Guitar World | 1 decade ago
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Jackson guitars have enjoyed a reputation for outstanding quality, beginning with the company's late-Seventies custom-shop origins and continuing to its present-day status as a major manufacturer.
Usually, that quality came at a price higher than most of Jackson's direct competition, but pros and players who refused to compromise, and who were willing to pay a little extra, allowed the company to thrive without cutting corners.
When two new Jackson guitars arrived for me to review, I found the quality exactly what I expected. The unexpected part was their very affordable retail prices, which were two, three, maybe even four times less than I thought they were going to be. Having reviewed the Chris Broderick Soloist 6 a few years ago, I expected that the Chris Broderick Pro Series Soloist 6 would actually be more expensive, due to its stealthy matte-black finish. I was blown away to discover that it costs less than a third of the previous model's price.
