Jackson Pro Series Rhoads RR24 Electric Guitar Transparent Purple

I want to start this review by saying I'm pleased with GC's customer service as always! (kind, helpful) |The Guitar| Pros: The neck feels good, it's light, and plays like a dream. It's a looker for sure, and sounds great if you like duncans. 5/5 for sound and playability. I normally wouldn't recommend Jackson Rhoads body style for playability, however; like I said this thing just feels so good to hold and play. cons: It has a couple of white scratches/dings just minor stuff that could bug someone but nothing too bad. I hear that it happens to pointier guitars so be mindful of that if you're getting it shipped. Overall I'm happy with it and would buy again :) 4/5

2 disclaimers: I got this 5 days ago. I've had an Jackson RR tattoo for years. She's a looker... never thought I'd get a purple guitar but the purple quilt w/ gold hardware and white binding is gorgeous and I love how the reverse headstock has the color and quilting too. It plays fast as F. You'll wanna shred on it. It makes me wanna play Crazy Train, Holy Wars and the like but it may make you wanna play stuff that's way above my skill level and you can! Never had a Floyd Rose before but tuning it up wasn't too bad out the box (and it's super fun!); we'll see what happens when a string snaps. The frets and unlacquered back are smooth so it's easy to do fun slides and bendy things! The sustain is pretty good thanks to the mahogany body and the thru neck and it just feels solid. I've read this is heavy compared to other V's but it's the lightest of my 3 electrics and it feels quality and well balanced - there's no neck dive. I love that it comes installed with Dunlop button strap locks which I've had to purchase & install previously on my other 2 electrics. The pickups sound great with distortion and I haven't/am never going to play this w/o distortion so who cares about clean but I will say comparatively it doesn't sound as good as the EMG's on my EC-1000. There are some QC issues: There's fret buzz on the low E, some purple paint smudges on a small part of the white binding and the blending of the paint in some areas (which you generally never look at) could be better. I didn't have any of these issues on my (similarly priced) LTD EC-1000 and (my much cheaper) Ibanez AR-325 so these are pretty disappointing. Bottom line: I haven't put it down yet. It's fun to play and my other guitars currently feel unloved. If you like metal or you've always wanted a V this shape you should get it. I'm going 4/5 stars for the QC issues which are super disappointing but well reported on Indonesian Jacksons. Let's be honest - this purchase is mostly about speed and style. It sounds great and it delivers both of those in spades.

Great guitar for metal and hard rock.