Jackson USA WR1 Review

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Overall Rating 4.53

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Features 4.45

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Quality 4.49

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Reliability / Value 4.45

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Jackson USA WR1 Specs

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  • Body Shape: Star  
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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: Maple  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Binding: White  
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  • Neck Shape: Standard  
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  • Neck Joint: Neck-through  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Ebony  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Sharktooth  
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  • Number of Frets: 24  
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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 Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: Extra 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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  • Seymour Duncan Invader SH8 at the bridge Seymour Duncan Full Shred SH10 at the neck

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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 USA WR1 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 USA WR1 an extremely well featured guitar with which you'll be thoroughly pleased. Highest grades for USA WR1's features!

If you try playing USA WR1 after an average guitar, it becomes obvious that this Jackson deserves to be proud of making it sound so beautifully. It delivers great tone when plugged in to most amps and, versatile as it is, it will allow you to find your own tone that you will be proud of as well. Jackson's USA WR1 is surely a world class sounding instrument.

Just by looking at Jackson's USA WR1 you can tell that this instrument is something special. Beautiful finish tells the story of extraordinary craftsmanship of Jackson. Action is superb, and easily adjustable. The first time you pick up USA WR1 and play it, you will notice that this is a top quality guitar. Hardware is no exception; it is carefully chosen and will last you for a long time.

If you need an instrument that withstands live performances and studio sessions, rehearsals and practicing, you should rest assured that Jackson's USA WR1 is the right choice. This instrument is definitely built to last and will do so , through fire and flames. Jackson has the knowledge and experience you can rely on, and that kind of experience is well built into USA WR1.