NGD: Jackson USA Broderick Sig.

[Wizard of Ozz]

I've been wanting one these monsters since the first day I saw one. I got to play one in my local GC (which usually has only import junk) of all places about a month ago, and then I knew I had to have one... Oh yes it would be mine. The only thing holding me back when I first saw these when they were released were 2 things. 1) The crappy quilted tops... and 2) The more brown than black fretboards. Well when I found this bad-boy with the dark ebony board, and primo AAA quilted maple top, I had to have it. Lock the door, turn on Symphony of Destruction, grab the hand-cream and tissues... Here's the pronz:













This is a well thought out and well executed player's guitar. The recessed controls, low profile Original Floyd Rose Pro (made in Germany), side recessed input jack, speed body cuts on each side of the neck, 24 Jumbo stainless steel frets, 12" radius neck (305 mm), kill switch, and the killer sounding DiMarzio Broderick modified D-Activator pickups... this axe is made to slay. And it does. The mahogany body gives it a darker, warmer thicker tone most will immediately notice compared to most other Jackson USA offerings. The guitar is also pretty heavy... close to Les Paul weight... I haven't weighed it yet... but I'm guessing around 9 lbs. The offset body shape and location of the strap pins, just automatically make the guitar hang in the perfect slant. The neck is more rounded in a small D shape (similar to a ESP Horizon II), compared to the flat shred-friendly profile found on most USA Soloists, like the SL1/SL2H. I'm a big Soloist fan, but this guitar is a welcome departure, and makes all the right moves in all the right directions. I've owned a bunch of guitars from Jackson, PRS, Ibanez, ESP, Suhr, Anderson, Gibson, EBMM, and others... and right out of the box, this is pretty much my ideal creation. Tone + Function = Epic Winz. Well done Mr. Broderick. You are the master.

[VitaminG]

very nice. Surprisingly, the headstock works really well with that body. IMHO 3 aside h/s don't always work with offset s-bodies. Can't imagine that with a regular Jackson pointy

[wilkinsi]

Nice top.

[walshula]

I must agree on your description of the Broderick, i received a trans white afew weeks back and believe it make my Custom Shops feel like child's play. The trans white has a few cosmetic issues I would like to change, like the pick-ups and I would prefer the toggle switch in the middle but like you tone + functionality = the beast of guitars! Congrats on your Broderick

[Hellbat]

I love the masked natural binding.

[walshula]

I weighed mine and it tops out at 10.2 lbs It is the heaviest guitar I now own as of now.

[RacerX]

The pics apparently don't show a very black fretboard - maybe it's the flash? Congrats though!

[Wizard of Ozz]

The pics apparently don't show a very black fretboard - maybe it's the flash? Congrats though!

Yeah... It has to be the flash. The 6th & 7th pics give the most realistic color. I had to use a lot of flash to get the top to show... It's also much darker in person.

[Jacksonkv2akis]

Nice score!! Congrats!!

[paulbag]

Very nice bro...she looks comfortable

[Jacksons Rock]

What an outstanding guitar! It is a toss up for me between the finish you have and the red finish. The white one is just butt ugly - and I typically like white guitars a lot. I agree it is a well thought out guitar. I even like the fact that, for a signature guitar, it has the signature on the truss rod cover, which is removable/replaceable. I am just not too keen on signature guitars, but being able to remove the name makes that a non issue with this guitar.

[Wizard of Ozz]

What an outstanding guitar! It is a toss up for me between the finish you have and the red finish. The white one is just butt ugly - and I typically like white guitars a lot. I agree it is a well thought out guitar. I even like the fact that, for a signature guitar, it has the signature on the truss rod cover, which is removable/replaceable. I am just not too keen on signature guitars, but being able to remove the name makes that a non issue with this guitar.

Yeah... I've have seen and played a couple of killer trans-red ones too. That would be my 2nd choice.

[Wizard of Ozz]

I just weighed my Broderick and it was 8 lbs. 13 oz. on my digital shipping scale. I guess I was pretty close with my 9 lb. estimate. Definitely in the Les Paul weight class. I prefer somewhat heavy guitars in the 8.5 to 10 lb range usually.

Also of somewhat special note... my dealer told me Chris is really particular about the staining process of the tops on these guitars. He makes Jackson send the quilted maple tops out to some guy in California to stain the quilt tops on the trans-black, trans-red, trans-white models. Then he sends the stained tops back to Jackson. Jackson doesn't stain these tops in-house like they do with almost every other guitar they make. This process really slows production down and is a big reason why there was a production lag on these. But the final result is totally worth it. Trust me.

[toejam]

That's beautiful! Congrats.

[walshula]

That is strange that yours and mine are almost a pound and half different. My weighs 10 lbs 4 ounces. Only thing I changed was the truss rod cover to a blank one and changed the strap locks to Schaller. I don't know, there is so many inconsistencies in Jacksons guitars it is hard telling. Anyway it is one sweet guitar and congrats on yours!!!