Luthiers at Jackson’s Custom Shop spare no effort in handbuilding every guitar with carefully selected cuts of wood, and this American Series Soloist SL2DX is no exception. A 3-piece concoction of choice maple makes up its neck and core, functioning as the guitar’s sonic cornerstone. It’s renowned for its natural warmth and brightness, with tremendous note separation that supports multitudes of lead, riff, chord, and solo voicings in every register. Its alder wings augment the axe’s sonorous foundation, supplying bright and balanced tones, full-spectrum heft, and resounding sustain, with a touch of additional emphasis on the upper-midrange. Up top, an ebony fingerboard rounds out the SL2DX’s tonewood triumvirate, supplying resounding sustain, bell-like clarity, and crystalline character that doesn’t sacrifice articulation for presence.
The right electronics are essential to bringing a guitar’s aural foundations to life, and this SL2DX is endowed with a duo of time-tested tone machines from Seymour Duncan. A ’59 SH-1N humbucker adorns the neck-mounted position; revered for its blend of PAF-style tones and modern malleability, the ’59 SH-1N utilizes an Alnico V bar magnet and vacuum-wax potting to retain its distinctive mix of sweet heat and full-bodied tone, with high-gain configurations, providing full-spectrum clarity. In the bridge, a JB TB-4 supplies dynamic voicing that’s been masterfully honed to support multitudes of high-octane output. From down-tuned raucous riffage and thundering licks to lightning leads and scorching solos, articulation, clarity, and harmonic depth are faithfully preserved.
For long-haul studio sessions and road-faring tour titans, the American Series SL2DX was crafted for multidimensional excellence. Crafting this axe with a neck-through-body construction already amplifies both the harmonic character and dimensional stability of the SL2DX, and opting for a 3-piece maple assembly only augments those attributes, enriching tone and maximizing resilience to twisting and warping. Reinforcing the neck with graphite not only multiplies its stability but immensely reduces the SL2DX’s weight. The Superstrat’s distinctive double-cutaway design supports uncompromising access to the 24-fret array, while the elegantly sculpted scarf joint heel complements the fretboard’s 12–16-inch compound radius. This results in an explosive mix of speed, power, precision, and comfort, painlessly accommodating players of nearly any style. To send your expressivity to intergalactic heights, a Floyd Rose 1500 double-locking tremolo system — in iconic Jackson fashion — was a must-have inclusion.
Jackson’s Soloist silhouette has long represented the company’s commitment to Superstrat sonics, instantly recognized for its latent tone-crafting potential. This American Series Soloist SL2DX is a no-punches-pulled powerhouse meticulously handcrafted in Jackson’s Custom Shop with the exacting standards of premium production. Its rock-solid foundation, comprised of alder, maple, and ebony, culminates in a neck-through-body axe that’s primed for electrifying all-nighters, reinforced with graphite, and armed with classic Seymour Duncan humbuckers. On the hardware front, preinstalled dual-locking strap buttons and a 6-in-line set of Gotoh MG-T locking tuners keep your performances ultra-secure. Iconic sharkfin inlays adorn its 24-fret spread, applied to its compound-radius fretboard via eye-catching mother of pearl. From studious studio time to igniting arenas with anthemic arpeggios and ferocious Floyd Rose firepower, Sweetwater’s metal maestros agree: the Jackson American Series Soloist SL2DX is an unrivaled testament to the enduring spirit of high-octane performances. Now, where will you wield this sonic weapon first?
Features EMG® 81 & EMG® HA pickups.