Hey man - I am so sorry to hear you spent so much money and got a crap piece. I own the same guitar but Jackson was selling it at $1200 They were even selling this at $1k at the end. My guitar has none of the problems you described as I bought straight from Jackson and the guitar came in setup perfectly. The fret ends are a little weird but I am nitpicking and comparing to Gibson. That’s the problem with QC - you are pretty much unsure of what you’re getting. Sounds like you’re in Canada - try getting stuff from Jackson directly or Sweetwater and you can atleast get another set of QC. Again this must suck - hope you’re enjoying after fixing it a bit though. It rivals Prestige but the Seymour Duncan’s on this are amazing which blow DiMarzio outta the water for me. Try loving and enjoying it after you fix it - then it’ll be your very own piece!
@malcolmdeas71607 ай бұрын
Did you keep it?
@djoDadof27 ай бұрын
Sold it.
@malcolmdeas71607 ай бұрын
@@djoDadof2thanks for the reply. Have you looked at any alternatives?
@chuckwaggon24358 ай бұрын
Ahh, I see several other folks have already discussed the band idea 👍
@chuckwaggon24358 ай бұрын
I haven’t read through all of the comments so maybe this suggestion has already been made but what about adding a band attachment point, perhaps under the seat, with the other end attached to the eyelet on the roller? Depending on the band’s length one oughta be able to get plenty of tension at the beginning of the leg extension and likely wouldn’t need as many plates on the last 50% of the extension for awhile.
@DMobley23210 ай бұрын
Do you have video of it connected to the pulley system?
@djoDadof210 ай бұрын
Nope, sorry.
@b2284Ай бұрын
Bells of Steel social media does on IG. They added a new eyelet so you can easily attach it to a pully machine. They showed it off on the all in one trainer even, it's a little bit of a tight fit but it works
@michaelkennedy219010 ай бұрын
Man it is sad the way Fender will try to save a few dollars on crap electronics! The name Jackson use to mean something. Sorry you had such a bad experience my brother! Unfortunately it is the norm nowadays. Fender/Jackson Gibson turn out junk for our hard earned money! I started building my own guitars using necks and bodies from Warmoth. For around 1,600 to 2,000 you can build a custom one off guitar!
@djoDadof210 ай бұрын
I've had a custom Warmoth for a long time and it's my #1. If they made a thinner neck and a better contoured heel I'd build another one.
@neverendingweekend10 ай бұрын
thanks for the review 👍 I was really hoping this would be good. Do you think that if you used the eyelet with the pulley but even out the weight with more plates on the plate pin, would it balance itself out and not torque to one side? now that you've had it for awhile, (or did you return it?) you still feel the same way? thanks again!
@djoDadof210 ай бұрын
The weights don't counter the torque due to the direction of the force on the eyelet, unfortunately. I sold it after having it for only a little while. I haven't heard of anyone using the eyelet this way, so maybe it just can't work the way I hoped.
@neverendingweekend10 ай бұрын
@@djoDadof2 that too bad. Thanks for the quick reply.
@Jonnynot1plate10 ай бұрын
Are you still enjoying it? Have you added a band to it increase resistance at the bottom?
@djoDadof210 ай бұрын
Sold it shortly after receiving it. I didn't try a resistance band.
@Jonnynot1plate10 ай бұрын
@@djoDadof2 thanks for letting me know. Did you find something you like instead to do hamstring curls?
@djoDadof210 ай бұрын
Nordics and RDLs ;-)
@aidanhenson8479 Жыл бұрын
A lot to pay for a Chinese guitar
@mauricewhite1162 Жыл бұрын
stop your bicthing your phone is made n China 🇨🇳 or tablet or other things u have
@v4ld3r5 Жыл бұрын
At the beginning of January 2022 I got an X series, DK3XR (the neon green, talk about finishes haha) and 5 months later I removed the strings to perform a full setup, hydrate the fretboard and so on. The body snapped in two (I published a Short about it), was sent back to the shop and got my money back, but it was a very dissapointing and sad experience. This year I wanted a Pro series, KVMGT, I had a lot of doubts because previous experience but finally pulled the trigger. I'm glad I did because love this guitar, only thing I needed to do was lower the bridge a tad, absolutely perfect. The lower you go in tier the higher chances are to get a bad one. Jackson has a serious QC issue on recent years. My conclusion is just keep this in mind when purchasing and most importantly, do shopping on a place with very good after-sales service and as soon as you get it give it a good setup or bring it to a luthier for further inspection. Sooner or later these things happen. Cheers! 🍻
@gaberox1 Жыл бұрын
Radius is 12-16 which i love. I hate how jacksons qc has gone bad cause they are my favorite guitars i own 6 and want to buy another but i am hesitant.
@BritishTexan707 Жыл бұрын
Nice video
@fadlyhans82 Жыл бұрын
I appreciate this review! I was so close to getting this but I shall take a look at Ibanez Prestige or a used ESP instead.
@TheCivicsiep3 Жыл бұрын
i have a made in indonesia soloist sl2 and i love the way it plays however i have put a ton of work into it. i change the electronics to fluence. tuners are locking added brass sustain , locking blocks, and pressure pads. guitar is cheaply made for the price honestly. for what i have in this, if i were to buy one now i would honestly just recommend buying the usa model or dont buy jackson
@carps_gym Жыл бұрын
Yeah I have been wanting one of these
@mikesbigtank6015 Жыл бұрын
Resistance band hooked up to peg and the weight horn.
@matthewcordeiro2073 Жыл бұрын
I’ll hook some bands with the plates that will fix the resistance curve.
@jayseb9 ай бұрын
💯 right. And adding bands is just always very useful and so underused!
@ShawntreezyBreezy Жыл бұрын
Nice rack 👊, i opted not to puchase this but i was iching to grab it still. What stopped me is that I didn't notice you could offset the weight Peg and separate it from the angle of the foot pad so you can adjust it where the tension could start earlier like on my Titan Fitness leg extension leg curl machine that has the cam action with the weight Peg being separate from the actual leg pad. I was actually rooting for the cable machine being able to work with the eyelet since that looks so perfect and in line with it. I read your other comment and they do make collars with built-in eyelets if you wanted to try it that way but I really liked the idea of building something back there on the lat machine that has the stabilizer bar with all those holes just sitting there ready for something ingenious to happen
@lsmjake Жыл бұрын
Have you tried placing the attachment on the other side of your rack? Thus, you'd be sitting outside the rack and then you could attach the lower pulley to the weight peg. Does this allow a better resistance curve while also not twisting and hitting your rack? Does the leg pad stay flat so it's parallel to the floor in use so both legs get the same range of motion?
@djoDadof2 Жыл бұрын
Interesting idea. I don't know where the cable would attach since there's no eyelet on the weight arm, but you might be able to work something out. The leg pad is attached firmly but there is some play. It's very minor though and won't affect range of motion.
@WesBos10 ай бұрын
@@djoDadof2 Try a leg cuff that around the weight horn - it might work out nicely
@jeffbrewster40248 ай бұрын
Nice setup, I like the black ceiling, wish that had been done in my basement! I'm not sure why these companies haven't put effort into integrating these machines with weight stacks. There's a reason these machines are cable driven typically in gyms. It's that resistance curve. I've not seen a decent solution for home gyms yet other than buying a dedicated machine.
@BELLSOFSTEEL Жыл бұрын
Appreciate the in depth look at our new hydra attachment! Really GOOD point about making a leg attachment work in unison to the lat pulldown, i'm going to bring this up with out team!
@ivantibljasgrof8637 Жыл бұрын
I wanted to buy this guitar but after this video, no thanks...
@thesolarengineer Жыл бұрын
Thanks a ton for posting this. I had a dead on similar experience. Those fret are NOT jumbos and the polish/finish work was d- quality. Pots and switches are criminally poor. I think they should be selling this for around $750 given the final product.
@edh2524 Жыл бұрын
I got mine yesterday. I actually love it.
@frankorobinson1540 Жыл бұрын
Its said jackson went this way some pros are made in China some in Indonesia, I was looking at jackson but might be goin esp ltd it comes with a case and stainless frets,its a challenge trying to find quality guitars under 2000
@ryant3600 Жыл бұрын
The price of guitars have gone up on a lot of models When this came out it was around 1250 USD, now it's 1600 USD. I've noticed that with a few guitars I've had my eyes on the past few years. I got the Pro Soloist SL2Q MAH in Carribean Blue Fade ( made in Indonesia) before they got discontinued brand new it was 999 but I noticed the models that Jackson put out to replace these were also 999 and also made in Indonesia. Now they're 1200.00. And the Crackled Pro Rhoads RR24 was originally 1250 I think now 1550. I don't know whats going on, but with how "hot" the cheaper guitars are right now like Harley Benton for example, probably not the time to raise prices. I think these big price changes in the last 2 years is why so many are curious and going for guitars like Harley Bentons etc and why they're selling like hot cakes. I don't understand it. I wanted this one that you have but I was on the fence between this and the Ibanez Rg 550, and by the time I decided the price on yours went way up and the 550's went out of stock. So, I bought a Kramer Nightswan aztec instead.. my third choice.(which is built in China by Epiphone but there aren't any cheap pots or jack/switches on it, everything is great. I love my Nightswan so it worked out and it was 900 when I got it, but oddly enough the Kramer prices have gone down about a hundred bucks or so on different models, NOT up. the Aztec is now 800 brand new. And it's fantastic, but hearing you say your Jackson Pro is made in China.. I'm glad I didn't get it, I assumed like the other pro's I've looked at it was built in Indonesia, weird they decided to do this one in China, but i guess they're doing a few other models in China as well under the Pro name which I don't understand especially if they're putting cheaper components on it. I am assuming the pot/electronic components are probably one of the differences between China made and Indo made, my indo made pro everything is great nothing wrong with the pots at all. and I can do volume swells on mine and the cable jack is tight and holds well. The frets were perfect not one sharp end, or uneven. So yeah I'm thinking you got cheaper chinese parts and bad QC before it went out. which is sad especially for the big mark up in price. I've also been hearing from some that bought the new USA models for like 3 grand that they're no where near worth that price tag either. Basically same quality and same everything for the most part as the pro series built in Indonesia for nearly half the cost. The price tag for the USA made ones I feel is more off of what the real Grover made Jacksons reputation but they're not the same at all. All of this makes me wonder what the future of these beloved guitar brands is gonna be? I mean if these guitars that truthfully are only worth about 700-1000 and they're selling them for 1500-1800 now.. They going to go up to over 2k by 2025? The guitar world is weird right now..
@Marcosss-7-years-ago4 жыл бұрын
Great vid, would be better if you showed it connected to the other low pulley lol