Jackson might not be at NAMM 2024however that hasn’t stopped it revealing a host of brand-new designs, consisting of 2 captivating additions to its inexpensive X-Series, in the shape of these Dinky DK1s.
The Dinky is, obviously, a Jackson classic– its name owing to its a little smaller sized body (being 7/8ths the size of the company’s other double-cutaway electrical guitarthe Soloist). It likewise has a bolt on neck, instead of the neck-thru body construct of its larger bro.
The brand-new designs– the X-Series DK1A and DK1 H– follow that type element however use an attractive mix of spectacular surfaces and the stripped-back specification of a shred workhorse.
Both guitars include nyatoh bodies, graphite enhanced maple necks and a laurel fretboard with a 12-16″ substance radius– producing a good low-action playing surface area at the body.
They likewise share something in typical on the hardware front, with Floyd Rose Special double-locking tremolos and Jackson’s sealed die-cast tuners on the headstock.
The distinctions eventually boil down to pickup setup and surface. The DK1A ($699) appears to use an HS pickup setup, however closer evaluation exposes it’s really an HH pairing.
You get Jackson’s own high output bridge humbucker at the bridge and a rail-style neck humbucker (in single coil size format) at the neck position, plus a three-way blade selector switch and tone and volume knobs. That’s all completed in ‘White Tortoise’, ought to you want to transport your inner guitar hero-in-a-halfshell.
Our choice of the set though the single-humbucker DK1 H ($599), which channels a Van Halen-esque setup, i.e. single pickup, Floyd Rose– and go! Controls are restricted to a basic volume, suggesting your focus is on the fretboard and selecting, instead of getting sidetracked by tone tweaks.
It’s likewise got a killer Skull Kaos paint task, which is matched by a coordinating headstock style. It has to do with as subtle as a sledgehammer and we appreciate that …
In other places, directing the varieties, Jackson has actually just recently revealed the head-turning Pro Plus Series Rhoads RR24 — a brand-new V-style addition crafted for blazing efficiency.
For additional information on the X Series Dinkys, head to Jackson
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