FrettyMcgee Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Without getting into a essay length story,... As a lefty, I'm completely limited in my off the rack selection of guitars. But ultimately, I've never really felt left out. I've been lucky to come across pretty much every guitar I've ever been interested in playing. This includes my beloved Hamers, that I never thought I'd land. But for some reason, I've never had a USA Jackson Soloist land in my lap. As weird as it might sound to some, despite being a production guitar, I've never even seen a lefty in person! Last year Jackson offered a import Soloist and I jumped on one, figuring that might be the closest I ever will come to its USA counterpart. In stead of scratching an itch, it made me want the "real deal". Cut to a small cash windfall, and I decided to approach Southpaw Guitars about a NOS Soloist. I made them a offer, and to my surprise, they accepted. And hats off to them. After I paid for the guitar, they realized they no longer had OHSC. So rather than wait for a replacement Jackson fitted case to arrive in the shop, they sent it in a nice new SBK case. They are going to forward me the Jackson case on their dime. So here it is.....finally, and very fitting that it looks like it stepped out of the 80s. This might be the kick in the pants to actually start playing again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugby1970 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Congrats! Not my cup of Jack in a guitar but definitely cool as hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynic Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 I'd sold a bunch of guitars over the years and my SL2H is among the few I wish I had back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murkat Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 That Soloist looks cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrettyMcgee Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 Thanks guys! I'm so happy with it. Yep, its garish and screams hair metal, but LOVE it. First impressions: As a super strat, bolt on neck guy, this neck through thing has got me re-thinking stuff. Its acoustically loud, and rings for days. The neck is a little chunkier than I would have thought, but its so damn playable, that I feel like I'm going to adapt quickly. When I fine tune it, the sucker's going to be like butter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjamiam Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Congrats! No surprise that it roars. Enjoy that long-awaited beast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Nice guitar, FM. Looks like it was worth the wait and survived the Samsonite luggage test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomteriffic Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Wa-HOO! Fire it up and irritate somebody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMERMAN Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Very cool! You are overdue for a group shot so I can see all the Lefty's to drool over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubs_42 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Cool, I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Very cool! Surprised about the neck. I would've thought it would be a thinner shredder neck. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaVO Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Another one of those gits that I really have no business liking, but I do. That looks like too much fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy p Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 If you play a guitar that looks like that, you have to have talent; that's why I don't play guitars that look like that. I love it though! Rock on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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