Weight of new JAcksons

[wilkinsi]

I tell ya what you CAN mod - sort out that electrical outlet!

[Brooke]

I tell ya what you CAN mod - sort out that electrical outlet!

ahhhem it's "character" a suite

[straycat]

I had a 90 RR that was maple neck maple wings heavy as hell over 10 lbs.

[Brooke]

I had a 90 RR that was maple neck maple wings heavy as hell over 10 lbs.

This thing is as light as a feather...it's really deceiving when you look at it.

[markD]

cool guitar!! looks like you live in a place like mine!! i have an all original 4 square from the 1920's. it has the old hardwoods, funky looking wall plugs, GREAT ancient wooden mouldings and trim....

oh yeah, nice guitar!! my newer jacksons aren't THAT light. i have a maple bodied custom shop dinky, 2 PC-1s, an SL-1, a 22 fret dinky, an SL2H...they all are a little on the heavy side. not like a les paul, but more than my fenders and other brand guitars....

[Brooke]

Maybe it's mahogany?

Does anyone know what these stickers represent? The serial number is U17513, it looks legit..

I'm beginning to get paranoid about the wright of this thing. Is it mahogany?

[Hellraiser6502]

Jackson uses special lightweight Alder from the rainforests of Peru.
Just ask the guys who wanted Lynch Sub Camo's. They can fill you in.

So THAT'S where our lightweight premium wood went eh!!

[Brooke]

So THAT'S where our lightweight premium wood went eh!!

Are you serious?

[toejam]

What surprised me was the weight, or relative lack thereof, of the all-mahogany Bond RR and Dominion(edit: realized later this was in the USA section...duh). It's nice to have the mahogany sound without the heft.
The RR1T has been tempting me for some time... maybe that's what the "T" really stands for.

The Dominion is actually a chambered body, so that's why it's so light.

[Brooke]

The Dominion is actually a chambered body, so that's why it's so light.

Does my guitar have a chambered body?

[Brooke]

The 828 means RR1T pinstripes.

But what is the red writing?

[eakinj]

I have been playing an RR1T, and I must say that it is very light in comparison to other Jacksons that I have owned. I think that difference is that All of my other Jacksons have been Poplar, and this one is alder..

Killer Guitar though...it practically plays itself...

My Jackson Stars I ordered was alder as well and the thing is surprisingly lite. My RR3R which is poplar weighs a lot more. my mahogany and poplar stuff in fact all weighs consideribly more then my alder guitars.

[Brooke]

Anyone know what the red writing is?

[TheAmazingBlob]

My black '04 RR1T is also really light. I'm not complaining