Jackson introduce a new 8-string beast for 2013 – the SLATFXQMG 3-8. Features include a sleek mahogany Soloist body, three-piece through-body maple neck with graphite reinforcements, 16”-radius rosewood fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and pearloid “piranha” inlays, special four-on-a-side Jackson headstock, dual EMG® 808 humbucking pickups with three-way toggle switch, master volume and master tone controls, string-through-body Jackson HT8 eight-string hard-tail bridge, and black hardware.
With its eerily elegant Transparent Green finish, gorgeous arched quilt maple top and 26.5” scale length, the X Series SLATFXQMG 3-8 is stunning in look, feel and massive eight-string tone.
Jackson SLATFXQMG 3-8 features:
- Series: X Series
- Body: Mahogany with Arched Quilt Maple Top
- Body Shape: Soloist™
- Body Top: Quilt Maple
- Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
- Neck Shape: 3rd Fret: 0.790″, 12th Fret: 0.850″
- Number of Frets: 24
- Fret Size: Jumbo
- Position Inlays: Piranha Tooth (Small Shark Fin)
- Fretboard Radius: 16″ (406.4 mm)
- Fretboard: Rosewood
- Neck Material: 3-Piece Maple Neck-Through-Body with Graphite Reinforcement
- Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
- Nut Width: 2.12″ (53.85 mm)
- Scale Length: 26.5″ (673 mm)
- Pickup Configuration: HH
- Bridge Pickup: EMG® 808 Humbucking
- Neck Pickup: EMG® 808 Humbucking
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Hardware: Black
- Bridge: Jackson® HT8 8-String Hardtail with Strings-Through-Body
- Tuning Machines: Jackson® Sealed Die-Cast