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Rob Cavestany's Thrash-ready Signature





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A seminal band in the '80s Bay Area thrash scene, Death Angel spearheaded the second wave of thrash metal that occurred in the mighty Metallica's wake. The Jackson Death Angel is the signature axe of the band's incendiary lead guitarist, Rob Cavestany. This thrash-ready solidbody electric guitar boasts a nyatoh body with an attention-grabbing design, along with a set of searing-hot active EMG pickups ? a requisite for authentic Bay Area thrash tones. The Death Angel's maple Speed Neck facilitates lightning-fast riffage, while its 24-fret, compound-radius fingerboard makes fleet-fingered workouts seem effortless. A Floyd Rose Special double-locking trem tolerates all the manic whammy abuse you can dish out, with rock-solid tuning stability. If you're hungering for a made-for-metal electric guitar tailor-made for disturbing the peace, plug the Jackson Pro Series Signature Rob Cavestany Death Angel into your loudest stack and feed your voracious soul.





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Compound-radius fingerboard provides the best of both worlds





The Pro Series Signature Rob Cavestany Death Angel sports a compound-radius rosewood fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets. Down low, your fretting hand will appreciate the 12-inch radius that keeps things 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 ? providing you with the best of both worlds. What's more, the Death Angel's neck-through-body design plants you firmly at the head of the pack with near-endless sustain.





Active EMG 81/HA pickups make your amp scream





The Jackson Pro Series Signature Rob Cavestany Death Angel's active EMG pickups spit out enough heat to maximize your amp's gain, sustain, and harmonic content. In the bridge position, you get an EMG 81 humbucker, which offers an abundance of ultra-violent output, yet still sings with a balanced tone. In neck position, you'll find an EMG HA noiseless single-coil pickup, which is packed into a humbucker housing for a consistent look. A master volume control gives you absolute control over all three pickup positions.





Floyd Rose tremolo dive-bombs with the best of them





For expressive performance, the Pro Series Signature Rob Cavestany Death Angel comes armed with a top-mounted Floyd Rose Special. This double-locking tremolo is exclusively crafted for Floyd Rose, maintaining a feel and response akin to their classic designs, while utilizing zinc alloy saddles and a zinc alloy sustain block. Here at Sweetwater, we've found that the Death Angel tolerates depraved amounts of whammy bar abuse without going out of tune. So, shriek, flutter, squeal, dive-bomb, and make crazy animal sounds ? the Signature Rob Cavestany Death Angel will dole out relentless retribution by the truckload.





Jackson Pro Series Signature Rob Cavestany Death Angel Electric Guitar Features:


Signature electric guitar of Death Angel's Rob Cavestany


Nyatoh body with an attention-grabbing design


Compound-radius fingerboard yields ultra-fast playability


Through-body neck provides incredible sustain and stability


Active EMG 81 bridge humbucker supplies molten metal tone


Active EMG NA neck single-coil is packed into a humbucker housing for a consistent look


Top-mounted Floyd Rose Special double-locking tremolo for twisting, bending, and dive-bombing


Rock-solid sealed die-cast tuners


Classic black shark fin fingerboard inlays, aggressive-looking black hardware, and eye-catching satin finish