Fender Jim Root Tele or Jackson RR24M

[ibanezjacksonline6engl]

I am about to buy a Fender Jim Root Telecaster, but I am questioning the quality of those guitars. For starters, it weighed more or less the same as an alder tele, which leads me to believe it's not real mahogany. It felt 'cheap' in my hands, and the ebony looked too light. I also tried a Jackson RR24M, which felt alot better. The only problem is I can't be bothered altering the Floyd to downtune. I play black/death/thrash metal. Which would be better?

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

First, Mahogany isn't necessarily heavy.

Second... Not real mahogany? :think:

If you can't be bothered with a Floyd then, you can have it blocked, or keep looking for another guitar.

[Frigo89]

do you change tunings alot, or just can't handle setting up a floyd?

[RobRR]

Um... if you play black/death/thrash, what in the HELL are you doing looking at a tele? There is absolutley NOTHING metal about a tele, I dont care what model or whos playing it. Get the RR24 and block the trem. Problem solved!

[Kisonen]

Jackson Matt Tuck signature?

[6string40]

If you only need to change tuning back and forth for the low e, slap an EVH D-Tuna on the Floyd

[Grandturk]

I like the Jim Root tele. I think it looks cool.

I'd get a Charvel ProMod over either of those, though.

[toejam]

Um... if you play black/death/thrash, what in the HELL are you doing looking at a tele? There is absolutley NOTHING metal about a tele, I dont care what model or whos playing it. Get the RR24 and block the trem. Problem solved!

Well, it does have EMGs... and Slipknot is metal.

[RobRR]

Lots of non-metal players use emg's.... that and slipknot sucks, and teles are ghey. Mmmmk?

[wilkinsi]

Lots of non-metal players use emg's.... that and slipknot sucks, and teles are ghey. Mmmmk?

Correct!

[gmbob22]

this is a jackson board, an the RR24 is the way to go