Jackson USA Custom Shop Soloist 8 String Gun Metal Grey Guitar

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Jackson USA Custom Shop Soloist 8 String Gun Metal Grey Guitar

This is the Jackson USA Custom Shop Soloist 8 String Gun Metal Grey Guitar.  This is the second 8 String guitar to be built by Jackson but the first one to have a 4+4 Headstock.  It is Masterbuilt by Pablo Santana and is completely insane. So this is a piece of Jackson History. What makes this guitar so special is its Asymmetrical Neck & Offset Trussrod which he also Put on the NAMM Show Baritone and NAMM Show 8 String Guitar he built.  Pablo came up with this design and concept after pondering how to make the guitar neck feel more natural.  The Asymmetrical Neck has a thicker profile at the lower strings and slowing tapers to a extremely thin profile over the high strings.  The technical problem with this design according to Pablo was what to do with the trussrod.  You need to have the stability of the trussrod but the neck profile is too thin where the trussrod would normally sit.  So he decided to offset the trussrod to run the length with the with the lower strings where the neck is thicker. The result of this innovation is a an ultra thin and tapered neck on the higher strings for easy access and fast leads but a little more thickness and girth on the lower strings for fat rhythm playing.  This is truly a break-thru and so much so that another major manufacturer is already trying to copy his design. This guitar is a killer

Other features include a 25.5" Scale with an Ebony fretboard with a compound radius, 24 Steel Frets, Graphite Nut, and a 8 String Hipshot Fixed Bridge with a String-thru design for loads of sustain.  And then to top it all off Pablo loaded this Baritone with EMG 808X Pickups.  Buy this guitar today or you'll be sorry.