Jackson X Series Adrian Smith San Dimas SDXM Electric Guitar Snow White

I've had this guitar for about 4-5 weeks now and I couldn't be happier. I said I'd never have a guitar with a pick guard but I'm getting into it. This guitar is 1 of 3 Jackson guitars I have and so far I'd consider it the best. All 3 have great tone and playability but the Adrian Smith is just better.

Just very disappointed I got a bad one from the factory and a 6 month backorder for this model

I just bought my second of the Adrian Smith SDXM Jacksons, and both it and my older one (from the original year they were released) are wonderful guitars! Sure, Jackson pickups vs Dimarzio or Seymour Duncans, and/or Floyd Special vs Original Floyd might be small considerations respected in value, but there are really no cons to these beauties. The Floyd Rose Special performs very nice - stays in tune excellent - nearing indistinguishable from the original Floyds for casual players. Pickups - sure, the most elite pickups on the planet might pack a bit more, but the bridge in this is quite good for both tone and power - broad spectrum playability. As for the neck and body, they're awesome! My older one has the white pick guard and the ebony fretboard (not sure if it was rosewood or other - great regardless). The new one I bought has the black pick guard and the maple neck. There's a minor feel difference in the finish on the two necks (newer one has a slightly lighter finish, more satiny kind of feel), but both play super quick - exceptionally nice! Picture 'almost' an unfinished feel - very slight clear coat - makes it ultra fast! The body is well balanced and surprisingly heavy. I've heard that some of the earlier models had issues with the black single ply pickguard warping, but I've also been told thats no longer an issue; mine's perfect, so I tend to believe the latter. I own many Jacksons, and I'm familiar with the small nuances between their product lines. In my opinion, regarding overall quality control, these Indonesian made SDXMs seem mostly comparable to the current pro series line from Jackson - surprisingly tighter and better from the factory than most of the current X series or JS32 series (locking trem models), though, any of them can be tweaked to perfect with a little setup effort; all very nice guitars. I love these Adrian Smith Jacksons! They're awesome!