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Jackson Guitars - Virtuoso, Satin Black

Description

Born in Southern California in 1980, Jackson was the first brand to embrace the needs of hard rock and metal virtuosos by providing instruments with feature sets that catered to high-velocity playing.

Designed to inspire players around the globe, the American Series Virtuoso™ HT comes equipped with all the essential features demanded by today's high-velocity players. The model starts with an alder body featuring a contoured "hand-shake" heel to ensure ergonomic comfort during long sets.

The five-piece multi-laminated caramelized maple/maple neck is bolted-on with graphite-reinforcement rods that provide rock-solid stability all the way up to the 24th fret. The ultra-fast 12-16" compound radius streaked ebony fingerboard with rolled edges is built from the get-go for easy chording and riffing near the nut and speedy scale runs as you move up the neck. Luminlay® side dots ensure you always land on the right fret even on the darkest stages, while a heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel allows for quick neck relief tweaks on the fly.

Features customized gold Lollar Imperial Humbucker Pickups. Description from Lollar: The Imperial Humbucker is our take on the original 1950s P.A.F. pickup. We’ve designed the Imperial to draw from the long revered qualities of the original P.A.F.s while improving on their frequency balance and giving a slight boost to the bridge pickup’s output.

Other premium features include a Hipshot® hardtail bridge for reliable tuning stability, Gotoh® MG-T locking tuners and Dunlop® dual-locking strap buttons.

Features

* Alder body
* Bolt-on five-piece multi-laminated caramelized maple/maple neck with graphite-reinforcement rods
* 12"-16" compound radius streaked ebony fingerboard with rolled edges, 24 jumbo frets and offset mother of pearl dot inlays
* Gold Lollar Imperial Pickups
* Five-way blade pickup switch, single volume control and single tone control
* Hipshot® hardtail bridge
* Luminlay® side dots
* Heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel
* Dunlop® dual-locking strap buttons
* Gotoh® MG-T locking tuners
* Available in Satin Black, Red Crystal, Snow White and Mystic Blue with a color matched, bound Jackson pointed 6-in-line headstock and black hardware
* Jackson Foam Core Case included

Specifications

Neck
HEADSTOCK: Jackson® Pointed 6-In-Line
HEADSTOCK BINDING: 1-Ply
NECK MATERIAL: 5-Piece Caramelized Maple/Maple/Caramelized Maple/Maple/Caramelized Maple
NECK FINISH: Hand-Rubbed Urethane
NECK CONSTRUCTION: Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 12" to 16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Streaked Ebony
POSITION INLAYS: Mother of Pearl Offset Dot
SIDE DOTS: Luminlay®
NUMBER OF FRETS: 24
TRUSS ROD: Dual-Action with Wheel
TRUSS ROD NUT: Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel
STRING NUT: Graph Tech TUSQ XL
NUT WIDTH: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Graph Tech TUSQ XL

Body
BODY: Alder
BODY FINISH: Gloss
BODY SHAPE: Virtuoso™
BODY MATERIAL: Alder

Hardware
BRIDGE: Hipshot® 6 - Fixed .175
PICKUP COVERS: Black
CONTROL KNOBS: Dome-Style
HARDWARE FINISH: Black
TUNING MACHINES: Gotoh® MG-T Locking
STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
STRAP BUTTONS: Dunlop® Dual-Locking

Electronics
CONTROLS: Volume, Tone
SWITCHING: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge, Position 2. Bridge Outer Coil and Neck Inner Coil, Position 3. Bridge and Neck, Position 4. Bridge Inner Coil and Neck Outer Coil, Position 5. Neck