Going to buy a rhoads... questions from Gibson users appreciated

[tyryny]

Gonna buy a rhoads-rrt-5 pro. I played on a Gibson Slim Taper D neck before this one and I heard the rhoads neck is similar to that one. NOT a speed neck, a rhoads neck. Can anyone confirm this? How different are the two necks? Any other big differences when going from a gibson explorer with a rosewood neck and medium jumbos vs a Jackson Rhoads neck with an ebony board and jumbo frets??? Any help, especially measurements would be heavily appreciated.

[VitaminG]

I'm not so familiar with Gibsons so can't really compare the neck profiles, but any RR5 I've played had a substantial (but not fat) neck. It felt Gibson-like to me, but my experience with Gibsons is very limited. The Rhoads neck is fuller than many of the super-thin necks Jackson use on bolt-on guitars. The scale length the Jackson is greater - 25 1/2" compared to 24 3/4" from Gibson. You won't notice the ebony when you're playing it - unless you're absolutely throttling the neck & pulling notes sharp, your fingers will barely touch it because of the height of the jumbo frets.

[tyryny]

I'm not so familiar with Gibsons so can't really compare the neck profiles, but any RR5 I've played had a substantial (but not fat) neck. It felt Gibson-like to me, but my experience with Gibsons is very limited. The Rhoads neck is fuller than many of the super-thin necks Jackson use on bolt-on guitars. The scale length the Jackson is greater - 25 1/2" compared to 24 3/4" from Gibson. You won't notice the ebony when you're playing it - unless you're absolutely throttling the neck & pulling notes sharp, your fingers will barely touch it because of the height of the jumbo frets.

Thank you. So would you say it's an upgrade from an Epiphone Korina explorer?

[P I K A]

I'd say yes its an upgrade. Never liked Epiphone though. Had an RR1 and it felt like a soloist neck wise just kept smacking that long tail so got another sl2h.

[tyryny]

I'd say yes its an upgrade. Never liked Epiphone though. Had an RR1 and it felt like a soloist neck wise just kept smacking that long tail so got another sl2h.

Gotcha. So I will definitely watch out for the tail. Thanks

[nickyboy]

I've pretty much moved from using Gibson to Jackson..
I have an sl2h and rr1.
I'd describe the Jackson necks as a substantial, flatter and wider neck that initially feels daunting but actually very very comfortable and kinda encourages me to keep my thumb a little more behind the neck. Thus my fast runs and legato feel more effortless.
Picking my my les paul feels sortof antique in comparison..like going from an vintage car to a modern sports car :-) .if that makes sense.
The nearest comparison to a Gibson neck would be to my 99 sg61 reissue. Compared to other guitars I own..it's like a very posh version of my Ibanez rg550 but with more of a D profile...(and nice binding etc.)
I'm loving the flatter compound radius and setting it up is a doddle..
hope that helps.
Weirdly the sl2h can sometimes feel like it's got sharp fret ends, but I think it's cos they haven't been rounded off too much - which I like cos the high E doesn't roll over the fret ends ...whereas the rr1 seems to have been rounded off more at the fret ends.
Both good tho.
tbh...I'd be happy to sell the SG to fund another Jackson..

[Force]

tbh...I'd be happy to sell the SG to fund another Jackson..

Seems like naturally sensible decision to me

[tyryny]

I've pretty much moved from using Gibson to Jackson..
I have an sl2h and rr1.
I'd describe the Jackson necks as a substantial, flatter and wider neck that initially feels daunting but actually very very comfortable and kinda encourages me to keep my thumb a little more behind the neck. Thus my fast runs and legato feel more effortless.
Picking my my les paul feels sortof antique in comparison..like going from an vintage car to a modern sports car :-) .if that makes sense.
The nearest comparison to a Gibson neck would be to my 99 sg61 reissue. Compared to other guitars I own..it's like a very posh version of my Ibanez rg550 but with more of a D profile...(and nice binding etc.)
I'm loving the flatter compound radius and setting it up is a doddle..
hope that helps.
Weirdly the sl2h can sometimes feel like it's got sharp fret ends, but I think it's cos they haven't been rounded off too much - which I like cos the high E doesn't roll over the fret ends ...whereas the rr1 seems to have been rounded off more at the fret ends.
Both good tho.
tbh...I'd be happy to sell the SG to fund another Jackson..

Thanks and tbh I am sort of biased to Gibsons but I'd say if you like Jacksons, selling the SG surely wouldn't be a bad idea.