Jackson announce their Concept Series aiming to make high performance guitars more accessible
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18.03.2022

Jackson announce their Concept Series aiming to make high performance guitars more accessible

Words by Eli Duxson

Four Soloist and Rhoads models featuring custom-shop level features without the price tag

“Think of unconventional takes on our revered, high-tech Jackson shapes at an enticing price point,” Jackson said. “That’s what you have with the all-new Jackson Concept Series, a lineup of instruments designed for the serious-minded, high-performance guitarist, featuring upgrades and attributes typically found on custom shop creations.”

What you need to know:

  • Jackson has unveiled the Concept Series of high performance Soloist and Rhoads models.
  • The Concept Series boasts four solid body high performance Soloist and Rhoads designs at an accessible price point, tailored for professional, recording and gigging players.
  • Utilising the iconic Jackson Rhoads and Soloist shapes, the guitars in the Concept Series feature multi-laminate necks and top-of-the-line poplar and walnut burl tops.

Read all the latest product news here.

The Concept Series boasts four solid body high performance Soloist and Rhoads designs at an accessible price point, tailored for professional, recording and gigging players.

Utilising the iconic Jackson Rhoads and Soloist shapes, the guitars in the Concept Series feature multi-laminate necks and top-of-the-line poplar and walnut burl tops, check out the outline for each guitar below.

Concept Series Soloist SL Walnut HS

The Soloist HS has a stylish contoured mahogany body with a walnut top and pure Jackson neck-through-body construction to ensure ergonomic comfort during long sets along with monstrous sustain and smooth playing all the way up to the 24th jumbo fret. The Seymour Duncan Full Shred SH-10B bridge pickup and Seymour Duncan Custom Flat Strat  SSL-6 neck pickup is directly mounted to the body for improved vibration transfer.

Boasting elegant Jackson style, the Concept Series Soloist SL Walnut HS comes in a Natural stained finish with gold hardware including Gotoh tuners and Dunlop dual-locking strap buttons, distinctive pearloid piranha tooth inlays and matching stained Jackson pointed 6-in-line headstock.

Concept Series Soloist SLAT7P HT MS

The Concept Series Soloist SLAT7P HT MS boasts a stylishly contoured ash body with a poplar burl top and pure Jackson neck-through-body construction. Its Fishman Fluence Modern PRF-MH8-CB1 humbucking pickup in the bridge position and Fishman Fluence Modern PRF-MH8-AB1 humbucker in the neck position allows you to access brutal aggression and passive punch in the same guitar. 

Swathed in sinister Jackson style, the Concept Series Soloist SLAT7P HT MS comes in Satin Bourbon Burst with all-black hardware including Gotoh tuners and Dunlop dual-locking strap buttons, Graph Tech TUSQ XL nut, distinctive pearloid piranha tooth inlays and colour matched reverse Jackson AT-1 3×4 black headstock.

Concept Series Rhoads RR24 HS

The all-new Concept Series Rhoads RR24 HS is an incredible tool for the vivacious stage performer. Jackson neck-through-body construction ensures ergonomic comfort during long sets along with monstrous sustain and smooth playing all the way up to the 24th jumbo fret. Engineered for the forward-looking metal virtuoso, a Seymour Duncan JB TB-4 pickup sits in the bridge position, while a Seymour Duncan Hot Rails SHR-1N pickup is in the neck position. 

Brimming with sophisticated Jackson style, the Rhoads RR24 HS’s alder body is decked out in White with Black pinstripes and features gold hardware including the Gotoh

tuners and Dunlop dual-locking strap buttons, distinctive pearloid sharkfin inlays and Jackson’s famed pointed 6-in-line colour matched headstock.

Concept Series Rhoads RR24-7

Expanding on the legacy of Randy Rhoads, the Concept Series Rhoads RR24-7 is a 7-string phenomenon for creating the perfect metal sound. Booming with sonic prowess, the guitar is loaded with features like a pair of Seymour Duncan Distortion 7 pickups, a three-position pickup toggle switch, and a Floyd Rose Original double-locking tremolo system. 

Its alder body is presented in Desert Camo, and comes with all-black hardware, including Gotoh tuners and Dunlop dual-locking strap buttons, distinctive pearloid sharkfin inlays, and camo matched reverse Jackson pointed 7-in-line headstock.

Head to Jackson for more. For local enquiries, get in touch with Fender Australia.