Review of my 4 current electric guitars
Today I would like to talk a little bit about my 4 electric guitars I own at the moment and play.
Maybe you're interested in them and would like to try playing them where it is possible.
Okay, let's dive in...
First guitar - Jackson SL3 Soloist
First, let's look at my oldest guitar - the Jackson SL3 (Made in Japan) model.
I'm guessing but probably it was made sometime 2008-2009.
It is rather heavy.
Even though made for heavy metal, you can play many genres with it. It can handle most metal genres, rock, distorted blues, fusion, etc.
I must admit I rarely play my Jackson SL3 because of its heaviness.
Btw, the neck is nice to play.
Pickups are - 2 single coils and 1 humbucker in bridge.
It has Floyd Rose whammy bar but I am not a big fan of dive bombs.
Actually, I am planning to sell my Jackson SL3 as I am not using it too much.
I want to sell it for ~1100 EUR (with hardcase). I bought it in 2008/2009 for ~1200 pounds.
Here's the full specifications if you would like to see:
Body: alder with flame maple veneer on transparent colors
Neck: neck thru body rock maple with scarf joint headstock
Neck dimensions: 3rd fret: .790", 12th fret: .850"
Tuning machines: sealed die-cast tuners
Fingerboard: rosewood
Frets: 24 jumbo frets
Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan JB TB4 Humbucking Pickup
Middle pickup: Seymour Duncan SHR-1N Humbucking Pickup
Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan SHR-1N Humbucking Pickup
Controls: master volume, master tone
Bridge: Floyd Rose FRT-O2000 tremolo
5-position blade pickups switching:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
Position 3. Middle Pickup
Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup
Position 5. Neck Pickup
Hardware: black
Scale length: 25.5"
Width at nut: 1-11/16"
MOTO shark fin position inlays
Second guitar - Yamaha Revstar RS820CR
Second, here's my next guitar - the Yamaha Revstar RS820CR (Made in Indonesia).
I don't know when it was made but probably somewhere 2016-2019.
Right now, I like playing it the most and it is my primary workhorse.
It had a pretty high string action but I got it adjusted by my guitar tech guy.
The pickups are rather versatile (2 humbuckers) as I can play many genres with them - blues, rock, fusion, modern metal, neo soul, etc.
Online it says that: "The Yamaha Revstar RS820CR is equipped with two custom-wound VH5+ Alnico V humbuckers. These vintage-output pickups feature heavy formvar wire and German silver baseplates, resulting in a DC resistance (output) of approximately 8.3k ohms to 8.4k for the neck and 8.8k for the bridge."
I complete believe this information, as I said, the pickups are pretty versatile.
I bought my RS820 for 944 EUR on Thomann.de.
Third guitar - Jackson Juggernaut HT7
Third guitar is my Jackson Misha Mansoor Juggernaut HT7 (a 7-string guitar).
I admit, I am not too much of a 7-string guy but I love djent or modern metal. Playing 7-strings is quite difficult to say the least.
Here are the features:
26.5" scale length
Basswood body
Bolt-on caramelized maple neck with graphite reinforcement, scarf joint and oiled back finish
20" radius caramelized maple fingerboard with rolled edges, 24 jumbo frets and offset white dot inlays
Heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel
Luminous side dots
Uncovered direct mount Jackson MM1 pickups
Five-way blade switch, single volume control and single tone control with push/pull select feature
Jackson HT7 string-through-body hardtail bridge
Horizon Devices Strings - Progressive Tension Standard 7
Available in Neon Orange or Blue Sky Burst with a matching Jackson 4x3 AT-1 headstock and black hardware
Playability is all great. The neck is fast, even though not the thinnest one.
The price for the HT7 was 989 EUR.
Fourth guitar - PRS Mark Holcomb SE
Fourth and last is my PRS Mark Holcomb SE guitar.
This one I play the least but that doesn't mean it is the worst one.
It is tuned to Drop C - probably the main reason I don't play it as often as I would like.
Therefore, ideal for playing djent or modern metal.
Price was 1200/1300 EUR.
The pickups are super for those metal genres.
Here are the pickup specs:
It is hard to find Drop C modern metal songs to learn on my Holcomb SE.
If you are able to play different djent guitar songs then this guitar is perfect for that.
My Mark Holcomb SE I primarily use to learn songs by Periphery, Odeon, Monuments, etc.
In summary
Those are my 4 guitars I own at the moment.
I'm planning to exchange my SL3 soloist for a new guitar. Something like Ibanez AZ2407F-BSR. That is a more versatile guitar as I tend to play mostly jazz fusion. And the AZ can easily handle that.
You can probably buy similar guitars to mine on sites like Reverb.com. But the SL3, HT7, Revstar are not being manufactured anymore. You can buy the Holcomb SE on Thomann.com.
That's basically it for today. Hope you like my guitars.
And tell me in the comments if you own any of my guitars and how you like them!
Cheers!
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