JACKSON® RELEASES EIGHT NEW PRO SERIES MODELS

Body styles include Soloist™, Rhoads, King V™ and Dinky™

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Sept. 27 2012) – Jackson is excited to unveil eight new fearsome Pro Series models that were engineered for superior playability and shredding.

The models along with their most distinctive features are listed below:


SL2 Pro Series Soloist™ (in Quicksilver and Satin Black)
Sleek Soloist alder body
Three-piece through-body maple neck with graphite reinforcement and hand-rubbed oil finish
Direct-mount Seymour Duncan® JB™ TB-4 (bridge) and SH-1 ‘59™ (neck) humbucking pickups with 3-way toggle switching
Compound-radius ebony fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and Alumiloid Piranha inlays
Floyd Rose® bridge


SL2Q Pro Series Soloist (in Transparent Black and Transparent Red)
Soloist alder body with a striking quilt maple top
Three-piece through-body maple neck with graphite reinforcement and hand-rubbed oil finish
Direct-mount Seymour Duncan® JB™ TB-4 (bridge) and SH-1 ‘59™ (neck) humbucking pickups with 3-way toggle switching
Compound-radius ebony fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and Alumiloid Piranha inlays
Floyd Rose® bridge


DK2M Pro Series Dinky™ (in Satin Black, Snow White and Silverburst)
Dinky alder body
Flat-sawn graphite-reinforced bolt-on maple neck with wrap-around heel
Direct-mount Seymour Duncan® JB Zebra (bridge) and ’59 Zebra (neck) humbucking pickups with five-way blade switching
Compound-radius maple fingerboard (dark rosewood on Snow White model) with 24 jumbo frets and offset black dot inlays (offset white dot inlays on Snow White model)
Floyd Rose® bridge


DK2MQ Pro Series Dinky (in Chlorine Burst, Transparent Black and Transparent Red)
Dinky alder body with an eye-catching 4A 1/8" quilt maple cap
Flat-sawn graphite-reinforced bolt-on maple neck with wrap-around heel
Direct-mount Seymour Duncan® JB Zebra (bridge) and ’59 Zebra (neck) humbucking pickups with five-way blade switching
Compound-radius maple fingerboard (dark rosewood on Trans Red model) with 24 jumbo frets and offset black dot inl ays (offset white dot inlays on Trans Red model)
Floyd Rose® bridge


RRMG Pro Series Rhoads (in Satin Black and Matte Grey with Matte Black Bevels)
Rhoads alder body
Three-piece through-body maple neck with graphite reinforcement and hand-rubbed oil finish
EMG® 81 (bridge) and 85 (neck) humbucking pickups with three-way toggle switching
Compound-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets and Alumiloid Shark Fin Inlays
Anodized black aluminum control plate
Floyd Rose® bridge


RRTMG Pro Series Rhoads (in Black and Silverburst)
Rhoads alder body
Three-piece through-body maple neck with graphite reinforcement and hand-rubbed oil finish
EMG® 81 (bridge) and 85 (neck) humbucking pickups with three-way toggle switching
Compound-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets and Alumiloid Shark Fin Inlays
Anodized black aluminum control plate
String-through-body TonePros® fully adjustable bridge


KVMG Pro Series King V™ (in Black and Snow White with Black Bevels)
Regally commanding King V alder body
Three-piece through-body maple neck with graphite reinforcement and hand-rubbed oil finish
EMG® 81 (bridge) and 85 (neck) humbucking pickups with three-way toggle switching
Compound-radius ebony fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and Alumiloid Shark Fin Inlays
Floyd Rose® bridge


KVMGQ Pro Series King V (in Transparent Black and Amber Sunburst)
King V alder body with a stunning quilt maple top
Three-piece through-body maple neck with graphite reinforcement and hand-rubbed oil finish
EMG® 81 (bridge) and 85 (neck) humbucking pickups with three-way toggle switching
Compound-radius ebony fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and Alumiloid Shark Fin Inlays
Floyd Rose® bridge

Awesome guitars I love the looks of the KVMG! How much will these cost? And just out of interest (it doesn't bother me that much) where are they made?

2 frets away from selling me one of those RRMG :/

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those who live by the axe, die by the axe.

Same here, ao_samurai, I was extremely excited about the Rhoads, until I saw it had 22 frets. Disappointed. But the others are great, loved the fact it's alder/maple/ebony on most, and loved the direct mounted pickups.

I still need to know, are they japanese?

the price would be really interesting!

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They cost about 700 euros in germany

SL2Q in Trans Green woulda been nice. I'm happy that the neck has no paint in the back, rather just the natural finish, plays faster. But yeh, unfortunatly no Green = no sale.

Have prices been quoted anywhere? I checked on the American sites, on GAK, on Anderton's, on Thomann and Musik-Schmidt, but none of them have listed the models yet. I'd like to know how much they cost in different countries, particularly the Dinky and Soloist models.

I guarantee the prices on these will be less once they hit retail. I say realistically they'll be about 800 or 900.

I'm really interested if these guitars are made in Japan. There are rumors about Japanese factory: one says that it's unable to produce guitars after the tragic events of March 2011. Hope they're fake.