Jackson American Series Virtuoso Guitars | Interview and Demo with Jon Romanowski
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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2024
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The brand-new Jackson American Series Virtuoso is a stunning evolution of the shred-guitar platform. In fact, the improvements since the company’s groundbreaking guitars of the 1980s can be a lot to take in, so we were gratified to have Jackson’s Vice President of Products, Jon Romanowski, sit with Guitar Center’s Steve Lynch to detail and play through the wonders of the Virtuoso.
Jackson has been innovating and refining ferocious metal machines for high-velocity players since Randy Rhoads walked into the shop back in 1980. The late, legendary guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne was reportedly frustrated that off-the-rack models at the time were far from suitable platforms for his technique and speed. Other gifted virtuosos felt the same, and Jackson became known for pushing the envelope on guitar manufacturing-producing models that could not only stand up to the punishment unleashed by shredders, but also challenge them to achieve greater guitaristic and musical heights.
In the 40-plus years since the brand’s inception, Jackson has never stopped elevating the art of making seriously fast, sonically versatile and comfortable instruments for insanely extreme players, as well as anyone of any style and skill level seeking a guitar that simply feels wonderful in their hands.
The current renaissance of ’80s shred, progressive metal and other extreme styles sparked a new calling for Jackson, and the company is celebrating its past and looking to its future by offering a meticulously reengineered American Series of guitars made in Corona, California. The American Series models pay homage to Jackson’s pioneering ’80s models, but with enhanced playability, tone and hardware.
Chapters
00:00 - Intro from Guitar Center's Steve Lynch and Jackson's Jon Romanowski
00:35 - The Evolution of Jackson and the American Series
01:49 - Developing a Modern Tool for Modern Players
02:57 - Overview of the Jackson Virtuoso’s Design Features
04:51 - Deep Dive into the Compound Streaked Ebony Fingerboard and Maple Neck
07:02 - Overview of the Virtuoso’s Seymour Duncan Pickups
08:09 - A Closer look at the 5-way Pickup Selector
08:56 - Demonstration of the 5 Different Pickup Positions
09:54 - Demonstration of the Virtuoso’s High-Gain Voicings
10:48 - Overview of the Jackson Virtuoso’s Floyd Rose Tremolo System
11:56 - Finishing Touches on the Virtuoso
12:44 - Overview of the 4 Different Color Choices
14:49 - Tone Tests to Road Trials, the Jackson Virtuoso is Pro-Approved
15:02 - Experience the Jackson Virtuoso
16:02 - The Virtuoso is Not Just a Shredder’s Guitar
17:07 - Jon’s Word of Advice for the Aspiring Music Professional
18:06 - Outro
Beautiful. Great demonstration.
Awesome guitar and amazing playing
Fender just bring us Hamer Guitars back.
absolutelydelightedstevethankyou
Great guitar but missing SS frets.
yep, deal breaker in 2024
I like a string though hardtail
Sorry, I thought it was Kevin Nash when I saw the thumbnail.
Another guitar I can't afford!!!!!LOL!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂 It looks too much like an ordinary Plain Jane Jackson/Charvel!!!! I remember when the USA made Jackson guitars had an ultra custom hot rod look!!!! Custom flashy paint jobs/ exotic woods!!!! Locking whammy bar options!!!! Choice of Floyd Rose or Kahler or a Wilkinson! Lately I have been into buying used rare guitars from pawn shops!!!! $200-500 price range And making weird sounds out of those guitars!!!!!😁😁😁😁
Awesome in every aspect except for the Floyd Rose and tools while restringing bit... I immediately think of Ibanez and how you don't need to do that.
Purists? I don’t understand how he can work for Jackson and not give the DK1 or dinky its respected reputation for the artist that used them and its history in metal. The 3/4 size and bolt is what made those guitars so cool I don’t think he can even make a comparison to those guitars and the current virtuoso series it just seems silly to me.
Why can't they make one of these guitars in a non whammy bar version with a tune o matic bridge (strings through the body) or a hardtail !!!!😧😲😮🙂😊 I love the feel and playability if Jackson Soloist guitars!!!! (Really nice guitars!!!😊) I just don't care for the whammy bar!!!!!😝😝😝😝😝 The whammy bar is not part of my playing style!!!! It's a feature I don't need!!! I prefer non whammy/vibrato guitars!!!! Easier for tuning and changing strings!!!!
i don't know how whammy bars still exist. It's a gimmick with all those dives. And the vibrato is "downward vibrato" which sounds terrible.
@@DM-sy4hg these have floating bridges you can go down and up.
@@JD-vj4go gimmicky.
@@DM-sy4hg it must be real dark, cold and lonely in that cave you live in, huh? Jeez
@@Volgin. whatever that means.
$1999, No Stainless steel frets, no thanks.
Agreed…… howeeverrrrr if someone happened to give me one for free i would love it
What's the big deal with stainless steel frets!!!! Does it really affect the way any one plays or affect sound and tone!!!!???😲😧 All my guitars don't have stainless steel frets!!!! The guitars seem to stay in tune and play fine!!!😯🤷
@@michaelbujanda8785 last longer
Agree also that
@@michaelbujanda8785it doesnt wear like nickel frets
Streaky ebony...what a marketing ploy for shit looking ebony. Ruins these guitars for me anyway
For real, even chinese made guitars can afford pitch black ebony fretboards.
@@biohazard8295 Nah I doubt chinese (some other manufacturers) just dye their ebony very black. Finding pitch black ebony is hard these days, saved for the higher end stuff. Streaked ebony is still ebony, just not as high quality.
I don't like it either but it's starting to grow on me
@@biohazard8295 very curious no one seems to know what color an ebony board even it... those darker "chinese" boards youre fawning over are made of the cheapest materials imaginable and are literally dyed black... this streakiness you dont enjoy is what actual ebony looks like...