1999 Jackson Stars Soloist SL-1 SSH Metallic Black w/ USA Seymour Duncans, Japan

Up for sale, a 1999 Jackson Stars Soloist model SL-1 in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. A rare Japanese domestic market model, the Jackson Stars instruments are the direct descendants of the Grover Jackson line, expertly crafted at the Chu Shin factory. Featuring maple neck-through construction with poplar body wings and a 24-fret bound rosewood fretboard with jumbo fretwire, this Jackson has an immediate, clear sonic quality that provides the perfect platform for the stock Seymour Duncan SSH pickup configuration.The stock USA-made Seymour Duncan pickup complement includes a TB-5 Trembucker in the bridge position, and a pair of Classic Stack hum-cancelling single coils. The Trembucker provides an unmistakable upper midrange attack, with a tight, articulate low end, and harmonically rich highs that really sing, while the Classic Stack single-coil pickups offer all of the sparkle and chime of pure Strat tone without the hum. This Soloist weighs 7lbs 5oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action and spot-on intonation.The maple neck has a slender D-shaped profile carve with full shoulders, measuring .745” deep at the 1st fret and .850” at the 12th. The bound rosewood fretboard has a 12-16” compound radius, sharkfin inlay, and flawless jumbo fretwire. This guitar plays cleanly up the 25 1/2” scale with a straight neck and a responsive, optimally-adjusted truss rod, and the contoured “heel-less" design offers easy access to the highest registers of the fretboard. The locking nut measures 1 5/8” in width. The headstock sports the Jackson Stars logo, and the black “Grover Jackson”-branded (Gotoh-made) tuners turn smoothly and hold accurate pitch.All of the electronics work as intended, with the SSH pickup complement wired to the stock harness and governed by a five-way selector switch and Master Volume and Tone controls. The Schaller-made Floyd Rose Licensed vibrato is designed for deep divebombs and broad, expressive wails with ideal tuning stability, complete with matching black arm. The black dome-top knurled knobs round out the hardware. Cosmetic wear on the gloss Metallic Black finish is limited to a handful of small dings on the bass-side lower bout on top, some targeted scuffing along the treble side of the pick path, and a handful of faint finish scratches on the body as a whole. The gloss finish on the neck profile is clean and smooth.A gigbag is included.