Me & Brand Loyalty: Why I Like JACKSON Guitars

Just a little rant about how I got into Jackson guitars and why I like them. What was your first "guitar brand love"? Let me know in the comments.
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[@MikaelLV]

Been a Jackson player since I was a teenager. I recently bought a Charvel DK24 and I'm in love. I think I have two favorite brands now.

[@StallionStudios1234]

Wintersun is sick. Some fantastic guitar playing in their tunes. Love it. COB is also awesome along with Sinergy. RIP Alexi! My fav brand is probably fender because a good chunk of my heroes play strats. Iron Maiden, SRV, Hendrix and Malmsteen. For shredding I am a Malmsteen nut. I have a YJM Strat and its sick to play. You can still get a nice high gain sound you just need to boost the signal with a tube screamer and it does the job. I have a couple Jacksons, one is Japanese from the early 2000s which is awesome. Has the EMGs and a great dark green finish. For my metal workhorse I actually use a Dean and a Tokai Love rock Zakk Wyle. Both loaded with EMGs and the Dean has an actual floyd so that thing stays in tune crazy well.

[@monikafuchs3339]

BC Rich forever❤❤❤

[@georgeghleung]

The only issue I have with Jackson is that its 6-string headstock is typically not the 3+3 (which has better straightness) Jackson is the only big brand that offer graphite reinforced neck cheaply, right?

[@Some_Habitual_Guitarist]

True, I'm just happy that mine is a hardtail, a non locking trem would be a nightmare. Not sure if they are the only ones who offer reinforced necks, I remember Ibanez used KTS titanium rods on their cheaper guitars a few years back, not sure if it's still the case.

[@controllerdice1344]

I love Jackson. It seems like they pack in a surprising amount of quality for the cost. I bought a SLAT8 multiscale and it is so comfortable and sounds great.

[@paulbaglio6295]

Jackson hands down. I've tried everything between 1984 and 2024. I always try new gear because I have FOMO but I always go back to my Jackson's

[@Some_Habitual_Guitarist]

That's awesome!

[@barrygomez5968]

Don't these guitars come stock with a Duncan distortion set? The pickups were in the wrong slot? That's concerning to stay the least LOL where did you get the guitar from? straight from jackson?

[@Some_Habitual_Guitarist]

A friend of mine ordered it during the pandemic from a retail store and waited nearly 1 year to get it. Nothing was in stock and he was happy to get one. It ended up sitting in the closet (he hated that guitar) and now it's mine.

[@jorgeguerrero4506]

Started playing on a squier strat back in 2000, then upgraded to esp m-100 then finally got the Jackson king v bolt on neck.'s Ive got a neck thru Japanese Rhoades , Kelly and a Korean dean razorback now and they play fuckin great especially the dean

[@goblin3810]

I've always liked schecter most but jackson was My first guitar and was always my second favorite guitar brand. Just got a jackson 8 string yesterday.

[@Some_Habitual_Guitarist]

Congrats on the purchase. 8-string guitars are so cool!

[@ELITE815]

When I started out I was in love with Jackson, especially the Rhoads. For years I put off getting one because it was hard to find an affordable Rhoads that wasn't bolt on. Eventually I got one, then 2 then I went crazy and now own 10 Rhoads, 9 Soloist and 1 Dinky. I love the guitars but in the last 2 years I have moved over to headless and found a small Chinese builder who makes amazing guitars with great specs for way less than the big brands. After buying 2 guitars with them, I was able to convince them to build me a headless Rhoads guitar. My brand loyalty has shifted from Jackson to Acepro, they earned it. It also doesn't help that I have a buddy who works at fender who tells me all the dirt.

[@fdadfas6624]

Just Googled this Acepro brand you speak of... LOL. They appear to be a poor man's guitar brand. Seems like you mainly purchase them from Ebay, Amazon, and AliExpress?! No thanks, I'll stick with quality, reputable brands such as Jackson, Ibanez, PRS, etc. If your money is tight then save up and buy a quality guitar and stop being a broke boy.

[@ELITE815]

@@fdadfas6624 I've got lots of guitars from what you would call reputable brands. Believe it or not, this poor man's guitar brand has some of the best customer support anywhere. The guitars play wonderfully as well. The specs they offer are beyond what the big brands offer for the price. Using Jackson as an example, many of their $1000 guitars are in fact made in China. I myself own 3 USA made Jackson's and they in my opinion aren't worth the hype. I myself was very judgmental and refused to buy anything off of eBay or Aliexpress but as you implied, they are cheap. I figured $400 wouldn't hurt to at least try. Roasted ash body, roasted quartersawn maple reinforced neck, stainless steel frets and alnico V pickups are incredible value. Say what you will about them being cheap but I at least tried and have the first hand experience to actually give an opinion.