I ordered the ivory colored one last night...I will be putting Seymour Duncan pickups in it as well, not sure if I will use the JB-TB4 or the Duncan Distortion TB-6.
Same here!!! Seymour Duncan ‘59 on the bridge an a JB for the neck on mine!! I have this natural wood version!! I have some gotoh tuners coming from Sweetwater!!
Love the look of this guitar! I just saw it for the first time tonight in a catalog and looked it up on UA-cam…yours is the first video I saw. Also, your playing is incredible!
This is the first brand new instrument I ever bought. Got it at GC for $300 & one can't expect the world at that price, but just the feel of it has made it one of my favorite guitars. Throw in the fact that it's a signature guitar of one of the greats, looks badass & pretty good sound, this is probably the best new guitar one can buy on a budget. However, I advise tossing the top pickup, put the bottom one on top & put a DiMarzio or Seymour Duncan on the bottom (or another that you'd prefer).
I actually got one of these used for around 100 bucks from a local guitarist. I put locking tuners and seymour duncan jb/jazz pickups and it's a great guitar now. I'm hoping to paint it soon but otherwise it's well built.
Love it. That might be one of the best looking ones. Tried a top of the line RR years ago and I was amazed at how versatile it was. Got some really juicy blues tones out of it. May look into one of these...
I just traded a Dean Vendetta for this bad boy. I’m loving this thing. Im honestly even liking the Jackson pickups lol. Might not replace the stock pickups for the first time ever on a guitar. I can’t stress that enough. Like, he sounds really good in this video but play testing mine all day, I LOVE these pickups lol. So, in my opinion, it just ain’t his video editing making this sound good. I do go for a similar tone as him so maybe I just got lucky with this guitar and ‘my’ tone but, guys and gals, don’t replace the pickups unless you’ve jammed with it a bit first. These aren’t budget sounding pickups.
I just bought one for $120 at my guitar center and traded in my old Squier. It's a sick guitar but definitely needs some of these upgrades you're talking about. Thanks for the tips! 🤘
I just did a refresh/rebuild on one of these. There is plenty or room for improvements for these. The shielding is piss poor and need's redone, wiring and pots are very generic import stuff. Pickups are 2 wire 7.5 and 15k. I did all the needed upgrades and kinda fell in love with it. I'm not a fan of v's or wasn't before this came to me. I love this thing and it turned out great. Cts pots, proper Sprague cap, some pickups and proper shielding will bring it to life. It's worth modding or buying one and some mods to toss in it. The rear Ferrules are 1/4 or 6.2mm I.D. and need to be glued in place.
I bought the identical one you're playing and I agree on the tuners because I'm constantly having to adjust just a little bit every time I pick up the guitar to play it and eventually I will replace them with better tuners but I did replace the bridge Jackson pickup even though like you said they play and sound great with a Fishman modern fluence with the ceramic magnet and of course with Fishman it transformed the whole guitar brutally awesome but when I changed it out I disconnected the neck pickup but left it in the guitar so I didn't have a hollow space there I also disconnected the tone knob because playing heavy metal you don't use the tone knob and I also disconnected the switch but I still left all of them there so I didn't have holes in the pickguard. I did some research on the guitar and it is a mahogany body with a maple neck. I have other fairly expensive guitars but for the money and just replacing that bridge pickup with a Fishman it plays better than some of my expensive guitars and it just goes to Show You by replacing stock pickups with Fishman pickups which I am 100% obsessed with these pickups even though in my other guitars I have EMG, Seymour Duncan's, and by no means am I down playing these pickups because they have their own sounds that I love too in different applications but with Fishman you are getting way cleaner sounds and you have the different voicings with Fishman and you hear people talk about them being a active pickups but on voice 2 you get a brutal passive sound and even the active voicing sounds amazing. So if you're wanting a great cheaper guitar which it was $289.99 brand new at Guitar Center just that one thing I changed made it sound like a $1,289.99 guitar.
I have a set of Fluence Moderns in a 7 string that I have, they are pretty good! I ended up putting DiMarzio Titans in this guitar. They sound AWESOME! I also put some mini toggles to have access to the coil changes. Popped in Sperzel Locking Tuners, swapped out the bridge for Locking Tone Pros (Metric, of course). It’s nice having a dirt cheap guitar as a beater! Even with all of the upgrades it feels cheap… BUT good cheap! It’s lightweight, sounds good, and I can play as dirty as I want because it’s cheap haha! Cheers -Ryan
I also down-tuned I have 10,13,17 on high end and 34,42,52 on bottom end. I had a 32 on the fourth string but I wanted a little more thump, and just changing that one string gave it more as Ola Englund would say "CHUG" and that's playing in drop D.
Nice! I HIGHLY recommend the DiMarzio Titans! Very well balanced pickups. The great thing with this guitar, too, is that the pickguard is plastic instead of metal... easier to drill holes for Mini Toggle Switches for Coil Tapping! Cheers -Ryan
My Randy Rhoads fix...which is a Hondo Formula 1(Tobacco Burst) w/block inlays feels super light also but feels nice, '84 or so I think. Maybe one day I might get a Jackson or Esp Ltd. model. Cool vid!
Mine is awesome! The bridge and tuners are fine they stay in tune no worries there, I’m gonna change the pickups and pots/wiring. I think I’m gonna put the Seymour Duncan Custom TS5 in it and the 59
Picked one up from GC, less the 3 bills. Had a grounding issue, soldered it up good and it's a whole new guitar. Would like to put some slightly hotter pickups in it with fat mids thought
I eventually got rid of the guitar, actual playabiity wasn't great! The neck on mine felt fatter than my other jacksons and I couldn't get a decent string action !
That gold hardware looks good with the natural. Pick ups seem to be pretty good. I had a satin black one now I got a RX24 red one it's got Seymour Duncan active blackouts. Those pick ups are just hard to beat. But anyway love the gold hardware.
That was a though spanking you gave that Jackson.! Almost bought one at GC a while back but it wasn't on sale so I passed. Ended up with a Harley Benton clone for a whopping $92.00. Probably not as good a neck on it but hey $92.00 its sweet.
Getting one soon. Going to be playing Hendrix/Yves Tumor type stuff on it tho. No metal. Just wanna have a light guitar. V shape. Fast neck. My Les paul is too hefty these days
I've got one ! It's sounds better than my brand new Dean Z select with the custom made Seymour Duncan pickups so I would like to buy your old pickups off the Jackson.
I think this guitar is really nice for the money. Did anyone else have trouble with the Jackson tuners? They seem really tight and then drop like a half step almost. Would simply replacing tuners put an end to this? Only complaint about the guitar.
Upgrading the tuners is one of the most common upgrades for Jackson’s, I find. Sperzels, gotohs, kluson revolution, Grover’s, take your pick. If you get the EZ Mounts from Sperzel then you don’t have to do any drilling. Cheers -Ryan
I have the same guitar, but in the Floyd version licensed by Jackson. My question is, would it be a good idea to upgrade to a Floyd Rose Original? What things would you have to take into account?
Floyd 1000 or Floyd Original would be a wise idea. The old Jackson Licensed Floyds were AMAZING... but in the last 10 years or so they have had a significant decline. But as long as you stay away from Floyd Rose Specials you should be fine. Should be direct replacements. Cheers -Ryan
Got this guitar about a year ago now and got to say it looks fucking awesome in person, but I absolutely have the oul finish, dust and dirt will stick to this guitar over time for sure and it will slowly start to darken the shade of the natural wood. Either way tho I figure it's the price to pay for a sick ass guitar like this so for me personally idc, I like when my guitars have some battle damage or blemishes so it's not to much of a deal breaker if your not super anal about how well this shit will stay clean over time, of course this can prevented for the most part if you get a case for it which I definitely should've have done
Love the sound! Is there a video somewhere that goes over the setup you have plugged the guitar to? I’d love to know what kind of distortion you’re running it through!
Signal chain is in the description. I don’t use distortion pedals. I’ll use the gain/lead channel in an amp… sometimes with a TS9 as a boost. Cheers -Ryan
Mine has a killer hum on the bridge pickup only. Grounds all seem good I thought it was pickup so I changed it still hums. Any ideas. Please help...lol
Just got this for $220. Going to throw on some 12s and set it up for C#. Regarding the sound samples. What tunnings were they in? And did you also change gauge from stock 9s? I'm wondering if I will need to open the nut slots abit.
For THIS video I kept the stock 9s on. I actually kept them on for about 2 weeks until my Tone Pros, Sperzels, and DiMarzio Titans came in... then switched over to 10s. Did not have to do anything to the nut. 12s on the other hand... you *MIGHT* have to open the slots a bit... but it’s also a Chinese made guitar. Spend an extra $50-60 and get a Bone Nut made for yourself. Cheers -Ryan
TriCrow Studios could you do more videos with it? Its really nice seeing it getting modes and stuff. Its also my first guitar. All I practice with it is Death by Chuck Schuldiner, RIP.
Yessir! Gold Sperzels fit fine! It’s usually just the vintage tuners that are. Issue for fit. Get the EZ Mount Sperzels and you won’t even have to drill anything! Cheers -Ryan
What do you mean by "starting out"? Being a beginner at guitar in general or with this kind of guitars, say you have never played a V but played other guitars?
Affordability and workmanship. So if you are just starting out on guitar or if you are dipping your toes into “Funky Shapes” would be all the same. Best part is if you are a seasoned player you can easily upgrade certain components to make it a better guitar. Cheers -Ryan
The Special Run here was released before the new one… at that point it was just the colour scheme of natural and gold. The BIG difference between this and the new one is the new one has the shitty Floyd (will fall apart on you). Cheers -Ryan
At 11:08 you mention a gold v shaped plate where the strings pull through the body. Just wondering which one fits this model and is the installation difficult at all
Y Shaped. The Rectangular ones for the older Rhoads V's don't always fit. I believe the newer style Rhoads are a little longer, body wise. Cheers -Ryan
It's a thin body and the control cavity takes away A LOT. I have a Gibson Flying V that is modelled after a 70s Flying V.... Mahogany with the thinner body. It's quite light as well. Cheers -Ryan
@@Crypticmaskguitar hi again. I make a research and find two models: TPFP and T3BT...wich model u think fit best. The saddles stock are very flat in my bridge.
Same guitar, but with a Jackson Licensed Floyd. So yes... lower quality as the Floyd will start to fall apart within 6 months. GREAT guitar... if you buy a Gotoh 1996T to replace the stock trem system. Cheers -Ryan
GREAT VIDEO!, please, could you tell me about the neck thickness between this cheap Jackson and the other you have there, both have the same neck thickness? or which one has the most thin neck between both you have there?, thank you
@@Crypticmaskguitar thats the answer i need!, I want to buy the Jackson Rhads Pro RRT-5, and i must have the same neck profile as all of them i think, so i think i will take the risk and buy it, thank you very much!
That's a new version for 2021. The "Floyd" is a cheaper licensed version that will break down fairly easily. Which is sad because Jackson Floyds used to be awesome! Cheers -Ryan
I played this guitar in the floyd version today. The bridge didn't keep tune but the neck.....so good. It smoked an indo made pro series that was more than double the cost. I'm thinkin of buying it and completely modding it out
I love the guitar and the color is great ..but the wood feels very unprotected , I feel like it’s gonna get dirty very easily and also that it may get stained by it
Right on! It’s made it’s rounds over the years. In Canada it was $350 or so. They also made a newer model with a licensed Floyd (horrible quality) because of the success of this one! Cheers -Ryan
This dude plays on a whole other level, but he also is honest. Love it
I just bought the black version with the white bevels. Swapped in a Duncan Distortion in the bridge & locking tuners. Its a beast now!
Nice man
I ordered the ivory colored one last night...I will be putting Seymour Duncan pickups in it as well, not sure if I will use the JB-TB4 or the Duncan Distortion TB-6.
What locking tuners did you place on?
Same here!!! Seymour Duncan ‘59 on the bridge an a JB for the neck on mine!! I have this natural wood version!! I have some gotoh tuners coming from Sweetwater!!
Love the look of this guitar! I just saw it for the first time tonight in a catalog and looked it up on UA-cam…yours is the first video I saw. Also, your playing is incredible!
Got damn this is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This is the first brand new instrument I ever bought. Got it at GC for $300 & one can't expect the world at that price, but just the feel of it has made it one of my favorite guitars. Throw in the fact that it's a signature guitar of one of the greats, looks badass & pretty good sound, this is probably the best new guitar one can buy on a budget. However, I advise tossing the top pickup, put the bottom one on top & put a DiMarzio or Seymour Duncan on the bottom (or another that you'd prefer).
Why for the pick ups?
Holy shit, that lead intro was clean! I love that the Wah wasn’t over implemented
Sick playing, with a sick guitar. I'm in love with the looks of it
this is the first guitar i ever bought, fell in love with the look immediately
Jackson is pumping out killer guitars at all price ranges...
I just impulse bought this exact finish at guitar for $220. I don't regret it, I changed out the pickups and its awesome
Nice! I swapped out for DiMarzio Titans, what did you throw in there? Cheers -Ryan
Those were some tasty riffs and licks man. Great job.
Got this guitar it looks killer feels plays and sounds great.
Dude I’m only on sample one and your fucking killing it! Your riffs are so cool!!! Not to mention the solos. Im jealous rock on 🤟🎸🤯
I actually got one of these used for around 100 bucks from a local guitarist. I put locking tuners and seymour duncan jb/jazz pickups and it's a great guitar now. I'm hoping to paint it soon but otherwise it's well built.
Jackson is the best for letting us poor boys get in on the badass gear..probly gonna model mine with passive emgs sometime.
Love it. That might be one of the best looking ones. Tried a top of the line RR years ago and I was amazed at how versatile it was. Got some really juicy blues tones out of it. May look into one of these...
Just purchased my 1st Jackson and it is this model. Can't wait.
I just traded a Dean Vendetta for this bad boy. I’m loving this thing. Im honestly even liking the Jackson pickups lol. Might not replace the stock pickups for the first time ever on a guitar. I can’t stress that enough. Like, he sounds really good in this video but play testing mine all day, I LOVE these pickups lol. So, in my opinion, it just ain’t his video editing making this sound good. I do go for a similar tone as him so maybe I just got lucky with this guitar and ‘my’ tone but, guys and gals, don’t replace the pickups unless you’ve jammed with it a bit first. These aren’t budget sounding pickups.
I just bought one for $120 at my guitar center and traded in my old Squier. It's a sick guitar but definitely needs some of these upgrades you're talking about. Thanks for the tips! 🤘
Not that cheap bro....you didn't get the same guitar
@@hotwheels1838 after trade-in he may have got it at that price. definitely not retail.
I just did a refresh/rebuild on one of these. There is plenty or room for improvements for these. The shielding is piss poor and need's redone, wiring and pots are very generic import stuff. Pickups are 2 wire 7.5 and 15k. I did all the needed upgrades and kinda fell in love with it. I'm not a fan of v's or wasn't before this came to me. I love this thing and it turned out great. Cts pots, proper Sprague cap, some pickups and proper shielding will bring it to life. It's worth modding or buying one and some mods to toss in it. The rear Ferrules are 1/4 or 6.2mm I.D. and need to be glued in place.
Bought a white one today with black bevels. That first demo was phenomenal!
isn't the white one poplar body?
I bought the identical one you're playing and I agree on the tuners because I'm constantly having to adjust just a little bit every time I pick up the guitar to play it and eventually I will replace them with better tuners but I did replace the bridge Jackson pickup even though like you said they play and sound great with a Fishman modern fluence with the ceramic magnet and of course with Fishman it transformed the whole guitar brutally awesome but when I changed it out I disconnected the neck pickup but left it in the guitar so I didn't have a hollow space there I also disconnected the tone knob because playing heavy metal you don't use the tone knob and I also disconnected the switch but I still left all of them there so I didn't have holes in the pickguard. I did some research on the guitar and it is a mahogany body with a maple neck. I have other fairly expensive guitars but for the money and just replacing that bridge pickup with a Fishman it plays better than some of my expensive guitars and it just goes to Show You by replacing stock pickups with Fishman pickups which I am 100% obsessed with these pickups even though in my other guitars I have EMG, Seymour Duncan's, and by no means am I down playing these pickups because they have their own sounds that I love too in different applications but with Fishman you are getting way cleaner sounds and you have the different voicings with Fishman and you hear people talk about them being a active pickups but on voice 2 you get a brutal passive sound and even the active voicing sounds amazing. So if you're wanting a great cheaper guitar which it was $289.99 brand new at Guitar Center just that one thing I changed made it sound like a $1,289.99 guitar.
I have a set of Fluence Moderns in a 7 string that I have, they are pretty good! I ended up putting DiMarzio Titans in this guitar. They sound AWESOME! I also put some mini toggles to have access to the coil changes. Popped in Sperzel Locking Tuners, swapped out the bridge for Locking Tone Pros (Metric, of course). It’s nice having a dirt cheap guitar as a beater! Even with all of the upgrades it feels cheap… BUT good cheap! It’s lightweight, sounds good, and I can play as dirty as I want because it’s cheap haha! Cheers -Ryan
The color gold looks so good
Can't wait to hear it with the titans!
I also down-tuned I have 10,13,17 on high end and 34,42,52 on bottom end. I had a 32 on the fourth string but I wanted a little more thump, and just changing that one string gave it more as Ola Englund would say "CHUG" and that's playing in drop D.
It's an awesome guitar for the price! I put a Dimarzio D Activator in mine and added a push button killswitch.
Just bought the exact same one yesterday. I absolutely love it. Think i will swap out the pickups
Nice! I HIGHLY recommend the DiMarzio Titans! Very well balanced pickups. The great thing with this guitar, too, is that the pickguard is plastic instead of metal... easier to drill holes for Mini Toggle Switches for Coil Tapping! Cheers -Ryan
I got this guitar for my birthday, its my new recording guitar
Dang dude. Your playing is impressive.
Man, your guitar playing is so damn sickkkk. Keep at it bro. Love the video. You just got a new subscriber
I just bought the ivory rhoads js32....I'm going to be doing some major upgrades on the pickups, and probably the tremolo too.
Brother you are insane 🔥🔥🤙
BRO YOU'RE FRUKIN INCREDIBLE 😮
Nice collection of amps 🫠
Awesome as always mate ✌️ Nice axe!
I just unboxed one last night at work and the wow factor of the neck really thinking about getting it and throwing some matt black paint on it.
Great playing man, sick video! I'll definitely buy this in the future.
My Randy Rhoads fix...which is a Hondo Formula 1(Tobacco Burst) w/block inlays feels super light also but feels nice, '84 or so I think. Maybe one day I might get a Jackson or Esp Ltd. model. Cool vid!
I have the same guitar.
I had to make some changes when setting it up, but otherwise, it's killer!
Sure, the guitar is light but that’s why you throw in a few lead balls into the cavity if you wanna break your back. Easy peasy.
Mine is awesome! The bridge and tuners are fine they stay in tune no worries there, I’m gonna change the pickups and pots/wiring. I think I’m gonna put the Seymour Duncan Custom TS5 in it and the 59
Picked one up from GC, less the 3 bills. Had a grounding issue, soldered it up good and it's a whole new guitar. Would like to put some slightly hotter pickups in it with fat mids thought
I bought one the same love the neck on this it's Randy.
NICE AXE BROTHER.... THANKS FOR DOING THE VIDEO
got one of these, I love it! Planned upgrades are locking tuners and EMGs !
Not a ton of space for EMGs in that cavity. Do you have someone who could nicely route out in the back for a battery compartment? Cheers -Ryan
@TriCrow Studios confirmed, EMGs are installed! There is enough room in the cavity for the batter, mine is near the volume knob.
I eventually got rid of the guitar, actual playabiity wasn't great! The neck on mine felt fatter than my other jacksons and I couldn't get a decent string action !
finally a js32 rhoades demo with real metal lmao
That gold hardware looks good with the natural. Pick ups seem to be pretty good. I had a satin black one now I got a RX24 red one it's got Seymour Duncan active blackouts. Those pick ups are just hard to beat. But anyway love the gold hardware.
That was a though spanking you gave that Jackson.! Almost bought one at GC a while back but it wasn't on sale so I passed. Ended up with a Harley Benton clone for a whopping $92.00. Probably not as good a neck on it but hey $92.00 its sweet.
Getting one soon. Going to be playing Hendrix/Yves Tumor type stuff on it tho. No metal. Just wanna have a light guitar. V shape. Fast neck. My Les paul is too hefty these days
Last month I bought the exact same guitar from guitar center
I've got one ! It's sounds better than my brand new Dean Z select with the custom made Seymour Duncan pickups so I would like to buy your old pickups off the Jackson.
This guitar is fucking sick!!! nice riffing by the way, is this improvisation or is this your own songs?!
Bro I want that shirt!! i own the guitar already!! Sick playing
Got one of these on the way, white with black bevels! Planning on sticking a seymour Duncan Nazgul and sentient set in it
Nice! Great pickups as well! I have a set in my 7 String Rhoads! Cheers -Ryan
Just got this same one
Sound great!
YEP. This just made me order one. Lol.
Amazing looking and sounding rig. Thanks brother.
Wow man fkn rip it up .....dont stop 👏👏👏👏
Awesome!!!
🔥🔥
That's some heavy shit brother! You Rock 🤘. 💚🎸🎼👌💨☕
Man can shred 🤘 hell yah
These are on sale right now plus I had a cash back deal from PayPal so I got mine for $150.
I'm fairly new to the channel, but I think this is the first time I saw you not holding an LP.
Hahaha! Yeah... to be fair, though... I own 55 guitars and only 12 of them are Gibson Les Pauls. Cheers -Ryan
Sweet.
I think this guitar is really nice for the money. Did anyone else have trouble with the Jackson tuners? They seem really tight and then drop like a half step almost. Would simply replacing tuners put an end to this? Only complaint about the guitar.
Upgrading the tuners is one of the most common upgrades for Jackson’s, I find. Sperzels, gotohs, kluson revolution, Grover’s, take your pick. If you get the EZ Mounts from Sperzel then you don’t have to do any drilling. Cheers -Ryan
Spends 10 minutes absolutely killin it, spends the rest trashin it 🤷♂️ lol
WoW sure in the heck made it sound killer
I have the same guitar, but in the Floyd version licensed by Jackson. My question is, would it be a good idea to upgrade to a Floyd Rose Original?
What things would you have to take into account?
Floyd 1000 or Floyd Original would be a wise idea. The old Jackson Licensed Floyds were AMAZING... but in the last 10 years or so they have had a significant decline. But as long as you stay away from Floyd Rose Specials you should be fine. Should be direct replacements. Cheers -Ryan
@@Crypticmaskguitar Thank you for your message
Got this guitar about a year ago now and got to say it looks fucking awesome in person, but I absolutely have the oul finish, dust and dirt will stick to this guitar over time for sure and it will slowly start to darken the shade of the natural wood. Either way tho I figure it's the price to pay for a sick ass guitar like this so for me personally idc, I like when my guitars have some battle damage or blemishes so it's not to much of a deal breaker if your not super anal about how well this shit will stay clean over time, of course this can prevented for the most part if you get a case for it which I definitely should've have done
Dude, that’s just extra seasoning on your axe. I can’t wait until mine gets naturally dirty.
Love the sound! Is there a video somewhere that goes over the setup you have plugged the guitar to? I’d love to know what kind of distortion you’re running it through!
Signal chain is in the description. I don’t use distortion pedals. I’ll use the gain/lead channel in an amp… sometimes with a TS9 as a boost. Cheers -Ryan
Mine has a killer hum on the bridge pickup only. Grounds all seem good I thought it was pickup so I changed it still hums. Any ideas. Please help...lol
More than likely a shielding issue. Line the cavity with shielding tape. Cheers -Ryan
Kind of wish they would've included the V shaped tailpiece, but otherwise a great deal for less than $300!
I hear ya! I can’t even find one to install myself! Cheers -Ryan
Okay, I have to know: what tunings did you use for these samples?
I’m not sure. I made the video 3 years ago. Cheers -Ryan
Just got this for $220. Going to throw on some 12s and set it up for C#. Regarding the sound samples. What tunnings were they in? And did you also change gauge from stock 9s? I'm wondering if I will need to open the nut slots abit.
For THIS video I kept the stock 9s on. I actually kept them on for about 2 weeks until my Tone Pros, Sperzels, and DiMarzio Titans came in... then switched over to 10s. Did not have to do anything to the nut. 12s on the other hand... you *MIGHT* have to open the slots a bit... but it’s also a Chinese made guitar. Spend an extra $50-60 and get a Bone Nut made for yourself. Cheers -Ryan
seriously thinking about getting this guitar and staining it, maybe swap the bridge pickup and add pickup covers.
Yo, i have the same guitar. Its so funny to see it on UA-cam lmao. Awesome
I also upgraded the fuck out of it if that gives you some joy. Cheers -Ryan
TriCrow Studios could you do more videos with it? Its really nice seeing it getting modes and stuff. Its also my first guitar. All I practice with it is Death by Chuck Schuldiner, RIP.
I squeeze it in here and there in videos. Congrats on your first guitar! Cheers -Ryan
Did you ever get the gold Sperzels? I'm thinking of getting black ones for my JS32T Rhoads. Need to make sure they'll fit.
Yessir! Gold Sperzels fit fine! It’s usually just the vintage tuners that are. Issue for fit. Get the EZ Mount Sperzels and you won’t even have to drill anything! Cheers -Ryan
Would this be better than the harley benton explorer series(without emg's)?
What do you mean by "starting out"? Being a beginner at guitar in general or with this kind of guitars, say you have never played a V but played other guitars?
Affordability and workmanship. So if you are just starting out on guitar or if you are dipping your toes into “Funky Shapes” would be all the same. Best part is if you are a seasoned player you can easily upgrade certain components to make it a better guitar. Cheers -Ryan
@@Crypticmaskguitar Thanks Ryan. Glad to read such an answer. Hope one day I'll play this axe...
I used to have one but I got a bad Quilty one from guitar center who never fixed it when it broke so I sold it and got a esp guitar
Savage xD
Great video! I'm a begginer and I just bought this beauty. I have some questions.... I
I think your question got cut off.
Tuning? Sounds massive!
im getting one but i must know what song is that around the 2 minute area
We don't play anyone else's material (at least not knowingly). So it's just something I came up with while playing for the video. Cheers -Ryan
What’s the difference between this one vs without the “fsr” ?
The Special Run here was released before the new one… at that point it was just the colour scheme of natural and gold. The BIG difference between this and the new one is the new one has the shitty Floyd (will fall apart on you). Cheers -Ryan
If I had the right set of thick gauge strings, how well would this handle lower things? Like d standard or lower?
It should handle it.... worst case scenario you get a new nut intsalled. Cheers -Ryan
Which gold plate did you use for the strings? Is it hard to install?
What do you mean? This is an older video… the guitar came with Gold Hardware. Cheers -Ryan
At 11:08 you mention a gold v shaped plate where the strings pull through the body. Just wondering which one fits this model and is the installation difficult at all
Ok. I could not find one. There are lots of off-sets available online. But I could not find one for Rhoads Vs, only King Vs. Cheers -Ryan
Ahh ok .. thanx bro appreciate you taking the time. 🤘
How can you have a Rhodes guitar with no tremolo bar.......gotta have a tremelo bar
Left field.question...i.jave the same guitar but am.having a hell.of.a.time.gettimg.a.good.fitting case..which case do you have
I have a Jackson Rhodes Case that I kind of mix in between a few Jackson Vs… cheers -Ryan
@@Crypticmaskguitar is it rectangular or Y shaped, my rectangular one made for.rhodes is.giving me.problems
Y Shaped. The Rectangular ones for the older Rhoads V's don't always fit. I believe the newer style Rhoads are a little longer, body wise. Cheers -Ryan
@@Crypticmaskguitar thank you! I figured this was my problem!
Hey just curious if it’s mahogany why is it so light? Do you think it’s real mahogany or like nato?
It's a thin body and the control cavity takes away A LOT. I have a Gibson Flying V that is modelled after a 70s Flying V.... Mahogany with the thinner body. It's quite light as well. Cheers -Ryan
@@Crypticmaskguitar good to know thanks! 🍻
Does it keep tune when down-tuning?
Somebody can help me because i want to replace the stock bridge in my Jackson RRT5 but i dont know what model fit well.
Tone Pros Metric sized bridge for import guitars. Cheers -Ryan
@@Crypticmaskguitar u are the best!! i going to find it
@@Crypticmaskguitar hi again. I make a research and find two models: TPFP and T3BT...wich model u think fit best. The saddles stock are very flat in my bridge.
T3BT is a direct replacement in the metric size. Cheers -Ryan
@@Crypticmaskguitar amazing! i buy one right now! i want a black beauty RRT5
is the js32 mah rhoads much lower in quality ?
Same guitar, but with a Jackson Licensed Floyd. So yes... lower quality as the Floyd will start to fall apart within 6 months. GREAT guitar... if you buy a Gotoh 1996T to replace the stock trem system. Cheers -Ryan
I have this guitar. People say I play like crap.
Wear a mask until you sound better? Cheers -Ryan
GREAT VIDEO!, please, could you tell me about the neck thickness between this cheap Jackson and the other you have there, both have the same neck thickness? or which one has the most thin neck between both you have there?, thank you
They are both roughly the same profile... little different feel as one is glossed finish and the other somewhat oiled. Cheers -Ryan
@@Crypticmaskguitar thank you very mich my friend, those neck it coud be saysñd that are Thin necks?
They aren’t super thin, like some Ibanez guitars... but they aren’t really thick. I’d say medium thin if that makes any sense. Cheers -Ryan
@@Crypticmaskguitar thats the answer i need!, I want to buy the Jackson Rhads Pro RRT-5, and i must have the same neck profile as all of them i think, so i think i will take the risk and buy it, thank you very much!
The sane Jackson comes with f rose but
Maybe is crap thats because he never tries to show us. A full review on that version...
That's a new version for 2021. The "Floyd" is a cheaper licensed version that will break down fairly easily. Which is sad because Jackson Floyds used to be awesome! Cheers -Ryan
I played this guitar in the floyd version today. The bridge didn't keep tune but the neck.....so good. It smoked an indo made pro series that was more than double the cost. I'm thinkin of buying it and completely modding it out
I love the guitar and the color is great ..but the wood feels very unprotected , I feel like it’s gonna get dirty very easily and also that it may get stained by it
Watching all these videos on UA-cam about the js Rhoads I have to ask, am I the only person who keeps getting the shit ones?
I think u just wrote Metallica’s next album
What are the song names or are these just made up?
Make them up as I go... feel free to give them names if you’d like haha Cheers -Ryan
This guitar is about two hundred dollars, I found this at guitar center
Right on! It’s made it’s rounds over the years. In Canada it was $350 or so. They also made a newer model with a licensed Floyd (horrible quality) because of the success of this one! Cheers -Ryan