Proffesional Soloist Ltd Ed.

[THETRIUMPHOFSTEEL]

I need some more info and opinions on this axe please.



Professional Solist Ltd Ed : J91-132
Reflex Active pickups

I'm assuming its US, any idea what year?

[YetAnotherOne]

Re: Proffesional Soloist Ltd Ed.

Aren't all of the Professionals Japanese?

[Model 88]

Re: Proffesional Soloist Ltd Ed.

Only made in 1991 that is 132 of 150(I think that is all they made).It is the top of line Japanese made Jackson.It is the Archtop Limited soloist.I believe the specs are Mahogany body and neck?(maybe maple) Pao ferro board , flame maple top , abalone/MOP inlays and Schaller floyd.They are fairly hard to find in US.I would say it would go for around $1200-1500 US in really nice shape.If I found one I would by it instantly no questions ask if no major damage was found.

[THETRIUMPHOFSTEEL]

Re: Proffesional Soloist Ltd Ed.

Ah, japanese.. I should have known by the fingerboard eh! It looks pretty tidy.Any idea on the pickups? Are they worthy or would you swap them out with 81's or something?

[VitaminG]

Re: Professional Soloist Ltd Ed.

you should've known by the "Professional" on the headstock. There have been US models with rosewood fretboards, but no US model ever came with "Professional" on the headstock. That's not regular rosewood either - it's Pau Ferro. That's a beautifully appointed guitar, and I'm just very glad that I'm too broke to be tempted by such a beauty [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

I've never tried (or heard) Reflex pickups, but I believe they were offered as an upgrade at the time. Not that that tells you anything about how they sound, but I guess Jackson figured they were a step up from the house pickups.

[neilli]

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Weren't Reflex pickups a UK made EMG equivilent?

[Zerberus]

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Weren't Reflex pickups a UK made EMG equivilent?

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Correct...I personally found them warmer but noisier than EMGs 81s [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[guitar geek]

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that is the guitar that made me fall in love with jacksons... it is in "the guitarist" by ralph denver and when I saw that one I was sold

harrald

[audiophile]

Re: Professional Soloist Ltd Ed.

I have all the info you need on my drive somewhere. Used to have a simple website dedicated to this series.I'll dig it up and upload again.
If you can get your hands on this guitar, I really really need to know how the electronics are wired. Several close up photos would be excellent. Trying to put mine back to original and the electronics are confusing.
Reflex (UK) pickups were a 200 list price upgrade.. like emg
The model is 'Silver Series' to be precise.

[Budman68]

Re: Professional Soloist Ltd Ed.

<font color="aqua">Hey thanks for posting this! I was just thinking about these the other day, it's a beauty! </font>

[ApeDosMil]

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omg. where can i get one? I'm in love

[ripley156]

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The inlay work is awesome! I especially like the "Jackson" logo!

Great guitar

Dan

[kmanick]

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I don't have any info to offer
but an opinion?
Holy crap if you can buy this thing grab it NOW! [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[THETRIUMPHOFSTEEL]

Re: Professional Soloist Ltd Ed.

Thanks for the help guys. Audiophile, the guitar is not in my hands right now, but I'll try and get a shot of the wiring for ya!

[mstraughen]

Re: Professional Soloist Ltd Ed.

Gorgeous guitar ! Grab it if you can !