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The Greek Metal God’s USA Signature Axe





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The Jackson USA Signature Gus G. Star is the ultimate rendition of the Greek metal god’s favorite axe. An avant-garde-shaped alder body gives you a solid tonal base that’s enhanced perfectly by this solidbody electric guitar’s dual active humbuckers. Seriously ? plug into your high-gain amp of choice, and the USA Signature Gus G. Star will inspire the most brutal riffs you’ve ever played. A pau ferro-capped, graphite-reinforced maple neck enables unfettered technique, while through-neck construction infuses every note you play with near-endless sustain. It’s also comfortable as all get-out. What’s more, you’ll enjoy spot-on intonation and further sustain enhancement via a TonePros TOM-style bridge and anchored Gotoh tailpiece, while sealed die-cast locking tuners offer rock-solid tuning stability and super-quick string changes. The USA Signature Gus G. Star boasts tons of top-tier appointments, including big block fingerboard inlays, white binding, chrome hardware, and matching chrome pickup covers





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Easy-playing neck and lightning-fast 12"-radius fingerboard





Jackson crafted the USA Signature Gus G. Star to be a high-performance solidbody electric with maximum clarity, sustain, and sonic power. This axe features a graphite-reinforced maple neck, along with through-neck construction, for the ultimate in stability, comfort, and sustain. You also get a fast-playing 12"-radius pau ferro fingerboard, which makes a top-tier platform for heavy riffing and high-speed soloing. This smooth-action fingerboard includes 24 jumbo frets and eye-grabbing mother-of-pearl big block inlays. To top it off, the USA Signature Gus G. Star sports a classic Jackson pointed 6-in-line headstock and sealed die-cast locking tuners for rock-solid tuning stability and super-quick string changes.





Proteus active humbuckers yield high-octane tones





The Jackson USA Signature Gus G. Star's muscle comes from a pair of Gus G.’s signature Proteus active humbucking pickups. Built to Gus G.’s exacting standards, these pups employ a high-output, low-noise preamp for a molten, hard-hitting sound that’s guaranteed to flatten everyone in the front row. When paired with the right high-gain amplifier, Proteus humbuckers really kick you in the teeth with thick distortion, balanced frequency response, and sizzling harmonics. The guitarists here at Sweetwater have taken special note of how nuanced these pickups are, especially for metal-voiced humbuckers. They respond beautifully to your pick attack and dynamics, enabling you to play with unprecedented levels of expression. The USA Signature Gus G. Star features a 3-way pickup selector and single volume control.





Top-shelf materials ensure top-shelf sound





The USA Signature Gus G. Star starts with an avant-garde-shaped slab of alder. Alder is one of the most popular solidbody electric guitar tonewoods on the planet, due to its supremely balanced sound. No matter what you play, you’ll experience equal helpings of low, mid, and high frequencies ? a characteristic tone that’s at the center of some of the most celebrated electric guitar recordings of all time. The USA Signature Gus G. Star includes a TonePros TOM-style bridge with an anchored Gotoh tailpiece, which ensures spot-on intonation and near-endless sustain. Attractive white binding, stylish chrome hardware, and matching chrome pickup covers complete the package.





Jackson USA Signature Gus G. Star Features:


USA-built Gus G. signature solidbody electric guitar


Alder body produces a balanced sound with equal doses of highs, mids, and lows


Gus G. Proteus active humbuckers produce molten, hard-hitting tones with great dynamics


Graphite-reinforced maple neck is effortless to play


Through-neck construction exhibits enhanced comfort and sustain


12"-radius pau ferro fingerboard yields speed and comfort


TonePros TOM-style bridge with anchored Gotoh tailpiece ensures spot-on intonation and near-endless sustain


Sealed die-cast locking tuners for rock-solid tuning stability and super-quick string changes


Eye-grabbing big block fingerboard inlays, white binding, chrome hardware, and matching chrome pickup covers