SLSMG - What a great guitar!

[ckeer]

I had been looking for an SLSMG in black (not the satin black) for quite awhile and ran into a new one when I least expected it at one of my local guitar stores over a month ago. They gave me a very excellent price so I got it.

This guitar is awesome - don't get me wrong, I still love my two other Jacksons, but the SLSMG is in its own league. I was going to change the pickups, but I haven't been able to bring myself to do so. It has a wonderful, liquidy lead tone through my marshall - sustain for days. I have played 4 gigs with it so far, and the members of both bands love the tone and sound. I spent a lot of time tweaking the pickup heights when I got it and have now got them perfect (I like to tweak before I give up on a pickup).

I just thought I'd share - I am extremely pleased with this new Jackson in my arsenal.

[slayer]

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Very cool Bro, they do look very nice, maybe a used one will be in my future!! Jack.

[markD]

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yes they are great. i love mine. it's wine red over a bound flame top. it's got duncan zebra pearly gates and anico 2 pickups. i got it from frankencat awhile back. here's a pic of it:

[ckeer]

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Wow - nice one MD - great amp collection too. Marshall, Riveras, Fenders - you're covered. What Fender head is that?

Slayer - I hope you find a used one - but you can't have mine! I think with the neck through, ebony fingerboard - you just can't find that without paying much more money. I know some of the internet dealers will knock a few hundred off, so will GC if you are friends with the store manager.

[markD]

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thanks. the fender is a 1963 tremolux. i really dig it. it is only 40 watts, but it is loud as hell and has a lot of girth. the only tone knobs are bass and treble, but the tone is perfection.

[ZeNo]

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i want one so badly [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[GodOfRhythm]

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If they had it in a pointy headstock version I'd buy one as soon as possible.

[Thoraby]

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It's basically a budget version of the SL2H, no? I even think that headstock serves for better tuning stability, as the strings don't have that harsh angle at the nut which the pointyheads have.

[Jeremy]

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my SLSMG gets more use then either my KV2 or KE1, its such an easy and comfortable guitar to play. I got rid of the crappy EMGs and use a ToneZone/PAFPRO combo in it and a tonepros bridge.

[Rhmsc8]

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I love it.... I wish I had a Violin Brown one to go with my Satin Black one, hell and a Black one too [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] They could have a threesome [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[ckeer]

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I saw a picture of the violin brown one - very tempting.

ZeNo - I think there's one for sale over on the classifieds.

Jeremy, how does the Tonezone/Paf Pro sound in this guitar? Is the Tonezone in the bridge or neck, and how did the tone change?

As I said, I'm hesitant to change the pickups on these because for the way I play, the lead tone is wonderful, but I do feel the low strings could have a little more "oomph" on rythym.

[GodOfRhythm]

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I would throw EMG's in there, 81/81 or 81(b)/60(n) in there. Mahogany + active EMG's = Mucho Goodness, imho.

[ApeDosMil]

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I would throw EMG's in there, 81/81 or 81(b)/60(n) in there. Mahogany + active EMG's = Mucho Goodness, imho.

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I concur.

[dinkyjacksonman]

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I had one in Black and didn't like it.
I thought it was too light for me and didn't dig the shape of the body..
They look very nice but didn't work with me..
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[MountainDog]

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ckeer, I just bought data187's SLSMG, and am curious to what height you ended up going with on the pickups? (I have an Epiphone Zakk Wylde with the EMG-HZ and like them a lot). So let me know what height worked best for you so I can try on mine.