Jackson's JS Series are the manufacturer's affordable, no frills range of instruments. The JS12 is a basic, 24 fret guitar featuring a pair of in-house Jackson humbuckers & a non-locking whammy bridge.
Likes
- well-made, good overall QC
- good playability
- price
Dislikes
- in-house humbuckers good for high gain applications, bland cleans
- unstable tuners
This is perhaps my favourite entry level player in the mean time. Nothing excessive here, just functional & rather inspiring. Those default pickups are quite the epitome of affordable guitars; good for distortion applications & cleans are left wanting. The frets get my thumbs up, no sharp edges & all seated evenly making play time very enjoyable. Even the electronics are very acceptable for the money. The tuners could have been better. Not asking for a superb performance but these are rather unresponsive & don't hold tuning well. They should at least be functional. They felt tight initially so were loosened slightly but doing so induced some play & a lack of grip. During play many of the strings went out of tune rather quickly. Best replaced if you are relying on this guitar for some professional episodes.
Jackson: Dinky JS12 (no bag)
Availability: Swee Lee
List: $299
2 comments:
Do you have ny success for floating these bridges or is it not even worth a bother?
Hey there. The model I tried in store had the bridge flushed against the body so I played it like it was. If you wish for a dual whammy action, I suggest going for locking bridges instead.
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