the guitar of my dreams, especially in this version

Love this guitar! Also great playing and great demo!

Good review, answered a question I had.

Loved the distortion tone! Also, those SCN sound amazing!

Nice one man ... I have the import one - love Adrian's stuff - Up The Irons

@samunden

11 ай бұрын

How are you liking it? I only played one in a GC for a few minutes but thought it felt/sounded great for the price point. I'm glad I scored this one before the price hike...i was on the fence with this one at $2K...no way would I pay what they are going for new now!

@jeffersononetwo

11 ай бұрын

@@samunden Yeah man, I don't think I would shell the cash today for a new USA one, but the import I'd say is very close to other Jackson's or Kramer's I have. I don't think any of mine are USA though, but range from $700 to $1,600 or so new. Soloists or Baretta ... I think this Adrian Smith is well made - the main problem I have is the string tree location: is you tree located too close to the low E string? That's really the only gripe I have - for what I paid new a few years ago I really like it! I'm just not in the $2K + price point for my skill level. If I were a bit better I'd probably by a USA on most of these - but, I can just buy more toys @ < $2K

Hi, any idea what the nit width is, a lot of places say 1 11/16 but Jackson say 15/8

I just ordered mine from Sweetwater! Im so excited. Im literally pacing the floor waiting for it to arrive !

@samunden

4 жыл бұрын

Did they have them in stock? That's where I tried ordering from at first but they said it was going to be a 'several month' wait since they didn't have any in stock and Jackson apparently makes them as the orders come in. I ended getting my from Lark Guitars in Texas.

@josephjelinek1841

4 жыл бұрын

@@samunden Yes they just received a shipment! I talked to the sales rep a few weeks ago and told him to contact me when they arrived.

hi scot gret demo which speakers do you use in your cabinet are you using celestion greenbacks

My ebony fretboard version arrives in November. Can't wait for it.

@samunden

4 жыл бұрын

Boon Doggle you’ll love it!

Shot in the dark,round and round,the 80' best time.

More metal on the Name that riff please, love that guitar and nice playin bro!

Man I’m loving it, I just need to brace my wallet

Must have grew up in the 80s like me.

When you went to single coils I heard the 80's rock ballad sound. Which amp are you using there?

@Justafeller

3 жыл бұрын

Nevermind just saw in comments. 👍

@samunden

3 жыл бұрын

That cleanish part was the chorus to Ashes in the Sky by Loudness

Badass Rock improvisation .

What effects are you using to get that metallic sound?

@samunden

4 жыл бұрын

Boss PS6 in detune mode

@timbuk1126

Жыл бұрын

You can also use chorus delay and reverb to get a slick sound like that.

What kind of amp setup are you using? Your tone sounds outstanding! Beautiful guitar. Thanks for sharing.

@samunden

4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that. EVH lbx and 212. I have a boss harmonist (in detune mode) and sonic stomp in effects loop

@eddaymusic

3 жыл бұрын

It sounds excellent man 👍

I think I heard some Loudness in there.... I got this guitar about 2 years ago and love it. Well worth the money spent.

@samunden

2 жыл бұрын

You have a good ear my friend! Ya, I'm going on about 3 years with mine and still love it. I cant; believe these have jumped in price to over $3k new though...I remember hemming and hawing on mine when it was $2K, lol

@joebrown5771

2 жыл бұрын

@@samunden I paid @2500. I do not regret it. Yeah I can't see how they justify the price jump. I would get another one if it wasn't for that.

🔝🔝✌🏻

Is that a 1 piece maple neck on the USA versions like yours?

@samunden

8 ай бұрын

Yes, its a one-piece maple neck.

@spaceshifterstereogunmachine

8 ай бұрын

@@samunden Thanks! I'm planning to buy one sometime next year. I rill dig the sound you have on this guitar tuned to E flat tuning. I plan to tune it in Eb as well. Which size brass block do you use? 37 mm?

@samunden

8 ай бұрын

@@spaceshifterstereogunmachine Thanks! Yes, it has a 37mm brass block but I cant remember if I added that early on at some point or if it came stock. Hell, make me an offer when you are ready and I might bite...its a great guitar but I rarely pull it out closet anymore. The only diff between mine and the newer ones is the truss rod adjustment wheel...

@spaceshifterstereogunmachine

8 ай бұрын

@@samunden haha the only issue is that I live in Budapest, Hungary.. But thanks for the infos!

Holy hell. I've wanted a USA AS model for years. It sounds great. I hope you're well.

@samunden

5 жыл бұрын

I had to sacrifice a certain Charvel to help fund it (..gulp) but in the back of my mind I knew you'd approve. Miss you buddy, hope you are doing good!

@eyetalianmouse5186

5 жыл бұрын

@@samunden I'd say you more than upgraded from the Charvel. That's a beauty. I'm doing well. Give my regards to the crew!

@cheshiergrin

5 жыл бұрын

@@eyetalianmouse5186 Hey there my friend regards back at ya from The Dude, I hope all is well

@eyetalianmouse5186

5 жыл бұрын

cheshiergrin hey bud. Good to hear from you. Hope you’re well.

How do you adjust the truss rod with this guitar?

@samunden

5 жыл бұрын

Petri Serpentholder you have to remove the neck and adjust it at the heel like the old fenders. Interestingly enough, I had to also remove the neck to remove the pickguard.

@petrik8550

5 жыл бұрын

That is deal breaker for me. Thanks for information.@@samunden

@The73mp73

4 жыл бұрын

Oh hell yeah. Great review!

That was iron maiden : flight of icarus 4:42 :)

Nice guitar. Did you buy this new?

@samunden

5 жыл бұрын

abnormaltoy yep, shout out to Lark Guitars in San Antonio, TX. They were one of the few shops that had it in stock and they did an excellent setup on it prior to shipping it out.

Nice demo. Sound set up was more Queensryche than Maiden but not a bad thing obviously!

The Floyd Rose seeing as though it’s non-recessed, can you just take all the strings off at once and restring it like a fixed bridge seeing as though there’s no recess for it to fall back to as it’s top mounted? :)

@samunden

2 жыл бұрын

If the FR is set-up to rest against the body (dive-only) then ya, you can remove all strings at once without issue, but I always feared doing it that way would damage the body. When I had a Dtuna on it for awhile, I just used spacers on the trem block against the trem cavity to make it dive-only. The dTuna had its pros/cons but I removed it and now have it set-up for true-floating with a bit of gap between the FR and body mainly so I can flutter and pitch up just a bit if needed (TBH...I think I'm OCD and just like a level FR, haha). I've always just restrung my FR's one string at a time regardless of how its set-up...mainly out of habit.

And I believe those single coils are stacked

@rodrossi9749

2 жыл бұрын

Yep.....Fender Samarium Cobalt Noiseless single-coils.

Sounds the exact same as the SDX Model

@G-NutZ

2 жыл бұрын

I’m really interested in the USA 🇺🇸 green top. Great sound man! Thanks the video.

It's a great review and the guitar does look amazing but it would pain me to part with that sort of money for one..anyway some great Dave Murray legato there!

@samunden

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Ya, I hemmed and hawed buying this at $2k but glad I did considering the price hike right after I bought it...they are going for $3200 now! The new ones do come with a heel truss rod adjustment wheel but still..hard to justify that much for any strat.

what amp?

@samunden

8 ай бұрын

That was a EVH lbx

How would you rate this next to a USA charvel? Like a demartini?

@samunden

4 жыл бұрын

Brandon Mcvey I have only had a MIJ Charvel San Dimas but aside from the slightly different neck profiles, they are pretty similar. The fret work on both was immaculate. I hear the MIJ and MIA Charvels are very similar though.

@samunden

4 жыл бұрын

I did have a RTM (Demartini signature) pickup in it and it sounded great but I ended up putting JB back in.

@brandonmcvey9511

4 жыл бұрын

@@samunden are you overall happy with the guitar? I talked a guy down to $1500 for a mint condition Adrian Smith.

@samunden

4 жыл бұрын

Brandon Mcvey I’ll admit it took awhile for me to bond with it which surprised me. It felt great out of the case but the sound was just not quite there when I A/B’d with my other guitar with a super distortion. Long story short I put one of those large brass sustain blocks in it and that was it. For $1500 I’d grab that. These just jumped in price new to $2300 so if you dont like it you can easily get your money back.

Sam, why are you on Scott's channel?

How much u paid for it?

@samunden

3 жыл бұрын

Frankie $1950

oh shit, was that Loudness in the beginning..

@samunden

3 жыл бұрын

Yessir!

Not over priced. American wage vs Asian wage.

if you think this model is already overpriced - please don't ask what this guitar as a lefty version costs. I ordered one. 12 months waiting time and over 3k in Euros !! That's a word, isn't it. ;-) But i don't give a shit ! It's an Adrian Smith Signature.

@samunden

5 жыл бұрын

Whoa. I just saw the price jump $300 on these (the RH models) across the board a few weeks ago! When I was shopping around, they were going for $2000 and most places did not have any in stock (with a wait time of about 6 months). Fortunately I found a place that had one available and was flexible on the price. Its a great guitar but not sure I'd go for it at $2300!

@MattTrakker279

5 жыл бұрын

@@samunden you are a brilliant guitarist. You will for sure find a dozen guitars as good as or even better than this one for a cheaper price. THIS babe is for fans of IRON MAIDEN and especially fans of Adrian Smith, which i am. So, i will pay the price.

@samunden

5 жыл бұрын

@@MattTrakker279 Appreciate that! Fortunately I am also a huge Iron Maiden fan! I actually had the Dave Murray HSH model for short time but always wished it had a original Floyd Rose. This model fits the bill a little better for what I am looking for in strat-type guitar. I think you'll be very happy with yours!

@dimebolso938

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you can trade it for something nice.

can we do a evh style whammy dive without it going out of tune ?

@samunden

3 жыл бұрын

shadow x absolutely. The Floyd Rose is rock solid.

@shadowx2750

3 жыл бұрын

@@samunden thanks . was not expecting that early of a reply . you care about fans

2,699.99 your welcome...

I have played both Models and no real significance in feel trust me on that SDX has a compound Radius Neck Also

@samunden

3 жыл бұрын

Ya, I played with a SDX for a few minutes in a store once and it wasn't bad at all. I think with the MIA model, a lot of the costs are just due to where it was made. Its like Epiphone vs Gibson in that respect.

That's not the USA model the USA model has a truss rod you can adjust by the front pickup like charvels

@samunden

3 жыл бұрын

That truss rod adjustment wheel was a recent change, last year I believe. I got mine new in early 2019.

@indigenousamerican3148

3 жыл бұрын

I held off for a couple years to get this guitar. I have the one with ebony fretboard, omg i love it so much. The neck so smooth and the sound is killer. It came set up right out of the box, i mean at $2400 USD it better be

@samunden

3 жыл бұрын

@@indigenousamerican3148 congrats! They are indeed a bit pricey but this is what I would consider a guitar for life. I’ve had mine for a couple years now and it’s still rock solid. So far all I’ve done to it is disconnect the tone control, install a big brass block, and install a d-tuna.

I have played the $600 Indonesia Cort made and the USA version no real significance in Tone or Feel and this is a fair account of both because I do not own either one I have played them the USA model isn't worth the price tag not even close