw oil finish...ahhh its wonderful. Plays EXTREMELY fast...lets me play faster then anyone i know...hmm, maybe i need better company..the only guitarists i know are punk-rockers, and they ain't got no chops. The frets are huge, and easily let you bend two steps if you're strings can handle it. Who cares how well the pickups are adjusted? Do it yourself, lazy asses!

Easily takes anything i so to it. The bridge is gonna die, with what i put it through, but that's my fault, i'll just get a real Floyd. Don't care about the finish, as long as the neck is good, but it seems tough. Very large strap buttons; no need for locks. As for a backup...can't afford one, but i don't need it anyway.

Never dealt with 'em i know a good tech, i'll just go to him

Only been playing two years, but i've been around music all my life (i've played violin since i was three...what does that make...13 years?). I would take a previous reviewer's advice about what to do if it was stolen...buy another and beat the thief, so as to have two of them. Very sensible. There's no need to buy something more expensive, unless you have a pet peeve about japan-made guitars...hey sushi is excellent, so i trust them with anything. If you need an American built guitar, i suggest having the Jackson custom shop build you a DXMG. The thing i love best is the neck. Very smooth, very natural feeling. I don't care if it's a bolt-on, lemme tell you, the only way i would get a set neck or a neck-through is if i beat the idea into the luthier that i wanted the exact neck finish of a DXMG, honestly, i don't know how people can stand gloss necks. Least favorite feature? Those God-damned EMG-HZs! Give 'em to a kid with a crappy Ibanez, i'll admit, they are better that Ibanez stocks, but nothing compares with active EMG's. Don't ignore me because i haven't been playing twenty years...i've gotten plenty of compliments from people that experienced, and yes, most kids that have only played a year are horrible...i know a lot of them. Oh, don't buy this guitar for nu-metal or punk, its a waste. This thing is meant for out-of-control shredding, and if you don't do at least some shredding, or at least decent soloing, go play an acoustic, as that is what acoustics are for, electrics are for shredding. 9 for shit pickups, other wise, Paul Reed Smith can kiss my ass

This is an update to my review on 5/14/'02.I love this thing!,palm muting makes this fucker sound EVIL!!,rhythm and power chords sound good to(but that is thanks to my metal zone too)the emg's really pump out the distortion,I love it,plays like a U.S. made Jackson,even though it was made in Japan.The jt-500-lp floyd system keeps this thing in tune,the neck on this baby plays so fast(Metallica,Megadeth,Slayer,Anthrax)they all sound good to play almost too good UP THE FUCKIN' METAL!

This is a metal-only guitar,no pop,no country,none of that shit,with my Marshall 50 watt 5210 combo and my Metal Zone,its a force to be reckoned with,you do have to know how to work the Metal zone,if you do it right,you can have a truly evil sound right at your finger tips,don't listen to all the nine year olds who bitch about the Metal Zone.

A perfect setup from the Jackson factory,I like my strings high not too high or you'll have major problems.The neck to me,is ebony they may say rosewood but mine is too dark for rosewood,mother-of-pearl inlays make this METAL all the way!

Its a Jackson,its reliable!

I love Jackson guitars,they treat me well,luckily their Texas location is right near my house!

10,10,10,I love it,a well made guitar that looks like it could go for alot more than I paid!!,I love the distortion,and the emg's,and my metal zone just takes my sound to a whole other level.

this is a pretty basic jackson design...made in japan, it has 24 frets , black hardware , black paint job, sharkfin inlays , emg hz pickups (H-H), a floyd rose brigde .it doesnt have anything too special on it , but then again i wasnt looking for anthing like that .

first off this guitar PLAYS amazing , it's well worth the money , but the emg hz's suck nuts , by far the worst sounding pickups i've heard , so i ripped the quad rail out of my kramer vanguard and put it in the bridge position ( the quad rail isnt the best in the world either but it blows the emg away.)now it plays and sounds amazing.I play it through a randall RH100 head into a crate cab , with an asortment of effects.the guitar has a really great tone , it's just hidden behing the emgs .i'll give this guitar a 6 with the emgs and a 9 with anything else.

the action was nice and low when i go it , but i lowered it some more to see if it could take it before it started buzzing , but i hardly buzzes and the action is really low .the finish was perfect , like a black mirror , not a scratch or chip on it.it was set up pretty good , i had to adjust the intonation on it but aside from that it was great.

this guitar has taken alot of shit from me , i've done countless gigs with it , my band plays violent , fast , crazy thrash metal and it holds up , even after me stage diving with my guitar still on a couple of times , jackson are beasts , this thing will never die.even though i have no need , i do have a backup guitar for this one , but i've havent had to use it yet at a gig.

never delt with them.

this guitar is amazing , change the bridge pickup and it plays and sounds better than a $1000 guitar, jackson owns!

2002
Japanese
24 frets
1 volume, 1 tone knob
3-way selector
Two EMG-HZ passive humbuckers
Poplar body, bolt on neck maple with rosewood fingerboard
Finish is solid BLACK, the only way this comes
Jackson Dinky style body
JT-580 Floyd Rose Licensed brigde
Locking tuners
25.5? scale lenght with 24 jumbo frets

The EMG-HZ are like made for my kind of music, the Finnish metal. They have a warm, yet screaming sound with distortion (even on my old Peavey Bandit), and the clean sounds work very nicely. The EMGs produce a nice long sustain too. This guitar is made for metal primarly, but does well with many different styles. You could even play it on a country gig.

The guitar is set up nicely, but the .009 string set is a bit too small for me. I've had the guitar for so short period of tome, that I haven't changed the strings yet, but I'm gonna take 'em up to .010.
The pick-ups are set very well. No room for bithcing here. Every detail is just so goodly done that it makes me shiver. Even the Floyd Rose works nicely.

This guitar is crying to get on stage. It's very solidly put together, and will withstand live playing without a doubt.
Of course, with Floyd Rose, you should have a back up when on stage.
Another Jackson without a doubt.

I haven't got a need to contact them.

I've played for 5 yrs. I own a Jackson PS3T, and this guitar beats it hands down, even though the PS3T is a great guitar! I compared this guitar to Telecasters, Stratocasters, ESPs and other great Jacksons, but this one pulled the longest straw with best price/quality ratio. It wins many more expensive guitars, like the Fenders I tested. Now that I own two Jacksons, it's maybe time for something else next. Maybe a Ibanez or ESP. But I always need to own at least one Jackson, couse they are the greatest.
I can't point out what I love the most about this guitar, because everything is so great. Maybe the best feature is the EMG pickups.
If it was stolen, I'd definitely get another one just like this. Definitely a Jackson. I'd like to give 10, but when I some day order a Jackson from the custom shop, it'll deserve 10, so this gets 9.

Dont yet know the year it was made, but i know it was made in japan.
Its a 24 fret shred or metal guitar. Poplar body with maple bolt on neck and a rosewood fingerboard. 1 volume and 1 tone control. 3 way selector for the 2 EMG passive pickups. Got a licensed floyd rose bridge with 2 locking trems. It has nice jumbo frets.

The pickups are good, but not to my taste, i wanted a nice warm sound, which these pickups arent, but if your looking for raw power then look no further. I play rock/heavy metal no crappy nu metal here. the clean sound is amazing i was playing it through a Marshall AVT100 combo.

I brought the last one they had on the self, they gave me a small discount for that, so the setup wasnt perfect. no problems with this guitar, only one minor point the pickups seems to be raised to far up, you may want to lower these depending on how and where you pick.

the guitar seems to be of good solid build quality, aint gonna gig it so cant answer that, but seems fine, a bit on the heavy side though, so make sure your a strong guy or girl :)

havent delt with them, but i'll go back to where i brought it from and have the guys from there help me deal with jackson if i had any problem, damn i dont know how long the warranty is.

i have been playing for over 3 years, i own a yamaha pacifica 112m which has been heavely modified. If it were lost or stolen i'd try to find the git who took it and deal with them but wouldnt get the same again just save up and get a better one than it, lets face it its good but not among the best guitars ever made.

one more thing i actually tried this guitar twice to convince myself that it was good even though the sales people were telling me to go for it. i had a look at a few ibanez but they were more or less the same sort.

all in all a great second or third guitar, well was third for me cos my first guitar was CRAP.

Black strat shaped Alder body, 24 fret neck with reverse headstock and sharkfin inlays, 2 EMG HZ's, 1 volume & 1 tone, 3-way switch, Jackson - Floyd Rose. It has all the features that I was looking for.

I absolutely LOVE this guitar! I will have this until the day I die. It sounds and plays perfectly. I wasn't crazy about the EMG's when I got it, so they were replaced with a Seymour Duncan Distortion pickup in the bridge and some cheap no-name neck pickup that I had laying around in my parts box. I play through a Digitech RP50 and a Marshall Lead 12. This thing screams! I get great low end and the highs are perfect.

When I got it, everything was set up perfect. The only thing I had to do was tune it up.
I did have a problem with the volume pot being in my way, I was always hitting it when I was playing. So I stuffed the useless tone knob into the cavity, and moved the volume pot to where the tone pot was.

I truly believe that this axe will last forever! It seems really well built. The finish seems to hold up really well, it only has a couple of small scratches (to be expected with a black guitar). I don't play in a band (unfortunately), so I don't play out. If I did, I would never play without a backup, especially if I'm using a Floyd Rose equipped guitar.

Never dealt with them, don't think I'll ever have to!

I've been playing almost 15yrs, this Jackson is my favorite of my guitars. I also have a Jackson DX10D, an Ibanez RG7621, and a Washburn N2. If it was stolen or lost it would be replaced without question. I love everything about this guitar and hate nothing. Favorite feature? Hmmmm...the great playability, the way it sounds, or it's good looks - too hard to answer that one! If you are thinking about buying one, I would recomend it! It's a great guitar for the money!

2002 model, 24 frets, volume, tone, 3 way selector, 2 emg humbuckers, Floyd trem, what else can i say?

The sound is awsome. Before, i had a cheap epi les paul piece of shit, but then i saved up and got this. I still cant believe the playability of it. I use this with a Crybaby, Ada mp-1 pre amp, Marshall 8008 valvestate power amp, and an Avatar 4x12 cab. I play mostly heavy metal with it, metallica, slayer, ozzy type stuff. But, i can get a great clean sound out of it.

the action came great. It was set up with 9's, and the trem wasnt all fucked up.i havnt messed with it at all. The frets are nice and the neck is smooth, not thin like those stupid Ibanez's necks, but thin enough.

ITS A JACKSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT MORE DO I HAVE TO SAY! The strap buttons are nice and big, so i dont need to get strap locks. I would use this guitar with out a backup, and i dont think i would have a problem.

Ive delt with them, and they answer fast.

Overall, this guitar is great. It is an awsome shred guitar, and plays like a dream. Dont go and get some shitty ibanez, get the real deal and get a jackson. If someone were to steal it, i would chase that fucker down and beat his eyes out.