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The Jackson USA Signature Adrian Smith San Dimas SDM electric guitar is a culmination of a decades-long relationship between the company and Iron Maiden's melodic metal guitarist. Solidly built to withstand touring, it features a resonant, lightweight alder body and a quartersawn maple neck with a hand-rubbed urethane back finish. The neck is reinforced with a pair of graphite-reinforcement rods that refuse to budge, no matter the environmental stress it’s exposed to. The 12"–16" compound radius ebony fretboard is an ideal platform for heavy chording and fast, ripping solos, while a heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel allows for quick and easy neck relief tweaks.

A DiMarzio Super Distortion DP100 bridge humbucker adds the perfect blend of power and tone, with thick, boosted mids, big lows and fat highs. The Samarium Cobalt Noiseless single-coil Strat middle and neck pickups deliver authentic, noise-free snap with incredible dynamic and magnetic response. A 5-way blade selector switch and single volume and tone controls open up endless tonal possibilities, while the Floyd Rose Original double-locking tremolo system keeps the guitar in tune through the roughest playing, set after set.
Jackson USA Signature Adrian Smith San Dimas SDM Electric Guitar Snow White
Jackson USA Signature Adrian Smith San Dimas SDM Electric Guitar Snow White
Jackson USA Signature Adrian Smith San Dimas SDM Electric Guitar Snow White

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  • Alder body
  • Maple neck, ebony fretboard with compound radius
  • DiMarzio Super Distortion DP100 bridge humbucker, Samarium Cobalt Noiseless single-coil Strat (middle and neck), 5-way switch
  • Floyd Rose Original double-locking tremolo, sealed die-cast tuners
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WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

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Body
  • Body Type: Double-cutaway solidbody
  • Body wood: Alder
  • Body finish: Gloss Varnish
Neck
  • Neck wood: Maple
  • Joint: Bolt-on
  • Scale length: 25.5"
  • Truss rod: Standard
Fingerboard
  • Material: Ebony
  • Radius: Compound
  • Fret size: Jumbo
  • Number of frets: 22
  • Inlays: Abalone Dot
  • Nut width/material: 1.687" (42.8 mm) Locking
Electronics
  • Configuration: HSS
  • Neck: Proprietary Noiseless Single Coil
  • Middle: Proprietary Noiseless Single Coil
  • Bridge: DiMarzio Humbucker
  • Control layout: Master volume, Master tone
  • Pickup switch: 5-Way
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
  • Bridge design: Floyd Rose Original
  • Tuning machines: Sealed die-cast
  • Color: Black
Other
  • Number of strings: 6 String
  • Orientation: Right Handed
  • Country of Origin: United States

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Limited lifetime warranty against defects for guitars purchased after 1/1/2000.
One year parts and labor warranty for guitars purchased before 1/1/2000.

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    submitted4 years ago

    byMark G

    fromMichigan

    I have been playing guitar for over 50 years and have enjoyed the work of Adrian Smith in Iron Maiden and especially the work he did on the Bruce Dickenson solo albums. I was in the market for a high quality bolt on guitar with a Floyd Rose and ebony fingerboard and this guitar comes with a DiMarzio Super Distortion pickup which I used to have on one of my old Jacksons, I feel this is an great high gain pickup. This guitar has an excellent build quality that you would expect from a USA made Jackson. The guitar has a nice feel but the tone is so satisfying especially for high gain solos, the notes seem to have a fuller sound compared to some of my other high end guitars (Ibanez J. Custom, ESP E-II and Kiesel JB24), it's a very satisfying guitar to play. Please note that there are two similar models here, evidently this is the new model and the only difference in the description is that this is the snow white model and it's a few hundred dollars more than the other Adrian Smith San Dimas USA model. I had bought the other model first because I couldn't see any difference in the description but when I got it I needed to adjust the truss rod and that's when I found out that in order to adjust the truss rod on the cheaper model you have to remove the neck, I mean seriously? After I called Guitar Center and their tech confirmed that information I called Guitar Center and they gladly processed the return and got me the proper model in couple days no problem. Just be sure that you are getting the model that is snow white and look closely at the picture to see it has the spoke wheel adjustment for the truss rod but yeah the Adrian Smith San Dimas USA Snow White guitar sounds awesome!

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  • asked byDavid

    fromundisclosed

    Why Does it say "SDM" version and have picture of Ebony fret board. I thought "SDM" version was Maple fret board/black pick guard. Is this the Ebony fret board as shown in the picture? Is it in stock?

    Why Does it say "SDM" version and have picture of Ebony fret board. I thought "SDM" version was Maple fret board/black pick guard. Is this the Ebony fret board as shown in the picture? Is it in stock?

    Open Reply - Gear-Adviser
    The fretboard is ebony. It's in stock
  • asked byDavid

    fromSan Dimas, CA

    Does this come with a hard case?

    Does this come with a hard case?

    Open Reply - Thomas
    Yes