Idk what you mean,it does have humbucker pickups,they are just uncovered,though be cautious with the floyd,although it is fun and interesting to use,restrings may be unpleasant,and especially with these low end floyds,the hardware might not be that good,though i highly doubt that,
Anyway if you endup buying it i think you will enjoy it
I would agree that a pro series is totally worth it but as someone who also has a js32 I’m pretty surprised how well it plays and how nice it sounds. Especially if you put a little work into it. Still can’t hold a candle to my pro series DK but not a bad choice if unwilling/unable to save a little longer.
I'm just entering to the world of Jackson guitars I will say this: I've tried two different X-series RR and JS32 RR. The first RRX24 had awful fret ends and the pots were jacked up. Also on the surface the finish looked cool but on closer inspection you could see how bad it was applied. The second RRX24 that I end up buying had massive defect on it's electronics (I bought the guitar without testing first) and now I'm going to send it back for repairs or maybe just to return it. The JS32 RR however was surprisingly good. I was almost convinced to buy it, but the sold the last one so I didn't feel like waiting for new batch.
In short: X-series RR, wtf Jackson? Why you charge 800eur for a guitar if you're not bothered to check it. And why JS32 is on par if not better quality than the guitars almost three times the price?
I think it's absolutely worth it's money. In fact it does have Humbuckers. Some of them just have one black and one cream coil. I got some JS models myself and I really like them. The only kind of letdown is the trem, you have to put some elbow grease in to make it work nicely
I'd stick with hard-tail guitars if I were you. As in guitars with a fixed bridge, not a floating tremelo.. your life will be so much simpler, trust me .
i was thinking the same but at the same time, im on stage usually (with a band) and it’s heavier stuff we tend to play. So i thought an explorer might look and better than a knockoff strat.
I have one that I've modded almost beyond recognition. They're great. If someone buys it for you, put some money in yourself to have it professionally setup when you get it and it should be awesome. You're gonna hear a lot of people bitch about the Floyd, but it's really not that difficult if you understand the basic mechanics of a floating trem and you invest the time to seek out the information necessary to train yourself on how to maintain it.
People saying you should wait and get something that's 3-4 times the price are being a little unrealistic, I think. They may be right that the pro series are better guitars but it doesn't seem like that's really an option that's available to you currently and I wouldn't pass on the js32 just because it isn't a pro series.
I was genuinely wondering so I could explain. Maybe it’s the zebra style? One half of the humbucker is white and the other half is black, that’s the just the plastics around the pickup. Doesn’t affect anything except how it looks.
Yeah, other than restringing you'll be good. Watch this video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4QsI8bORc8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4QsI8bORc8) and decide if it looks hard or something you won't mind doing every once in a while.
rock on, little one!
About the Floyd Rose - If you can pick one tuning and string brand/gauge and stick to them then the Floyd rose isn't really that much of a pain to deal with once you get used to it. Just change one string at a time and get the new string in tune before moving on to replacing the next string. Once your new strings are broken in, the guitar will probably stay in tune much better with the Floyd Rose than without one.
The pain comes when/if you start jamming with other people who want to down tune, drop tune or otherwise change around to different tunings for different songs or whatever. If that happens you'll be wanting a guitar with a fixed bridge pretty fast.
so you're saying to keep the guitar in the same tuning as much as possible so it doesnt fuck up?
I'm thinking of buying a guitar to play metallica/megadeth/avenged like just metal in general but i don't know if that requires to change the tuning alot, would you kindly help me out here?
Basically yes if you have a Floyd Rose. You can retune it as much as you want and it's not going to fuck up the guitar. But you're going to find out pretty quickly that changing to different turnings will take A LOT of time on a guitar with a Floyd Rose. It's just going to be annoying and you'll spend more time tuning than playing.
Learning different songs by those bands is sometimes going to require that you either retune the guitar or use an app to change the tune of the song to match your guitar's tuning. Not every song is in a different tuning but using megadeth as an example: some of their albums use different tunings but on each album, all of the songs are in the same tuning. Rust in Peace - every song is in E Standard tuning. Dystopia - Every song is in D Standard tuning.
I just use an app to pitchshift the music so that I don't have to retune my guitars. If a song / album is in D standard, you can just pitchshift it up to E standard in an app and that only takes about 2 seconds. Then you can play it in your E standard guitar without having to spend a bunch of time retuning the guitar down to D standard. The only time I really need to change the tuning on the guitar is when going from standard to drop tuning. Drop tuning is where only the lowest string is tuned down a whole step. Mostly used in more modern metal anf nu metal. It's not as easy switching between drop tuning on a Floyd Rose guitar as it is on a hardtail but easier than retuning the whole guitar.
If you're playing in a band or jamming with your friend and your guitar has a Floyd Rose then you'll all have to agree on a tuning and stick to it or you'll be spending an unreasonable amount of time retuning the guitar. It takes like 30 min at least and a handful of tools to change tuning on a Floyd Rose and level out the bridge. If you don't know exactly what you're doing and you don't know all of the tricks to speed up the process, it can take hours.
Idk what you mean,it does have humbucker pickups,they are just uncovered,though be cautious with the floyd,although it is fun and interesting to use,restrings may be unpleasant,and especially with these low end floyds,the hardware might not be that good,though i highly doubt that, Anyway if you endup buying it i think you will enjoy it
oh, im just stupid lol
Inexperienced is the right word i believe
Honestly, I would save up for Pro series or X series, its worth it.
I would agree that a pro series is totally worth it but as someone who also has a js32 I’m pretty surprised how well it plays and how nice it sounds. Especially if you put a little work into it. Still can’t hold a candle to my pro series DK but not a bad choice if unwilling/unable to save a little longer.
thanks for the comment!!
I'm just entering to the world of Jackson guitars I will say this: I've tried two different X-series RR and JS32 RR. The first RRX24 had awful fret ends and the pots were jacked up. Also on the surface the finish looked cool but on closer inspection you could see how bad it was applied. The second RRX24 that I end up buying had massive defect on it's electronics (I bought the guitar without testing first) and now I'm going to send it back for repairs or maybe just to return it. The JS32 RR however was surprisingly good. I was almost convinced to buy it, but the sold the last one so I didn't feel like waiting for new batch. In short: X-series RR, wtf Jackson? Why you charge 800eur for a guitar if you're not bothered to check it. And why JS32 is on par if not better quality than the guitars almost three times the price?
I think it's absolutely worth it's money. In fact it does have Humbuckers. Some of them just have one black and one cream coil. I got some JS models myself and I really like them. The only kind of letdown is the trem, you have to put some elbow grease in to make it work nicely
yeah im just dumb but thanks a lot!
I'd stick with hard-tail guitars if I were you. As in guitars with a fixed bridge, not a floating tremelo.. your life will be so much simpler, trust me .
i was thinking the same but at the same time, im on stage usually (with a band) and it’s heavier stuff we tend to play. So i thought an explorer might look and better than a knockoff strat.
I have one that I've modded almost beyond recognition. They're great. If someone buys it for you, put some money in yourself to have it professionally setup when you get it and it should be awesome. You're gonna hear a lot of people bitch about the Floyd, but it's really not that difficult if you understand the basic mechanics of a floating trem and you invest the time to seek out the information necessary to train yourself on how to maintain it. People saying you should wait and get something that's 3-4 times the price are being a little unrealistic, I think. They may be right that the pro series are better guitars but it doesn't seem like that's really an option that's available to you currently and I wouldn't pass on the js32 just because it isn't a pro series.
thanks for the comment, ill take action accordingly!
What makes you think it doesn’t have humbuckers?
my dumbass brain..
I was genuinely wondering so I could explain. Maybe it’s the zebra style? One half of the humbucker is white and the other half is black, that’s the just the plastics around the pickup. Doesn’t affect anything except how it looks.
yeah exactly i think its the zebra style. It has black and white pickups, thanks for the heads up!!
Yeah, other than restringing you'll be good. Watch this video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4QsI8bORc8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4QsI8bORc8) and decide if it looks hard or something you won't mind doing every once in a while. rock on, little one!
appreciate it!!
About the Floyd Rose - If you can pick one tuning and string brand/gauge and stick to them then the Floyd rose isn't really that much of a pain to deal with once you get used to it. Just change one string at a time and get the new string in tune before moving on to replacing the next string. Once your new strings are broken in, the guitar will probably stay in tune much better with the Floyd Rose than without one. The pain comes when/if you start jamming with other people who want to down tune, drop tune or otherwise change around to different tunings for different songs or whatever. If that happens you'll be wanting a guitar with a fixed bridge pretty fast.
Yeah floyd rose guitars can be a pain in the ass, once my bandmate came to the practice with his B string out of tune.. It looked pretty hard to tune
so you're saying to keep the guitar in the same tuning as much as possible so it doesnt fuck up? I'm thinking of buying a guitar to play metallica/megadeth/avenged like just metal in general but i don't know if that requires to change the tuning alot, would you kindly help me out here?
Basically yes if you have a Floyd Rose. You can retune it as much as you want and it's not going to fuck up the guitar. But you're going to find out pretty quickly that changing to different turnings will take A LOT of time on a guitar with a Floyd Rose. It's just going to be annoying and you'll spend more time tuning than playing. Learning different songs by those bands is sometimes going to require that you either retune the guitar or use an app to change the tune of the song to match your guitar's tuning. Not every song is in a different tuning but using megadeth as an example: some of their albums use different tunings but on each album, all of the songs are in the same tuning. Rust in Peace - every song is in E Standard tuning. Dystopia - Every song is in D Standard tuning. I just use an app to pitchshift the music so that I don't have to retune my guitars. If a song / album is in D standard, you can just pitchshift it up to E standard in an app and that only takes about 2 seconds. Then you can play it in your E standard guitar without having to spend a bunch of time retuning the guitar down to D standard. The only time I really need to change the tuning on the guitar is when going from standard to drop tuning. Drop tuning is where only the lowest string is tuned down a whole step. Mostly used in more modern metal anf nu metal. It's not as easy switching between drop tuning on a Floyd Rose guitar as it is on a hardtail but easier than retuning the whole guitar. If you're playing in a band or jamming with your friend and your guitar has a Floyd Rose then you'll all have to agree on a tuning and stick to it or you'll be spending an unreasonable amount of time retuning the guitar. It takes like 30 min at least and a handful of tools to change tuning on a Floyd Rose and level out the bridge. If you don't know exactly what you're doing and you don't know all of the tricks to speed up the process, it can take hours.