Jackson Kelly JS32 - Demo / Review

Jackson Kelly JS32 in Viola Burst finish. Demo and review. Playing through various Guitar Rig 5 patches. $269 on Amazon! amzn.to/2hq9vtb
www.maxxxwell.com

[@commonsensehill372]

I just bought this guitar... it's a very good purchase. It sounds great. I recommend it to anyone who wants a quality sound at an affordable price. Not to mention it is a beautiful piece.

[@LFC-Star]

I've one too and to fix the neck dive just hold the guitar at an angle. It's got a really powerful angry tone to it especially with distortion..

[@ArdavanKhoshkhoo]

Good for beginners?

[@Cian3517]

@@ArdavanKhoshkhoo dont get a guitar at this price get a squire or smth

[@ArdavanKhoshkhoo]

@@Cian3517 oh i didn't get the jackson, i bought an ibanez rg370dxgp1 instead and i love it

[@omarsharif927]

How does it feel in a classic v position when its played.

[@state1367]

I just bought this guitar because of this video, it is by far the best purchase I have ever made.

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

That's great to hear!

[@garcemac]

Good to see younger Max was still looking out for value for money. I love this guy.

[@necrogirl666]

amazing bicep.

[@skxj]

Great video The JS necks are great and this is why the JS series plays as well as they do. The poplar wood is decent and really comes alive with high output pickups the X2N for example is real nice.

[@P4nzerk93]

Good review! Its nice to hear the pickups really sound awesome for stocks. I ordered the white dinky with maple fretboard yesterday.

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

Enjoy it!

[@user-vb2of3qi2v]

Do you like it? I just got a rhoads and I love it. I have some upgraded pickups that I am thinking about puting in it, but honestly the stock crv2 pickups are so badass that I probably wont ever switch them out.

[@P4nzerk93]

Yeah its a good guitar. I changed the pups to a cheap dragonfire screamers and the sound is really good for shredding and metal. There is minor string buzz and I actually had to change the guitar and the new one still had the same flawed paint coatings (minor too) In the end depending on what im playing I may choose it over my RR5rf despite the prices (300e - 1300e)

[@user-vb2of3qi2v]

I have a pair of dragonfire screamers in a washburn of mine. I really like them alot, especially for the price. They are underrated pickups. Good luck with the stringbuzz. Mine had fret buzz when I first bought it, switched out the strings to a high gauge and adjusted the neck... now it sounds and plays perfect. Thanks for responding to my quesiton, have a good one man.

[@piRaufasertapete]

Nice Video! I always really like your reviews. You talk about the important stuff and then give an impression about playability and general sound. Keep em coming if you have time for it!

[@sawbonesquad4876]

I've had a killer time playing this baby so far. Just got one 3 weeks ago. Gonna swap out the pickups down the road but the NECKS are killer. Yes. No fret issues like other cheap guitars!

[@AmarothEng]

A small addition: got myself the Warrior and that one is balanced very well without any neck dive whatsoever.

[@AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84]

Just got this exact same guitar and it's awesome! Just wanted to mention an alternative solution to the neck dive issue that you were talking about. What I did was I took my Levy suede strap off my Les Paul and put it on the Jackson. The material will grip your shirt and it stays balanced. Hope that helps people who are considering this great guitar!

[@draganm7823]

Gr8 playing as usual and very good advise, pointing out the importance of balance and the placement of the strap botton for the neck strap position on this guitar that makes the neck dive but Max gives a solution for an easy fix. 👍

[@eternallyscreaming169]

The necks for the js are beautiful I highly recommend

[@grippen3273]

I had a kelly years ago loved it and regret selling it. I've got this one coming in this sunday. Very excited. Love the video's bro!

[@riddo9759]

4:12

[@iranee5597]

Caveman Ridgo life saver

[@nhannyheil6934]

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[@GoblinToeTickler67]

thanks bro

[@piRaufasertapete]

I just got my JS32 Dinky with maple fretboard and a floyd rose. I will repaint the body with a blue/white crackle finish and may put a Jeff Beck trembucker in it. The neck is awesome!

[@bc454irocz89]

On guitar centers website the satin black has a relocated top strap lock by the neck plate but the viola burst one is like yours on top

[@Dude_Guyman]

I just got the flat black one delivered yesterday, and the strap lock is still on the top side. The Jackson site also showed it on the back...but it is not. I don't find it to dive too bad though. My problem with it is the 25.5 scale (I prefer 24.7) but otherwise it is very nice.

[@bc454irocz89]

@@Dude_Guyman mine gets here tomorrow! I like the 25.5 scale and its the only explorer that has it

[@Dude_Guyman]

@@bc454irocz89 Yeah, mine was a gift. I would have never bought a 25.5" myself. If yours is like mine though, you should love it! The nut cut, fret work and all that were very good on mine. No finish flaws or neck pocket cracks, lose switches/knobs or any of the usual things to grief you on a new guitar. Pickups seem above average for a cheaper guitar. Tuners are 'meh' (as usual) very tight/stiff (may break in with time, a drop of oil, and a good spinning), but functional.

[@bc454irocz89]

@@Dude_Guyman i just bought the js32tq black dinky and i can agree with you. It's very well constructed, albeit out of cheap lightweight wood. I decided I want the kelly so I'm going to play them both then return one. The pickups are actually not bad. The neck pocket and setup was spot on perfect. Im impressed by the workmanship but the cheap woods are reflected in the price. My 2002 warlock was $200 back then and has a horrible neck pocket but also has way better wood. So the construction has improved but not the materials.. Lightweight bodies and fake rosewood, the maple on the neck is very cheap tho. But I'm impressed for the cost very happy

[@migadepancito]

Is this good for like black sabbath, some led zepp, some nirvana, and metallica, megadeth, dio, etc...??

[@willhunt8922]

Cool Blue more so than other genres

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

This guitar would be perfect for those bands you listed.

[@rdubby1102]

Dude I use this at church you can play anything.

[@DannyGadish]

yes especially megadeth because marty Friedman played a jackson kelly

[@darklight4815]

Dang you really have had this kelly for a while...most excellent..I want it.

[@6Four6Films]

Good review and nice playing!!

[@philiplombardo249]

Thanks for the great review dude! Useful information and good demonstration of the guitar... and yeah LOL I just ordered one 👍🎸🎶 ROCK!

[@blackfender100]

I have an older version of that guitar.I have 2 Entwistle dark star pickups in it.It is a screamer. Good review Max

[@user-vb2of3qi2v]

Great video man!! You really know how to make a video that people want to watch. Glad I saw this one, I subscribed. Looking forward to your future videos. Keep kicking ass!

[@Axess-sv8nq]

Might be grabbing one in the Fall when I'm done with the payments on my 4 other guitars and amps. ;-)

[@omarsharif927]

Got the Rhoads JS today these guitars are great.

[@zackwatson755]

Watching this in 2024 - just ordered a black one

[@graygunter848]

I got mine yesterday had to drill hole between the screws on the neck plate to mount the strap button fixed the neck dive. Checked all frets are level lol gj china polished the frets new strings lower the action little and plays great. Also this guitar is light and the neck is great on it. I mean for 300$ you cant beat it got a duncan distortion laying in my box o junk imma put in it. Jusy wanted something that felt different than my 1989 peavey tracer superstrat.

[@phillipholt9561]

Max I am having a hard time finding the classical guitar that you reviewed and I really want to buy that guitar. I like it better than the cordoba

[@Lerppasd7]

Thanks for the review, great video! I'm really a beginner in playing the guitar and I've been practicing a little with my brother's old Stagg, and I was thinking about buying my own new guitar. Is this guitar good for beginners? Is it easy to play (like how high are the strings from the neck and stuff like that)? If someone could answer would be greatly appreciated! Also I kindly take any recommendations for other good beginner guitars, preferably in the price range of 200-350 euros. And yeah, I mostly want to play metal music, power and progressive metal so nothing too heavy.

[@CJ_YT.]

Leevi you can adjust how high the strings are , the word for how high / low they are is a action, and yes , I think this would be a pretty awesome upgrade for what you've been playing .

[@Lerppasd7]

heythereFuckyou Thanks for the reply dude, but you're a bit late =D I didn't get this guitar tho, I got the Ibanez RG421, and I'm pretty happy with it =)

[@ArdavanKhoshkhoo]

Did you get it? Im about to buy my first guitar how is it for a complete beginner?

[@patrickshannon4516]

They are great quality for 250 you can't beat this it's intermediate to professional quality

[@coolcarp2187]

I know this video came out a while ago but this vid was done well

[@needthecoast]

Great review. Sweet guitar 🎸

[@srinivaskumar615]

Awesome as usual sir. Do a demo of a JS32 King V

[@orpheusmarkroy5228]

Is this guitar better for playing death metal or other extreme metal and modern metal

[@murraybaillie5973]

What a stacked lad!!!

[@validationboy]

Dry ass fretboard you got there. Not many ppl know this, but with Jackson Guitars, the very best thing you can do for your fretboard is put petroleum jelly on it and let it sit for 10mins, then wipe it off. Your fretboard will NOT be greasy. It will feel like gold when you are done. Ive been doing it on my Dinky and my 99 Rhoads V for decades.

[@KingJTheGr8]

Can you do a comparison video of a budget Jackson Kelly vs a more expensive Jackson Kelly?

[@alejandrooamadoo4928]

Really great review man , keep it up👏👏

[@alanhernandez3582]

Can you also play some types of rock in this guitar (Audioslave, Placebo, Red Hot )?, I mean , like some cleaner tones from time to time? by the way, awesome review.

[@randy0210]

Alan Hernandez Its like buying a ESP M-2 and play some pop music. No, this is a guitar made for metal or heavy music, clean doesn’t sound as good as a let’s say Strat or Les Paul.

[@worldeconomicforum7210]

Its sounds good clean imo. But if there's a specific tone you want. You can probably change/upgrade the pickups.

[@tyreekmurillo4524]

why can't jackson make non tremolo guitars with hardtail bridges? tune of matic bridges are uncomfortable

[@raze1012]

You do realize that a non tremolo bridge, hard tail, is pretty much going to be a tune o matic in some way unless it's string through.

[@keveb4724]

raze 101. He's meaning a fixed bridge like an Ibanez RG421 rather than the string through bridge on this

[@EcstasyJesus]

Hardtails are literally the most uncomfortable bridge style there is what are you on lmao

[@josesampaioramos3437]

Very informative and good review! i´d like tho buy this model but i don´t likde the bridge, at least on les pauls; how does it feel on this guitar? is it confortable or should i buy another model? thank you!

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

I think this really is a great model to get if you don't want a floyd rose style bridge. This stays in tune so well and is easy to re-string, plus very comfortable to play!

[@karrazaki89]

I have the same bridge on a Shecter SGR and they have greattuning stability

[@theoriginaltard4361]

I just inherited a Kelly from a band member of my grandpas band and I am trying to find optimal strings for it, I play mostly pantera stuff and groove metal style and trash metal style stuff

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

Rockin' grandpa!

[@AreYie93ae]

im considering buying a kelly but i wonder if its all comfortable playing with it sitting on a chair. i can see the upper protruding wing kinda gets in a way with your hand. any kelly owners here?

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

I've found that if you're sitting down with the guitar on your left leg, it's incredible comfortable and actually balances better than most guitars. I've never felt that the upper wing was in the way at all.

[@iranee5597]

MaxxxwellC question what is the best metal guitar I could buy for under 350$?

[@rdubby1102]

It’s one of the most comfy guitars I’ve played

[@santanajackson6160]

The wing is like an arm rest . trust me the kelley is the shit . its my next all time favorite guitars next to the BC Rich bich

[@krveprisednik472]

Beauty guitar.

[@InTheSh8]

So even the neck from the js11 dinky is identical in build quality (fret-material and so on) apart from having a different radius and only 22 frets?

[@nickdawg13]

Andreas Nold no lol he said for all js32’s

[@exzettraofficial3717]

Could this be a good “glam” guitar too? I’m thinking like Paul Stanley or something?

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

Yep, totally!

[@alexcorona]

You mean disco 😂

[@nathanwebster9851]

If you had a choice to pick only 1 out of marshall code halfstack line 6 firehawk 1500 or fender champion to play at a talent show at a fair what ones recomended

[@travisharris6764]

I assume you have to drill out the strap button to put a neck bolt through it?

[@metalh9934]

han solo rocks dude

[@patrickshannon7287]

Ok I saw the Marshall's in the back but what kind of effects pedals are you using? Anything? Sounds good.

[@BuyestFan]

Isnt this JS32T because it doesn't have floyd rose? Or whats difference with 32 and 32t?

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

Yes! The 32T is a hard tail, no trem. The 32 has the floyd.

[@BuyestFan]

@@GuitarMAXMusic You know If the floyd models stays tuned on these cheaper guitars?

[@HesheR82]

I got this guitar and not sure if I should put in emg 81/60 or use the stock pickups and install seymour duncan blackout modular preamp ? still keep bit of passive tone with some active overlay. I'm torn lol I think the Jackson's pickups sound great. any input ? have you since swapped out the stock jackson high outputs?

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

Sorry for the late reply, but yes I eventually swapped out the pickups for a pair of DiMarzio Chris Broderick signature pups. Sounds great, but I agree the stock pickups really weren't that bad at all.

[@HesheR82]

MaxxxwellC I ended up modding with emg 80/60 1 killswitch 1 artec passive 5 tone knob shielded sounds like a beast

[@ttt_official]

Is this guitar perfect for beginner

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

Actually, no. For a beginner, I would recommend a guitar that does not have a Floyd Rose style bridge. A hardtail or string-through bridge is much easier to tune and change strings on, and less frustrating for a beginner. But this same style of guitar is available like that. Just look for a Jackson Dinky JS32T.

[@ttt_official]

Guitar MAX Okay thanks for the info, it just the fact I like Jackson guitar models.

[@ttt_official]

Guitar MAX What about the Jackson JS32T Rhoads is that that great for beginner?

[@WillShorts55]

5:35 how do you get that tone ?

[@chrstopherthomas6952]

Cool. I just ordered one of those. You look different with your hair gone or up in the hat.

[@bluehappyscrap]

Badass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@okeffeairbourne4044]

Yes but with how mutch pedals ????

[@Beemerguy929]

My friend wants to learn to play guitar and he wants one that looks pretty cool and I suggested this model. He is only wanting to learn so he can pick up women😂so he wants me to teach him how to solo. I play bass way more and honestly find guitar pretty easy to play because I can produce so many notes by tapping. It is quite easy as tapping on a guitar takes the same force as simply pressing the string down on a bass so when I tap it's loud and pretty clean sounding but I cannot shred haha. Hopefully this guitar works well for him

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

This guitar would be a great choice. It plays easy and looks metal. They have them on sale right now on amazon! I just put a link in the description box. I almost want to get a second one!

[@ghostface9171]

6:17 where can I learn to do that?

[@alexcorona]

Ugandan Knuckles Click link in bio, he makes videos on playing.

[@shawndrizzae]

hey What guitar Amp did you use in this video?...

[@txq2270]

Marshall lol

[@comandanteThales]

Good demonstration, I would like to know the weight of the guitar! I'm from Brazil and I've already looked at your specifications on several websites and I did not find anything referring to the Peso! Could you help me by speaking your weight, even if it's more or less

[@bc454irocz89]

ive seen 7lbs 2oz to 7lbs 10 oz

[@christ9076]

Seriously...I'm sure I can speak for most of the rational and honest guitarist out there...but am I deluded by saying 'Max' could make a random fallen branch off any particular type of tree with just enough cotton thread for one string sound awesome!! Please feel free to let me know if I need medication...!?

[@sajibchowdhury4259]

@MaxxxwellC Would you recommend me Kelly JS series over Kelly X series??? I've fallen for the shape.

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

Actually I'd recommend the X over the JS. I had an X series Warrior and it was fanastic! Wish I still had it!

[@sajibchowdhury4259]

Thanks man for replying quick. Now I need to increase my budget X series.

[@nathanwebster3226]

Your also a body builder right

[@rmmva]

His guitar is called a Jackedson 💪

[@stefan_ceausu]

Can You put that kind of lever that makes elephant sounds on IT?

[@01theyounggun]

You mean a floyd rose?

[@kleenklyine]

hey man, how do you do that thing you did at 5:10 at the beginning it sounds really awesome

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

Sorry man, I'm not sure what you're talking about.

[@GIOO-M]

MaxxwellC probably he's talking about slide

[@codcade]

Good first guitar?

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

Yes!

[@ceciliarifo786]

its brown or Red ?

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

Sort of a redish brown. Like a dark, red terracotta. It's called Violin Burst.

[@johngray5477]

This or King V?

[@blackfender100]

My strap button is on the back on mine.Of course if you were playing mine it would sound better. instead of better pickups I wish I had your hands LOL

[@Anonymous-wx6cb]

Shred!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@slipknotdarkmetal]

What effect are you using on tapes?

[@jaydinbreen8476]

I'd say he's using delay and reverb for the cleans and leads. Then amp distortion maybe with an overdrive on dirty and leads.

[@today_what]

5:59

[@patrickshannon7287]

It sounds great but all of us may not be able to afford that rig you're playing through

[@Robert-goose1]

How much did it cost?

[@P4nzerk93]

The JS series costs 299 euros pretty much everywhere, its been said to be really good for the price.

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

You can get them on Amazon right now for 269.99 with free shipping. Exact color and everything. I put a link in the description box!

[@mrfakovmrfako5245]

Thanks for guitar review, but difficult to hear, low playing skills ,too much noises and false notes, thanks

[@jesterraj]

hey u still get the Kramer?

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

From my Kramer Striker video? Nah, sold that years ago. Good guitar though.

[@jesterraj]

Yea but the striker i got has small frets.....tryin to sell it

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

Yeah, mine had sort of medium frets, but it still played well.

[@jesterraj]

Boi i got yamaha an d frets bigger that d kramer an is a cheaper guitar....sounds an play better just no Floyd rose

[@txq2270]

U need color grading on ur vid bro

[@esligarcia5830]

Song at 4:34?

[@aaronwilliams7988]

Definitely became more humble

[@jacobwestminster2810]

Do the inlays look cheap?

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

No, they look nice.

[@jacobwestminster2810]

Thanks for the quick reply!

[@lamborgatti-4783]

Jacob Westminster well for me I have an slx and they have much better inlays but I also have the same kelly in the vid and they still look pretty

[@nathanwebster9851]

Gave you thumbs down cant even answer any of my questions

[@nickdawg13]

Nathan Webster do you seriously expect him to be answering questions still on a video from 2016, you’re not too sharp are you

[@adamjacobs5543]

What a gay color

[@zerothehero2628]

Hilarious. I was just thinking earlier, "Who even uses gay as an insult nowadays?"

[@MetalKeith666]

Getting this for war metal