Jackson DXMG

i am extremely happy with the features on this guitar as it has everything i need the jackson trem system i feel works just as well as the floyd rose one to be totally honest, the trem locks are brilliant i need to tune about once a month because they hold so well. The guitar is the perfect look for me as it just looks metal with the inverted head and the shark fin inlays, it is the guitar that anyone looks perfect with headbanging there way through some chunky riffage. only nuisance i had from this guitar is changing string gauge and dropping to low tunings such as drop C or drop B, requires a great deal of effort because of the floating trem, recommend getting help if your not sure or stick to a tune-o-matic bridge.

This guitar suits my style PERFECTLY! the EMG HZ's hold up for the most brutal riffs you can throw down on this guitar whilst keeping vibrancy for lead sections, they produce a great tone, clean or distorted. they are better sounding in distortion than they are clean but for my musical style i dont need an amazing sounding clean tone, would be easily enough resolved though, could just upgrade to EMG 81 and 85's. I play this guitar through a line 6 spider III amp and it just sounds great. the guitar is silent no buzzing or hissing what so ever.

the factory set up was great i played it factory set up for a while as i was in a band playing in drop D, the action was perfect for busting out slick arpeggios and pinched harmonics are so easily played on this guitar they happen almost by themselves. pick ups were at a perfect height and did not need adjusting, the only real problem was arpeggios really high up the guitar are extremly hard the last 5 frets arent that well accessed could of done with a better cut out. other than that great the gloss black finish with black hardware is a great metal look.

i have gigged with this guitar only had one trouble with it and that was a string breaking which has to happen to everyone at some point, the thing with a floating trem though is that one string goes thats you screwed every string goes out of tune so always have a back up thankfully i did, as i always do, if you don't have a back up your in trouble with any guitar so never gig without two guitars and someone to restring one guitar while you use other, but anyway back to the point, the guitar is very durable bumped it a few times no marks, strap locks not required as the strap holders are strong enough, they can with stand my guitar swings on stage so there are no worries about them, finish hasnt worn at all except on back because of my belt, but the finsih will last especially if well taken care of.

i have been playing a mere 2 years but this is my favourite guitar to date i have owned 8 different guitars this ones a keeper for sure. great look great sound, i love it!
i wish i had known about the troubles of floating trem bridges before buying but now i couldnt care less was a learning experience and now im not bothered by it.
if it was stolen i would buy it again for sure!
i played several different guitars before choosing this such as esp's ibanez(i despise them), schecters and many others this just blew them away in my opinion but everyones different so shop around dont buy on looks or credability guitars are personal preferance.

Pretty much everything was listed in previous reviews, although the control knobs on mine are made of knurled metal rather than plastic (It's 3-4 years old so this may very well have changed on the newer models). The stock HZ pickups were a little muddy for my tastes so I swapped them out for some active EMGs (60/81). The knobs were spaced too far apart for the stock wiring on the EMG pots so it took a little finagling to get them in place. Other than that the only other thing I would've preferred was a metal jackplate, I don't trust it to take a hard knock and not shatter.

I'm a metal player and that's pretty much what this guitar is suited for. As above the stock pickups didn't quite fit the bill, but I didn't find them to be _bad_. If I didn't already have the actives lying around I don't think I'd have rushed out just to replace them. I play through a a 300w first gen. Warhead, an old Sunn Solaris 12X15 combo (awesome for clean sounds with TONS of headroom), and a Spider II 1X12 when I'm not trying to blow the windows out of the house. The stock setup worked well with each, the HZs lent a warm creamy sound to the mix, and there was very little noise at all but very high volumes. It really came alive with the actives though, it just screams now.

Action was set at rock bottom from the reseller with no buzz to be found anywhere. As long as I do a decent job in stretching the strings when I put them on (I dive bomb the hell out of it and retune until it returns to true each time before locking it down at the nut) it rarely, if ever, goes out of tune. I've played it in several tunings, and with various string gauges without having a single problem with the tremolo or truss rod. The neck is thin, flat, and fast and the contour where the neck meets the body makes the high frets very accessible. I've not had a problem with the finish yet. By virtue of it being black it shows smudges very easily, but some warm breath and a lint free cloth takes care of it each time. As for the fit, everything is as it should be, it feels very solid despite the light weight. This category, I feel, is where this guitar really shines.

I don't play live, but I don't think it would be the best idea to take _any_ guitar on the road without a suitable backup. As noted above the only issue I really have with the hardware is the cheap jackplate, the pickup rings are plastic as well which I've had problems with in the past (on other guitars) so that could be improved as well. Strap buttons, eh, I always replace the stockers with straplocks so I don't really take issue with them. They did seem wider than most (if that makes sense)so I'd assume they'd do a decent job. It's survived all the minor bumps and bruises so far, so I can't complain!

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I've been playing for 12 years now and this has been, dollar for dollar, the best value I've received out of an instrument. If I were to lose it I'd probably buy two more (the price is right).

This guitar just looks pure metal. It has a basswood body (solid black) and a bolt on 3 peice maple/maple/rosewood neck, with a H/H pickup configuration. I would have liked it if the hardware was a chrome or perhaps even gold in colour though

My main style is metal but because of the passive pickups, its really suited to any type of music thats guitar oriented. I personnally wouldve liked active pickups though, lucky i have it running through a digitech death metal pedal for rhythm and a (believe it or not) a digitech RP50 for a really good lead sound ive discovered. in a way the pickups are good cause ive already got all the distortion i want. They keep the mid tones at a low which is what i really go for

This thing is an absolute BITCH to tune, hence the LICENCED floyd rose. people, never get 1, make sure its the original. once your done fukn round witht he tunings for an hour it should stay put though. This guitar (after a while) bored me in looks, as theres nothing other than BLACK to see

This guiar is one tough son of a bitch, ive fell on it a number of times, and smacked it on walls countless times, but hey, why be afraid of ur guitar getin scratched, ya gota have war marks

ive had it retuned to lower and higher tunings before, only cause im quite lazy with it, bought it striaght off the shelf about a year ago. they guys who sold it to me know what they are talking about!!!

i give this guitar a 8.5 rating

when I first purchased this guitar I liked the HZ's but after 6 months I installed 81/85's and upgraded the floyd to an original. the original floyd rose is much better and the actives scream. after 2 months a volume pot went and I had to replace it. still a good guitar with good looks!

get rid of the HZ's and put in some actives or dimes. but still for the price range not a bad guitar just sell those HZ's on ebay make some cash and buy some decent pickups

I think this is were this guitar really shines for a guitar in this price range it's got hella good action! I also own a custom shop sl2h and someone said that it's comparable I will just say NOT!!! comparing this to a soloist there is no comparison, but what you get for the money is worth it! and this was well built! if you don't know how to set up a Floyd then have someone show you instead of just getting pissed off, guitar center I think will do this for free when you purchase a guitar. also you can not beat that 30 day deal!!

I am not hard on my stuff and take good care of my guitars. I have not had any finish problems and I've owned this guitar for 4 years and I would buy another in a second. I want to buy another and drop in some dimes or some duncans. If you drop your shit don't bitch that it breaks!!

never had to deal with them so I guess 10

This is one hell of a guitar I wish they made this in mahogany (they may now) next to my sl2h this is my favorite I've been playing for about 13 years and I've owned all sorts of guitars this is a good one. If you play metal this is a good guitar even better if it was mahogany!!

As all the other reviews, you get the picture so I won't repeat again.

One thing to say, the sharkfin inlays and reversed headstock look the business in the flesh!

This is a rock guitar, that's where it really comes alive. You can play other types of music with it but it really is meant to be thrashed to death! I initially played it through a Metal Zone and a Marshall 100w combo and the sound was really good, I was well impressed. I managed to get relatively good Sabbath, Pantera, Metallica sounds from it no problem.

Six months or so ago I upgraded to a Mode Four half-stack and the DXMG absolutely cooks through it! The only slight moan I have is that the pickups can sounds very slightly muddy at high distortion/volume. I have recently upgraded HZ's to an EMG81/85 set and the improvement has taken it from an excellent guitar to a TOP guitar. With the HZ pups I would have given it an 8, now it's a 9 with the 81/85's.

The finish was good, frets were level and there were no flaws on the body etc. The action was nice and low, although the intonation was slightly out (takes less than ten minutes to sort so it's of no consequence).

I've never had any problems with this guitar, it feels like it's built to last although it's not heavy or cumbersome. I certainly wouldn't gig without a backup purely because if you did so and broke a string, you'd have to stop for five minutes to re-string! I have no worries about the DXMG's construction, it has been dropped a couple of times and once at rehearsal I swung it round me head (don't ask!) and thumped the head into the concrete ceiling.. it gouged it a little but it's still cool - kind of gives it a bit of a battle scar!

No idea, thankfully I've never had to deal with them.

I've bene playing for 18 years and have been through numerous guitars. Whilst this isn't the best guitar I've ever played (I've played some top Gibson, Ibanez in my time) it is amazing value for money and I definitely recommend it to anyone wanting to step up from a first guitar.

Finish: solid (i think its satin, here in spain we say solid... lol i dont know maybe its "solid" in english)
Body style: "dinky" ?
Bridge style: Floyd Rose
Tuners: Locking
Neck/Scale: Jumbo Frets, and type of wood i dont know
Any included accessories: tools
Where was it made: Japan
How many frets: 24
Solid-Top
volume, tone, 3-way selector
Pickup configuration: H/H
Make and model of pickups: EMG-HZ
Passive electronics
Body and neck woods: No idea... lOL

I play black metal and some 80's thrash (sodom, destruction...). The guitars suits this styles perfectly. I use it with a boss metal zone pedal and a cheap and crappy AXL 60W. Its sounds really good for this setup, i can't imagine the sound on better amps, it has to be KILLER. The EMG's work well, against what the people say on their reviews, at least when playing black metal.

The action was perfect. No problems on this, only that the floyd comes untuned, and as i am a beginner, it has become something to me difficult to do. the pickups came low so i put the bridge one higher. All material perfect, no scratches etc. and very clean.

i dont know if the guitar will withstand live playing because i never played live, so i cant give any opinion on this. It looks long lasting and solid.

i have been playing 4 years with an "academy" cheap stratocaster clone so i think i am too happy with this guitar because of this, its an enormous difference between the 2 guitars. before buying this guitar, i asked if it will suit well for black metal, and they said to me that it suits perfectly on any kind of metal. I love the shape, color, and something that really impressed me is how easy is playing it at fast riffs (tremolo picking - pure black metal hehe) or fast palm mutes (Trash). I compared this guitar with some same-price ibanez's, but all the ibanez's come with generic Ibanez pick-ups, thats why i bought this.

2005 model, great avxe , high qualitey,made in japan, would buy again, maybe dkmg( has emg 81&85), great features

sounds great great fro metal and rock

great out of the box

hasn't let me down yet, play it everyday

haven't delt with them yetm and i hope i don't have to!!!!!!

great guitar nothing to say! look out ibanez!!!

Made in Japan, 24 frets, alder body covered in grey metalic type paint, passive EMG HZ pickups, nice comfortable super strat body style like an Ibanez, maple neck with lovely looking rosewood board(I must have gotten lucky!), locking nut and floating tremolo, and a H-H pickup configuration with plastic pickup rings.

People spend 2 thousand pounds on PRS guitars and the first thing they do is change the pickups, so their sound is really not important, most people will either change them right away, or do it at a later date, but in most cases a pickup change is inevitable.

To answer the question, the pickups are EMG HZ, and are not sounding particularly sweet. They are thin sounding, and to save all the jibba jabba, they are nothing compared to the 85 or 81. You get the picture, but that's not to say that a player cannot be content with these pickups until a time when he can upgrade. They are satisfactory in that they don't sound horrible. Dig.

This guitar was set up very well where I bought it. The action was good, it felt nice, very easy to play. I don't imagine this was a factory set up, I think this guitar was set up in house by one of the shops guitar techs. I didn't notice any electrical issues with it, apart from the pickup being so high that it choaked when you pulled back on the trem, but that was no problem, we can set our own instruments up to our liking when we get home, and if you can't, you'd better learn. It's childs play.

The guitar is made out of wood, glue, nuts, and bolts. It won't come apart unless you bash the crap out of it, and if you do that, it's your fault. Here's a tip, don't gig without a clip lock strap or similar, just something so that the guitar is 100% secure, otherwise you're going to damage your guitar at some point, and that's no good, not when it can easily be avioded. Here's another tip, learn how to change strings properly, and how to maintain everything that your strings sit in, then you won't have problems with strings breaking. So, yes, you could use it without backup, but that is something you just don't do if you're a guitarist that gigs regularly.

No opinion. My warrenty is 12 months long.

Alright, this is the important part of my review. I've seen the very expensive Jackson Soloist guitars, the guitars that are #1800 etc, but HOLD ON A MINUTE, what's the BIG DIFFERENCE between? What difference warrents ANOTHER #1500? OK, the neck construction is EXACTLY the same, it has a scarf joint. The binding is EXACTLY the same in most cases, the woods are PROBABLY the same, because I can't tell, you can't tell, the guys who make the guitars know that, so why are they going to use more expensive maple for a neck, when they know they don't have to?

What do you get on a nice custom limited edition #1800 soloist that you don't get on this?

EMG 81 and 85, you don't get them, so how much is that? At trade prices, about #80 for both.

What else? A set or neck-through - this is a big difference, and it takes longer to make a neck like that, so let's add an extra #200 for good measure, but wait, it can't be that hard, since you can buy Ibanez through-neck guitars for #400, so I think I'm really over estimating.

What else? Chrome pickup rings, WOW. #10

What else? Normally, a gibson like pickup switch, instead of the switch you get on this guitar. #5

What else? In most cases, a paint finished neck, or finished in some nice glossy laquer that feels lovely, let's add an extra #40 for this, I think that's more than fair.

What else? A Floyd Rose tremolo, but HOLD ON A MINUTE, what is the difference between the that, and the one on this guitar which says Jackson on it. Take a look - Nothing, but let's add #40 again, for good measure.

What else? Sometimes a nice ebony board, so let's add #15 for that.

What else?
Umm
Umm
I can't really think of anything else, can you?

So, how much do we have added up now

Let's take the average price of this guitar #300, and add #390 to that makes #690, and that's including the profit for the guitar retailers for OUR guitar, so lets take that away and make it #590, now let's think realistically, they pump these out by the second on self operating CNC machines, and let's come to the conclusion that these guys pay next to nothing for all the parts, because they buy so many of them, so a nice figure for the #1800 soloist, it would probably work out at about #240 as a production cost, at a push, probably less. Now, we don't have a soloist, but if we did, we'd have payed a HUGE amount of money for a spiced up version of this guitar, and this guitar only costs #300 on average in the United Kingdom, so really, we've got one damn good deal on a very pleasent guitar, and if we buy any of what I just typed up, I think we'd be willing to give this a 10 without question. Dig.

I got a Jap import DXMG off my gf in UK. I was a big Ozzy/Rhoads/E Lee fan so loved the idea of owning a Jackson. The axe looked the business the black mirror finish was awesome! But that's where the good news ends I'm afraid!

The EMG HZ pickups were slightly disappointing after my DiMarzio super distortion humbucker on my strat copy.

Now then where do I begin! F*$%*ng terrible! Trem arm missing, cover plates on back couldn't have looked or felt any cheaper. The knobs on the front were horrible cheap plastic. Screws holding cover plates on were in at an angle! Set-up was awful. Wiring fault on selector switch. Just aaarrgghh!!

I wouldn't have dared even lend it out as a backup axe! Judging by the build quality I think it would drop to bits if used in anger by a pro.

Re-seller wasn't particularly helpful. Offered to send it away for a few weeks to get sorted but I thought mmmmm you have nearly #500 of my money and you want to take my axe too without even the offer of a loan? No thanks refund please!

You're paying for the Jackson name here and its not worth it. I'm sure Jacksons from the states are a different animal but I would steer clear of Jap imports. For around the same money I got a Maverick Streetfighter SF-1 and its in a different league as far as build quality and sound goes.

made in China i think (could be japan)
black, 24 frets, selector, H/H EMG-HZ's blah blah you know the rest
It looks good i got to admit (you dont buy a guitar for its looks though do you?)

well the guitar comes with EMG-HZ's which sound Fair. Not great by any means...if your wanting a better sound put EMG 81's in. Sound is pretty generic..wish it came with EMG 81's or a better pickup tbh

HORRIBLE. Absolutely pathetic setup from factory. the action was as high as a bridge and get this, the frets were SHARP. I mean razor sharp on the ends...it would cut your hands to shreds when playing. I filed this down which made it better.
The guitar just feels generally Cheap and nasty.
I bought the guitar for its LOOKS (yes stupid I know) which it does have. It is a nice looking guitar, but if your after a metal guitar you can do much much better than this, and Jackson imports in general .

i hate the floyd on this thing, it aint the best for staying in tune...this guitar put me off getting a floyd guitar in future.

never replied to emails and their site is shit

DO NOT BUY THIS GUITAR WITHOUT TRYING IT. I made the mistake of buying this guitar from ebay because i fell in love with the look of it (black/shark fins...reverse headstock...it really does LOOK like a kickass guitar)...after playing the guitar i was really really disapointed! Playing this guitar has taught me to try guitars before buying them (individual guitars, not just the type)...with imports you may find a good one, but most are shitty quality which is sad.
It is not worth the ?500 or so that it RRP's at, NO WAY AT ALL!! For that you can get a secondhand gibson or epiphone which will blow this thing away.
After I got rid of this guitar I found an 80's BC rich warlock which was used and looked battered...I played it and WOW it is awesome so i bought it. And funnily enough it is an Import and had an EMG 81 installed in it. This thing cost me around ?150, half the price I paid for the DXMG and it is 10 times the guitar sound wise and playability (doesnt look as good...but who cares!).

2005 Model, made in Japan
24 Frets
1 Volume, 1 Tone, 3 Way switch
2 EMG-HZ H3 humbuckers (I replaced them with an EMG 81 in the bridge and an EMG 85 in the neck)
Black alder body, bolt on maple neck with rosewood fingerboard
Reverse headstock
Sharkfin inlays
Floyd Rose licensed tremolo
Jackson tuners
Thin scale neck, 25.5"

It suits my musical styles very well which are primarily shred and metal. I usually play through a Marshall AVT 150 combo, which is solid state with a tube in the pre-amp section. It is suprisingly quiet on stage compared to the other guitars I have used. It has a wide spectrum of sound from a heavy crunch for metal, to a bright crisp jazz tone.

At first I didn't like the action at all, but once I got it set up properley at the local shop I go to (Musicians Network) it has played efortlessley. The finish and binding were done correctly, yet it hasn't retained much of a shine. Also the volume knob will not stay on the guitar, I've switched the knob it self, but just live with out it.

The guitar withstands live playing very well, and stays in tune even though I do a lot of whammy tricks. The hardware may have to be changed a bit pre-matureley yet I would infact play a gig without a backup and have without any problems.

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Made in Japan 2004
24 jumbo frets
1 volume 1 tone 3-way selector
H-H configuration
2 EMG HZ's that are....passive
Colour: BLACK
Strat body
Licenced Floyd Rose

I play NWOBHM and 80's heavy metal, and this guitar suits my style quite well. The pickups are quite hot, and they sound good if you're looking for a pickup for metal. I'd give it a ten with EMG 81's.
Pickups should be warmer, but for lead playing they are good. With heavy distortion the neck pu gets a bit muddy too. Not much variety with this guitar, but hey, I BOUGHT THIS FOR METAL

Factory set-up was ok, i just had to set-up the tremolo system a bit.

No problems so far...would gig w/out backup.

No idea....

I have been playin for 2 years. I used to play with my fathers Gibson LP Standard, but i was too non-metal...XD

I think this instrument is good value for the price, which doesn't mean it is flawless. I've had this model for over a year. For one, the pickups will have too be changed eventually since the passive EMhz sound too muddy and not warm enough especially for playing rythm.

- The neck feels great and is fast. It is maple if memory serves me right.

- The pickup selector switch is real cheap (made of plastic) and will need to be changed. Buying a new switch cost me about 25$ can.

- The floyd on this guitar is of average quality: guitar needs to be re-tuned pretty often and, if it were not only for me using the whammy, I'll just block the mechanism and save myself problems. Nothing spectacular here. I might change it eventually for a genuine floyd rose (which is way more expensive too).

Some users may point to the opposite, but this guitar is not that versatile...it suits better metalheads obviously.

One of the thing I hate the most is the finish!! It cracks easily and, even by paying attention, your guitar will not remain scratch-free for long.

I also found the frets to rust easily although I did not expose the guitar to any radical temperatures...

I wouldn't use this guitar as my main axe for the simple reason that the guitar, even when properly set up, can go out of tune too much for my taste.

Not used

Most importantly, I think you should realise all the contraints that buying a black guitar will bring: fingerprints and dust are basically a problem that only constant polishing can save... it can get annoying...

Also, remember that, although this guitar is pretty cheap (for all its features and real cool look), though it needs maintenance and, eventually, upgrading. I find it doubtful that most buyers would want to keep for long the EMGhz...the pickup selector also caused me problems as it is cheap and made of plastic!!! (got another one made of metal)....

It looks good, feels good, but you'll end up paying much more than what you did in the long haul. Make sure you buy lots of guitar polish if you pick this one up!

2005 Model, made in Japan
24 Frets
1 Volume, 1 Tone, 3 Way switch
2 EMG-HZ H3 humbuckers (replaced them with EMG-81s)
Black alder body, bolt on maple neck with rosewood fingerboard
Reverse headstock
Sharkfin inlays
Floyd Rose licensed tremolo
Jackson tuners
Thin scale neck, 25.5"

I use this guitar to play metal for the most part (metallica, new sum41, pantera, etc..) The stock pickups were pretty decent, but they didn't have quite the punch I was looking for. I upgraded them to active EMG-81s. I play through a Line 6 Spider II amp. This guitar sounds great for soloing or for playing intense rythm riffs, although it lacks a little bottom end (alder/maple/emg81 does this). This is really no problem though, I'm just a bit picky. The cleans are really clean, and the harmonics are great. I give it a rating of 7 with the original pickups and 9 with the new ones.

Everything was perfect from the factory, except for the action, which was a little to high for my tastes. I tend to like it lower than most people though, so that shouldn't be an issue. All it takes is a few turns of an allen wrench to lower it anyway. I didn't use the stock controls for long, so I don't know what quality they are. The finish was beautiful glossy black and didn't even have a finger smudge on it.

I just got it, so I haven't been playing it for long enough to find out yet. It seems pretty solid.

Haven't dealt with them yet... hopefully won't have to.

I've been playing for almost 3 years now. Aside from this, I own a Fernandes Ravelle Elite ($1,100 list) which has the traditional Les Paul neck feel to it. This guitar is nicer for playing leads and is more comfortable playing high up the fingerboard. I still love my Ravelle more though (they serve different purposes). When puchasing this guitar I compared it primarily with the ESP KH-202, which has all the same features. Its body is made of basswood though, which is not as nice as alder. For the price, this is the best metal/rock guitar on the market and with upgraded pickups it competes with $700-$800 guitars in terms of sound.

2002? 2003 model? not sure.

24 frets, nice inlays (sharkfin)

Came stock with EMG-HZ's, but i took them out after about a year and put in a Seymour duncan 59 in the neck, and a Duncan Dimebucker in the bridge. The dimebucker kicks ass!

I play metal. The emgs were ok, but the seymour duncans are a lot nicer. I play through a Mesa dual recto, and with this guitar, it sounds SICK!!!!(really good) I plug straight into the amp and use the amps drive. I used the guitar with one of my friends Line 6 Pod xt, and it worked out alright, but not as nice as the mesa.

Beautiful action, very nice for an inxpensive guitar.

Very reliable, never had a problem.

I gig with it all the time, but i do bring a backup guitar, incase I break a string, thats the only reason!

never dealt with them.

Great guitar, EXCELLENT for the price!!!

2003 made in Japan. 24 frets with shark inlays. H/H EMG HZ. Alder body. Black finish. Soloist style body, floyd rose type bridge.

Gets a 7 cuz the floyd is pretty crappy compared to others and the HZ pickups suck balls! Other than this the rest is pretty good.

I use this guitar through a Peavey XXX. At first this guitar saounded like crap, EMG HZ's were muddy and not very hot. I got some Dimarzio's for christmas (super dist and paf pro) and noticed a huge difference. Awesome sound, great dist tone on the super dist and a very smooth tone from the paf pro.

This guitar came perfectly set up from the factory!

Awesome quality! The only thing I don't like so much is the neck, it's kind of chunky compared to my ibanez rg's. Other than that it's rock solid, great guitar.

Never had any problems with the guitar.

I've been playing for five years. I own a Peavey XXX, marshall MG50dfx, ibanez rg 1570, ibanez rg 350, fender standard tele, fender standard strat, epiphone les paul, gibson faded v, muddy waters tele. What i love about this guitar is the quality, once again, it's very solid. What I hate? The crappy ass floyd and stock pick ups it came with. This guitar can be modified with some after market pickups of choice and an original floyd to kick some ass. Gets a nine because of the shitty stock emg's.

Nice shaped axe! I bought it for the Floyd Rose which works very well.

If have play this guitar on a Marhsall JCM2000-top and a POD 2.3 on my computer. It has quite, clear and well balanced tone and hot as hell! I didn't hear it with an EMG'81-pickup, but I can't imagen that it could sound a lot better than this. Of course in first place it is meant to be a metal-guitar, but I think it could also be just for pop and some blues-rock.

The guitar plays fast, very easy to handle. Good factory setup, although I had to refix the action after two days. The Floyd Rose works as always. I like the looks of this guitar, a real babe-magnet.

The only thing a can 'complain' about is that I think the input-jack must be replaced soon, because it is (already) making unwanted noises. I heard that the inside hardware is of less quality so maybe I have to replace that in the future, but still this guitar is of a very high standard.

Of all guitars I have owned (and which were much more expensive), this one is the best. And after 17 years experience I know it can't go much better than this.

Its a 2004 or a 2003 not completley sure
24 frets
1 vomume, 1 tone, 3 way selector (which i like.I dont like to many options)
Humbucker humbucker congfiguration, 2 EMG-HZ's passive
alder body, maple neck
Floyd rose bridge (has its ups and downs)

I play mostly metal and Nu-metal such as Tool,Korn,Chimaria,Lamb of god and Black Sabbath. Stuff like that. Im running it thru a small amp, 8 inch 30 watt marshall. Nothing to brag about. And a digitech RP100. The guitar has a great sound. A little bit Muddy but that's probaly my crappy amp.The only thing i dont like about the guitar is the jack got loose after only having it for about 3 months so it cut out every once in awhile.

When i got the guitar it was in perfect conditon. I got it thru a dent and scratch thing thru american musical. You can just bareley see the dent. And like i said before, the jack came loose but thats not to big a deal. Had that fixed in no time.

Very dependable guitar, if the jack dosent come loose again

Ive been playing for about 5 years. Its the best guitar ive owned so far. If it were stolen i would hunt the son of a bitch down and do very evil things to them. Stuff that would make ted bundy cringe. As far as loosing it goes, ill never lose it. That thing is permenatly attached to my hip. Im probaly gonna some EMG 81/85's on it as soon as i get the money. Other than that, the guitar is perfect. Great for metal.

Jackson DXMG this guitar is the real deal Jackson has taken care of us once more.very simple the price I paid 447.00 thats not much money for what you get.What you get { the best guitar you will ever feel for the price }!!!!!!!!!!!.Sounds great,the action is right on ,pic.ups are strong,the lic Floyd rose trem is sweet.the neck,s very fast and comfe.This thing rocks look at reviews below.except for the dud that said his was falling apart on him in a week hahahahahahaha come on were did he get it a yard sale.if you buy it new with no abuse you have the rit one in your hand .very strong ax f,sure come on this guitar falling apart hahahahahahahaha no never jackson rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I play speed metal the real stuff the 80,s speed metal.my amp I use,Crate FXT120..........boss pedal board holding-MT-2,DD6,CH1,and of course my baby GE-7 .....The MT-2 and the GE-7 equalizer are my babys.for the best distortion you will ever hear in your life you should own them both it will blow your mind of the control you have.Simple MT-2 sweet pedal GE-7 sweet pedal put them together they are at there best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOSS rules

the axe lets say perfect.minor adjust to the tremlo

everythings strong very simple.It,s my #1

warranty 1 year will i need it ?NO

playing for a few year since the early 80,s .did the feders,washburns,vels and pauls.DXMG is strong low price great Quilty.you will never want to put it down .be smart buy it

sames has the others...

I play a lot of diffrents styles but in general I play hard rock, alternative, metal, funk, blues and it sound pretty good except for the funk... Keep reading...

Ok, here we go. First, after a month the tone and volume knobs starts to falls off and that caused noise and a lost of tone. Have it repair... One week later, same thing happen and the jack doesn't want to stay in place. Got it fixed again but after 5 month I still have this fucking problem. Then the floyd breaked so I cannot touch it because I'm getting out of tune. The finish really suck, you touch it, you scratch it!

You must be a complete idiot if you use this thing live and you must be a fucking retarded if you use it without backups.

WHAT CUSTOMER SUPPORT??? I can't contact jackson. I have to use my local retailler which said to me "no, this guitar doesn't make noise" come on, I have a Nevada which is more quiet!

I'm a guitarist since 99 and I bought this guitar has a replacement for my RG-270 because the floyd was "dead". This is defenitively the worst guitar i ever had. My Nevada AMX custum cost me 100$ CND with the amp and it still in good condition. I'm realy desapointed of jackson because I know the USA shop make goods guitars but the korean models really SUCKS. Jackson's guitars is in general for hardrock and metal, so what did they think??? That I will use this guitar sat in my bed??? This is A FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT! I give it 3 only because of the "good" pickup.

Ok here goes. the pickups are great for the musikk i play wich is Black metal. The Emg hz pickups sound cold as fuck.I come from Norway so i know what i am talking about about. this Probaly the ultimate Black Metal guitar.I play mine on a Marshall Mg 100hdfx 4x12 cab and When you play clean(well on settings i have)theres is no warmth in the tone.Same when the sound is distorted.FUCKING NECRO SOUNDING. One can also play really Fucking heavy Death metal if you tune it down.but then the floyd rose will fall down and you will have to tighten it.

Stays in tune for ever with locking system. I tune mine D A D G B E or E A D G B E and once i done that i simply lock them in and tune them like once a month. The fine tuners are great too.
The only problem im having with it is when you re-string it. It takes to long with loosening the floyd rose and then tighten it again.

i Played live many times now. the finish will not fall of because i play with alot and mean alot of nails and spike on my arms. it only schratches it upp. The guitar is duraball my Dxmg has fallen on floor from some hights without any thing happening to it. Tough hate when it happens and do recommend it.The strap buttons are bigger than normal so no problem there. This is my only guitar so dont have a backup.

??? havent had any problems.

ive ben palying it for about a half year and it great. first i was going to get the Kirk hammet guitar with the EMG`S HZ but found this one to half the prize.Its the same guitar as the kirk hammet one.But The Dxmg is better to play on.I am thinking of getting a new one for backup but havent got the money yet.

just a quick note to add my two cents about the sound of this guitar. it appears most of the reviews on this guitar state that the emg hz's are terrible sounding pickups, or maginal at best. well, i want to encourage any prospective buyers to make their own decision on this. i feel i've got a fairly good ear for tone after 14 years of playing, and i've got to say that these pickups, used with the right amp and playing the right style music sound great. i play early 80's type christian metal.. think queensryche, stryper, dokken, priest, ect. i play this guitar and a usa charvel through a marshall jcm2000 dsl 100 head and 1960bv marshall cabinet with vintage 30 watt celestions. i had originally bought this jackson as a back up guitar to the charvel, but find myself really digging the vibe of this ax and giving it equal or greater playing time. they are very well made, great sounding guitars. they do metal or hard rock well.... i don't think i'd be playing much else as it's styling suggests. if you take the time to dial in a good quality amp with these pickups, the sound is not only useable, it's quite good. don't take the word of those who don't like these pickups for fact, see for yourself. the other guitarist in my band also has a dxmg. he plays with the stock emg's through a peavey xxx tube head and 4x12 cabinet and the sound is equally good. there is never anything wrong with upgrading to higher quality pickups, but don't overlook the tremendous value of this great little ax before you try one for yourself. it's a great sounding and playing guitar AS IS!!

MADE IN JAPAN,'03,24 FRETS,ALDER BODY,VOL/TONE/3-WAY,H/H EMG-HZ'S,SATIN BACK BOLT MAPLE W/BOUND ROSEWOOD NECK,GLOSS BLK,SUPER STRAT BODY,JT500 TREM,JACKSON SEALED TUNERS,COMPOUND RADIUS W/JUMBO HIGHLY POLISHED FRETS,NO INCLUDED ACCESSORIES.

80'S DUAL GUITAR SHRED METAL! THIS THING WAS MADE FOR THIS PURPOSE! I PURCHASED THIS GUITAR AS A BACKUP TO MY '79 25/50 LES PAUL CUSTOM, NOW IT'S FRONT LINE ALL THE TIME.I'M RUNNING IT THROUGH MY PEAVY TRIPLE X W/SLIGHT CHORUS,& HALL VERB,BEHRINGER BG412S CABS STRAIGHT UP. THESE PASSIVE EMG'S ARE QUIET AT ALL SETTINGS. THIS GUITAR TEARS IT UP,& I HAVE PLENTY OF OTHERS TO MAKE COMPARISONS AGAINST.I'VE ALWAYS STRAYED FROM ANY GUITAR COSTING LESS THAN ONE LARGE, I NEVER SAW THIS ONE COMING!VOL & TONE POTS ARE SUBSTANDARD.

FACTORY SET UP WAS NOT ALL THAT BAD,HOWEVER,YOU CAN'T PLAY ANYTHING RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX.ACTION,INTONATION,RESTRING,YOU KNOW THE ROUTINE.THE BODY,& PICKUPS WERE RIGHT ON,BUT THE TREM ARM DID BOTTOM OUT INSIDE THE HOUSING A FRACTION OF AN INCH PRIOR TO FLANGE TO COLLAR ENGAGEMENT.NOTHING THE BENCH GRINDER COULDN'T HANDLE.THE NECK? A MASTERPIECE,MADE TO SHRED,I'VE GOT 3RD DEGREE'S ON MY FINGERS!

IT TAKES MORE ABUSE THAN IT HAS A RIGHT TO.DON'T GET ME WRONG,I DON'T MISTREAT ANY PIECE OF MY GEAR,BUT THIS THING GETS A THOROUGH WHAMMY BEATING REPEATEDLY,AND COMES BACK SWINGIN!LIKE I SAID BEFORE THE POTS SUCK,I MAY SWITCH TO AN EMG ZW SET,NOT THAT I HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PICKUPS,BUT PRIMARILY TO AXE THOSE LAME POTS.STAP BUTTONS GOT REPLACED W/DUNLOP STRAPLOCS 1ST THING SO I COULDN'T TELL YOU ABOUT THE ORIGIONALS.MOST DEFINATELY A TRUST WORTHY AXE,BUT NO BACKUP?I'VE NEVER MET A GUITAR THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE A BENCH WARMER.

IT WOULD APPEAR THAT FENDER DEEMS THEIR NEW AQUISITION TO HAVE BEEN IN DESPERATE NEED OF NU-METAL IMAGRY,BURNED OUT PORN ACTRESSES( CAN THAT BE CLASSIFIED AS ACTING? ),AND MUCH LESS PRODUCT INFO,OR TECH SUPPORT!I WOULD NOT RELY ON THESE CLOWNS AT FENDER TO ROADIE MY RIG,NEVERMIND TECH MY WOOD,I'M PRETTY SATISFIED W/MY OWN ABILITY IN THOSE AREAS.WARRANTY? FORD HAS A BETTER WARRANTY.WHERE ARE YOU WYANE,& GROVER?

I'VE BEEN PLAYING FOR OVER 15 YEARS,& I OWN MANY OTHER GUITARS.I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT SQUIRES,& HARMONYS,OR OTHER TOYS LIKE THAT.I COLLECT FINE WOOD,I'VE SPENT WAY TOO MUCH DOUGH ON THESE THINGS( WELL MABEY NOT TOO MUCH JUST YET ),BUT I'VE GOT TO SAY,THIS BEING THE LEAST EXPENSIVE GUITAR I OWN, YOU'D NEVER KNOW IT!THIS IS A PURE SHRED MACHINE! COMPARED TO IT'S PRICIER BRETHREN( USA MADE CHARVELS,& SOLOISTS )ALSO LES PAULS,STRATS,ESP'S,IBANEZ'S,SCHECTERS,PRS'S,THIS THING HOLDS SERIOUS GROUND! ACTIVE PICKUPS,ORIGIONAL FLOYD,& A HIPSHOT,& THIS BABY'S UNSTOPABLE!

I bought This guitar for 420$ in Bulgaria.Its 2003 made in Japan.24 XJ frets.Black solid color.Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard.Floyd Rose and EMG Hz Pickups.One volume and one tone knob with a 3-way switch.It has everything I wanted for my style(Trash and Death).

The sound is a little muddy but for 420$ this is perfect:).I play it thru custom build marshall all valve amp and guess-it sounds BRUTAL.When tuned in D it has the perfect sound to me.I changed the pickups to EMG 81/60.THe 81 gives all the crunch and grind and the 60 are the best active pickups for melodic solos.It sounds good for instrumental rock ala Jason Becker but mostly a metal type guitar.I've had problems with the volume knob potentiometer but i replaced it and now its a killer.I give it a 9 because of the pickups.

When it came the action was set by the shop I bought it and it was somewhat good but not great.I speded some time to adjust everithing to my taste.I lowered the strings to minimum without buzzing,the pickup height and the floyd.The finish was perfect whitout any flaws.
9 because every guitar must be adjusted for the player's taste.

I've gigged whit it four times and I didnt have a problem whit it.It is build to last the struggle in a death metal players hands:).I've dropped it from half meter and it was absolutely OK.Very good guitar.
When it comes to durability this is the boss.

I had warranty but it was over in the next day because of the pickup changes.But i've never dealed with the company and I will not because its perfectly build.

I've been playing for 5 years and I have own a cheap Factor guitar,then a Ibanez,but the Jackson smoked them all.

You know what, if you want to know what this guitar has on it, go to Jackson's website or read the other reviews. For the price of the guitar and the style of music I play (REAL METAL), it has everything and then some!

This guitar is probably the best sounding guitar I've ever played. I have owned and played everything from a cheap squire to a top of the line hand built custom made 7 string, and this guitar blows everything else away. It's got a nice dark sound on the bottom strings with a rich full lead sound on the top strings. It perfectly suits my style of music (death metal/thrash metal/old skool metal) and hasn't really come up short yet. My only real complaint is that the pickups aren't really that hot. I'm used to playing with active EMGs or very hot passive pickups (16+ kOhm output), and it's likely that I will put at the very least a new bridge pickup in this baby. Otherwise though, the guitar sounds badass, especially if you handle both rhythm and lead duties in your band.

I bought this guitar as a blemish model from Musician's Friend, so it came all screwed up at first. But after about an hour of tweaking on it and putting on a new set of strings, I got this guitar dialed in to where I wanted it. Right now I've got the action set to around 1/16 of an inch with zero problems. The neck pocket is very well routed, and the neck is very sturdy. The tremolo can take tons of abuse and come back fighting. And the all black finish is just gorgeous. My only complaint is that the volume pot is a little bit scratchy. But since I very rarely use the volume pot, it's no big deal.

I haven't gigged with this guitar yet, but it seems very sturdy so I suspect no problems. The hardware seems very sturdy, and I'm sure it will last the life of the guitar. The only thing I'm sketchy about are the strap buttons. I'll most likely put some straploks on before gigging with this bad mofo. As far as gigging without a backup, you're a crack smoker if you ever do.

I've been playing for 7 years and this is the best guitar I've ever owned or played. I'm absolutely smitten with Jackson and this guitar and I'm probably going to buy another one for an alternate tuning. If this guitar were ever lost or stolen, I'd be pretty upset. But since I employ some amount of common sense, I've got insurance and it could be replaced. The compound radius fretboard combined with the thin neck are the best features of this guitar. I can literally fly up and down the neck with ease. It's SAVAGE! Only thing I wish it had was Jenna Jameson straddling it like she does the guitars on Jackson's website! :)