“Built to handle the prog metal giant’s furious, intricate playing that afforded him fame”
Jackson has announced their second partnership with prog-metal titan Jeff Loomis, a seven-string Soloist.
What you need to know:
- Jackson has announced their second partnership with prog-metal titan Jeff Loomis, a seven-string Soloist.
- The Pro Series Signature Jeff Loomis Soloist SL7 has a 26.5” scale length as Jackson aimed to achieve “perfect” intonation.
- The Soloist SL7 also boasts Seymour Duncan Jeff Loomis Signature Blackouts pickups and a Floyd Rose 1500 Series double-locking bridge system.
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Jackson and Loomis first collaborated in 2020 to create Loomis’ Pro Series Signature Kelly as this time around, the pair created a seven-string Soloist “built to handle the prog metal giant’s furious, intricate playing that afforded him fame” with Nevermore and Arch Enemy.
The Pro Series Signature Jeff Loomis Soloist SL7 has a 26.5” scale length as Jackson aimed to achieve “perfect” intonation, while the through-body, graphite-reinforced neck with 12”-16” compound radius bound ebony fingerboard makes for light and dextrous playing.
The Soloist SL7 also boasts Seymour Duncan Jeff Loomis Signature Blackouts pickups and a Floyd Rose 1500 Series double-locking bridge system, with Luminlay side dots on the neck.
“Working with Jackson has been absolutely amazing,” said Loomis.
“I couldn’t be happier. Being able to work one on one with the legendary Mike Shannon – Jackson’s Principal Master Builder – on the overall shape and dimension of the neck was incredible.
“We were able to really hone in on every little fine detail, down to the glow-in-the dark fret markers for playing on dark stages.
“But this isn’t an overelaborate guitar: we stripped down the controls to make pickup changes dead-easy.
“There’s only one volume knob and you’re going to leave that on 10 anyways. This is a beautiful, aggressive guitar that I love and I know Jackson fans will too.”
“We collectively conceptualised and then delivered for Jeff a guitar that matches who he is as a player: technical prowess meets brute force,” said Jon Romanowski, VP Category Management, Jackson.
“After the success of his first Jackson Kelly, we knew we needed to work with Jeff on a seven-string to accommodate the full range of his work.
“We loved the process of working with Jeff to make a guitar that matches this ethos. Not every guitar can handle what Jeff and those inspired by him have in mind.”
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