When did Jackson stop their 3 ply maple neck thru ?

[hopkinsWFG]

Definitely a keeper. My absolute favorite guitar.

Wow... a very beautiful looking Magenta soloist !

[hopkinsWFG]

https://i.imgur.com/u40CzvX.jpg

Interesting ! But isnt this an SL2H-V or an earlier Mike shannon soloist in raw tone ?

[CaptNasty]

Interesting ! But isnt this an SL2H-V or an earlier Mike shannon soloist in raw tone ?

It is an SL2H-V

[hopkinsWFG]

Nice guitar !! Btw in any sense if it plays well and sound awesome its a good guitar !

[CaptNasty]

Nice guitar !! Btw in any sense if it plays well and sound awesome its a good guitar !

Thanks man. This guitar plays incredible. It is the best sounding guitar I have ever owned.

The sound picked up when I did some upgrades on the internals of the Floyd. I replaced the brass sustain block with a Tungsten sustain block. I also replaced the tremolo claw with a Brass claw. Finally I replaced the springs with noiseless springs.

Every one of these upgrades made a difference in the guitar. The brass claw was surprising to me for the difference it made. The Tungsten sustain block was equally impacting. I got the mass of a brass big block in a standard sized block by going Tungsten and I retained both dive and pull ups on the Floyd. It wasn't cheap, but it was worth it.

Getting ready to put a Dimarzio MoJo in the bridge and a PAF Joe in the neck.

[shreddermon]

Love the MoJo pickup! Nice pick. I've got it in a few J/Cs.

[CaptNasty]

Love the MoJo pickup! Nice pick. I've got it in a few J/Cs.

In your opinion how would you say the MoJo is different than the SD JB TB?

[hopkinsWFG]

I like the duncan JB and perhaps wanna try lower output pickup and push my amp a notch up... such like screamin demon, full shred or the new perpetual burn... not sure if anybody put vintage pickup on their jackson ?

[shreddermon]

In your opinion how would you say the MoJo is different than the SD JB TB?

IMHO the MoJo is like a JB with some added balls. Not over the top power and shrill, like you might get with a ceramic pickup. Think medium hot, but open voiced and great harmonics with the Alnico 5. Hot rod'd old school.

[CaptNasty]

IMHO the MoJo is like a JB with some added balls. Not over the top power and shrill, like you might get with a ceramic pickup. Think medium hot, but open voiced and great harmonics with the Alnico 5. Hot rod'd old school.

Awesome. That is exactly what I wanted in the MoJo!

[CaptNasty]

I like the duncan JB and perhaps wanna try lower output pickup and push my amp a notch up... such like screamin demon, full shred or the new perpetual burn... not sure if anybody put vintage pickup on their jackson ?

I have a custom shop Dinky on order with a Dimarzio Super Distortion in the bridge and a SD Jazz in the neck. Thought of putting a PAF in the neck ala Randy Rhoads but decided against it.

[hopkinsWFG]

Sorry but i have never been a marzio guy... but IMO i guess the duncans are more in your face.. do you see a guy putting a low output pickup on jackson soloist a bad idea? While letting the amp do the work more?

[Number Of The Priest]

do you see a guy putting a low output pickup on jackson soloist a bad idea?

Putting a "Billy Gibbons PAF" in a Soloist is an unorthodox choice which did happen when Donnie Wade apparently thought it was a good idea to install a Duncan Pearly Gates in the bridge position of the 1998 Shannon Soloists.

https://www.jcfonline.com/threads/68156-Shannon-soloist?p=898688&viewfull=1#post898688

I asked Mike Shannon at NAMM last year why they used the Pearly Gates and he said it wasn't his choice, Donnie Wade at the time wanted it because it was something different than the p/u in a standard Soloist
I think the Pearly Gates makes a nice neck p/u but just doesn't have enough oomph for a bridge pickup. I have two Shannons and one has had its PG replaced with a Dimarzio Super II which sounds much better.

[neilli]

Yeah, I took the PG out of my Shannon - was a very odd choice, but at least it's easily changed!

[hopkinsWFG]

Cool.... but how about low output pickups like screamin demon or the marshallhead by wolfetone ?