Jackson JS22 Cleanup, Customization, and Demo

Jackson JS22 Cleaning from top to bottom, and then upgrading with a ton of cool stuff.
All wiring / soldering (RIP my soldering iron...) was done by Gideon Maki of Lexington, KY. He's the best! Go peep his stuff: / gm.gtrworks
www.lylakband....
Total build cost (I don't remember everything exact):
Guitar: got in a trade. Value is about $100.
Pickups: about $50. I'll sell the old ones for probably $20.
Electronics: new wiring harness, pots, switch, and Tesi kill switch totaled about $65.
Pickup covers, truss rod cover, and rings: about $55.
Neck Illusion: $30
Grand total for the build: roughly $300. Not bad!

[@frettingitforward]

I’m a new Jackson fan! This one I particularly like and the price is just unbelievable 😍

[@patrickshannon4516]

Yeah you can find them for as cheap as 150$ sometimes even one hundred dollars for a decent used one. Definitely worth the money for what it is.

[@captcraig777]

This guitar is awesome. I love mine. I own the exact same one, color and all. But I just ordered some Guyker locking tuners (black), as the stock Jackson tuners are jumpy and sometimes come out of tune, even without divebombing. I know you insist a $200 guitar is not worth upgrading it too much, but I think it is a great idea. You can make the guitar the way you want it. It is a decent foundation. I will be adding some Seymour Duncans soon along with new pots. Your guitar looks great! Thanks for sharing your experience! Keep on rocking!

[@Emmanuel.Ladella]

That's an awesome mod man. Great job.

[@nofrillsnoskillsguitar365]

Thanks!!

[@JerMz-c7b]

Were the new tuners exact fit? No new drilling? Great job!!!

[@markseverson3358]

The J.S.22 is a good mood platform.

[@georgeherndon4436]

Nice Jackson brother 💯🎸

[@samueljosehenao8360]

Men these customization are cool

[@hybridmusclegarage4590]

Awesome man. I could not find the neck illusions like the one you have. Do you have a link for that one. It looks awesome. I forgot links dont work here. Let me know what page its on. Thanks

[@nofrillsnoskillsguitar365]

The graphic itself is called Charlotte. Just type it in the search bar. Enjoy!! :)

[@hybridmusclegarage4590]

@@nofrillsnoskillsguitar365 found it. Thanks man!

[@577buttfan]

I have the 32Q love it..dime bucker in bridge,blocked trem,kill switch in tone control,polished frets,neck is as flat as a slab of slate.Feels like a 1200 jackson from the 90s in my hand now.

[@yourkindofjoe]

@19:35 yes, yes you do!

[@nofrillsnoskillsguitar365]

A custom nut is so cheap, and it makes more of a difference on a guitar (especially a cheap one) than anything else! :)

[@Li0n729]

🤣🤣🤣

[@WilliamCampbell-t6x]

@nofrillsnoskillsguitar365 did you have to block the tremolo for drop d? Or did you just lvl it out by adjusting the spring plate?

[@nofrillsnoskillsguitar365]

You don't need to do anything like that to tune a guitar to drop D. You just change the tuning at the tuning machine on the headstock. Plenty of vids on how to do it if you're a beginner. Rock on!

[@WilliamCampbell-t6x]

@nofrillsnoskillsguitar365 I know how to change to tuning with the tuners, but with the floating tremolo your supposed to have to block it or adjust it so the tremolo is lvl to the body..I'm trying for dadgbe

[@nofrillsnoskillsguitar365]

@@WilliamCampbell-t6x No reason to ever mess with the springs / claw / trem system in general when going from E standard to drop D. Just tune down and play away! You only need to fiddle with the trem system when drastically changing string gauges (like 9s to 11s) and/or drastically changing complete tuning (like E standard to C standard). In 95%+ of all situations, once you have the trem set where you want it, you never touch it again in your life.

[@WilliamCampbell-t6x]

@nofrillsnoskillsguitar365 thank you for this info..I just got a js22 and only had fixed bridges or hardtail bridges and ppl are telling me everywhere that it takes adjustments to down tune even to drop c but alot of them are referring to different guitars

[@nofrillsnoskillsguitar365]

@@WilliamCampbell-t6x Unless you have the most sensitive trem system known to mankind (which the $150 JS22 doesn't have...) you'll never need to worry about it until you change string gauges. I've owned tons of trems from $40 Chinese knockoffs up to my $1800 Fender Am Pro II. Only time I have ever adjusted the trem itself was moving from 9s (factory shipped) to 10s. Even then, it was like 2 - 3 minutes. Nothing difficult about it at all.

[@stangsrule01]

Did you get a slotted nut that fit or did you have to use a blank and slot it yourself? Which part #? I have a JS32Q DKAHT and the plastic nut is garbage. I found a slotted that is really close in length but I am not sure on spacing. Going with Graphtech Ratio locking tuners on mine. Yours turned out nice!👍🏻

[@nofrillsnoskillsguitar365]

My luthier always uses Graphtech blanks and cuts them custom to the guitar. Cheap and perfect! Rock on \m/

[@spiral1349]

Great mods, thanks for the video! What strap is that?

[@nofrillsnoskillsguitar365]

I searched "skull strap" on ebay and got one for like $10. Just a cheap strap!

[@artifactsofneuroticysm]

Can the tremolo be blocked by tightening it up against the body just like a Strat?

[@nofrillsnoskillsguitar365]

It IS a strat, so sure. Pretty much any normal trem can be easily blocked or decked.

[@artifactsofneuroticysm]

@@nofrillsnoskillsguitar365 thanks for the information gentleman.

[@jasontrujillo2859]

How did you get rid of the sharkfin inlays? Guitar looks awesome.

[@nofrillsnoskillsguitar365]

Neck Illusions. Check em out!

[@valeroharold]

How did you retire the stock inlays?. Nice guitar.

[@ManuSDP]

Got the same guitar and completely customized it! Ha

[@Brad143]

Hi,may i know what Pickup mounting ring is that,flat or curved.

[@nofrillsnoskillsguitar365]

Here's the exact ring: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C49DW9CS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@virgiliosoriano6519]

Nice, what string gauge did you use?

[@nofrillsnoskillsguitar365]

Those are 10-46 Ernie Ball. I put that gauge on almost every electric I have unless it needs to serve a specific purpose like drop C or something.

[@577buttfan]

Best strings on the planet man!@@nofrillsnoskillsguitar365

[@StereoPenguin94]

I would of added that on off switch to the back plate

[@577buttfan]

Nice job bro that thing looks badass now lol :)

[@Peyote1312]

Those DR colored strings are straight garbage. You're right, they're just a gimmick. They dont sound very good compared to something like an XL nickel-wound string, and they dont last very long. The black colored outer layer starts to wear off almost immediately and looks really ugly when they are half black and half silver. Another issue is that you have to be pretty close to the guitar & have good lighting to even see the colored strings. So not even the people in the front row will notice them. The black just looks like shadows onscuring your strings. Trust me. I wasted tons of money on those back in the day. I was never happy with how quickly the color fades. I havent bought any since i was like 13 lol. I switched to D'ddario XL and never looked back. Theyre worth the few extra dollars. They sound incredible.

[@nofrillsnoskillsguitar365]

Did you see my guitar gimmicks video? I tried the black strings... RIP