Bought a Scott Ian Soloist!!

[Dog Boy]

and sent it right back!!

Jeez, if this is what a modern USA Jackson is we've got problems. Fit and finish were all over the map on this thing. The paint is gorgeous but poorly done in places. I even saw some white wood filler peaking out at me near the neck body junction as well as some tooling marks. Inlays were excellent and very beautiful but binding was a mess with gaps you could feel and see. Wood quality was questionable...I know what quartersawn maple is, I know what it looks like. This was borderline QS, within 1%. Look at it funny and you'd call it flatsawn. The headstock absolutely was NOT QS by any definition. The ebony fingerboard was smooth and shiny except for the first position where it looked to be sanded with 220 and left that way. It did not match the sheen of the other positions.

We all know a Scott Ian is 3/8th inch bigger all the way round. So guess what Jackson? IT DOESN'T FIT IN A NORMAL SOLOIST CASE. So don't jam it in there sideways like you did with this one.

Did I hear some ghost notes? Why,yes I did. High e string above the 12th fret w/ distortion was unuseable on the a flat and b flat notes. Sounded an octave lower and then dropped out of site immediately.

Out of several USA's I own this is the worst. Hopefully just a lemon.

I think the Scott Ian is a great design. I'd like to find a good one.

[neilli]

Where did you buy it from? First thing I'd be doing is calling them with a view to returning it.

[charvel750]

Post some pics to back up what you're saying especially about the cosmetic concerns.

[MetalDaze]

Crap. I got all excited........and then read your post. It would be good to know where you bought it. I'm assuming they will just list it for sale again despite the flaws hoping that someone else won't notice.

[Dog Boy]

Post some pics to back up what you're saying especially about the cosmetic concerns.

I didn't bother to take pics of the imperfections but here's a pic of the guitar in my house. Hope that's good enough for you.

[Corpsegrinder88]

Dang. Thats crazy. Ive been wanting the one hum version. bigger body is what appeals to me and being all mahogany thats a win too. but they didnt have form fit cases for it? lame.

[Dog Boy]

Dang. Thats crazy. Ive been wanting the one hum version. bigger body is what appeals to me and being all mahogany thats a win too. but they didnt have form fit cases for it? lame.

Lame indeed. I'm almost absolutely certain this is the case it is meant to have...it was all silver tolex with black ends. Matched the guitar beautifully except for that one little issue of not fitting.

FYI the Scott Ian has a 1/8th maple top. Mine looked to be thicker though. Maybe 3/8ths.

[Hellbat]

Did I hear some ghost notes? Why,yes I did. High e string above the 12th fret w/ distortion was unuseable on the a flat and b flat notes. Sounded an octave lower and then dropped out of site immediately.

Well, we know Scott doesn't play above the 12th fret anyway so maybe it's specced like that? :dunno:

[Newc]

Give the dealer name and the serial number of the specific guitar in question so no one else ends up stuck with it.

[GuerillaPete]

Does it come with a fake goatee? My ATL Soloist came with a pair of Judge Dredd Jam-Shorts.

[charvel750]

[QUOTE=Dog Boy;1523147]I didn't bother to take pics of the imperfections but here's a pic of the guitar in my house. Hope that's good enough for you...

I could give a fuck, but it seems odd that there is so much wrong with it, I mean, where did you buy it, online? Didn't the dealer notice it prior to shipping? And as for set ups, you just got to get it right or it won't play good no matter what: truss rod, action, intonation, saddle height. But I'm sure you know all that...

[Dog Boy]

[QUOTE=charvel750;1523224]

I didn't bother to take pics of the imperfections but here's a pic of the guitar in my house. Hope that's good enough for you...

I could give a fuck, but it seems odd that there is so much wrong with it, I mean, where did you buy it, online? Didn't the dealer notice it prior to shipping? And as for set ups, you just got to get it right or it won't play good no matter what: truss rod, action, intonation, saddle height. But I'm sure you know all that...

Yeah I bought it online. I imagine the dealer didn't open the case or even the box. I did play with the pup height a bit when I heard those ghost notes. I couldn't get them to go away.

[pro-fusion]

Yeah, ghost notes rarely have anything to do with setups, in my experience. All of the Carvin 7-strings I've owned had wolf tones at a specific place in the upper register on the E string. It's a manufacturing defect, I believe, possibly related to some kind of harmonic interaction between the neck and truss rod.

That really sucks. Personally, I could probably live with some of the cosmetic flaws (I mostly buy used, beat-up guitars anyway), but sound and playability flaws are completely unacceptable on an expensive guitar. Forget about the dealer--did no one at Jackson play the guitar up and down the neck before shipping it out? A ghost tone like that will jump right out at you, even if the guitar is unamplified.

[toejam]

Forget about the dealer--did no one at Jackson play the guitar up and down the neck before shipping it out? A ghost tone like that will jump right out at you, even if the guitar is unamplified.

Probably not. And depending on who the dealer is, they might have just gotten it in, taken it out of the box to quickly inspect it, and then shipped it to a customer.