Aiming to address the maintenance issues that seven-strings endure
Jackson has collaborated with prolific metalcore guitarist Josh Smith of Northlane fame on the new Pro Series Signature Josh Smith Soloist SL7 ET.
What you need to know:
- Jackson has collaborated with prolific metalcore guitarist Josh Smith of Northlane fame.
- The new Pro Series Signature Josh Smith Soloist SL7 ET aims to address the maintenance issues that commonly plague these models.
- This Soloist is as reliable as it is optimised for achieving heavy yet biting tones.
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Formed in 2009, Australian progressive metalcore act Northlane emerged as trendsetters in the space, constantly evolving and ambitiously chasing uncharted territory with each album release. Founding member, co-songwriter and rhythm guitarist Josh Smith is central to the band’s expansive and pummeling sound.
To honour his sonic signature that gets pumped out with his Jackson seven-string, this signature model aims to extend the seven-string desire.
Jackson sees this guitar as a solution to an issue that guitarists, even Smith himself, have been grappling with for years – how to achieve the thunderous low end only capable with a seven-string without any of the maintenance issues that commonly plague these models.
This Soloist is as reliable as it is optimised for achieving heavy yet biting tones. The Josh Smith Signature Bareknuckle Impulse set delivers a uniquely fierce harmonic quality that can stand up to the lowest of tunings and the densest gain stages.
While the tones might be thick and heavy, this guitar is light, comfortable, and designed with playability in mind. The alder body is ergonomically sculpted with a graphite reinforced maple neck. The compound radius ebony fingerboard has 24 jumbo frets with a pronounced curvature near the nut to ensure ease of playing.
“Jackson makes incredibly consistent and stable instruments. They intonate well, they hold tune on the road and the guitars never seem to break,” said Josh Smith.
“Having a signature Soloist is a dream come true. I purposely kept the design very subtle. It’s a great companion for anyone tuning low who wants a little versatility. It’s both an ideal studio guitar and great for the stage!”
“It was a great experience to work with Josh to recreate one of Jackson’s most iconic shapes in his image,” adds Jon Romanowski, VP Category Management – Jackson. “Although Josh makes it look effortless, taking an arsenal of drop-tuned, long scale instruments on the road is no easy feat.
“The true beauty behind this instrument is the way in which it takes a problem that heavy metal guitarists have been running into for years – the unreliable nature of seven-string guitars – and provides an elegant, one stop solution. Fans are going to love replicating Smith’s iconic sound into a style all their own.”
The Pro Series Signature Josh Smith Soloist SL7 ET is a bastion of quality and tonal excellence that will not only allow players to stop worrying about their instrument making it through each gig, but give them the freedom to redefine what a down-tuned instrument is capable of.
Head to Jackson for more information. For local enquiries, reach out to Fender Music Australia.
