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A 21st-century Axe with Classic Shred Styling





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If you dig classic shred styling, but demand modern high-performance features, the Jackson X Series Soloist SL3X DX will make you a force to be reckoned with. Benefit from ultra-fast playability, thanks to a compound-radius fretboard, and incredible sustain and stability, courtesy of a graphite-reinforced through-body neck. Enjoy a massive array of scorching tones, thanks to a trio of high-output Jackson-branded pickups. And when it comes time to unleash your arsenal of whammy bar tricks, this solidbody electric guitar's Floyd Rose double-locking tremolo will effortlessly oblige. Classic shark fin fingerboard inlays, aggressive-looking black hardware, and a light-catching gloss finish round out the X Series Soloist SL3X DX.





Compound-radius fingerboard provides the best of both worlds





The X Series Soloist SL3X DX sports a compound-radius maple fingerboard with 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 Soloist SL3X DX's neck-through-body design elicits near-endless sustain; built-in graphite reinforcement rods increase neck stability, making it highly resistant to temperature and humidity changes.





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Jackson-branded pickups turn up the heat





Great feel is only part of the equation. That's why Jackson equipped the X Series Soloist SL3X DX with a pair of Jackson-branded mini humbucker rail pickups along with a full size, high output humbucker. At Sweetwater, we've found that this versatile pickup configuration delivers an abundance of useful tones. You'll get both the dialed-in cleans and the molten edge that you're looking for, supplying unmatched stage versatility.





Floyd Rose tremolo dive-bombs with the best of them





For expressive performance, the Jackson X Series Soloist SL3X DX comes armed with a 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. Thanks to this trem, the Soloist SL3X DX tolerates depraved amounts of whammy bar abuse without going out of tune. So, shriek, flutter, squeal, dive-bomb, make crazy animal sounds ? the Soloist SL3X DX is equipped for it all.





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Jackson X Series Soloist SL3X DX Features:


Classic shred-style solidbody electric guitar tailored to modern guitarists


Compound-radius fingerboard yields ultra-fast playability


Graphite-reinforced through-body neck provides incredible sustain and stability


High-output Jackson-branded pickups deliver an abundance of useful tones


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


Classic shark fin fingerboard inlays, aggressive-looking black hardware, and light-catching gloss finish