a bad amp will make every guitar sound bad. a good amp separates the good from the bad guitars. so playing these through a bad amp does not help you decide which guitar is better.
Interesting to see such a 50/50 split regarding which amp people liked the best. Its what I love the most about this industry - there really is no right or wrong when it comes to guitars, amps & tone. Its all about what the individual likes.
Awall Jams i cant even remotely disagree! For the price! If you have like 3,000 shekels in your wallet a evh wolfgang is the best basswood guitar ive ever played in my life!
I have one of these in metallic red.. super awesome!! I had to cut the nut slots lower though.. first fret action was sky high (unconfortable+tuning issues) but now it feels and plays great.. Jackson is in my blood!! :)
Good video. Always love when you guys give your scoring/honest opinion. I think that's a big reason why people watch these videos, keep up the good work! My vote is for the Blackstar tone on this one, warmer and fuller (less brittle sounding than the JVM- at these settings anyways). I know you guys get suggestions all the time, but here is another: my vote is for a video review on the new Jackson pro series DK2MHT or DK2MQHT (hard tail versions). Thanks guys!
I've just bought a JS12, my 8th electric guitar, and it is a fantastic guitar. I was messing around in a shop trying out a few PRS SEs and tried a number of Jackson models, as I've never played one before. The neck and fret work is amazing at any price, but I agree with Chappers that you have to find the one that you like in the shop, as they are not all the same. I used it with my band at the weekend, playing through a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe and Boss GT100 and it sounded awesome, as good as any of my other more expensive guitars. The controlled feedback was really unexpected when playing overdrive sounds and it stayed in tune amazingly throughout the rehearsal. I play pop/rock style, so don't think it can only play metal. It is far more versatile than that
Ian Barnes Hi m planning to buy js12, I'm wondering if it stays in tune after using the tremolo.. considering it doesn't have a locking nut, does it stay in tune.? waiting for reply.....
+Gourish PN it stays in tune better than a vintage tremolo but for a locking but you would have to have the strings anchored on the bridge also or it wouldnt work
Thanks for the review, I've been using this guitar (after I bought it per your recommendation) for over a year and it's been great. For what I payed for it, it's been more than enough. Thank you
I LIKE THE WAY YOU SPLIT INTO STEREO, CHAP ON THE LEFT AND CAPT. ON THE RIGHT, THOSE TONES BOTH YOU GUYS SOUND GREEEAT! GOOD LITTLE JAM YAH GOT GOIN THERE.....VERY GOOD DEMO, I THINK ILL BUY ONE NOW!!!!!
i've bought one a week ago. a js22 dinky. arch top, maple fretboard with "12-"16 compound radius. 209€ for it at thomann. best cheap guitar i ever got my hands on. can't compare to my fender strat or ibanez s series in terms of quality, but damn, that's a good instrument for the money. very good playability, and it only needed some minor adjusting of the intonation and action when i got. it even was in tune when i got it out of the box.
My first electric guitar was a Jackson Dinky, but maybe one step up from these. The problem was it had a Floyd Rose copy on it. Not the smartest choice for a beginner, but I didn't know better. But it served me well for 1.5 years at least. The one quality issue was the nut needed to be filed down a bit. I kept on breaking my high e-string all the time and didn't know why. Well, at least the music store fixed it when I brought it in after first blaming me for not restringing it properly which was a bit unnecessary.
They say that these guitars have their issues but sound good for very little money. I think that's the important thing. In all honesty, the best feeling guitar (not sounding, but feeling) guitar i've ever played is an Epiphone special Les Paul which costs $129! I could spend $300 bucks on some new pickups and it should sound ridiculous and my total investment would still be really little in guitar terms. So just because something is cheap doesn't mean its bad. In fact, there are a lot of expensive guitars I've picked up and hated the feel of.
The trouble with the epiphone standard is that its a gloss neck, which can feel really good or really bad. If u find a good one i think its an excellent guiitar, even before considering its great value. The finish on the back of my special's neck is the best feeling neck i've ever played. However, it's basswood which isn't great, but it sounds great. If you upgrade the pickups, it sounds ridiculously good. SO all the special's fell teh same which is a great feel. But a standard with a good feeling neck is better as a whole.
again its the gloss neck thing, if its a good glossed neck it feels better than the epiphone, but a bad gloss, i hate the feel of no matter what name is on the headstock.
this is my first guitar, bought it around 2 years ago, dropped it once and it was in perfect condition, didn't break, definitely recommend this to beginners, only problem is that the screws are a bit too difficult to remove and very difficult to screw in, so it's difficult to fix a strap
Most of your overall sound comes from your amp, not your guitar. An inexpensive guitar played through a really nice all-tube amp will sound really good, but a really nice high-end guitar played through a transistor practice amp won't sound that good.
OddTimeMan that's the point, even a shitty chinese guitar will sounds awesome in a high end amp, people who want to buy an 100$ guitar doesn't have a big ass tube amp at home, these reviews are like scam...
sharkpyro93 You missed my point. If you're going to buy a guitar and an amp, don't spend thousands on the guitar, spend most of your money on a good all-tube amp instead.
sharkpyro93 wouldn't say broke people, more like low class or middle class good sir. After all, not everyone is a millionaire to sport guitars made of gold.
WOW! Rob had long hair!? lol so crazy seeing this video after checking out your recent Charvel comparisons. Been a recent fan of 3yrs but once i saw this in my recommends after hunting for a Jackson dinky i was shocked ! Rob and Captain have come a long way on their channel!
i got the guitar a couple weeks back now , can't complain on anything! set up perfectly out of the box, everything was screwed on nice and tight , it's just perfect and it only cost me 117 euros :) sounds amazing by the way
The close-ups of Rob playing the black one make that guitar look so cool. It's making me want to part with my money. I love the 22 fret one - the 24 fret one has the humbuckers too close together and it looks cross-eyed.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Jackson, Schecter, and Ibanez are hands down the best bang for the buck and better than most higher end guitars. My Jackson DKMG has become my go-to guitar. My Jackson JS30RR FR plays better than pretty much any mid or low level epiphone, squier, fender, ltd/esp. And my Jackson Kelly PS-6T has been modded so far that it's pretty much a KE5 with a bolt on. Which puts most guitars to shame. You can't go wrong with Jackson.
+GabrielTheGuitarist AMEN, I have always played Jacksons, Started with the custom shop in 84, have bought 6 over the years, all made in U.S.A. A very under-rated guitar company, sad they sold out to overseas, ones in 85 were just as $$$$ as the few custom ones the remaining shop puts out now. My main Jackson is sn# under 6500 made in U.S.A. dinky still rocks, but now just in Church ;-)
+GabrielTheGuitarist so true, I had a Epiphone LP Custom for ~500€ and I returned it because it didnt feel right and got a JS22 instead.... it was literally less than half the price of the Epi but a lot better in terms of feel and the quality wasnt any worse. Now i just drop in some nice duncans and its a perfect guitar
Take in account that in countries like mine (Colombia), they´re not as cheap as u might get in the UK; basically, we earn lots less than u do, and to buy those guitars we need to save some money. Furthermore, the shipping and taxes makes those guitars more expensive if we convert the price in our coin (COP) to your coin. Just wanted to share that part of the story with u guys.
+Dat Roll We had Tagima and Giannini before, but their guitars are not in any way as good as Jacksons, Fenders and whatnot... Anyway, their guitars are manufactured in China now, and they're similar to cheaper Condors. Good guitars are a lot more expensive here than in US, Britain, but if you need/want a real nice one you have no choice. We earn less here and things are three times more expensive than abroad. Cheers from Brazil :)
Thanks for the entertaining and informative reviews. I must stop by the UK and share a pint (or Hob Nobs - whatever they are) with you guys after stopping by the shop.
I got a JS 11 for Christmas in white, and I love. Its my first electric guitar (I've been playing electric guitar for 5 years though. I was borrowing my older brothers Ibanez herfhenjif) And I love it, it feels good for what it is. I want to use it as a modding platform
It's amazing how nice inexpensive guitars are now. When I was a kid back in the 60's & 70's, inexpensive guitars were crap. Now, you can get a really well-made, decent-sounding, playable guitar for just a couple hundred bucks...thanks in part to CNC machines. I just bought a brand-new Jackson JS32TQ Dinky for LESS than $300 including tax & Jackson gig bag. Nice guitar! And I completely agree with others below who say MOST of your overall tone comes from your AMP, not your guitar. So spend most of your money on a nice amp!
I'm pretty sure, with those mics in front of the cabs, those amps and 12" speakers.. You could very well nail a string to a board and make it sound good... Just saying.
So my dad (I’m 22) gratefully hooked me up with a electric guitar for my 22nd Bday and he chose this Jackson (white) and he spent all day I guess choosing, he tried every guitar under $600 (roughly). I strongly believe just as is metals materials as other manufactured materials etc properties are extremely different when manufactured in different environments. So when it comes to “Mediocre” guitars the best way to choose is to have an experienced player (my dads played for over 40 years and he’s great, nothing amazing but def knows tone) play the guitar, and then choose the guitar not by brand or make etc. And I ended with this Jackson in the Vid and I love it, I have a vox mini 3 G2 and after adjusting with pickups it has an amazing clean tone. Distortion not so good but overall very solid, even comparable to his custom les Paul in terms of enjoyment
I picked up a used Jackson JE-3 Kelly, Flamed Maple cap in trans Black, Jackson/Floyd licensed trem, and Seymour Blackouts for $199.99 @ Guitar Center in Tacoma, WA. Plays great and sounds Amazing!! Just couldn't pass it up. Happy with my purchase 150%.
i bought the black one because of this video and i can say that is is absolutely amazing! (for the record i have easily more expensive guitars and this is same quality)
I have loved Jackson guitars ever since i played a Jackson Bass. Metallic green. They're my second favorite, Epiphone/Gibson being my first. And these guys did a damn good review. Props from America boys! To answer your question about the amp tone, i love that growl the blackstar gives off. I may pick one up now. I've always been a Crate man, but that Blackstar sounded great.
I picked up the metallic blue Dinky for cheap road trip guitar. Man, I was surprised! The neck is awesome for any type of genre you want to play. The body is gorgeous and feels great. I would put this up against any $500 axe. The only flaws was that my Volume pot did not spin on center (like in this vid) and the Tone pot was harder to turn. Deox spray fix that, and I tweaked the Volume pot to center it better. The pots are stamped 500k and the pups are not bad - 7.91 ohms ceramics, but I would prefer Alnico 2's. The nut was catching G and B strings (fairly common on all guitars) Nut Sauce fixed that. I find that the low strings especially low E has a dark-flat sound probably from the cheap trem block but not bad for metal tones. The tuners are totally POS and PIA to tune. All in all, after doing a setup and intonation I am afraid to just throw it in the car for a road trip. I will place it very gently in with a gig bag. You won't find a better guitar for the money! PERIOD!
@@EnvyOw The high end Squiers are nice guitars like the Contemporary, Deluxe, and the Classic Vibes. I would at least go the "Affinity" models which are a step up from the Bullets. Get the guitar that you want -that's my best answer. Buy the same exact guitar you hold in your hand, in person, at the store. I would only order a guitar unseen from Sweetwater because they check out the guitar's neck, frets, electronics, etc. before they ship it. No tax and free shipping. I am very happy, still, with my JS11. I got rid of the dark sound on E string by just changing to new strings. But it's up to you to choose.
@@LarryMar good response so does the jackson play good after a setup ? Like you have no problems ?? And also what kind of wood are the neck and body made of
Blackstar sounded way better in my opinion. When I started playing about 7 years ago, I didn't want a used guitar, as I had absolutely no idea what I was looking for. I ended up buying a piece of crap from argos for £110. If this was around, compared to my old piece of crap, it'd be a no brainer. And thats exactly the market Jackson are aiming for.
They should have played these through just the worst and cheapest amps that you get in player packs, possibly with a really horrible plastic multieffect. Nobody buys a £100 piece of crap and plays it on £1000 amps like those.
I have the JS32R dinky (tobacco burst, floyd licensed) and I bought it for £299 new. Upgraded the pickups to EMG 81 and 81. A couple of people played it and thought it was a Japanese import because of the quality! Great guitar! ;-)
I'm from India and I have the JS12 (Captain's guitar) but without the whammy bar and I got a Belcat G-10 amp, two gigbags (one for my acoustic), a stand, picks and cable for 155 pounds equivalent.... N I have seen some very hot guitars, fenders, Ibanez and trust me for this amount of money... i feel like a rockstar! the guitar i agree is not spotless but it sounds great (played it on many amps now) it just fit right in my hands... I love it!!
Yes - I have one js22 - black - one - wonderful guitar amazing neck - stays in tune fairly well - sounds great - toying with changing pickups - but I am partial to ceramic which these are - for now really like this
Tone is 80 % from amp and 20 % of guitar......great amp can make cheap guitar sound awesome..... but i tried exspensive PRS guitar and cheap BC rich warlock guitar to 100 $ fender amp and they sound almost the same :/ ......i have descent amp and cheap guitar and i'm satisfied of my tone , cheers to all ^_^
in this video, the blackstar was louder and had a little more bass and OD, while the Marshall+Zilla cab. were with less OD, more like a Bluesy sound, like captain Lee!
i just picked one up the other night from Guitar Center for $199. Sounds pretty killer. The only thing i have to replace is the tuners. Running it through a peavey 5150 head and Marshall cab
I have the JS22, and for everyone who is thinking about buying one-- do yourself a favor and swap out the nut and get your frets filed (usually inexpensive to have both of these done by a luthier). After that, you have a nice playing guitar.
I just bought one of these last night, I'm super impressed with the quality. it feels like I'm playing an Ibanez rg prestige for a fraction of the price. I am blown away, $129.99 cherry red at guitar center.
I've got a black one of these with covered pickups and a reversed head/neck "JS 32 R" I think... These are so good for the money, I just don't see how they do it. The pickups are passive and kind of weak, yet when you just turn everything up to 11 they sound very nice. The neck is definitely shredder fast and easy to play. I've got Floyd Rose licensed locking trem and it stays in tune. I want to sell it 'cause I've gotten a couple better guitars now, but just can't get enough money for it to make it worth my time.
I have the one rob is playing, the 11 black, it was my first guitar and I just bought a $700 Jackson with emg pickups yesterday (it's incredible, it truly is) I'm gonna stick Seymour Duncan's or emgs on my JS11 and itll easily better than any guitar under $300 with generic pickups
They should try to come up with a dumber fkn name than "Dinky". It's just not stupid enough. P.S. ... and I just can't fkn wait to see / buy Another FKN Strat-shaped guitar!!!! P.P.S I like the way they sound.
Thats cool, everyones entitled to their won opinion :). Do you mean a standard strat is 7/8ths? As that is the size of the dinky, hence the name. I think it sounds cute, although you don't really think of cute when it comes to a metal guitar.
ADDING TO MY PREVIOUS COMMENT : YOUR BUDGET GUITAR ( OR BASS ) MAY SOUND AND PLAY GR8 TODAY...BUT HOW ABOUT TOMORROW ? HOW ABOUT 5 YEARS LATER ? HOW ABOUT 10 YEARS LATER ? ALWAYS REMEMBER THE ENGLISH QUOTE WHISH SAYS " I'M NOT REALLY RICH ENOUGH TO BUY CHEAP THINGS "
@@UltimateJambo yeah so it's not the Marshall. They are tinny whiny sounding mid range heavy amps that are only good cause they're old and that's what everyone uses. They actually sound like complete garbage to my highly trained ears.
Don't be a brand snob. a really good guitar will sound shit on a shit amp and vice versa. It's like shoes, it's all made in China but some people wanna spend $350 on a pair of branded rubber. Get your head out your ass mate.
Fantastic video i own a white js12 in white and a 1992 yamaha pacifica 521 series as mentioned . Although the pacifica feels nice has a fast neck , 2 hums and single with 5 way switch and a nice finish i still prefer the jackson
I've only ever come across a couple of cheap guitars I didn't like, but for the most part, they can be really good shit if you keep them clean, maintained, and properly set up. I've got a Peavey Raptor EXP that's one hell of an instrument, and I only spent $40CDN for it (which I believe is a price of a coffee in the UK), and it stays in tune (even with some whammy abuse), has pretty good sounding pickups (H-S-S configuration), and has better fretwork than some of my more expensive guitars. These Dinkys are on my radar!
Joe Acey Hi m planning to buy js12, I'm wondering if it stays in tune after using the tremolo.. considering it doesn't have a locking nut, does it stay in tune.? waiting for reply.....
Personally I think that there are few guitars that hold a tune well when using the temello a lot. If you are using it loads like Hendrix, then i would recommend a higher end jackson or a Fender USA strat.
Jackson Dinky was my first guitar. It was in a cobalt blue. That was like 15 years ago. That guitar rocked and I just got rid of it last year. Great starter.
If you guys ever get the chance could you review some Eastwoods, Hallmarks, DBZ's and Dean guitars? I realize they are more of a niche guitar but I see many of them attempting to garner buyers from beginners. I enjoy your reviews and I'm sure these brands could be quite entertaining for the right and wrong reasons.
Who else thought they were going to play seek and destroy after hearing that two first notes?
i think they were about to play it xD
Every Gen-Xer's high school talent shows. Ten bands, all playing Seek And Destroy...then the fat girl singing a Whitney Houston cover.
My video started buffering right when that happened so i did...
Vincent Adriaanse lol me
I thought it was gonna be crazy train
a bad amp will make every guitar sound bad. a good amp separates the good from the bad guitars. so playing these through a bad amp does not help you decide which guitar is better.
Not really , i have a very bad 50$ amp and it actualy sounds good. The guitar is really good
wrong..
Interesting to see such a 50/50 split regarding which amp people liked the best. Its what I love the most about this industry - there really is no right or wrong when it comes to guitars, amps & tone. Its all about what the individual likes.
I am hoping to see you guys in the christmas period at Andertons :)
Lost it when they took the cucumbers out of their pants
Honestly, Jackson make the BEST Basswood guitars I've ever played
Awall Jams i cant even remotely disagree! For the price! If you have like 3,000 shekels in your wallet a evh wolfgang is the best basswood guitar ive ever played in my life!
I have one of these in metallic red.. super awesome!! I had to cut the nut slots lower though.. first fret action was sky high (unconfortable+tuning issues) but now it feels and plays great.. Jackson is in my blood!! :)
Good video. Always love when you guys give your scoring/honest opinion. I think that's a big reason why people watch these videos, keep up the good work!
My vote is for the Blackstar tone on this one, warmer and fuller (less brittle sounding than the JVM- at these settings anyways).
I know you guys get suggestions all the time, but here is another: my vote is for a video review on the new Jackson pro series DK2MHT or DK2MQHT (hard tail versions).
Thanks guys!
Love to watch guitar players have fun together!
For a second at the beginning I thought they were going to start playing Seek & Destroy by Metallica ahaha
Larry Taylor Oh my god, me too.
Haha same
+Larry Taylor same OMG!
I swear lol
Have Not been able to play that since the early nineties, Just got a MXR EVH Distortion and it just started to flow.
I've just bought a JS12, my 8th electric guitar, and it is a fantastic guitar. I was messing around in a shop trying out a few PRS SEs and tried a number of Jackson models, as I've never played one before. The neck and fret work is amazing at any price, but I agree with Chappers that you have to find the one that you like in the shop, as they are not all the same. I used it with my band at the weekend, playing through a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe and Boss GT100 and it sounded awesome, as good as any of my other more expensive guitars. The controlled feedback was really unexpected when playing overdrive sounds and it stayed in tune amazingly throughout the rehearsal. I play pop/rock style, so don't think it can only play metal. It is far more versatile than that
Ian Barnes Hi m planning to buy js12, I'm wondering if it stays in tune after using the tremolo..
considering it doesn't have a locking nut, does it stay in tune.?
waiting for reply.....
+Gourish PN it stays in tune better than a vintage tremolo but for a locking but you would have to have the strings anchored on the bridge also or it wouldnt work
"Funky modern metal tone" - WHERE IS BEA
Recording the audio ;-)
but...but... funky modern metal
that is exactly rebea
Thanks for the review, I've been using this guitar (after I bought it per your recommendation) for over a year and it's been great. For what I payed for it, it's been more than enough. Thank you
You two guys just proved that you can get good sound out of ANY guitar if you know how to play.
a good setup and some skill can take you very far
A good amp also helps.
That is true.Talent and Skill are the important thing. A talented well trained musician can make a toy guitar sound good.
*a good amp also
Tom Fortin well they did play on a 1000 dollar amp
I LIKE THE WAY YOU SPLIT INTO STEREO, CHAP ON THE LEFT AND CAPT. ON THE RIGHT, THOSE TONES BOTH YOU GUYS SOUND GREEEAT! GOOD LITTLE JAM YAH GOT GOIN THERE.....VERY GOOD DEMO, I THINK ILL BUY ONE NOW!!!!!
Watching this in 2019. Still thinking of getting one. ;)
i've bought one a week ago. a js22 dinky. arch top, maple fretboard with "12-"16 compound radius. 209€ for it at thomann. best cheap guitar i ever got my hands on. can't compare to my fender strat or ibanez s series in terms of quality, but damn, that's a good instrument for the money. very good playability, and it only needed some minor adjusting of the intonation and action when i got. it even was in tune when i got it out of the box.
My first electric guitar was a Jackson Dinky, but maybe one step up from these. The problem was it had a Floyd Rose copy on it. Not the smartest choice for a beginner, but I didn't know better. But it served me well for 1.5 years at least. The one quality issue was the nut needed to be filed down a bit. I kept on breaking my high e-string all the time and didn't know why. Well, at least the music store fixed it when I brought it in after first blaming me for not restringing it properly which was a bit unnecessary.
They say that these guitars have their issues but sound good for very little money. I think that's the important thing. In all honesty, the best feeling guitar (not sounding, but feeling) guitar i've ever played is an Epiphone special Les Paul which costs $129! I could spend $300 bucks on some new pickups and it should sound ridiculous and my total investment would still be really little in guitar terms. So just because something is cheap doesn't mean its bad. In fact, there are a lot of expensive guitars I've picked up and hated the feel of.
what do you think about the feeling of an epiphone les paul standard does it compare to the special you played?
The trouble with the epiphone standard is that its a gloss neck, which can feel really good or really bad. If u find a good one i think its an excellent guiitar, even before considering its great value. The finish on the back of my special's neck is the best feeling neck i've ever played. However, it's basswood which isn't great, but it sounds great. If you upgrade the pickups, it sounds ridiculously good. SO all the special's fell teh same which is a great feel. But a standard with a good feeling neck is better as a whole.
did you try gibsons?? because what you say is wierd , everybdoy says gibsons feel much better than epiphones
again its the gloss neck thing, if its a good glossed neck it feels better than the epiphone, but a bad gloss, i hate the feel of no matter what name is on the headstock.
my guitar feels good do you think it will feel even better if i sand off the gloss?
this is my first guitar, bought it around 2 years ago, dropped it once and it was in perfect condition, didn't break, definitely recommend this to beginners, only problem is that the screws are a bit too difficult to remove and very difficult to screw in, so it's difficult to fix a strap
100$ guitar, 2000$ amp, fair review...
Most of your overall sound comes from your amp, not your guitar. An inexpensive guitar played through a really nice all-tube amp will sound really good, but a really nice high-end guitar played through a transistor practice amp won't sound that good.
OddTimeMan that's the point, even a shitty chinese guitar will sounds awesome in a high end amp, people who want to buy an 100$ guitar doesn't have a big ass tube amp at home, these reviews are like scam...
sharkpyro93 You missed my point. If you're going to buy a guitar and an amp, don't spend thousands on the guitar, spend most of your money on a good all-tube amp instead.
OddTimeMan i agree, still this review it's not that useful for broke people...
sharkpyro93 wouldn't say broke people, more like low class or middle class good sir. After all, not everyone is a millionaire to sport guitars made of gold.
Great, honest review. I want more ML1 videos! Cheers from Uruguay, South America!
One of the better sounding demos. These sounded really great.
WOW! Rob had long hair!? lol so crazy seeing this video after checking out your recent Charvel comparisons. Been a recent fan of 3yrs but once i saw this in my recommends after hunting for a Jackson dinky i was shocked ! Rob and Captain have come a long way on their channel!
i just found my first electric guitar :D
Congrats! It's a great guitar!
i got the guitar a couple weeks back now , can't complain on anything! set up perfectly out of the box, everything was screwed on nice and tight , it's just perfect and it only cost me 117 euros :) sounds amazing by the way
I'm glad to hear that man
That's Great man Rock on!
hey me too i have the white one.
The close-ups of Rob playing the black one make that guitar look so cool. It's making me want to part with my money. I love the 22 fret one - the 24 fret one has the humbuckers too close together and it looks cross-eyed.
I've said it before and I'll say it again.
Jackson, Schecter, and Ibanez are hands down the best bang for the buck and better than most higher end guitars. My Jackson DKMG has become my go-to guitar.
My Jackson JS30RR FR plays better than pretty much any mid or low level epiphone, squier, fender, ltd/esp.
And my Jackson Kelly PS-6T has been modded so far that it's pretty much a KE5 with a bolt on. Which puts most guitars to shame.
You can't go wrong with Jackson.
+GabrielTheGuitarist AMEN, I have always played Jacksons, Started with the custom shop in 84, have bought 6 over the years, all made in U.S.A. A very under-rated guitar company, sad they sold out to overseas, ones in 85 were just as $$$$ as the few custom ones the remaining shop puts out now. My main Jackson is sn# under 6500 made in U.S.A. dinky still rocks, but now just in Church ;-)
+GabrielTheGuitarist so true, I had a Epiphone LP Custom for ~500€ and I returned it because it didnt feel right and got a JS22 instead.... it was literally less than half the price of the Epi but a lot better in terms of feel and the quality wasnt any worse. Now i just drop in some nice duncans and its a perfect guitar
I love these guitars, I have a js22 and run into my peavey valve king 100w. fucking amazing!
Take in account that in countries like mine (Colombia), they´re not as cheap as u might get in the UK; basically, we earn lots less than u do, and to buy those guitars we need to save some money. Furthermore, the shipping and taxes makes those guitars more expensive if we convert the price in our coin (COP) to your coin. Just wanted to share that part of the story with u guys.
+Juan Joya That really sucks. Are there no South American Guitar makers?
+Dat Roll We had Tagima and Giannini before, but their guitars are not in any way as good as Jacksons, Fenders and whatnot... Anyway, their guitars are manufactured in China now, and they're similar to cheaper Condors. Good guitars are a lot more expensive here than in US, Britain, but if you need/want a real nice one you have no choice. We earn less here and things are three times more expensive than abroad. Cheers from Brazil :)
@@peaceandmotivation474 Hello from USA. Can you order online ? Say from China direct or hell what about MIM strat??
@@robertclarkguitar we can but importing legally would probably triple the price with added taxes and shipping fees
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Thanks for the entertaining and informative reviews. I must stop by the UK and share a pint (or Hob Nobs - whatever they are) with you guys after stopping by the shop.
5:18, the paper just couldn't stay away from the micro terror.
I got a JS 11 for Christmas in white, and I love. Its my first electric guitar (I've been playing electric guitar for 5 years though. I was borrowing my older brothers Ibanez herfhenjif) And I love it, it feels good for what it is. I want to use it as a modding platform
Am I the only one who thought the "affordable" setup chappers was using sounded about 10x better than the one with the $2500 Marshall head?
no I completely agree!
Orange cabs are the squirrels nuts though in fairness :)
arsenalfanrichi the marshall is going into a zilla cab though...
Alex Wright Oh hahahaah sounds very good as well then!
Alex Wright They should have gotten amps in the same price range and then made the video
It's amazing how nice inexpensive guitars are now. When I was a kid back in the 60's & 70's, inexpensive guitars were crap. Now, you can get a really well-made, decent-sounding, playable guitar for just a couple hundred bucks...thanks in part to CNC machines. I just bought a brand-new Jackson JS32TQ Dinky for LESS than $300 including tax & Jackson gig bag. Nice guitar! And I completely agree with others below who say MOST of your overall tone comes from your AMP, not your guitar. So spend most of your money on a nice amp!
I'm pretty sure, with those mics in front of the cabs, those amps and 12" speakers.. You could very well nail a string to a board and make it sound good... Just saying.
So my dad (I’m 22) gratefully hooked me up with a electric guitar for my 22nd Bday and he chose this Jackson (white) and he spent all day I guess choosing, he tried every guitar under $600 (roughly). I strongly believe just as is metals materials as other manufactured materials etc properties are extremely different when manufactured in different environments. So when it comes to “Mediocre” guitars the best way to choose is to have an experienced player (my dads played for over 40 years and he’s great, nothing amazing but def knows tone) play the guitar, and then choose the guitar not by brand or make etc. And I ended with this Jackson in the Vid and I love it, I have a vox mini 3 G2 and after adjusting with pickups it has an amazing clean tone. Distortion not so good but overall very solid, even comparable to his custom les Paul in terms of enjoyment
Bought one in 2019, great guitar
That's why your great guys, for your honesty, thanxs for the videos, i've learn a tone, with all de reviews and stuff.
Dinky = £100
Micro Terror = £99
Blackstar 1x12= £139
You can play a small venue with your band for under £340.....
Metal.Drummer Or you could get a Blackstar ID 412 for £289 and play a full, proper large gig for under 5
Metal.Drummer I really need a new amp . Already got this guitar , but my budget is nly 159 .. pleas suggest me a good amp for metal tone
I picked up a used Jackson JE-3 Kelly, Flamed Maple cap in trans Black, Jackson/Floyd licensed trem, and Seymour Blackouts for $199.99 @ Guitar Center in Tacoma, WA. Plays great and sounds Amazing!! Just couldn't pass it up. Happy with my purchase 150%.
i am a huge metal head, i have to go with the blackstar tone
great vid. i wish they would use one of these guitars in a shoot out vs a $4000 les paul
Me too!!! And you wanna know which one will be better? They both will be for someone
Do a video of best guitars for under £150!
i bought the black one because of this video and i can say that is is absolutely amazing! (for the record i have easily more expensive guitars and this is same quality)
Indeed my man! It is! Enjoy!
5:17
Paper: I can't take it anymore...!
Ha ha, yeah I noticed that too!
That Jackson JS11 looks insane with the light reflecting off it.
Looks like it's on fire.
I usually buy cheap guitars and then upgrade the electronics and other misc over time.
i usually wait and buy better guitars used,a turd is a turd as they say.
I have loved Jackson guitars ever since i played a Jackson Bass. Metallic green. They're my second favorite, Epiphone/Gibson being my first. And these guys did a damn good review. Props from America boys! To answer your question about the amp tone, i love that growl the blackstar gives off. I may pick one up now. I've always been a Crate man, but that Blackstar sounded great.
a skilled guitarist will make any guitar sound good you know
no, a skilled guitarist will play good but the guitar will show its colors if it sucks.
There’s a video on here somewhere of Satch playing a cheapo rig and he sounds killer...
i love it when you two jam together like in the beginning
I pride myself using cheap gear. Take it from the Minutemen, jam econo.
Jason Lee You sir are awesome. And correct. This ain’t no picnic.
I picked up the metallic blue Dinky for cheap road trip guitar. Man, I was surprised! The neck is awesome for any type of genre you want to play. The body is gorgeous and feels great. I would put this up against any $500 axe. The only flaws was that my Volume pot did not spin on center (like in this vid) and the Tone pot was harder to turn. Deox spray fix that, and I tweaked the Volume pot to center it better. The pots are stamped 500k and the pups are not bad - 7.91 ohms ceramics, but I would prefer Alnico 2's. The nut was catching G and B strings (fairly common on all guitars) Nut Sauce fixed that. I find that the low strings especially low E has a dark-flat sound probably from the cheap trem block but not bad for metal tones. The tuners are totally POS and PIA to tune. All in all, after doing a setup and intonation I am afraid to just throw it in the car for a road trip. I will place it very gently in with a gig bag. You won't find a better guitar for the money! PERIOD!
People are saying the Squier Bullet Mustang is the best u can buy for the price should I get this js11 or mustang hh?? Both 150$
@@EnvyOw The high end Squiers are nice guitars like the Contemporary, Deluxe, and the Classic Vibes. I would at least go the "Affinity" models which are a step up from the Bullets. Get the guitar that you want -that's my best answer. Buy the same exact guitar you hold in your hand, in person, at the store. I would only order a guitar unseen from Sweetwater because they check out the guitar's neck, frets, electronics, etc. before they ship it. No tax and free shipping. I am very happy, still, with my JS11. I got rid of the dark sound on E string by just changing to new strings. But it's up to you to choose.
@@LarryMar good response so does the jackson play good after a setup ? Like you have no problems ?? And also what kind of wood are the neck and body made of
@@EnvyOw The JS11 plays excellent. No problems. I have a older model. 2017, I think. Basswood body, maple neck and rosewood fingerboard.
@@LarryMar ok thanks I'll most likely try to get one
Blackstar sounded way better in my opinion.
When I started playing about 7 years ago, I didn't want a used guitar, as I had absolutely no idea what I was looking for. I ended up buying a piece of crap from argos for £110. If this was around, compared to my old piece of crap, it'd be a no brainer. And thats exactly the market Jackson are aiming for.
I had the equivalent model from the mid-90s as my first electric. It was even better because it was a reverse headstock!
i have that one! i bought it today! its gloss black with a reverse headstock. tho mine has EMG 85- 81 pickups
Whoa Captain played Cowboys From Hell by Pantera!?
I just got a Jackson Js11 and it’s got a metallic red finish and it’s BEAUTIFUL 😍
great now I'm conflicted This or the ibanez gio series
+STAHP Sign Gaming omg that would be a tuffy, cause Ibanez is damn good to...hell, I say get em both, one now and the other shortly after.....\m/
Ibanez Gio is absolutely awful as far as sound. Jackson
Jackson is a better choice, but I will always like Ibanez to...\\m//
Lee and Rob. The only people in this world who could do a 16 minute long video on 100 quid electric guitars and still not bore you.
Give me an amp that goes to 11 and a decent guitar and fuck the hype...Let's rock 'n' fuck 'n' roll old school brothers!!!
I like the tone of the Blackstar better with those particular guitars. Thanks for the video, awesome as always.
They should have played these through just the worst and cheapest amps that you get in player packs, possibly with a really horrible plastic multieffect. Nobody buys a £100 piece of crap and plays it on £1000 amps like those.
they did ;)
***** An HT5 going into an Orange 2x12 is like 700 pounds, that's far from what most beginners can afford.
True but I bet they can sound just as good through a Roland Cube amp :)
Those are the exception.
Uh, It only goes to show you that tone is in the fingers. Anything will sound good with skill.
I have the JS32R dinky (tobacco burst, floyd licensed) and I bought it for £299 new. Upgraded the pickups to EMG 81 and 81. A couple of people played it and thought it was a Japanese import because of the quality! Great guitar! ;-)
If you play widdly-widdly with that much distortion they sound the same as a £2000 guitar. What's the point?
YOU DON T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT GUITARS ,
Shut up you moron.
Ricardo Paradas And you don't know anything about double negatives ;)
Then clearly you haven't had much experience playing guitar.
Bubbles Cover What the hell is an idoit?
I'm from India and I have the JS12 (Captain's guitar) but without the whammy bar and I got a Belcat G-10 amp, two gigbags (one for my acoustic), a stand, picks and cable for 155 pounds equivalent.... N I have seen some very hot guitars, fenders, Ibanez and trust me for this amount of money... i feel like a rockstar! the guitar i agree is not spotless but it sounds great (played it on many amps now) it just fit right in my hands... I love it!!
can you get these in lefties?
Cheers man 🙋
Yes - I have one js22 - black - one - wonderful guitar amazing neck - stays in tune fairly well - sounds great - toying with changing pickups - but I am partial to ceramic which these are - for now really like this
Thanks mike 🙋
Thanks so much for demoing these affordable guitars. As I suspected they sound awesome when played by masters such as yourselves :)
Tone is 80 % from amp and 20 % of guitar......great amp can make cheap guitar sound awesome..... but i tried exspensive PRS guitar and cheap BC rich warlock guitar to 100 $ fender amp and they sound almost the same :/ ......i have descent amp and cheap guitar and i'm satisfied of my tone , cheers to all ^_^
CursedheartMiki which amp would you recommend around 150?
I'm just about to buy Jackson js-1 dinky , which is my first ever electric guitar and I am really into it!
Lost my shit at the Cucumber.
in this video, the blackstar was louder and had a little more bass and OD, while the Marshall+Zilla cab. were with less OD, more like a Bluesy sound, like captain Lee!
5:40 wadafak :D
STUFFING.
I love the way that lee gives the guitar a demo twirl and the camera guy just focuses in on rob playing at about 11.00
So Rob taught Captain Cowboys from Hell XD
SourPatchKKid when?
9:17
i just picked one up the other night from Guitar Center for $199. Sounds pretty killer. The only thing i have to replace is the tuners. Running it through a peavey 5150 head and Marshall cab
eatin' ain't cheatin'!
I have the JS22, and for everyone who is thinking about buying one-- do yourself a favor and swap out the nut and get your frets filed (usually inexpensive to have both of these done by a luthier). After that, you have a nice playing guitar.
how do they make cheap guitars? cheap labor
I just bought one of these last night, I'm super impressed with the quality. it feels like I'm playing an Ibanez rg prestige for a fraction of the price. I am blown away, $129.99 cherry red at guitar center.
Cowboys From Hell \m/
I've got a black one of these with covered pickups and a reversed head/neck "JS 32 R" I think... These are so good for the money, I just don't see how they do it. The pickups are passive and kind of weak, yet when you just turn everything up to 11 they sound very nice. The neck is definitely shredder fast and easy to play. I've got Floyd Rose licensed locking trem and it stays in tune. I want to sell it 'cause I've gotten a couple better guitars now, but just can't get enough money for it to make it worth my time.
how many american $$$dollars$$$ is it???
+iamananimal42 I got a JS11 for $140 last year from SamAsh online
I have the one rob is playing, the 11 black, it was my first guitar and I just bought a $700 Jackson with emg pickups yesterday (it's incredible, it truly is)
I'm gonna stick Seymour Duncan's or emgs on my JS11 and itll easily better than any guitar under $300 with generic pickups
They should try to come up with a dumber fkn name than "Dinky". It's just not stupid enough.
P.S. ... and I just can't fkn wait to see / buy Another FKN Strat-shaped guitar!!!!
P.P.S I like the way they sound.
It's called a dinky, because it IS dinky. It has a smaller body than normal.
Pete Doherty 7/8 'ths the size of a Stratocaster to be precise. Dinky isn't the greatest name in my opinion either...
Thats cool, everyones entitled to their won opinion :). Do you mean a standard strat is 7/8ths? As that is the size of the dinky, hence the name. I think it sounds cute, although you don't really think of cute when it comes to a metal guitar.
Pete Doherty Yeah, the Dinky got it's name from being smaller than the Strat. I've felt silly more than once when asked the model name of my Dinky.
@@JacksonAxe must not be confidante in your playing. I rock a dinky and don't care what the hell is called if it rocks its killer buddy!
Kudos for the Spinal Tap reference. :)
ADDING TO MY PREVIOUS COMMENT : YOUR BUDGET GUITAR ( OR BASS ) MAY SOUND AND PLAY GR8 TODAY...BUT HOW ABOUT TOMORROW ? HOW ABOUT 5 YEARS LATER ? HOW ABOUT 10 YEARS LATER ? ALWAYS REMEMBER THE ENGLISH QUOTE WHISH SAYS " I'M NOT REALLY RICH ENOUGH TO BUY CHEAP THINGS "
Am really impressed by the tone of the cheap pickups its amazing
Actually. It's the tone of the Marshall Amps they're playing through.. Although those are great guitars for the price
UltimateJambo61 Rob is playing through a blackstar...
@@UltimateJambo yeah so it's not the Marshall. They are tinny whiny sounding mid range heavy amps that are only good cause they're old and that's what everyone uses. They actually sound like complete garbage to my highly trained ears.
what does £100 buy me? Definitely not those orange and marshall amps which make these chinese pieces of garbage sound good.
Don't be a brand snob. a really good guitar will sound shit on a shit amp and vice versa. It's like shoes, it's all made in China but some people wanna spend $350 on a pair of branded rubber. Get your head out your ass mate.
Chris A your argument is irrelevant from the first sentence.
+Harris Pj I see nothing wrong with the guitars just the pickups
A shit guitar sounds shitty on a good amp. Source: Playing shitty guitars on good amps
No one was playing through an orange, those are cabs
Brilliant review! Funny, informative and unbiased! Definite bargain to keep out and ready to play!
Fantastic video i own a white js12 in white and a 1992 yamaha pacifica 521 series as mentioned . Although the pacifica feels nice has a fast neck , 2 hums and single with 5 way switch and a nice finish i still prefer the jackson
I've only ever come across a couple of cheap guitars I didn't like, but for the most part, they can be really good shit if you keep them clean, maintained, and properly set up. I've got a Peavey Raptor EXP that's one hell of an instrument, and I only spent $40CDN for it (which I believe is a price of a coffee in the UK), and it stays in tune (even with some whammy abuse), has pretty good sounding pickups (H-S-S configuration), and has better fretwork than some of my more expensive guitars.
These Dinkys are on my radar!
Preferred the Blackstar myself. Great heavy tone but it sounded great with the volume rolled back too
They do sound surprisingly good thanks to those amps
I have the JS22 Dinky archtop and it is the best guitar I have ever had..... they are well worth the money and I seriously recommend buying one.
That first riff is real close to In Your Direction by Ratt,good stuff. I've tried these Jacksons,it's a crazy good guitar for the money!
This was my first guitar, it served me well. I have moved on to a fender standard strat now but I still use the dinky for drop tuning
Joe Acey Hi m planning to buy js12, I'm wondering if it stays in tune after using the tremolo..
considering it doesn't have a locking nut, does it stay in tune.?
waiting for reply.....
Personally I think that there are few guitars that hold a tune well when using the temello a lot. If you are using it loads like Hendrix, then i would recommend a higher end jackson or a Fender USA strat.
I love that guitar, bough this one on a pawshop today (priced at 136$ Can)..I got the white one :) nice sustain and tone!
Jackson Dinky was my first guitar. It was in a cobalt blue. That was like 15 years ago. That guitar rocked and I just got rid of it last year. Great starter.
If you guys ever get the chance could you review some Eastwoods, Hallmarks, DBZ's and Dean guitars? I realize they are more of a niche guitar but I see many of them attempting to garner buyers from beginners. I enjoy your reviews and I'm sure these brands could be quite entertaining for the right and wrong reasons.
I'm buying this guitar soon, can't wait !
Dont you just love YouBoob... right in the middle of the solo is when you put your commercials... Brilliant!
I have a White 12 but I've replaced the Jackson pickups with a Seymour Duncan Hot Rodded set and I'm happy as hell
Blackstar sounds awesome. Love that sound.