JS22 Dinky Electric Guitar - Snow White

I have a lot of high end guitars from Gibson, Fender, USA BC Rich, PRS, and higher priced Jacksons. This Jackson for a $179 hits way above its price point. Its has less flaws than my Les Paul standard and SG came with. The neck feels better than my $1200 Jackson King V. Intonation was really good. I was worried about fret sprout and was fully prepared to fil the frets. To my surprise it wasn't needed. The frets were pretty good out of the Box. The action was just right and ready to go. Then Fretboard seemed dry, so I took the strings off and oiled the fretboard and restrung it and it place really nice. The frets themselves could use some polishing, but that's to be expected on a guitar at this price point. The stock pick ups are actually not that bad and overall tone for those into rock and Metal is pretty good. The tuners work and the guitar stays in tune well. This could be a great first guitar that you can grow with. I would not hesitate to tossing some upgrades on this guitar. Maybe a better nut, and some locking tuners. This thing is hitting way above its price point. Lets hope Jackson keeps this price this way. Whats also cool about Jackson is it just says Jackson not something else to say its an affordable model. Like ESP does with LTD or Fender with Squire. So you could take this to a gig and no one would be the wiser that you are playing a very affordable guitar.

Overall the Jackson JS22 is a very well built guitar for the price. The neck is one of the best I've handled on a guitar in its price point or slightly above.For me, I'm not a fan of where the belly cut is on the 7/8th sized Dinky body, but, that neck felt like a dream. Fast and comfortable on the wrist.The stock pickups in it aren't bad all things considered. This guitar was definitely good to go out of the box, without needed any adjustment prior to play other than tuning.

I love this Jackson Dinky JS22. I previously owned a Jackson Soloist Pro MIJ and I really liked the neck. So, I bought this. It is nice looking, has a good fit and finish, a super comfortable neck, and sounds like a champ. Out of the box, the setup was good. The only thing I would change is that the string height (action) is too high for me. The cool thing is that each string has its own height adjustment.I did put new .009 D'Addario strings on it (the stock ones sounded fine BTW) and added 2 more springs to the tremolo since I will never use it. After the strings were properly wound at the tuner and stretched, it stays in tune like a champ. I often play clean and the hot pickups give a nice overdrive tone.If you're really in to using the Tremolo bar, I would spend the extra bucks and get a JS32. It has a Double Locking Floyd Rose Tremolo, so it will stay in tune when you're beating on it.A few guys say that with the cost you wouldn't be heartbroken if someone stole it at a gig. But, I think I would be very sad.

I was prepared to put it on the bench to level and dress the frets after I received it but there was no need to. About 1/2 turn tightening of the truss rod and then lowering the strings a bit is all it needed to bring it to my specifications, and without any fret buzz. The neck overall is well done. The volume knob is at a well placed distance so my hand doesn't hit it while playing. I usually put Duncan SH-4's in my guitars but the pups in this guitar aren't bad. The tremolo throws it out of tune but I don't need it so I will just hard tail it. The intonation was spot on. The shape of the body and weight are very comfortable. I have 35 years playing experience, played Deluxe Strats, Gibson LP's, SG's, etc... and I like this guitar. If you want to use a tremolo I would look elsewhere but other than that this guitar plays great and is a real bargain.

I bought this because I wanted a 24 fret guitar to noodle on and didn't want to spend much on one. I also didnt want a Floyd Rose but did want a tremolo which really narrowed the field for me. Ok first off the cons:1. Nut wasnt shaped at all but was cut ok. I shaped it and it is fine.2. Tuners sucked. Replaced them with gotoh locking tuners.3. The screws for the saddles are really long. I trimmed them down with my dremmel and raised the bridge so it would float about an 1/8th of an inch.4. Toggle was a weird feeling cheap china one so I switched it for a tele switch which barely fits because the guitar is so thin.Pros:1. This guitar is worth every penny of the $180 I paid for it with tax. I got it as a used/blem it has a small black dot of what I think is ink on the back of the neck.2. Plays great, stays in tune even under mild but not savage whammy stuff.3. The stock pickups sounded pretty good but I wanted coil taps so I swapped in a Duncan JB/Jazz set which made it sound even better. Its spooky because I play this next to my R7 Black Beauty and I think it might sound better.I havent had a super strat since back in the 90's when I played a Jackson SL1 for several years. This is not an SL1. It is a better value per dollar spent IMO though. I love the way this guitar sounds. It kills for everything from country and classic rock to speed metal. I liked it so much I just picked up a Jackson JS34 with a jackson floyd, but thats another review.

I will say that you’ll probably need to mess with the intonation and action to get this guitar to sound perfectly on-pitch. But once you do that, it’s great and fun to play. People might diss the pickups, but here’s a secret:in a high-gain studio environment, they do not matter. When EQ’d and multitracked right, this guitar sounds literally identical to the $1k+ ones they sample in Kontakt libraries when put through the same chain.

Great quality for the price smooth fretboard great sound. Stays tuned minus all the string bending the whammy bar that came with does not fit

I have loved jacksons since the 80's. finally decided to buy one. although the price is low, the quality of this guitar is high. The setup from the factory was quite amazing, perfect action, the frets are prefect: rounded, smooth, and flush with the edge of the fretboard...amazingMy favorite was the paintjob, beautiful white and so many layers of laquer It would take a lot to dent/scratch it.

Good product

For the price this is a great guitar for someone new to the guitar or even a med level player. It's has 24 frets and the strings are nice and low to the fret board making it easy to play. The pick ups are good too. They whammy bar is not a Floyd and is not locking and only dives down. But it works and the guitar does stay in tune. For the price this is a great guitar. 5 stars.

was exactly as describedExelent guitar!

A great playing guitar priced well below most others

Jackson did not disappoint, at all.