Jackson USA Signature Chris Broderick Soloist HT7, Ebony Fingerboard, Transparent Blue
MONSTROUS ARCHTOP TONE
In collaboration with Jackson Custom Shop Master Builder Mike Shannon, modern metal master Chris Broderick designed his own take on the venerable Soloist.
This 7-string hardtail axe features an offset arch top mahogany body with premium 5/8" quilt maple top or plain maple top (Gloss Black only), through-body quartersawn maple neck and binding around the body, neck and headstock. The 12"-radius ebony fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets is ideal for all playing styles, comfortable for both low riffing and soaring leads.
Contemporary guitarists require tonal versatility and punchy clarity to keep pace with the rapid twists and turns of today's metal. A pair of Broderick-designed custom DiMarzio® direct mounted humbucking neck and bridge pickups punch well above their weight, cranking out monstrous tone that will pin your ears back. The volume control conceals a push/pull switch for coil-splitting, unlocking even more tonal options while the tone control's push/pull switch enables the tone circuit. A kill switch allows for the stuttering effects that have become integral in modern metal. The Jackson® Single String hardtail bridge creates perfect intonation along the entire length of the neck to ensure complex chords ring true, working in harmony with the Planet Waves® Auto-Trim tuning machines for tuning stability that can withstand a good pick-hand thrashing without shifting.
Lastly, Ernie Ball® strap locks ensure your axe won't go flying during onstage acrobatics.
Features
- Double cutaway 7-string electric guitar
- Two Broderick-designed custom DiMarzio direct mount humbucking pickups
- Neck-through construction for enhanced sustain and playability
- Jackson Single String hardtail bridge bridge with anchored tailpiece
Specifications
Body
- Material: Mahogany
- Finish: Gloss
- Shape: Soloist™
- Binding: Masked off Natural Quilt Maple Binding
Neck
- Number of Strings: 7
- Material: Quartersawn Maple
- Construction: Neck-Through-Body with Graphite Reinforcement and Scarf Joint
- Binding: Masked off Natural Quilt Maple
- Finish: Gloss / Painted
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- Fingerboard:
- Material: Ebony
- Radius: 12" (305 mm)
- Number of Frets: 24
- Size: Jumbo
- Nut Material: Graph Tech TUSQ XL
- Nut Width: 1.875" (47.6 mm)
- Position Inlays: None
- Truss Rod: Dual-Action
- Truss Rod Nut: Truss Rod Adjustment at Nut
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: Direct Mount DiMarzio® Chris Broderick CB7
- Neck Pickup: Direct Mount DiMarzio® Chris Broderick CB7
- Controls: Volume (Push-Pull Coil Split), Tone (Push-Pull On/Off Tone Control Activation)
- Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Configuration: HH
- Special Electronics: 2-Position Mini-Toggle Kill Switch
- Auxiliary Switching: 2-Position Mini-Toggle Kill Switch, Push/Pull Volume Coil Split, Push/Pull Tone Kill
Hardware
- Bridge: Jackson® Single-String Guitar Bridge
- Finish: Black
- Tuning Machines: Planet Waves® Auto-Trim
- Control Knobs: Dome-Style
- Switch Tip: Black
Miscellaneous:
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.064 Gauges)
- Accessories: Included Jackson® Broderick SKB® Hardshell (p/n 299-6106-506)