Jackson RR5 Rhoads '08 Review

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Overall Rating 4.56

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Features 4.35

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Quality 4.4

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Reliability / Value 4.76

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Jackson RR5 Rhoads '08 Specs

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  • Body Shape: V-2  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"  
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  • Body Construction: Neck-thru  
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  • Body Wood: Alder  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Binding: Black  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: U-shaped neck  
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  • Neck Joint: Neck-through  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: Compound 12"-16"  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: MOTO Shark Fin  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Nut Width: 1.6875" (1-11/16")  
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  • String Nut: Graphite  
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  • Tuners: Die-cast  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Gold  
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  • Fret Size: Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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Jackson is a company that you can count on and be sure that they know their job, and that's building great instruments. Another model from Jackson named RR5 Rhoads '08 outperforms and outranks sound-wise many other models in its price range. It's well worth the price.

This guitar is fitted with all the features you could possibly wish for, for a playing style that goes with this kind of instrument. Carefully chosen features leave no guitar player's desire unfulfilled, which makes Jackson's RR5 Rhoads '08 an extremely well featured guitar with which you'll be thoroughly pleased. Highest grades for RR5 Rhoads '08's features!

Tone delivered by Jackson's RR5 Rhoads '08 makes it a serious sounding instrument that gives Jackson a lot of reasons to be proud of it. Somewhat limited when playing certain music styles doesn't mean that RR5 Rhoads '08 will make your tone to sound poor, quite the opposite, because RR5 Rhoads '08 provides rich and versatile tone that you'll be happy with.

Jackson's RR5 Rhoads '08 deserves all the praise it can get for its fantastic looks, superb finish and great action. You will have no trouble adjusting the action to your needs, and quality hardware that's built into RR5 Rhoads '08 will not give you any trouble. RR5 Rhoads '08 is both reliable and durable. Only while playing it, you can discover RR5 Rhoads '08's hidden beauty.

If you're willing to believe your fellow musicians, then you should trust that Jackson's RR5 Rhoads '08 is one highly reliable guitar, that will perform well both in studio and on stage. It is durable as well, given the fact that you take the usual care of your instrument. RR5 Rhoads '08 is really a great choice if reliability/durability is one of your concerns.