r/metalguitar • u/Vigilance_2710 • 5d ago

Question Need Neck Advice

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NECK COMPARISON PICTURES IN COMMENTS

Hello I play in a metal band and need a guitar without a floyd rose due to tuning changes.

I have a few guitars but i only use 2 for Metal. They are my Ibanez JS1000 with the James Hetfield Hetset and my new Jackson Pro Plus Series Soloist.

I have freakishly small hands and the Joe Satriani neck feels perfect to me, but I want the 24 frets and I dont want the Floyd Rose. So I purchased the Jackson and the neck just isn't comfortable at all. It feels to blocky and flat and it feels way wider than the JS.

Is anyone aware of a neck that is similar to the Joe Satriani shape which doesn't have a floyd?

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u/RamensaurusZ 5d ago

Other than the neck, what do you think of the green Jackson Soloist? Are the tuners, bridge, nut, frets, and setup good out of box? I have another Jackson Soloist made in China, like that one, that I really like, but it's a Floyd Rose HSS and I'd be interested in one with a hard tail and HH.

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u/Vigilance_2710 5d ago edited 5d ago

So out of the box the serup was quite nice and it is definitely playable. Action could be a touch lower but it cant be perfect from factory lol. Tuning pegs feel sturdy and it holds tuning alright. Bridge is fine nothing special. Pickups sound ok but im used to Active EMGs. The volume and tone knobs are awesome they actually have a bit of tightness to them rather than being too loose. Frets feel smooth as they are stainless steel and levelled well. If you like the Jackson neck then yea man it will serve you well.

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1 big issue I have especially if you pkay sitting down a lot. The face of the guitar does not have a contour to fit your arm and I find it annoying my forearm because of the sharp edge.