Very nice. An understated package of specs and finishes that just works. There's a pleasing, but hard to describe, almost 'creamy' quality to the sound of the pickups. But that color ... wow. It's a color that doesn't shout, "Look at me!" and yet you somehow can't stop looking at it.
$1,199.99 for that model at Zzounds, nice but i wish they made it a neck through rather than bolt on, but props for the Duncans and a 1000 rather than a Special, sounds and looks amazing
i agree.. i just dont prefer bolt ons.. i have a chapman ML1 norseman thats bolton but carved and recessed in such a way its practically a neckthru and i dont notice its a bolt on ever.. on the other hand i also have a Xero Dean flying V from the static x tour last year thats bolt on and i quite like it... so idk
The Dinky is a bolt on. If you want a neck thru, that would be the Soloist, but the Soloist doesn't come in this color. The Dinky is $999.99 on Zzounds.
Monster sound off that Guitar and looks really cool. The colour looks beautiful ...I have a Jackson Soloist SL3 made in Japan, savage Guitar for Rock/ Metal... Jackson's for me are a great all rounder guitar, you can beat the Tremolo and it never goes out of tune...
Own an Indigo Blue Pro Plus DKA. Might be my favorite…between it and my Soloist. Sweetwater got them for $999. Fender running a 10% off too. Get it for $899.
Pixxy i'm surprised this didn't have the string pull down bar on the headstock to assist in keeping it in tune. I know you have done a excellent video on this subject. I'm familiar with the struggle to keep these styles of guitars in tune.
The string retainer after the locking nut is only there so they won't go sharp after tightening the locking nut clamps. It has nothing do with tuning stability. I did add one to my Dinky, though, for that reason. Plus I think it looks cool :) Peace.
@@raytorvalds3699 Here's Pixxy's own video on the subject. As he said it's frustrating. We have a lot of guitars but it's the Jackson without the string bar thats the nightmare to keep in tune. Again it's Pixxy Steves video and it's good ua-cam.com/video/4LEEtXoe0gA/v-deo.html
I picked up the soloist SLA3, in white, new for $950 about a month ago. It is a great guitar, build quality on par with my 90's made in Japan, maybe even a little better tbh. And basically fully set up outa the bag to boot. =)
Nice guitar, but I wish that Jackson actually offered shark fin inlays for non-signature model Dinkys and Soloists in the Pro / Pro Plus series. They haven't had them since Jackson moved those models manufacturing from Japan to Indonesia and Mexico after 2011 / 2012. Although it looks like they have a new shattered mirror Pro Plus Soloist coming out with sharkfins, so maybe Jackson will do more Pro models with them? I've basically avoided the current Pro series because of that. All of the Jacksons I've bought in the past several years have been the old MIJ models or the old USA series.
That axe is sweet. It would be cool to see some of the JS series Jacksons to have an oxblood type finish. Great playing as always, and thanks for making these videos!
I see they went with that charvel type bolt on as well. I have the same on my charvel pro mod. Nice guitar, fenders cutting corners on other products though. Ever since Fender bought out jackson a lot has changed.
Cool, love Jackson, was my first real guitar a soloist, ya that name was cool and partly why I got it, I wanted to play solos and thought with a name like that you cant go wrong right?! But I did stroke Jackson's Dinky at a shop once and was impressed.,really nice feel fit and finish for a bolt on.
Hey Steve. Live over here in weymouth ma. Love your channel. I do have a Jackson. Its fits me so good but headstock is okay. Lol I was wondering. Do u buy these guitars for yourself or are they loaned to you for the videos? And if you do get a new guitar a week. You have a ton of guitars. 😊😊. Which is awesome
Looks okay and like always, you make these axes sing. I just can’t get behind the idea of a $1200 bolt on neck guitar made in China when you can still get MIJ Ibanez Genesis for $1k and under all day long. $1000-1400 is mint used Ibanez Prestige, ESP Standard/E-II or Jackson’s/Charvel’s very own MJ model territory. You can even get USA Select models in the wild for that much. Not saying this guitar isn’t well built but it certainly won’t hold its value like the similar guitars I mentioned. To each their own though.
first of all its a Jackson, I hardly ever see a used ESP any model for $1200 , Also the Dinky is a bolt on model, if you want neck thru you can get a soloist starting at like $600 brand new, a pro plus soloist should be very close to the price of a pro plus dinky...they are almost always on sale somewhere for around $1g also
@@tankdarla637 look harder? I’m in the U.S. and I have several Japanese ESP Standard and E-II purchased recently for $1200 or under. There’s a mint USA Select Charvel SoCal in my local shop. I got my Ibanez’s Prestige 5120m with case brand new for $1500 out the door. Heck, if you’re willing to save a little, I got my 8520GE J Custom brand new for $2k even! I know the diff between a dinky and soloist. I have Japanese DK2m that I’ve owned since 2006 and a DKR, and an USA Dk1 and a handful of Charvels. I also have a one of the newer USA production SL3 soloists that I got lightly used locally for $1300. I’ve got some of the recent ish cheaper models like the import Chris Broderick soloist and the Phil Demmel sig(hard tail). It’s not a matter of knowing the product range, or having the means to get any of these things mentioned. I’m only listing what I have to demonstrate that I actually own the things and have experience with what I’m speaking about. I’m saying you can get better built guitars with better materials that hold their value better than these max profit Chinese ones. Yea a good player can make them sound good as I said in my original comment, just not a good investment in my opinion. If you wanna pay yesterday’s high end Korean/Japanese/USA prices for cheap labor Chinese ones with basic features that no one’s going to buy if you decide you no longer want it then be my guest.
That... is gorgeous! I have a Jackson JS32 DKA. It's a decent guitar for what I paid for it. I only got it for something to modify the p*ss out of without worrying about detracting from the value. I have a couple other vintage Gibsons that I bought new in 1980 and have owned for 44 years. A 1980 Flying V2 and a 1978 25/50 Anniversary Les Paul. Can't do anything to those. Anyway, my dream guitar for many years has been an Ernie Ball Musicman John Petrucci Signature Majesty. I am wondering if I might have to reconsider that choice. And only $999! Considerably less than a Majesty. I wonder if I could ask a couple questions about your Jackson...? The tremolo/bridge on my JS32 is a "Jackson by Floyd Rose". I'm guessing the one on yours is an actual Floyd Rose piece. That is obviously one of the items I want to upgrade. The floating tremolo is actually pretty good on my JS32. With the locking nut, it stays in tune quite well regardless of how you abuse it. However, the fine tuners are cr*p. They feel like they will strip out or cross thread at any moment. This will be the very first thing that gets upgraded. Your guitar appears to have the stock Jackson tuning heads. Are they any good? The stock Jackson tuning heads on my JS32 are... not very good, to say the least. I think the only reason I don't have constant issues with them is because of the locking nut, so the tuners are actually rarely used. Bu they just have a cheap feel to them. I will definitely upgrade those. I have the stock Jackson pickups in mine. They are actually not terrible. I will probably upgrade to DiMarzio's or Duncans at some point but it's not a big priority. How are the frets on that one? I had to totally rework my frets when I got the guitar. They were so rough that it was almost unplayable. I got them smoothed out, but I still feel like the frets are an issue. Do you know what size the frets are on that guitar? I feel like these are just too small. Like, when I do a bend, I can feel the string dragging on the fretboard itself because the frets aren't high enough. I mean, I'm not even remotely close to being a guitar virtuoso so maybe I'm just not doing it right LOL. Anyway, beautiful guitar. I might own one someday.
I'm not a Jackson fan (they just don't appeal to me and I feel like they don't offer much bang for buck) but wow this one is HELLA nice. Especially for the price
Yeesh,.....how many companies are putting out THOUSANDS of these guitars using that same body shape i have 2 10 +- y/o Schecter Omens with the same setup. minus the floyds..... & DM Pups. they both cost $200 each used in excellent condition.
How is it the EART can ship their $400 guitar with nice padded case that looks $90 case and your paying a $1000 bucks...na man JAckson come better than that.
$1200 for a made in China Jackson. This should tell you that Fender thinks it’s customers are morons. And if customers pay it, they are morons. You will never get anywhere near your money out of it if you try to resell it. And it will just cause all of their other manufactured guitar prices to go up, just like Fender is now trying to sell MIM Charvels and EVHs for $1600. No thanks…
Nice guitar, but Jacksons shouldn't have carved tops. You wouldn't want an Ibanez RG with a carved top would you? Would you? You would? I bet you wear socks with sandals.
I have the Fireburst...and it's a monster. Stainless steel frets!...compared to other guitars in this price range...it's really nice.
Very nice. An understated package of specs and finishes that just works. There's a pleasing, but hard to describe, almost 'creamy' quality to the sound of the pickups. But that color ... wow. It's a color that doesn't shout, "Look at me!" and yet you somehow can't stop looking at it.
I have one in firestorm. Very well built. She's perfect.
I am going to give you the Keys to the Lamborghini. (Michael Batio) - lol the guitar looks great, reminds me of the Kramer SM1
When MAB told us he was gonna give us the keys to the Lamborghini, this is what he was talking about.
According to that video he did with Rob Scallon he stole that mf 💀
THEY PICK YOUR POCKET AT NO UPCHARGE.
Reminds me of the older ESP Horizon models from the late 80s. 🔥
I have a horizon from 1998 on a dark red color. One of my favorite guitars.
@@richszmal1653 Beautiful guitar
A Jackson without Sharkifins is just not a Jackson. 🙃🍻
And these matching color headstocks look cheap Jackson’s need shark fins and black headstocks Period
And these matching color headstocks look cheap Jackson’s need shark fins and black headstocks Period
Still have an old mij jackson dinky from 2000s.. this guitar is a lifetime keeper. also it's still my favorite.
hard to beat mij Jacksons, most of my guitars are 2000s mij Jackson and most of them are Dinky. Extremely consistent quality and perfect necks.
Yes sir, still have my 1995 dinky rev pro stone w/
maple fretboard. Fantastic quality.
@@larrymann1272 They're great, i am having an eye on used market, maybe i'll get another one.
Beautiful color and sounds great. Interesting switching options.
my 13 yr old sons first guitar was a JS23 Dinky in neon orange with floyd. best superstrat for the mine new! santa was impressed with it
LOVE that matching headstock! YESSSSS!!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Ugh No way That makes guitars look so cheap Jackson’s need black headstocks
Times have sure changed. $1k for a Chinese guitar...no thanks.
$1,199.99 for that model at Zzounds, nice but i wish they made it a neck through rather than bolt on, but props for the Duncans and a 1000 rather than a Special, sounds and looks amazing
i agree.. i just dont prefer bolt ons.. i have a chapman ML1 norseman thats bolton but carved and recessed in such a way its practically a neckthru and i dont notice its a bolt on ever.. on the other hand i also have a Xero Dean flying V from the static x tour last year thats bolt on and i quite like it... so idk
The link shows it at $999.99 now!
It's made in China.
@@judih.8754 Oh cool, thanks for pointing that out!
The Dinky is a bolt on. If you want a neck thru, that would be the Soloist, but the Soloist doesn't come in this color. The Dinky is $999.99 on Zzounds.
Corey Feldman should take lessons from you
Corey Feldman would complain about the action and his lighting.
Monster sound off that Guitar and looks really cool. The colour looks beautiful ...I have a Jackson Soloist SL3 made in Japan, savage Guitar for Rock/ Metal... Jackson's for me are a great all rounder guitar, you can beat the Tremolo and it never goes out of tune...
My 10 year old nephew would love this guitar.
Wow! That looks wicked nice!
Okoume, is a very Mahogany "like" wood.
Fantastic variety of sounds with that switch wired like that!
Own an Indigo Blue Pro Plus DKA. Might be my favorite…between it and my Soloist. Sweetwater got them for $999. Fender running a 10% off too. Get it for $899.
Pixxy i'm surprised this didn't have the string pull down bar on the headstock to assist in keeping it in tune. I know you have done a excellent video on this subject. I'm familiar with the struggle to keep these styles of guitars in tune.
The string retainer after the locking nut is only there so they won't go sharp after tightening the locking nut clamps.
It has nothing do with tuning stability. I did add one to my Dinky, though, for that reason.
Plus I think it looks cool :) Peace.
@@raytorvalds3699 Here's Pixxy's own video on the subject. As he said it's frustrating. We have a lot of guitars but it's the Jackson without the string bar thats the nightmare to keep in tune. Again it's Pixxy Steves video and it's good ua-cam.com/video/4LEEtXoe0gA/v-deo.html
Phil Colin (Def Leppard) would be proud. Very nice axe.
lol, agreed with the Dinky naming.
I do have one that I love dearly.
Good video and playing as always, Steve. Rock on \m/
I picked up the soloist SLA3, in white, new for $950 about a month ago. It is a great guitar, build quality on par with my 90's made in Japan, maybe even a little better tbh. And basically fully set up outa the bag to boot. =)
i like the prs bags that have the velcro thingie for you to strap the headstock into
i gotta get me a wicked jackson twanger
Love my Jacksons!
I like that! Really surprised by the versatility of those pick ups and switching options. Some very convincing single coil sounds.
Getting a little Jazzy with those clean tones! I dig it!!
Nice guitar, but I wish that Jackson actually offered shark fin inlays for non-signature model Dinkys and Soloists in the Pro / Pro Plus series. They haven't had them since Jackson moved those models manufacturing from Japan to Indonesia and Mexico after 2011 / 2012. Although it looks like they have a new shattered mirror Pro Plus Soloist coming out with sharkfins, so maybe Jackson will do more Pro models with them? I've basically avoided the current Pro series because of that. All of the Jacksons I've bought in the past several years have been the old MIJ models or the old USA series.
Just checked out the specifications, WOW! That's a whole lotta guitar for the money, no doubt.
That axe is sweet. It would be cool to see some of the JS series Jacksons to have an oxblood type finish. Great playing as always, and thanks for making these videos!
LOVE the finish and it sounds fantastic!
I see they went with that charvel type bolt on as well. I have the same on my charvel pro mod. Nice guitar, fenders cutting corners on other products though. Ever since Fender bought out jackson a lot has changed.
Cool, love Jackson, was my first real guitar a soloist, ya that name was cool and partly why I got it, I wanted to play solos and thought with a name like that you cant go wrong right?! But I did stroke Jackson's Dinky at a shop once and was impressed.,really nice feel fit and finish for a bolt on.
Man the bag I got with my new Charvel Super Stock Silver Bengal was a big fat joke. Absolutley zero padding.
I have one of these but in blue. The bag is pretty much a ziplock bag
Steve good to see you my man! ROcK~n~rOLL
Yes, it's Oh - Koo - May. Eastman uses it on their models.
Steve we have the same taste in gear. The Oxblood is wonderful, Zzounds rocks
I love my Jackson
the bag logo lets thieves know to rob you
I know very little about guitars......so probably dumb question, but does the clear tape over the pickups have ANY impact on the sound??
Look great!!! I have 2 Jackson's I really love the Dinky body style!!!!
Nice Axl to play
Kramer Stagemaster vibes
I have that exact same one and it’s awesome
Very nice guitar!!!! I think i saw plastic protective seals over the pickups while demonstating the guitar....
Looks beautiful, like a Schecter
That is freaking rad dude! Me likey!,
Very nice guitar. I would love to see a video of what software you are using. It sounds fantastic on all your video's.
Yeah, that looks killer in ox blood !!
Hey Steve. Live over here in weymouth ma. Love your channel. I do have a Jackson. Its fits me so good but headstock is okay. Lol I was wondering. Do u buy these guitars for yourself or are they loaned to you for the videos? And if you do get a new guitar a week. You have a ton of guitars. 😊😊. Which is awesome
The dkaq is the quilt top version this is just the dka pro plus. And they are not 1299 this guitar is 1000 the quilt top is the 1299
Hey steve hope ur well, thats y guitar you got there, love it train track fretts tho, but i love mine, knew you were gonna pull that out the box.
Looks okay and like always, you make these axes sing. I just can’t get behind the idea of a $1200 bolt on neck guitar made in China when you can still get MIJ Ibanez Genesis for $1k and under all day long. $1000-1400 is mint used Ibanez Prestige, ESP Standard/E-II or Jackson’s/Charvel’s very own MJ model territory. You can even get USA Select models in the wild for that much. Not saying this guitar isn’t well built but it certainly won’t hold its value like the similar guitars I mentioned. To each their own though.
first of all its a Jackson, I hardly ever see a used ESP any model for $1200 , Also the Dinky is a bolt on model, if you want neck thru you can get a soloist starting at like $600 brand new, a pro plus soloist should be very close to the price of a pro plus dinky...they are almost always on sale somewhere for around $1g also
@@tankdarla637 look harder? I’m in the U.S. and I have several Japanese ESP Standard and E-II purchased recently for $1200 or under. There’s a mint USA Select Charvel SoCal in my local shop. I got my Ibanez’s Prestige 5120m with case brand new for $1500 out the door. Heck, if you’re willing to save a little, I got my 8520GE J Custom brand new for $2k even!
I know the diff between a dinky and soloist. I have Japanese DK2m that I’ve owned since 2006 and a DKR, and an USA Dk1 and a handful of Charvels. I also have a one of the newer USA production SL3 soloists that I got lightly used locally for $1300. I’ve got some of the recent ish cheaper models like the import Chris Broderick soloist and the Phil Demmel sig(hard tail). It’s not a matter of knowing the product range, or having the means to get any of these things mentioned. I’m only listing what I have to demonstrate that I actually own the things and have experience with what I’m speaking about. I’m saying you can get better built guitars with better materials that hold their value better than these max profit Chinese ones. Yea a good player can make them sound good as I said in my original comment, just not a good investment in my opinion. If you wanna pay yesterday’s high end Korean/Japanese/USA prices for cheap labor Chinese ones with basic features that no one’s going to buy if you decide you no longer want it then be my guest.
That... is gorgeous! I have a Jackson JS32 DKA. It's a decent guitar for what I paid for it. I only got it for something to modify the p*ss out of without worrying about detracting from the value. I have a couple other vintage Gibsons that I bought new in 1980 and have owned for 44 years. A 1980 Flying V2 and a 1978 25/50 Anniversary Les Paul. Can't do anything to those.
Anyway, my dream guitar for many years has been an Ernie Ball Musicman John Petrucci Signature Majesty. I am wondering if I might have to reconsider that choice. And only $999! Considerably less than a Majesty. I wonder if I could ask a couple questions about your Jackson...?
The tremolo/bridge on my JS32 is a "Jackson by Floyd Rose". I'm guessing the one on yours is an actual Floyd Rose piece. That is obviously one of the items I want to upgrade. The floating tremolo is actually pretty good on my JS32. With the locking nut, it stays in tune quite well regardless of how you abuse it. However, the fine tuners are cr*p. They feel like they will strip out or cross thread at any moment. This will be the very first thing that gets upgraded.
Your guitar appears to have the stock Jackson tuning heads. Are they any good? The stock Jackson tuning heads on my JS32 are... not very good, to say the least. I think the only reason I don't have constant issues with them is because of the locking nut, so the tuners are actually rarely used. Bu they just have a cheap feel to them. I will definitely upgrade those.
I have the stock Jackson pickups in mine. They are actually not terrible. I will probably upgrade to DiMarzio's or Duncans at some point but it's not a big priority.
How are the frets on that one? I had to totally rework my frets when I got the guitar. They were so rough that it was almost unplayable. I got them smoothed out, but I still feel like the frets are an issue. Do you know what size the frets are on that guitar? I feel like these are just too small. Like, when I do a bend, I can feel the string dragging on the fretboard itself because the frets aren't high enough. I mean, I'm not even remotely close to being a guitar virtuoso so maybe I'm just not doing it right LOL.
Anyway, beautiful guitar. I might own one someday.
Hi man just saw you jamming with dovydas high 5 to you man
oh thats sick steve very sexy lines dude and collor dang jackson always nice guitars
Is that...a Dinky? Looks fantastic, especially for the price.
Thats fire
Holy cow!!!!
Is that a virtuoso or a soloist? 59/JB is a great vintage combo
That’s a stunner 💥
It sounds that good with the protective plastic still on the pickups?? Or are they really THAT shiney?? Damn.
Is there an option to get it w/hardtail. Ocuma wood is used in some hi-end guitar bodies. Lighter.
Are you playing with the plastic on the pick ups??
I love my Jacksons
Oooo I love that color!
Always enjoy ! ☘️🍷🤘
its super nice
Thanks!
Looks and sounds amazing 🤘
Wicked...Yessa Mista!
I'm not a Jackson fan (they just don't appeal to me and I feel like they don't offer much bang for buck) but wow this one is HELLA nice. Especially for the price
Why Dinky? Was Puny already taken? What a name
Definitely sweet
It darn sure is classy and it’s not blue ha ha
A Lamborghini does not come in a gig bag
£889 When it first came out. You can still get em for under 1grand. Steal frets.
That's a lot of guitar for 1K.
sweet!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeesh,.....how many companies are putting out THOUSANDS of these guitars using that same body shape i have 2 10 +- y/o Schecter Omens with the same setup. minus the floyds..... & DM Pups. they both cost $200 each used in excellent condition.
Nice 🤘
Jacksons have always had a carved tops just most Jackson players play rrs kellys warriors not strat bodys
It’s ESP Horizon from Jackson🤦🏻♂️
Looks like a nice , wide and comfy neck…man though, remember way back when a China made guitar could be had for $250 or so …
How is it the EART can ship their $400 guitar with nice padded case that looks $90 case and your paying a $1000 bucks...na man JAckson come better than that.
I have to agree with a comment below…. A Jackson with a carved top just doesn’t look right. It looks like a cross between a Schecter and an Ibanez.
Can't watch the sounds anymore. Just want to reach in the screen and tear off the thick plastic covers on the new pickups. 😮
Cool looking guitar. But $1,200 for a Chinese Jackson? What is the guitar world coming to!?
$1200 for a made in China Jackson. This should tell you that Fender thinks it’s customers are morons. And if customers pay it, they are morons. You will never get anywhere near your money out of it if you try to resell it. And it will just cause all of their other manufactured guitar prices to go up, just like Fender is now trying to sell MIM Charvels and EVHs for $1600. No thanks…
Sad that it is made in China and not the US of A 😢
They still make them in the USA, they just cost 2x-3x this one.
@@SFBGuitar Exactly my point. Still should not be MIC…
China tho?
Lambo? Nah. Thats more like a Dodge Charger. Built for old dudes to pretend theyre still fast.
Looks too much like a schecter?
1299 for a DNKY. WHAT AN OUTRAGE. THESE COMPANYS ARE OUT OF CPNTROL WIYH GREED. NUCKIN FUTZ. WELL I WONT PLAY THAT GAME.
Nice guitar, but Jacksons shouldn't have carved tops. You wouldn't want an Ibanez RG with a carved top would you? Would you? You would? I bet you wear socks with sandals.
Probably the dumbest take I've heard this week
Poor baby.
Lol i thought it was funny😂
No matter what guitar he puts through his plugin they all sound identical
I would want a carved top on a strat shape, and I never wear socks
Sounds muffled or something
If a guitar were a Lamborghini it could catch on fire and constantly need expensive servicing. Why would anyone want that?
Nope....You're thinking of FERRARI......they catch fire.........Lamborghini is literally known for being a Very Reliable supercar
Never compare a guitar with a stupid car.
Yuk overpriced Fender junk….go back to Ibanez and ESP.
If that was a car it would be a Kia?