Today, Fender and the brand names under its umbrella pulled the covers off a host of brand-new items. Among the FMIC branches with brand-new items to reveal is Jackson, who has actually brought the still-futuristic Randy Rhoads signature electrical guitar to its mid-price Pro Plus series.
Jackson states that the Pro Plus Series Rhoads RR24 is “crafted for blazing guitar work,” and with the tradition of its name which simple upper-fret gain access to, we do not question it.
Price-wise, the Pro Plus designs fall in between the MJ Rhoads and Pro Series Rhoads six-strings, with a handful of resemblances– and distinctions– to the latter.
Both Pro Plus designs are developed with okoume bodies and three-piece maple/walnut/maple necks– rather than the Pro Series’ mahogany bodies and easy maple necks– though the Pro Plus designs do maintain the latter’s ebony fingerboard (with an upgrade to stainless-steel stresses, mind.)
Like its Pro Series brother or sisters, the Pro Plus RR24s include a Seymour Duncan Distortion SH-6N humbucker in the neck, however they switch out the previous’s Duncan Distortion SH-6 bridge ‘bucker for a Duncan Distortion TB-6. These can be changed by specific volume and tone knobs, and a three-way pickup switch.
The Pro Plus RR24’s other repairings are likewise relatively comparable to those discovered on the basic Pro designs– dome-style Jackson Sealed Die-Cast tuners, a Floyd Rose 1000 Series double-locking tremolo, and those apparent sharkfin inlays.
It’s the surfaces, however, that truly make the Pro Plus Rhoads RR24s worth an appearance. Alternative one is an arena-ready Mirror surface, with a Firestorm-finished guitar (which includes a pomelle sapele top) likewise offered, at a somewhat lower cost.
Mentioning, the Mirror-finished Pro Plus Series Rhoads RR24 calls at $1,699, with its Firestorm-finished equivalent being available in at $1,599– a couple of hundred dollars north of the Pro Series Rhoads designs, however nearly a thousand south of those discovered in the more high end MJ Series.
In our book, the budget friendly X Series Rhoads is among the best metal guitars out there today, so we can’t wait to get our hands on the Pro Plus variation of the design.
For more on these, and Jackson’s other brand-new releases, see Jackson Guitars
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