The Revolutionary Jackson Soloist Electric Guitar
The Soloist was an electric guitar made by the company Jackson and was a model that combined the old and the new, changing how electric guitars were made. While early designs were made available to select customers in the early 80s, the production of the Soloist officially started in 1984.
The Soloist existed as an idea before the Jackson company was foundered and was simply a side project when Grover Jackson was managing Charvel Guitars. Prototypes could be bought in the early 80s. These earlier models were authentic custom guitars that had no particular specifications.
With the serial number J0158, the first official Soloist was finished on August 28, 1984. By the time J0158 arrived, the factory had a basic spec outline used as a default on all guitars ordered and only altered when specifically requested by the customer.
Originally there were two types of Jackson Soloist electric guitars. The "Student" model featured dot inlays and rosewood fretboards. The "Custom" model had the well known Jackson shark fin inlays and ebony boards.
The early designs of the Jackson Soloist included Charvel like features such as vintage tremolos, Explorer-like headstocks and Stratocaster-shaped guitar bodies. You could often see premium wood in these designs and often a Floyd Rose double-locking tremolo bridge. The Jackson Soloist was well loved by those in the heavy metal and rock scene, like many of the Jackson company's guitars.
Customers were offered any option in designing their very own Soloist. Having custom made features means that there are many examples of Soloist which have other design traits than outlined above. Often, such alternate features included different fretboards or binding on the Student model.
Fender, Gibson, and Martin have all presented a moderately straight copy of the Soloist in the past. Innumerable import and domestic companies have thrived manufacturing Soloist copy guitars. Guitars that have become more famed than the Soloist, such as the Ibanez RG series and the ESP M series guitars would almost certainly had not survive in the present day if it were not for the innovations that the Soloist introduced into practice.
The Soloist was a synergy between old and new designs, incorporating the Fender shape with Gibson electronics, frets and neck. It was so different to the other electric guitars of the day and is an Jackson Guitar classic. It is fair to say that is the least appreciated guitar from the '80s but it achieved so much as far as guitar designs is concerned.
The Soloist existed as an idea before the Jackson company was foundered and was simply a side project when Grover Jackson was managing Charvel Guitars. Prototypes could be bought in the early 80s. These earlier models were authentic custom guitars that had no particular specifications.
With the serial number J0158, the first official Soloist was finished on August 28, 1984. By the time J0158 arrived, the factory had a basic spec outline used as a default on all guitars ordered and only altered when specifically requested by the customer.
Originally there were two types of Jackson Soloist electric guitars. The "Student" model featured dot inlays and rosewood fretboards. The "Custom" model had the well known Jackson shark fin inlays and ebony boards.
The early designs of the Jackson Soloist included Charvel like features such as vintage tremolos, Explorer-like headstocks and Stratocaster-shaped guitar bodies. You could often see premium wood in these designs and often a Floyd Rose double-locking tremolo bridge. The Jackson Soloist was well loved by those in the heavy metal and rock scene, like many of the Jackson company's guitars.
Customers were offered any option in designing their very own Soloist. Having custom made features means that there are many examples of Soloist which have other design traits than outlined above. Often, such alternate features included different fretboards or binding on the Student model.
Fender, Gibson, and Martin have all presented a moderately straight copy of the Soloist in the past. Innumerable import and domestic companies have thrived manufacturing Soloist copy guitars. Guitars that have become more famed than the Soloist, such as the Ibanez RG series and the ESP M series guitars would almost certainly had not survive in the present day if it were not for the innovations that the Soloist introduced into practice.
The Soloist was a synergy between old and new designs, incorporating the Fender shape with Gibson electronics, frets and neck. It was so different to the other electric guitars of the day and is an Jackson Guitar classic. It is fair to say that is the least appreciated guitar from the '80s but it achieved so much as far as guitar designs is concerned.
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