Jackson RR3 Guitar review!

The Jackson Pro Series RR3 Rhoads™ - Alder body, bolt-on maple neck and compound radius rosewood fingerboard.

The Jackson Pro Series RR3 Rhoads™ comes equipped with Seymour Duncan® humbucking pickups, Jackson low-profile double-locking tremolo and black hardware.

Jackson Pro Series RR3 Rhoads™ main features include:

• Black Finish
• Body: Alder
• Neck: Bolt-On Rock Maple with Scarf Joint Head Stock
• Neck Dimensions: 1st Fret: .745”, 12th Fret: .810”
• Tuning Machines: Sealed Die-Cast Tuners
• Fingerboard: Rosewood with Compound 14” to 16” Radius
• No. of Frets: 22 Jumbo Frets
• Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan® JB™ TB4 Humbucking Pickup
• Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan® Jazz™ SH2N Humbucking Pickup
• Controls:
  Master Tone
  Volume (Bridge Pickup)
  Volume (Neck Pickup)
• Bridge: Floyd Rose® Licensed Jackson® Low Profile JT580 LP Double Locking 2-Point Tremolo
• Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle:
  Position 1. Bridge Pickup
  Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
  Position 3. Neck Pickup
• Strings: NPS, Gauges:
  .009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042
• Scale Length: 25.5” (648mm)
• Width at Nut: 1-11/16” (43mm)
• Jackson 6-In-Line Pointed Headstock
• Compound (14” to 16”) Fingerboard Radius
• MOTO Shark Fin Position Inlays
• Ivoroid Binding on Neck and Headstock

The price varies from £500-700

The guitar is absoloutly amazing for all metal heads out there, however there are minimal disadvantages.
The first being the Floyd Rose, if you have never had one, they are extremely difficult to maintain, and do not allow alternate tunings without ruining the setup, unless you either block the bridge, or look into products such as the tremol-no.


If I were to go back in time, I would personally buy the Jackson dinky, as the V shape does get boring after a while and becomes annoying for playing, (you have to sit in a classical position). Either this, or a Ibanez S-series, without a Floyd Rose. Although don't get me wrong, with a Floyd Rose you can create some pretty amazing dive bombs and new tones, however it'd be likely you'd keep it one one tuning.


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My rating - 8.9/10, as it sounds brilliant, plays well and is just amazing. Downside - not versatile at all, and doesn't feature EMG pick ups