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A Rhoads Built for Gojira’s Christian Andreu





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Gojira’s Christian Andreu is well-known for his affinity for Jackson Rhoads solidbody electric guitars, and the Jackson Pro Series Signature Christian Andreu Rhoads RRT was tailored especially for him. This axe is ideal for Gojira’s brutal brand of death metal, thanks to its covered high-output humbucker, while its graphite-reinforced maple neck-though design with string-through-body tailpiece provides exceptional sustain. Beyond that, a compound-radius fretboard ensures the fleet-fingered playability technical guitarists demand. The Signature Christian Andreu Rhoads RRT boasts Jackson’s classic offset V-shaped body, along with a head-turning flame maple top and a matching headstock. A blacked-out (as in, sans inlays) fingerboard and black hardware complete the Pro Series Signature Christian Andreu Rhoads RRT’s metal-ready aesthetic.





Jackson high-output pickup for ultra-hot tone





Looking for rock-solid metal tone? The Pro Series Signature Christian Andreu Rhoads RRT delivers the goods. That’s because Jackson hooked up the Signature Christian Andreu Rhoads RRT with a custom-built ceramic-magnet humbucker. This high-output pickup gives you plenty of punch and serious bite ? a fiery, in-your-face tone that will never leave you stranded.





Compound-radius is perfect for riffing and soloing





The Jackson Pro Series Signature Christian Andreu Rhoads RRT sports a compound-radius ebony fingerboard with jumbo frets. Down low, your fretting hand will appreciate the 12-inch radius that keeps things nice and comfortable for natural, relaxed chord work. Up top, a 16-inch radius lays it all out flat for effortless, low-action high-speed runs with monumental string bends without fretting out.





Through-body maple neck plus string-through-body tailpiece delivers epic sustain





From headstock to strap button, the Pro Series Signature Christian Andreu Rhoads RRT is set up for truly phenomenal sustain. First, there’s the through-body maple neck ? its extreme hardness keeps your strings humming intensely with every note. To provide even better transfer between the strings and the body, Jackson used a string-through-body tailpiece design. The guitarists here at Sweetwater appreciate how the Signature Christian Andreu Rhoads RRT enables your notes to last for what seems like forever.





Jackson Pro Series Signature Christian Andreu Rhoads RRT Features:


A killer Randy Rhoads Jackson guitar made for Gojira’s Christian Andreu


Graphite-reinforced maple neck-though design with string-through-body tailpiece provides phenomenal sustain


Poplar body adds extra a balanced resonance to your sound


Head-turning flame maple top and matching headstock


Jackson covered high-output humbucker delivers hard-hitting high-gain tone


Compound-radius fretboard makes chord work and soloing effortless


Blacked-out fingerboard and black hardware supply a metal-ready aesthetic