You say Adrian Smith and that caught my attention! Up the irons \m/

@GuitarMAXMusic

6 жыл бұрын

\m/

@ourawkfist

4 жыл бұрын

@@GuitarMAXMusic Max, have you ever played a PRS Paul Allender?

I first played the USA model last year at guitar center I recently played then purchased SDX paid $529 for it what I found between both Models feel and tone was relatively Nothing both have fantastic feel and Tone and both have incredible quality craftsmanship I dont see or hear Anything that justifies the $2,000 + price tag on the USA Model

@wpxd9581

Жыл бұрын

Maybe just the floyd rose, but still a lot of money

I own the Maple version of the SDX and love it. The low output single coils are great for Praise and Worship and Gospel. They can twang and chime pretty well. My fave sig at the moment is the LTD James Hetfield Snakebyte, I got a used one for my birthday a few months back, and it's beast.

@bohemianhh

Жыл бұрын

Yep, maple neck and black pickguard, the only TRUE Adrian Smith guitar 😁

The Frankenstein is the best and most iconic signature guitar of all time! This SDX has been a dream guitar of mine though, didn't know they made this version and at this price, thank you for reviewing it!

This guitar arrived this week and I am very happy with it. It is a fantastic piece of wood. In the last few months I had the the "mission impossible" task: finding a mid-range price guitar with a neck which is so comfortable as an Ibanez and has a sound like a strato or tele. I went to a few music stores and tried about 30-40 guitars of different brands (Fender, Squier, Ibanez, Gibson, Epiphone, PRS, FGN, Schecter, Vintage, Yamaha..) but none of them met my requirements. Then accidentally I read in a forum that Charvel is producing starto- and telecasters with comfortable necks. But they are very pricey and they are very rare on the second hand market where I live (Austria). After that I started look into Jackson guitars as a more affordable version of Charvel. This review helped me a lot to choose this guitar. Thx for it!

I just bought this one a month ago. Seriously guys, get a grip, for 500 bucks, this thing is a damn good steal. This thing reminds me of my Kramer. It feels the same. This is a great walk around the house giutar.

@Yeshua_the_Christ_saves_116

2 жыл бұрын

I’m about to get one

@10INCHCRUSHER

2 жыл бұрын

@@Yeshua_the_Christ_saves_116 It's a modder if you wanna go that route.;

I love that black hardware on that white guitar. Just love the looks of this guitar. Love your idea about the Schaller bar in your other video, as well as the pickup upgrade in the neck. Great guitar to modify.

I really, really love your channel. Very useful, practical info. Thanks so much.

Love these videos max,I'm currently researching for a new guitar and your helping by making me aware of guitars I didn't know exist, torn between the Harley Benton and Adrian Smith at the moment.

@GuitarMAXMusic

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nigel! Well... if you like the styling, the Harley Benton is definitely a better value. They're both solid guitars though.

Great stuff as always

Great review. You talked me into it.

WOW! 17k subs. Rock on bro!

@GuitarMAXMusic

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@y2kcurran

6 жыл бұрын

MrCavemanDon it's so good seeing this channel grow, well deserved!

@RudyAyoub

6 жыл бұрын

18k now!

Looks pretty killer. Nice review, and tasteful playing man.

@GuitarMAXMusic

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

I picked up this guitar (black guard/maple neck) for a backup to my Charvel Pro Mod. For the price... this thing is Awesome! It has rolled fingerboard edges like a Charvel (but the Charvel has a smoother edge and back). The pickups are surprising good. I love the single coils so no reason to change those. The HB has a nice punch and bite - -also surprised at that and will keep it too. My only complaints are that the FR Special is tight to adjust and will require some break in time along with the back of the neck and the control knobs. The tone control actually works very well with the pup setup. The only really bad feature is the crappy tuners which you only use when replacing strings. Well worth the price (which is half of the Charvel)! I wholeheartedly recommend!

My favorite custom is the Dave Mustaine “Tout Le Monde” I have from Dean. The clean sound is amazing, I didn’t expect that from a metal guitar.

Love that angelic white color, and that tone, You play it so well.. I've got a signature Elvis Presley fender acoustic in the house guitar collection. It plays pretty good. There's a certain way you got to play it to get the most from it, the action is a little high, but once you get the feel, it turns into a really great guitar. It's pretty cool, it's beige colored, polished, no paint I think, the neck is thin like, but thick. It has a worm bass like tone, that's what I like best about it. I feel somewhat like Elvis playing it, ;)

Adrian is my favorite player.

Really digging the Majestys these days. I'd be quite happy with the Sterling model. I bought a new JP70 last year and it is one fine instrument. I've also got a Jackson RR3 with EMGs for those days when I need to be the most metal I can be.

Favorite signature model? My original 1979 Ibanez Paul Stanley Iceman. It was the second guitar I ever owned (bought in '84). Stupidly traded it for an axe with a trem, but it miraculously showed up again in '88 at another music store. Had it ever since.

@GuitarMAXMusic

6 жыл бұрын

Must have been a great feeling to find it again!

Great guitar, Adrian is a amazing player. As for favorite signature series guitar. ...my Steve Harris signature P - Bass . Love that thing..

@offbeatbassgear

6 жыл бұрын

About the Steve Harris Signature models: As far as I'm able to tell, are there any differences beyond the Badass Bridge and the Duncan Steve Harris P-Bass pickup? I know that the second model has the West Ham team logo on it, but what else is there that differentiates it from some of the other P-Bass series at that price point? Thanks in advance.

iv always love the Randy Rhoads shape and the one humbucker kelly Marty Friedman used to play

I own this guitar and it's fantastic! Favorite signature model is the black and chrome John 5 Fender Telecaster.

Great video. My favorite signature is my Arctic Dream John Petrucci Majesty. Pricey but well worth it in my opinion.

My all time favourite signature guitar is Fender's Richie Sambora signature series with the reverse headstock.

Would you go for this over a jem jr ? Or any other recommendations of something in this price range with a Floyd type trem.

I really dig the Music Man St. Vincent model :o

Had this one, just replaced it with the USA version. Hot stuff

That LTD George Lynch model is no joke

@GuitarMAXMusic

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah! I'd love to get one!

@davidbakerscuba

4 жыл бұрын

I had one and it was a total piece of shite. The graphic was an obvious sticker and they put it on crooked. Total junk guitar.

Jackson RRs V = my fav signature guitar, especially the reverse headstock model.

Very cool. I've never really been a fan of signature guitars. Steve's JEM has always interested me but I see the price tag and run to the hills. I always want to have the individuality playing one no one has

is that arm a different one that came w/ it. I've seen lately some Jacksons come with a black trem, but chrome looking arm.. what's with that?

Got mine. I love it, its wicked, the neck is great and the floyd rose special is better than those licensed Jackson ones I used to have yuck.

That looks like too much fun to play!!!

Epiphone Tony Iommi SG black with the crosses.....just legendary!!

Bizarro Danzig makes kick ass videos and seems like a cool person. Must be why he is Bizarro Danzig. Great review and demo! This guy has had more tang than a 70s astronaut

Bucky Barnes 🤘awesome review though, I’ve been considering this guitar for a while.

Great playing as usual, as for favorite signature guitar, that is really tough choice, but I'll go with the Brian Setzer Gretsch

My fav signature series guitar is def not as flashy, but its the Paul Landers signature Les Paul. I have his previous signature ESP EC-I CTM, and it's cool to see how it evolved to an ABSOLUTELY no frills, no bullshit, hammer-man's guitar.

I have the white with the black pickguard version of this guitar and it is my go to workhorse. I put a evh d-tuna on it and blocked the flloyd so it only goes down. I cant say enough good things about this guitar. I especially love the nech single for bluesy leads. Oh and i got it for 300 on craigslist.

I have the maple necked version..one of my top 5 guitars I've ever owned, and I've owned ALOT of guitars. I agree with you on the neck pickup..trash. The humbucker was good, but changed out the pickgaurd and pups for 2 Duncan invaders

I have a PRS Tremonti and absolutely love it! Sounds and plays better than my 77 Gibson Les Paul, and the custom shop fender strat I have for a fraction of the price. It's just a great guitar! It's completely stock. Ive owned many guitars. Cheap ones and expensive and that guitar is the best sounding best playing guitar I've ever played. Of course its a matter of opinion but I always tell people if you play guitar your guitar will pick you.

The coolest signature guitar I've ever seen and this is my opinion but you can't beat the Paul Stanley Ibanez Iceman. That guitar screams rock and roll louder than Paul Stanley himself.

Would you recommend buying this? or steve vai jem jr? Or evh standard?

The 3 coolest signature guitars , for me : 1 - Jackson Scott Ian King V , 2 - Jackson Scott Ian ATL , 3 - this Adrian Smith one .

Question! How well would this sound in low drop tunings? I want to be able to do traditional metal shred/rock lead like shown here but I also would like to be able to drop it low and do some nice drop tuned low string riffage and chugs

while not quite a signature, the ESP MX 220 and 250 are my fav signatures

Could you do a vid on good quality guitar replacement parts like trems, bridges, nuts and tuners that are more affordable ?

Fender owns Jackson. My 2001 USA Deluxe HSS Strat is basically the USA version of this guitar minus a Floyd, the locking nut, and mine has maple fretboard and chrome hardware. I was always a set neck- 24.75 scale guy and I was shopping for an ESP Eclipse. At the last minute I decided to try something different. I bought the Strat and never looked back!

Thanks for this review ! Very interesting guitar for the price. Now, to answer your question, I think my favourite signature guitar is the LTD AJ1 along with the AJ7. But maybe it's because I love the sound Andy James has :) Now, if you wanna go and try some other low cost signature guitar, how about the Dean Guitars Dave Mustaine VMNTX ?

Thank you for this great video :) Can you tell me if the single coils give the strat typical blues sound?

My favorite signature guitar is definitely the steve vai jem, just never liked the white color and gold hardware, loved the shape and feel and it sounds fantastic. another one was chris broderick's ibanez signature, i like it more than the jackson. that model introduced me to the di marzio di activators, which has become one of my pickup sets

@James-hh1lq

5 жыл бұрын

The tree of life is off putting to me

Excellent guitar at any price

I WANT THIS JACKSON.

Agree St. Vincent is seriously cool. Besides that and unrelated want to see the Hello Kitty signiture completely upgraded into seious shred machine PLEASE

Nice review! I really like your White/White colour scheme but that Green Quilted version... Hmmmm.. Best all time signature? Parker Fly Adrian Belew Signature Mk.1 (with onboard Variax & Sustainer pickup) - seriously expensive. If you want to try another great budget signature, get an EVH Wolfgang Standard!

Your reviews are great! I wondered if you might be able to do a review on a budget guitar sometime that is also available in a lefty version?

@draganm7823

5 жыл бұрын

Adrian Smith San Dimas is available in a lefty but its new $ 2200 Canadian back in 2012. The Asian versions are much less money.

I have this, ripped out the pick ups and replaced with a Super Distortion in the bridge which is what Adrian uses, way better sounding pickup than the stock. Put Duncon single coils in the neck and middle.

@kiwisamurai69

4 жыл бұрын

Is the humbucker f spaced?

@MrSuperpat

4 жыл бұрын

@@kiwisamurai69 I would say yes since Fender makes them.

@codyi5232

4 жыл бұрын

i put a seymour peteptual burn in the bridge and the tex mix set in the middle and the neck

I had an Ibanez Joe Satriani 550, was black, sent to Ibanez and re-painted in Road flare red.

Hope you can get your hands on a 85 MIJ Fender Telecaster Contemporary so you can see the System ( I, II or III) on the bridge. Best floating tremolo design ever !!!!

How’s the floyd rose on it? Does It stay in tune when you do dive bombs and stuff?

Just bought it it will be in Thursday

Do you think that the $1500 premium over the $500 model is worth it for the USA made version of this guitar and if so, why or why not?

Max, could you possibly get your hands on a Jackson PC1 and do a review/demo of it? Would be greatly appreciated man thanks!!!

I have one question and it’s about the action. I know some guitars tend to have high action, does this one have a lower action?

Brian May signature Red Special is a good one. The switching makes it incredibly versatile. Good trem too.

Will you review the 1970's lawsuit Ventura SG?

Can you try one of Ola's Solar guitars, like the A 2.6? I really respect your opinion and would love to have it on these.

Hi Max.. I run Zombie Dust custom pickups... I love your videos and would be stoked if you reviewed a set of my pups.

Matt heafy has been my favorite signature guitar

How would this compare to the Fender player series HSS strat? i can't decide...

I bought one in 2012 when they came out and still have it in 2022. Maple fingerboard which is nice an worn in/ dirty. Also the 2012 were made in India. The later ones were made in Indonesia. Swapped the pick ups for 2 DiMarzio SDS 1 singles and a late 70s Super distortion humbucker. RSguitarworks electronics upgrade kit. Really well made guitar and to be honest it plays just as good as my 86 USA San Dimas Jackson.

Max, it looks and sounds like an equivalent of MIM hss Fender Strat ?

There doesn't seem to be a body route for the Floyd. Looked like at about 5:16 you bottomed out around a whole tone sharp?

Thank you Max. I buy it last week and it blast me 😎 One of the last of exactly that SDX in Europe. Everytime I’m with you with that Single Coil Pick Ups. What you think, some Double Coil Blade PU‘s or some Alnico 5 Single Coils? PLEASE, gimme a help 😂

I just got this guitar.... I have a question if anyone can help me.. There's a gap on mine under the neck where it joins the body on the 22nd fret should it not be a tighter join.? Hope that makes sense

Does 45 cm biceps helps playing faster ?

@brycebarretto4287

6 жыл бұрын

Lol if so, i guess i'm going to the gym

@wea69420

6 жыл бұрын

It does, but 45 cm forearms help more.

@marcelcourchesne9519

5 жыл бұрын

lol that guy doesn't have 45cm biceps. but it does help to workout when your a guitarist.

@sontinos528

4 жыл бұрын

Ask Petrucci.

@malawigw

4 жыл бұрын

Ask Petrucci, he's got 50cm biceps

My favorite signature guitars are the ESP m-1 tiger stripe!!! George Lynch guitar and the Charvel Jake E. Lee blueburst strat guitar!!! An honorable mention is the PT standard electric guitar that Schecter put out in the 80s!!! PT stands for Pete Townsend of the Who!!! He never officially endorsed the brand but he played the custom made dual humbucker telecaster guitars. Hence the name PT standard.🎸🎸🎵😎😎😎☺☺☺

I really Dig My John 5 Frost Gold Tele.

Have a go at Sacth's new JS1cr30 ibanez, Is it worth the money or is it just chrome JS2480? Cheers

Would you buy this or a schecter banshee 6 fr extreme?

As far as favorite signature guitars go, there are too many. But, I do have a Version of Eric Clapton’s (Mid Boost) I built myself. I used a Candy Apple Red Body, locking Tuners and a modern style (full block saddles) 2-Point floating bridge.

Thinking of picking one of these up,but would someone tell me if I would be better off buying a used Made in Japan Jackson.Both are in the same price range.

hey does this have a c neck or a strat feel? I love jackson but cant play my dinky anymore cause its thin neck has caused me some arthritis and uncomfortable. I have a jackson monarkh and love its fat neck

Is that a Rosewood, or Laurel fretboard on this guitar here... Because there is one with a Laurel fretboard

I think you should review the Jeff Waters Flying V.

Thinking about getting this but the green one. But will more than likely and quickly put in better pups

I would have to go with eithe Bucketheads Les Paul or Synester Gates Schecter :)

Dean vnmt peace sells.. I own it and it plays like a dream

Amen!!! Looks and sounds great to me. Even the neck pick up. My favorite Iron maiden album was KILLERS. This guitar looks like Adrian's I saw on one of their tours. I played a JEM last week. It is wild looking. But ,I have to say it played great and was probably one of the most versatile guitars I have played.

I found this guitar and the body spect is Poplar..?

My flea signature jazz bass has got to be the best, Idk how fender was able to make a reliced production model feel like a custom shop but they did lol

Played one awhile back, almost got it but the bridge pickup sounds too weak, and the headstock shape doesn't sit right with me. I like the strat headstock a lot, but this one is just cut and shaped slightly differently.

Fingerboard Material: Rosewood vs Maple.....Which one is best??

Best signature model I've played and owned was the Jeff Hanneman ESP/LTD model...The LTD model alone can compete with ANY of the top models on the market...The quality is 2nd to none.

I see there's no routing underneath the trem. Does this mean it's sitting on the body, or are you still able to bend the strings up? My main problem with Floyd Rose guitars (provided they are set up correctly and stay in tune) is the free floating bridge, it really gets in my way when I'm using a litte more force on mutes and rhythm playing. I was wondering if I still would have this problem with this guitar...

@jamesmiller9823

5 жыл бұрын

They said this one sets on the body and you cant pull back on it.. if you wanted to you could float it to where you could pull back on it some but you would have to readjust your string height etc... to do it.

Just subbed! Have I been under a rock? Anyway...great crawling from under and finding this channel. I browsed and downloaded everything I saw for a binge watch weekend. I love the bridge pickup on this guitar. Can you get a hardtail version or anything other than a Floyd? I guess I could block the bridge to help with tuning stability? Or is there a Floyd upgrade that addresses that issue? Anyone know? Thanks.

Is this guitar larger than a strat?

Anything you play sounds great , as you. So how am I to tell?

I prefer the Dinky, but this sounds pretty damn good. The fact it has a trem system and the works makes it a good buy for the price. My favorite Jackson USA signature guitar I've seen would have to be the KV6 by Corey Beaulieu. Just looks mega evil, but I'd never buy the USA one. I'm broke. 😂

@RudyAyoub

6 жыл бұрын

demazphantom arent we all broke😭

jason becker pickup in the bridge, teleset or tex mex in the middle and the neck, sounds like a 2000 guitar, plays like a 5k.