Shannon soloist

[JacksonRR]

Hello,
What's major different between Usa select series SL1 and Shannon soloist?
Thanks.

[toejam]

From what I can remember, the Shannon Soloist had a poplar body, old-school neck heel, non-recessed trem (which requires the neck to tilt back more), binding nibs over the frets.

[S-man]

What he said. Thread killer....

I think it's 4 degrees of neck tilt.

[charvel750]

Different pickup layout too, I believe a Pearly Gates in the bridge, not a JB. And the logo was painted, not the mop.

[roodyrocker]

The Pearly Gates is a pretty weak pickup in the bridge BTW. It also wasn't Mike Shannon's choice either. But, that is indeed what the Shannon Soloist comes stock with from the factory.

Rudy

https://www.wickedrocks.com

[toejam]

I always wondered why they used the PG in those. They're a PAF-type based off of what was in Billy Gibbons' old Les Paul. They do sound nice, with a slight aggressive/rudeness in the high end.

[roodyrocker]

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.

Rudy

https://www.wickedrocks.com

[Rupe]

The Pearly Gates is great for classic rock and blues, but doesn't really have the nuts needed for hard rock/metal...think vintage PAF style tone only brighter. They can also be very microphonic.

[xenophobe]

Jackson is not known for their excellent pickup choices. lol

Their old USA Made Jackson Brand was pretty good though.

[roodyrocker]

Actually, I was never a fan of the Jackson pickups either. Although I will say I liked them better than the Pearly Gates in the bridge. I use mostly the Duncan Screamin' Demon and for a higher output pickup Duncan Distortion.
I have different pickups in different guitars but these two are probably my favorites.

Rudy

https://www.wickedrocks.com

[Stinkbug]

I swapped the PG in my Shannon for a JB. The PG just didn't have the balls I thought a soloist should have.

[jcs21]

I threw a SH-6 in mine, couldn't stand that PG in there.