Why JACKSON Make The BEST Modern Guitars

Thank you for watching! In this video, I am going through my favourite Jackson Guitars from their new 2023 Pro Plus Series lineup. The guitars in this video are the Jackson SL7 ET and the Jackson MDK 7 ET.

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Chapters
0:00- Jackson Are Winning
0:47 - Using The Guitars In A Track
1:29 - Jackson Josh Smith Signature SL7 ET
5:07 - Jackson MDK 7 ET 2023
9:04 - Final Thoughts And Impressions

[KeyanHoushmandLive]

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[ericwysocki]

I think if they released a few 6 string evertune baritones they'd be WAY ahead of every other brand

[andrefludd]

Sounds like I need a new Jackson guitar very soon :). I got the 7-string Misha signature after watching your videos so thanks for that!

[KaiDown]

29.5" would be absolutely clutch, the only other production long-scale evertune guitars are the two 29" Solars

[thisguy]

I personally love the strat headstock. It’s a nice nod to the original super strats.

[flashbackshape]

I agree. We do need that 29.5 Josh Smith signature. Come on Jackson

[Gibby]

they need to make more jacksons with the 3 + 3 headstock

[rewoundmusic]

I love Jackson guitars they are starting to become one of my favorite brands, I recently got a dk modern ash ht7 and I love it becoming one of my favorite 7 strings. Also have a misha model and a Wildcard 27 fret model which are also amazing, Jackson are killing it as of late

[perrtown]

Great vid! Been waiting for a JS review for so long. Glad it was done by you! Answered all my questions. Killer riffage too! Nice work

[FilipeCanadas]

I didn't know but I NEED one more Jackson in my life 😅🤩

[mjetdevelopment]

I love your sound, I could listen to your raw guitar sound and riffs for hours

[aremenius]

Pulled the trigger on the SL7ET as soon as I had the money and regret nothing :D This guitar is just superb for the price, plus the frets are easily replaceable :D

[Robert-qnox]

Yessss! I invested in one a month ago and love it for so many reasons. With the gauge I ended up using I couldn’t tune higher than drop F lol but a pitch shifter was there when I needed it. Main thing I’m wondering about is how much not having stainless steel frets will be an issue in the long run…
Doesn’t matter a whole deal for now at least. Thanks for showing off this masterpiece!

[janijani]

Jackson is great. Specially love the rhoads models. Atm thinking of buying the Mark Heylmun signature. I'm not even that big of a fan of Suicide Silence but that guitar looks amazing.

[DukeLetoIII]

I just got the Jackson Modern DK 7 ET today - what a fucking instrument! It's my first Jackson, first 26.5" scale length guitar and my first guitar with an Evertune. It's eerie how it came perfectly in tune (BEADGbe) and just stays in tune no matter how hard I play. The best thing about it is that it just stays perfectly intonated all the way up the neck - I've never gotten a new guitar that didn't have to be tuned and intonated out of the box a bit. The neck feels good, with the fat Wenge strip providing some texture for the thumb. The shape is similar to my Kiesel Vanquish 7, which is like a shallow-medium-ish C oval. It's not flat like my Ibanez RG, but it's not even close to baseball bat territory either. It just feels RIGHT. The action is fine, but I'll likely lower it when I change strings and tune down.

My only gripes are the fact that the volume and tone knobs are a bit uneven on their posts, especially the tone knob. This might have been something that happened in shipping, though. The gig bag is pathetic, especially for a $2, 000 guitar, and the top of the headstock looks like it may have punched a hole in the top of the bag (similar to another YouTuber's experience). Not a huge deal because I can just get a nice case when I need to. Lastly, the Fishman Open Core pickups are actually Fishman Fluence Classics - which is confusing. Why would Jackson put Fluence Classics on a modern-style 7-string guitar? They sound fine for cleans, and they're okayish for distortion/chugs, but it would have made much more sense for Moderns to be installed instead of Classics. The Moderns on my Ibanez RG and Kiesel Zeus CHUG and sound amazing in any pickup selection/voice, whether clean or distorted. Honestly, I'm probably going to go the passive route and install some BKPs on this particular guitar. Maybe a Rag/Jug, Jug/Jug like Keyan's or even a Polymath combo. Classics would be good on like a Les Paul or something, not a 7-string beast like this.

Oh, and this guy weighs in at 8.2 lbs. Lighter than I was expecting, given the weight of the Evertune.

[gcc]

Great review, I have a ton of respect for your opinions on modern metal guitars. I appreciate you called out that the Josh Smith doesn’t have stainless frets. It is interesting Josh says he prefers nickel when his recent Custom Shop builds all have stainless; I have to imagine it’s a cost decision (which is the RIGHT decision since it includes Evertune and Bareknuckles stock).

[philcollins]

I ordered the Dinky 7 string off Amazon for 200 bucks, restrung it with 60-10's, and tuned it down to A standard.

[DukeLetoIII]

Just an FYI if anyone's inspired to get the same type of pickups Keyan has in the gold sparkle Jackson: I recently ordered a covered BKP Ragnarok bridge / Juggernaut neck pickups directly from Bare Knuckle, with the intention of installing them in this same exact guitar model, but the guys at BKP wrote me back and said that I'd need to have the pickup cavities routed. The covers are a bit more square in the corners than the stock open pickups, basically. Long story short, I just said forget the covers and go open. Didn't feel like spending the money or having to wait a bit more to modify the guitar that much (just personal preference).

[benstanfill]

Got a juggernaut et6 for $1000 bucks about 2 months ago and LOVE it. Jackson in general just feels great to play and the knob placement is huge. I hate smacking my fingers into knobs when I really get going.

[davids]

I’m very much so into older guitars like Les Paul’s and teles but Jackson just has a place in my heart that no modern shredder brand has.
Idk why but I drool over so many of these designs.