Jackson RR24 FR H - Review and Comparison to LTD Alexi-600

[@adriengrayson1369]

Sweet!, came from the Bodom group🔥

[@ChrisWeinhardt]

Good to see you man, thanks for checking out the review!

[@adriengrayson1369]

🫰🏽

[@tanshaomala]

So nice to hear some Norther in there, they were one of my favourite bands back in the day.

[@ChrisWeinhardt]

Same, I still love their stuff so much

[@Imperial_Venom]

THANK you for this video

[@ChrisWeinhardt]

You’re very welcome, thanks for watching! :)

[@KarzGuitar]

Thanks for the detailed video! Currently scratching my head as to which Jackson I want to pick up next haha. Love the camera quality too btw!

[@ChrisWeinhardt]

Thanks for the kind words man! :) Excited to see what model you ultimately chose!

[@TheRevyr1666]

Hell yeah, I wish I’d known they had one when I bought my RR24 this year, however, I do like the blackouts in my jackson. However, I don’t use the neck pickup never have, so it’s a waste of space on there but I digress, I’d like to own an Alexi one day.

[@ChrisWeinhardt]

I have to say that I really enjoy the Blackout in my Alexi-600 as well - and usually I’m a EMG dude. What RR24 did you get, a Pro Plus model?

[@TheRevyr1666]

@@ChrisWeinhardt I ended up getting the X model. I wish I had the money for the $4,000 version. I got the yellow beveled one just as an homage to Alexi.

[@DevilizerRemasters]

idc about the streaking i love all about this guitar tbh 🤘🤘

[@ChrisWeinhardt]

It’s an amazing instrument yeah 🖤

[@michael4591]

I have that Jackson and it is a perfect guitar. Really. It is fantastic

[@ChrisWeinhardt]

How does the fingerboard on yours look, any cool streaking patterns as well? :)

[@michael4591]

@@ChrisWeinhardt it is totally black, which I love! Like an old ebony board off an made in USA Jackson. The nut is not really center, that‘s the only flaw

[@cris_viga_loca]

I bought this Jackson rr but ended up returning it because of the extremely thin neck. I just can’t play comfortably with a super-thin neck; it gives me a bad feeling, and the worst part is that it made playing more difficult for me. I used to have a Jackson RR24 Limited Edition made in Japan, and that one had a much thicker neck, which I liked a lot more. This new RR looks stunning, but for $2000, it just didn’t feel right for me.”

[@ChrisWeinhardt]

I understand where you’re coming from, the thin neck was something I needed to get used to as well. Did you get another guitar in the end?

[@cris_viga_loca]

@@ChrisWeinhardt I have an ESP SV, if I'm not mistaken, since 2016. That guitar is one of the ones that made me dream and learn the most. I love Bodom and Alexi's style. What I like the most about that guitar is the thick, sturdy neck, which gives me the feeling of having something that suits my hand better. I can keep my thumb further back, and the balance of strength between the fretboard and my fingers works better for me. However, the ESP Alexi, whether LTD or Edwards, all have the same problem from my point of view (just my personal opinion). Every single one l've tried had a 42mm nut with a 9" radius, which is totally wrong for any of those guitars. The ESP Alexi and the SV have a 12" radius and are not compound radius, while the LTD Alexi has a 14" radius. Those nuts are wrong in any case. Over the years, I've tried many Jacksons, and what I've always liked about them, besides the neck being too thin for me, is that thanks to the R3 nut, the strings are more spaced out. Both the ESP and LTD Alexi always gave me the feeling that the strings were too close together. It may sound strange, but the difference for me is huge. With an R3 nut at 43mm, you get a 12" radius at the nut, which is why Jacksons are better from this point of view. But that thin neck just doesn't work for me, so I decided to take my ESP SV, do a refret with stainless steel frets, and change the fretboard radius to 14", adding a 43mm Gotoh nut with a 14" radius. It's like having an ESP, but with a fretboard that has more spacious strings, like a Jackson, and a flatter radius. To this day, it's the guitar I play the most, and a few months ago, I returned the Jackson because, given my journey, it wasn't the right choice. Also, I'm developing my own custom guitar project with my own specs, and I preferred to invest the money into that project instead.

[@cris_viga_loca]

@@ChrisWeinhardt But I want to be honest … When I got the ESP before making all those modifications, I wasn’t that happy. The best thing about it was the thicker neck, but that 12” radius never really convinced me. Both the ESP Alexi and the ESP SV have a 12” radius, whereas the LTD Alexi I tried was often better since it had a 14” radius. In short, until I made some changes, that guitar was a struggle, especially for bending and accessing the higher frets. Honestly, I think the Jackson neck is better for the reasons I’ve explained-it’s designed better, with easier access to higher notes, a flatter radius that allows for easier bends, and wider string spacing. Maybe if I could go back and had found this Jackson RR FR H along with the ESP SV, I would have chosen the Jackson, and maybe I would have gotten used to the neck. But either way, I would have still looked for a guitar with a thicker neck after a while. I think if Jackson added 1mm, it would be perfect. I was really sad to let it go because it was so well made.

[@ChrisWeinhardt]

@cris_viga_loca Thanks for the in depth replies, very interesting read! I will need to do some research about the different kinds of nuts, it’s honestly something I’ve never really thought about as I rarely modify my guitars (aside from pickups). And an SV is absolutely on my list of must own guitars in the future, they look wonderful.

[@cris_viga_loca]

@@ChrisWeinhardt "The topic of guitar nuts has never been very clear to me... Years ago, there was very little information available. On the Floyd Rose website, there were charts for all the possible measurements, but in practice, buying nuts from shops felt a bit like playing the slot machine-you could end up with an R1 or an R3. Moreover, the R3 came in both 9" and 12" options, so in my opinion, 10 years ago they were manufacturing and assembling with whatever they had on hand. However, Jackson seemed to do a better job from my point of view. That's also why I have my own theory about the compound radius. I don't believe it was meant to make playing chords easier in the lower part of the fretboard, as that concept seems silly to me. In my opinion, it was because the nuts were often either 9" or 12", and it's as if they thought: 'Okay, let's start at 12 and move to 14 or 16! This is because with Floyd Rose bridges, you could add shims under the saddles to change the radius from 12 to 14 or even 16 (but this is just my personal observation). Still, to me, it's clear that Jackson made sure the nut radius, fretboard radius, and bridge radius all matched perfectly, and that's something I really like about Jackson. It wasn't until last year that Schaller (essentially Floyd Rose for us in Europe) introduced on their website a system to match the radius of the nut and the Floyd Rose bridge. Only since last year has it been possible to design a guitar where the radius of all the components align precisely. You can check on Schaller's website, where you can select any nut radius you prefer, and the same goes for the bridge saddles." thank you for your attention.

[@adriengrayson1369]

U can flutter on top mount Floyd?

[@ChrisWeinhardt]

Yes you can, no issue. Even with lower action there’s always a bit of space between the body and Floyd, so flutters are definitely possible. If you go to the Last Breath solo at 07:32 you can hear some smaller flutters going on

[@michaeljensen8211]

Light Up your room ☝️

[@ChrisWeinhardt]

Thanks for the feedback! :)