New X Series guitar for 2012 from Jackson… The six-string SLATTMGX3-6 features an arched Soloist basswood body, a three-piece through-body maple neck with graphite reinforcement for superior stability, EMG 81 neck and 85 bridge pickups, a bound compound-radius (12”-16”) rosewood fingerboard with Piranha Pearloid inlays, 24 jumbo frets, 25.5” scale and a string-through-body Tone Pros tune-o-matic bridge.

More than the sum of their parts, these guitars are imbued with an X factor that makes them perfect modern shred machines that bring Jackson to a whole new generation of fleet-fingered players.

Jackson SLATTXMGQ3-6 Soloist features:

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Body: Basswood

Neck Shape: Speed Neck

Number of Frets: 24

Fret Size: Jumbo (Sanko SBB-215)

Position Inlays: Piranha Inlay (Small Shark Fin)

Fretboard Radius: 12” to 16” Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)

Headstock Binding: Black

Fretboard: Rosewood

Neck Material: 3-Piece Maple with Graphite Reinforcement

Neck Finish: Gloss

Nut Width: 1.6875″ (43 mm)

Scale Length: 25.5″ (64.8 cm)

Headstock: Jackson 3+3 AT-1 Headstock

Neck Binding: Black

Truss Rods: Dual-Action

Pickup Configuration: H/H

Bridge Pickup: EMG 81 Humbucking Pickup (Bridge)

Neck Pickup: EMG 85 Humbucking Pickup (Neck)

Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup

Controls: Volume, Tone

Bridge: TonePros Tune-O-Matic (T3BT-B) String-Thru-Body

Tuning Machines: Jackson Tuning Machines

String Nut: Black Plastic

Colours: Cobalt Blue, Matte Black

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