Jackson Soloist
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| Manufacturer | Jackson Guitars |
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| Period | 1984 - Present |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Neck Thru |
| Body | Alder, Mahogany |
| Neck | Maple, Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Ebony |
| Bridge | Locking tremolo and String thru |
| Pickup(s) | H-S-S, some artist signatures use H-H, H-S-H or H |
| Black, Quicksilver, Natural, Cherry Sunburst | |
The Jackson Soloist is an electric guitar model by Jackson Guitars officially produced since 1984 (prototypes were available in the early 1980s). Jackson was essentially the pioneer of the "Superstrat" design. Overall design started as a superstrat with differences from the such as a neck-thru design and often a Floyd Rose double-locking tremolo bridge and premium woods.
As the 1980s brought up a shredding guitarist phenomenon, the Soloist was acclaimed in rock and metal music, especially by lead guitarists.
There are examples of the Soloist idea going back to the days before Jackson was an official company and just a side project of Grover Jackson while he was running Charvel. Early examples have set necks, -shaped bodies, Explorer style , and often Charvel appointments like vintage tremolos. In the earliest days of the official Jackson company, the general Soloist style was not quite official. These models often have variations in items that later became standard like size and shape and controls placements.
The first official Soloist was serial #J0158 completed August 28, 1984 (though later serial numbered guitars were completed a week and a half earlier). Before that the Soloist styled guitars were named "Custom Strat" or "Neck-Through Body Strat" guitars. The earlier models were typically true custom guitars that follow no real standard. By the time J0158 came around the factory had a basic spec outline used as a default on all guitars ordered and only changed when specified by the customer.
The intended meanings of the model designations was to be similar to Gibson Les Paul Standard (Student in this case) and Les Paul Custom. The designations do not make one a lower quality instrument and the two are made in exactly the same fashion.
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