Jackson SL3 Soloist Review

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Jackson SL3 Soloist has been rated by 78 musicians.

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Overall Rating 4.5

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Features 4.51

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Quality 4.46

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Reliability / Value 4.58

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Jackson SL3 Soloist Specs

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  • Body Shape: Soloist  
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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: Double cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Alder  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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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 Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Sharktooth  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: MOTO Shark Fin  
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  • Number of Frets: 24  
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  • Nut Width: 1.6875" (1-11/16")  
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  • String Nut: Graphite  
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  • Locking Nut: Yes  
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  • Tuners: Die-cast  
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  • Bridge: Floyd Rose  
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  • Hardware: Black  
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  • Fret Size: Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 3  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 5-Position Blade  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Middle Pickup Type: Single Coil  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Single Coil  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan� JB TB4 Humbucking Pickup Middle pickup: Seymour Duncan� SHR-1N Humbucking Pickup Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan� SHR-1N Humbucking Pickup 5-position blade pickups switching: Position 1. Bridge Pickup Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup Position 3. Middle Pickup Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup Position 5. Neck Pickup

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Few guitars can match what Jackson's SL3 Soloist offers in its price range. That's why many musicians decided to go for SL3 Soloist, and if you decide to do so as well, you surely won't be sorry. With almost nothing to add to this beautiful instrument, rest assured it will serve you well.

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 SL3 Soloist an extremely well featured guitar with which you'll be thoroughly pleased. Highest grades for SL3 Soloist's features!

Jackson's SL3 Soloist is a guitar that will amaze you with its clean sound and defined tone. Plug it into a decent amp and you will sound great out of the box. Tweak the tone a bit more and you'll be having fun in no time, playing full of inspiration with such a great tone. SL3 Soloist handles well with many kinds of different music genres, and is easy to get used to.

Ready to play out of the box, Jackson's SL3 Soloist is easy to set it up even more precise than usual, thanks to great hardware pieces it has built in. Handling and playing this kind of guitar is a pure joy as it stays in tune 90% of the time, regardless of the level of usage. It feels reliable and it really is, as Jackson put great deal of time and effort to produce such a good-looking guitar that is behaving well, as SL3 Soloist does.

SL3 Soloist is one of the finest in its class. Jackson created a guitar that is both durable, and a guitar that performs well in studio, on stage and while rehearsing/practicing. Quality hardware and finish are a guarantee that this instrument will last long and serve you well, if you take the usual care for your instrument, as you should.