Man, if they had this is a 7-string model I'd be all over it.
@FastRedPonyCar3 ай бұрын
Loomis' old schecter 7 string is still a bad ass unit
@KillaFXZ9 ай бұрын
Once a week, every week should be Jackson open boxing day for Taylor!
@TaylorDanley9 ай бұрын
I'd 100% do this, but it would fill up my house super quick lol
@BazonBlades9 ай бұрын
Of the 5 Jackson guitars that I currently own, only one has an FR bridge. All the rest are fixed bridge. If I could replace the on FR bridge model with a fixed bridge version, I would. It's hard to do with Jackson. They just don't make enough fixed bridge varients.
@evenzeroescanbeheroes68759 ай бұрын
Me and my brother play guitar. He's a die-hard Jackson and floyd rose fan and I'm an ESP and a hardtail/tune-o-matic fan and that issue with Jackson not putting enough hardtail guitars out is something we always agree on. Personally I'm finally glad they made a hardtail Jeff Loomis Kelly because I've been wanting one of his Kelly's since they came out.
@BazonBlades9 ай бұрын
@evenzeroescanbeheroes6875 , I typically play Jackson, Ibanez, Schecter or ESP/LTD....And of all those brands, Jackson has the fewest fixed bridge models. Schecter has the most. They are really good about catering to both camps. But my fave guitar is my fixed bridge Soloist. I wish, wish, wish Jackson made more.
@evenzeroescanbeheroes68759 ай бұрын
@@BazonBlades maybe we are finally seeing the light at the end of the hardtail tunnel. I hope they come out with more soon and not just 7 strings like the recent Pro Plus Dinkys
@jonsierra7239 ай бұрын
Supernova. Supernova goes pop! Thanks for the powerman5000 riff there
@TaylorDanley9 ай бұрын
I'm SO happy someone noticed!!!
@philipandersen44069 ай бұрын
I like having one with a Floyd and one without. The one with the Floyd is my main guitar but I also like to be able to quickly change tunings when I want to mess around and play cover songs
@TaylorDanley9 ай бұрын
Totally. I have a few with hipshot bridges for that same reason. That being said, if Simon still had his FR equipped Kelly and wanted to trade, I'd probably do it lol.
@gorgami299 ай бұрын
Yeah that's one of the reasons why I stray away from Floyds. The ease of changing tunings on a hardtail is hard to beat in my opinion.
@DennisTrovato9 ай бұрын
While I personally never had any issues with Floyds, more options are always good.
@TaylorDanley9 ай бұрын
Same!
@rutger41319 ай бұрын
Now let´s request an Evertune version!
@vonicrimson36199 ай бұрын
I suggest looking at Solar guitars because I doubt that’s gonna happen
@rutger41319 ай бұрын
@@vonicrimson3619 Got two Evertune equipped Solars already :)
@mrcl_9 ай бұрын
I just got the Loomis Kelly with the Floyd, suprise i had Foam in the Springs! I grew to like the Floyd on that Guitar, stays in Tune pretty well and i had no issues after initial Setup and Intonation. I also didn't have a lot of noise, my Normal Noise gate Settings for Passive Guitars clamp down on the Blackouts noise Floor very nicely. So Far i really love the Jeff Loomis Kelly with the Floyd.
@TaylorDanley9 ай бұрын
It's a fantastic guitar! My only issue when putting foam in the springs is IME sometimes when you do really big dives, the foam will get between the springs on expansion and stop it from going back to neutral all the way. The red noiseless springs work pretty well, but there's always a little bit of spring noise.
@mrcl_9 ай бұрын
@@TaylorDanley That is true, i might invest in the Noiseless Springs aswell. I am very happy with my purchase overall, its really a fantastic Guitar. The Floyd 1500 is also pretty good!
@catalyzed84579 ай бұрын
I saw someone on yt roll up paper and put it inside the springs, haven’t tried it myself yet though.
@smeemusic9 ай бұрын
Okay cool! Now we’re cooking with fire!!!! Let’s goooo!!!! Now I’m interested in a Jackson again for the first time in like 20 years! I’m not a signature series fan but I am a Kelly fan. But it’s been difficult to find a nice one without a Floyd rose.
@altpath9 ай бұрын
Thumbs up for the powerman 5000 riff.
@timcoward72059 ай бұрын
I don’t understand the pricing of this vs the original. Despite having the exact same specs other than the bridge, the hardtail version is £180 more. Surely a hardtail bridge and a body with less routing, plus less time to set up in the factory means lower cost? Bizarre.
@GuitarIv699 ай бұрын
It's called money grab. They know the demand is there, so people are gonna pay for it.
@altpath9 ай бұрын
That's incredibly strange and annoying. It's like they went "we had to listen to our customers and that's infuriating. Now pay more for it."
@gorgami299 ай бұрын
Yeah for real. I think most manufactures have some ass pricing these days. The only brand that stands out is Schecter. They offer more options on guitars that are $900 versus other brands that don't even offer the bare minimums at $1.2k. If Jackson makes a line of HT Warriors below $1k, I'm sold.
@altpath9 ай бұрын
@@gorgami29 I think Schecter Is the only brand that offers their flagship models with evertunes and that alone is a huge selling point for me.
@Tomekkplk7 ай бұрын
Jackson is owned by fender.. makes sense why they want to rip you off
@logandowdy98879 ай бұрын
YES! Watched Loomis video on this and urs goes further! I love small explorers and I love string through! Now lets get this made 7 string, with reverse headstock 🤣. And lets get an HT Ellis model too 🤣
@marveldarnabeli15439 ай бұрын
This! HT Brandon Ellis with reversed headstock is the tits!
@dissonantstyle9 ай бұрын
This in baritone... Hell yeah.
@vonicrimson36199 ай бұрын
Solar sells a baritone explorer shape I think
@Scubasgamecorner7 ай бұрын
7 string HT and I’m in
@Love_Single-Eyelids9 ай бұрын
Does it noise a lot? I heard that Seymour Duncan Jeff Loomis Blackouts can be hissy, and I'm not sure if I want to deal with that
@retropuffer29869 ай бұрын
What a thing of beauty!
@TaylorDanley9 ай бұрын
It looks like ikea furniture, and I'm totally OK with that!
@ALEX-RAMPAGE7 ай бұрын
Woooooooow.... I have the same one but your body wood shape is absolutely INSANE!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@sharkg33k7 ай бұрын
MY PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED! I WANT!!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
@tankdarla6378 ай бұрын
Jackson is killing it this year
@zz-.-9 ай бұрын
Sounds great. Is that the ENGL’s out of the box overdrive or using effects?
@TaylorDanley9 ай бұрын
Guitar>amp>cab>sm57 that's it!
@barryprosser13709 ай бұрын
Sick axe dude! 🤘🤘🤘
@ryanackley34268 ай бұрын
Take a close look at the binding around the frets for me if you could, please. I received TWO of these guitars that appear they do not have proper tools for fret dressing leaving gouges in the binding.
@MarcoVisconti9 ай бұрын
I ordered it the moment I saw it. It arrives next week. And only today I realised it has nickel jumbo Fret instead of stainless steel extra-jumbo... I am sure it will be fine...
@Brandon-RZ9 ай бұрын
This is an outrage! Kidding, good for the dudes who are into this and having an option.
@TaylorDanley9 ай бұрын
I was outraged when they asked ME, OF ALL PEOPLE. Just kidding. Love the dudes at Fender/Jackson. Great people.
@Brandon-RZ9 ай бұрын
@@TaylorDanley you deserve it man!
@chosenone29643 ай бұрын
Brother, i wish my mailbox was as popular as yours
@damon45127 ай бұрын
I just got this today and holy hell is this thing butter. 🤘🤘
@dragort9 ай бұрын
I really need a 7 strings version of this model, and the only 2 options should be Floyd Rose, or Evertune.
@vonicrimson36199 ай бұрын
Personally I prefer the simplicity of a regular hardtail
@Facu_Roldan7 ай бұрын
That one is just perfect for me.
@kingstonace34359 ай бұрын
I want this axe in yellow with black wood grains on the body and headstock.
@billprice7117 ай бұрын
i just bought the floyd rose version. i wish i would have saw this video first.
@KALFU9 ай бұрын
Randy estaría muy contento con este nuevo proyecto de guitarra 🎸🎼✌🏽😎
@wootks9 ай бұрын
I have a el cheapo JS42 that has a hipshot like hard tail bridge. I really like the guitar for the low price I got it for.
@BazonBlades9 ай бұрын
Those upper end JS models are killer guitars for the $$$'s. Just getting the compound radius fretboard and "Speed neck" profile are fantastic.
@wootks9 ай бұрын
@@BazonBlades Yup this one has a caramelized speed neck. The pictures on GC make it look like total garbage. Looks much better in person. The top looks kinda cheap though. I would imagine the js32 are mostly the same quality neck wise, but I have not tried one.
@BazonBlades9 ай бұрын
@@wootks, is it the ziricote top model? I have one of those myself.
@wootks9 ай бұрын
@@BazonBlades yup, that's the one. One of my favorite guitars to use for daily practice. It's the guitar I take on trips as well. EDIT: Oh yeah I added a JB pickup in the bridge.
@marcosgarcia80189 ай бұрын
This is the best guitar channel on youtube i swear.
@Gorim...9 ай бұрын
I wonder how quickly the paint on hand will come off
@zerofoxgiven666Ай бұрын
Do you feel this is a quality guitar for the price? is it neck heavy?
@ClearPurgeDestroy9 ай бұрын
Very cool. I own two Jackson’s FR’s but will never buy another one. Pain in the ass. Hipshot bridges only going forward. Thanks for the video.
@49k2r39 ай бұрын
Basswood body!!! I expected more for the price. The old Jackson X series KEXTMG had Basswood body too.
@TheBavarianBarbarian9 ай бұрын
I love my FR Guitars! Yeah, they're a pain in the ass to set up. but an Axe with a Floyd Rose looks so much cooler than any hard bridge Guitar imho.
@dylangadwa31199 ай бұрын
Hooooley faaawk! That thing looks AMMAAAAAAAAZEBALLS!! The wood grain on that one is A++++
@synthkatt8 ай бұрын
how is the neck dive on it?
@davidphelps41599 ай бұрын
Awesome that it is made in Korea!!!!
@jasonjohnston18762 ай бұрын
I want one so bad. Freakin awesome.
@qwasz1231239 ай бұрын
I've never played a Kelly but heard they can have neck dive. Would moving to the lighter hardtail increase the neck dive?
@mccloud2739 ай бұрын
With pickups like that, I wonder if Jeff is the kind of guy to use a 4-cable noise gate Also I know there's probably a lot of vids and guides out there, but do you think you could do a short on adjusting pickup height for the dummies like me? You're probably one of the best explainers out here lol
@wootks9 ай бұрын
I would not overthink setting pickup height. For the bridge humbucker start with fretting the highest low e fret and use a 2.00 mm pick to measure the gap (you can use coins as well, look up their thickness. or stack a few picks you have.) between the string and pickup. Adjust the string 1-3 side to be slightly higher. You can use a 1.5mm pick as well on the high e/string 1. From there just play and adjust by ear. EMG's seem to like to be pretty close to the strings. For single coils things are a bit different. they need to be further away from the strings to not effect intonation. Pretty much just look at what Dimarzio or SD suggests on their websites as a starting point.
@juliusmaximus7539 ай бұрын
No stainless steel frets ?
@iDealMedley3 ай бұрын
What's the fret material?
@speaknoworforeverhol3 ай бұрын
Is the Floyd rose bridge the stick shift to newer players?
@TaylorDanley3 ай бұрын
Yes
@YeshwantP9 ай бұрын
Now to wait for an eternity before this guitar finds it's way to India.
@TaylorDanley9 ай бұрын
😢 sorry dude. I have no control over that!
@ThatMFShawnzy9 ай бұрын
Listen, I’ve owned several Floyd’s. I enjoy them as a novelty for doing dive bombs and dime squeals, and I’ve never had an issue keeping it in tune or changing the strings, but just being brutally honest- I’m not a good enough guitar player to incorporate one into my playing. So, I never used them when I owned them. So I sold them and bought TOMs and Evertunes lol
@deathnsd69537 ай бұрын
after owning an evertune guitar(x2 now) ..I find it difficult to want a non-evertune guitar...lol
@siddharthsinha1237 ай бұрын
Love the tone of the guitar! But it has a horrible forward when playing while standing up. Not sure if it’s all explorers or it’s just this one..
@MarcusW879 ай бұрын
Got the FR version, not really into modern guitars without a Floyd so hard pass for me. Great review though!
@fram80459 ай бұрын
jACKSON IS THE BEST!
@ManuSDP9 ай бұрын
Sick!!!
@gorgami299 ай бұрын
With this being implemented now...MAKE HT WARRIORS AN OPTION PLEASE
@julesmoreau169 ай бұрын
2:52 " Are they never gonna put this in production ?" Bc Rich it's for you ...
@KillaFXZ9 ай бұрын
Powerman 5k!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woohoo!
@TaylorDanley9 ай бұрын
💪
@joshavery18299 ай бұрын
I prefer Floyd Rose over tuneomatic bridges, but I do wish more EX and V guitars had hardtails.
@dougb38549 ай бұрын
evertune for the win
@johanjotun16474 ай бұрын
If jackson's came with stainless frets they'd be on par with their competitors
@thedddemon9 ай бұрын
try playing standing up -enjoy the neck drop
@DrMurdercock9 ай бұрын
I love gear and gear videos. But there comes a point when we all have to realize and understand, no matter the high gain amp, pick ups, amp, what ever, it all sounds the same.
@totalbullion58829 ай бұрын
Common comments sounds like a new segment for the show! 😅
@TaylorDanley9 ай бұрын
IT'S WAY BETTER THAN FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS, WTF! 😂
@burtosu86guitar9 ай бұрын
NOICE NOICE 🤘🤘🤘
@TheCFW7 ай бұрын
The guitar is nice, but if you want to play Jeff Loomis' parts of Arch Enemy, you need a FR for half of the songs out there.
@DavidAllenMD9 ай бұрын
Fuck yeah bro !!!
@zakklee25569 ай бұрын
the only question you need to ask : What would Eddie do? Floyd Rose, Stainless Steel Frets.
@TaylorDanley9 ай бұрын
he probably would.. although were stainless steel frets common on his guitars? I thought that was a newer fad?
@LucasLeCompteMusic9 ай бұрын
Thanks for opening the box with a knife and not scissors.
@TaylorDanley9 ай бұрын
Bro, what kind of psycho do you think I am? 😂
@whyis45stillaliveАй бұрын
When you play Metal, you don’t need a tone pot. All those effects, and gain, negate tone. I’m finally beginning to understand how my grandfather felt, when I cranked up Hendrix. 🤣
@Earth-Worm-Tim2 ай бұрын
Damn.... that's the first Jackson I've seen in YEARS that I'd buy. The Blackouts gotta go, but other than that damn... just damn!!!!!
@TaylorDanley2 ай бұрын
It's really nice! Plays like a dream.
@brrblack4979 ай бұрын
Another pointy beast!
@TaylorDanley9 ай бұрын
💪
@polaris81267 ай бұрын
Best metal guitar ever! Gladly that f* floydrose has been removed!
@heavybrett-al40829 ай бұрын
I want one 😮 but I've brought to many guitars this year😢 company's need to stop releasing awesome new models.... directly after I purchase something.
@wmxx20009 ай бұрын
YES! MORE NON-FLOYD GUITARS
@werck099 ай бұрын
$1550. Not bad.
@beefnacos62589 ай бұрын
Expensive af
@patrickbeaston36599 ай бұрын
It’s Limited by its lack of a trem.
@TaylorDanley9 ай бұрын
The regular Pro edition has a trem though, so 🤷♂️
@gaberox19 ай бұрын
Lol that's why it's the limited edition 😂
@ribhubhattacharya789 ай бұрын
Is it just me or the jeff loomis kelly is a bit larger than other kelly models in general
@MetalHeadMarc9 ай бұрын
guitar looks sick, shoulda played the intro to 7 Tongues of God to give is the goods.
@jesseparrish91989 ай бұрын
Hahaha. "Lets do the devil's work and tune to drop D"
@TaylorDanley9 ай бұрын
😈
@HiThereFaceHere9 ай бұрын
Its just too bad they didn't make it in a 7 string
@ianstrickland52809 ай бұрын
Need more kahlers compared to Floyd’s. Kahlers are better in every single way.
@Randy-jz9ox9 ай бұрын
It's too good for me. I'd feel like a whino with a bottle of Patron lol
@bassgoul9 ай бұрын
it's a little known fact among most that the floyd rose can be the ultimate hard tail too. hard tails are extremely limited and boring
@Wade_Winter3 ай бұрын
Just look at it or whatever.
@squawk31209 ай бұрын
I have no sympathy for anyone that cant handle a F/R 😂
@genghisghost9 ай бұрын
same, they just gimped the normal kelley
@KaldDodeGitarist9 ай бұрын
Guitar players who hate FRs have only experienced the cheap ones, and are also too lazy to learn how to set them up lol
@genghisghost9 ай бұрын
@@KaldDodeGitarist spot on
@enzojacobsen43499 ай бұрын
I like Floyd's blocked from the back. I always played guitar with a heavy palm so If it's fully floating it makes like a pain