Jackson Warrior, silver, made in USA 2004. You see American-made Jackson guitars around these parts approximately never, so here's a cool little treat. The Warrior is Jackson's classic X-shape, but every point is meant to reference their iconic headstock shape. It balances surprisingly well both sitting and standing, and at 3.7kg, it's lighter than many Explorer style offerings we've previously had through the store. The neck is a D-style profile, but it's not that skinny, it's on the slightly chunky side of shred-town. It's got rounded fretboard edges, classy binding, enormous frets and a lux ebony board with legit mother-of-pearl inlays... they weren't messing around. It really does play like a high end guitar: it's extremely responsive, holds tune admirably and rewards comes back at you the more you dig in. The pickups are on the hot side, which won't come as a surprise. They're warm and full with heaps of low end power, and deliver tasty classic rock tones as well as very convincing growls under more 'pissed-off' gain settings. If you wanted a new one of these, the general method would see you fork out around A$7k and wait around a year, so here's a bargain that saves you a whole birthday. HB2U.

Model: Jackson USA Select Warrior WR1
Made: USA, Sep 2004 (serial U14902)
Finish: inca silver, black bevels, gloss poly
Body: alder
Neck: quarter-sawn maple, ebony board, 25.5" scale, 12-16" compound radius, moderate D style shape
Weight: 3.700kg
Mods: Tremol-No installed in bridge cavity, original parts included
Pickups: Seymour Duncan SH10 Full Shred/SH8 Invader humbucker x2
Case: Jackson ABS hard case by SKB, back cover included

Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has a minor scuff on the back near the allen keys. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, very minor scuffs on the back only. The back has no major marks; note the back cover is detached but included. The sides have some discolouration on the bottom back point and some dimples on the top back point. The front has a small dimple on the top of the top point as well as some minor scuffs around the strings. Overall: excellent condition (9/10)

Playing condition notes: Action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electronics tested and working properly. The frets have minor wear only, 9/10 for life left. Wearing fresh 10-46 Moonshiners strings, tuned in E-standard.