What makes it a Soloist?

[catzodellamarina]

Charvel Model 6's are often compared to Jackson Soloists. I have a 650XL which is a fine guitar and near Soloist specs. I loved ripping on it until I got my Custom Shop Dweezil Charvel. Now I find myself more comfortable with soloing on the smooth and faster bolt-on maple neck of the Dweezil. So does the Soloist get it's name from the extra features: neck through, binding, fins, 3 pickups? My 650 is quite a looker and a sweet axe but I personally don't find the features making it a superior soloing guitar.

[rjohnstone]

Neck-thru is the primary thing that makes it a Soloist.
All the rest is "gravy".
The Charvel Model 6 and the Jackson Soloist are essentialy the same guitar.
Some specs may be different, but at their soul, they are based on the same design.

[1trussell]

Don't bother with a Soloist. You're 650xl is every bit the guitar a USA Jackson Solist is, only with a rosewood fretboard. At least mine is. But rjohnstone is right, the Soloist has the Dinky strat body (7/8ths size) mated to a neck thru. That's what makes a Soloist a Soloist.

[catzodellamarina]

When I take the 650 out to clubs, it's very popular with all the metal heads. They always want me to plug it in, like it will make us heavier or me better.. or somethin like that. In reality, the Dweezil is more ballsy and I play better on it too.

[rjohnstone]

It's all a preference thing.
Some poeple love the Soloist and some love the Dinky.

[skorb]

but at their soul, they are based on the same design.

so would that make them both "soul-oists?" :ROTF:

[rjohnstone]

so would that make them both "soul-oists?" :ROTF:

I had that coming... smart ass!!! J/K
Good one .

[1trussell]

When I take the 650 out to clubs, it's very popular with all the metal heads. They always want me to plug it in, like it will make us heavier or me better.. or somethin like that. In reality, the Dweezil is more ballsy and I play better on it too.

Hey, if you don't play well on the 650, maybe you should unload it....

[catzodellamarina]

I set it up with a D-Tuna for stuff that has little or no solos. Works well for that so I'll be keeping it for now. I promise, you guys will be first to know when I want to unload it.

[mm2002]

Those sticky shiny necks on neck-thrus....yuck.
I've now been neck-thru-less for a few months and I'm never looking back!

[zeegler]

It's a name.

[RacerX]

Holes

[Newc]

The first "officially named" Soloist was a single-hum model - only good for soloing (no "rhythm" pickup -Grover seemed to be hung up on the idea that neck pickups were only used for rhythm and bridge pickups were only used for solos).
Saw that in a magazine interview yeeeeeeeeeears ago.

[quakana]

Those sticky shiny necks on neck-thrus....yuck.
I've now been neck-thru-less for a few months and I'm never looking back!

Not all of em are shiny and sticky

[Chad]

Holes

Is that Jimmy Buffett?