Whether you’re a fan of Randy’s virtuoso guitar skills, or you just want a high-quality, well-built guitar designed by the finest engineers, this Jackson Rhoads USA Select RR1 is simply a fantastic choice. This guitar is fitted with an original, licensed FR tremolo bridge for superior performance with an included whammy, a locking nut, and perfect intonation and expression. The Jackson Rhoads RR1 features Seymour Duncan’s humbuckers, with a JB TB-4 on the bridge and a Jazz SH-2N on the neck, both offering versatile tones for a variety of genres. There are 22 jumbo frets, and the overall scale of the guitar is 25.5″, which is enough to support lower tunings. The fingerboard has a 12″-16″ compound radius for better access to higher frets, and an ebony fretboard for smooth performance. The Jackson Rhoads V-shaped guitar features an exotic tonewood combination it has an alder body with a quartersawn maple neck for a premium feel and tone. The RR1 was designed with Rhoads based on Gibson’s Flying V shape, but with modifications to its neck, body, and tail fins.
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It’s part of Jackson’s USA Select Series guitars that are handmade by the top custom shop luthiers and craftsmen in the US. The second guitar on this list by Jackson, the Randy Rhoads RR1 was created in collaboration with the iconic and legendary guitar player back in the 1980s. With a Gibson-inspired design that works very well, great construction quality, great pickup selection, and a licensed Floyd Rose bridge as well, this guitar is a worthy steal at its price point. If you want the classic V-shaped guitar on a budget, then the Jackson JS Series King V JS32 is the safest way to go for you. There’s a 3-way pickup selector, and the bridge features a licensed Floyd Rose tremolo with a locking nut and whammy bar so you can add expression to your performance without losing tune. Jackson has fitted this guitar with their own in-house High-Output humbuckers that embody the power necessary for high-gain distortion tones for rock and metal. There are 24 jumbo frets with sharkfin inlays across the 25.5” scale neck, with a 12”-16” compound radius that makes it easy to play fast legato on the higher frets. The fingerboard consists of amaranth, which is a great material at this price range and is easy to shred on. The JS32 has a poplar body with a bolt-on maple neck, which lends the guitar a nice resonant sound with lasting sustain. The Jackson JS Series King V JS32 is one of their most affordable guitars of this type. This King V shape has grown a lot of popularity amongst guitarists as a more evolved ‘Flying V’. Jackson is known for making high-quality electric guitars, and they redesigned the classic ‘Flying V’ shape that was introduced by Gibson, into a more modern ‘King V’ shape, with slightly sharper edges and longer body wings.