JS32R Dinky Review

This guitar is made in India in 2010 and I know for a fact that Indian made guitars are much more better than the Chinese or the Korean ones.

Features:	9
Sound:	9.5
Action:	9
Reliability:	8.5
Impression:	10
Overall rating:	8.7
Reviewer rating:	9.2
Users rating:	8.1
Votes:	48

Reviewed by: unregistered, on april 11, 2011

Price paid: $ 370

Purchased from: Guitar Center, Manhattan

Features: This guitar is made in India in 2010 and I know for a fact that Indian made guitars are much more better than the Chinese or the Korean ones. Standard 24-fret bolt on maple neck with an Indian rosewood fingerboard. SMOOTH! The Indian Cedro body seems solid enough for a good tone and sounds pretty good without the guitar being plugged into the amp. Dual humbucking stock Jackson pups with a 3-way selector switch. Tone and Volume pots.

When I saw this instrument at the store, I was a little skeptical about the double-locking bridge. Plus its a Jackson licensed Floyd rose.I owned an Ibanez GRG270 earlier and the Bridge on that one gave me HELL! I've had this guitar for about 2 months now and I've probably had to just tweak the tuning once in a while. Tuning stays on this one. PERIOD!

Best part of the whole deal, it comes with a gig bag. Rating this in comparison to other guitars in the same price range... // 9

Sound: I tend to play more of metal from the 80s/90s viz. Iron Maiden, Slayer, Megadeth, etc and classic rock; bands like Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, etc. My earlier Ibanez gave me a good sound when connected to my Line 6 Spider III using the Bridge stock pickup. But the neck pickup on that was something to be laughed at.

The Jackson on the other hand has an amazing set of stock pickups at both the Bridge and the neck. The tone the Bridge pickup gives on a clean channel is really good. I tend to use only the Bridge pickup when I use distortion and I have felt much more better than when I used my Ibanez. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: I didn't have any issues with the action and finish as I brought it from the Guitar Center store and had them check and set it up for me before I walked out the door. // 8

Reliability & Durability: I just got this guitar and haven't had the chance to go live with it yet. But it does look as if it can withstand heavy doses of live performances. I still would carry my backup along with me just in case but I guess over time and looking at this guitar I'm gonna stop doing that too. // 8

Impression: THUMBS UP! I'd definitely run to the store and get a new one the day I realize I'm not getting it back again incase it gets stolen/broken. Probably a few months later I'd Switch the pickups to EMG or DiMarzio's just for that extra tone punch. // 10

overall: 9.6

Reviewed by: brunopastor, on may 17, 2011

Price paid: $ 400

Purchased from: Guitar Center

Features: It's a made in Indian one Jackson guitar, has 24 Jumbo Frets, maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard and cedro body, I own a Vantage and it gives more "acoustic" playing unplugged than the jackson, so, it seems to be more "solid" and reliable, that's good, All black finish, chrome hardware, stock pickups, and that's it... // 9

Sound: Ok, I use it to play from Thrash Metal to Progressive kinda going from Exodus, Kreator, Annihilator, to something like Dream Theater, Symphony X, and for both genres I'ts a HELL YEAH sound, playing through a Marshall MG10 + Behringer V-amp and sometime in a Boss ML-2 and this machine works f--king great for this stuff... About the clean... Ok, you can get what you want if you config the amp in the right way, I was scared at the first time I put the clean tone in the efects pedal, but that scare went away when I configured it the right way :D So I'll give it a 10/10. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: Ok, I bought it here from Uruguay through paypal in a N.Y store and the owner of the store set-up my guitar pretty good in Standard tuning and all that stuff, anyway I had to tune it down to cover my likes :D And I had any problems in calibrating it by myself, just about 4 hours and the guitar was sounding great, I've almost forget the most important thing! THE FLOYD ROSE! I think I've been touched with a wand or something, this Floyd Rose stands in tune like a Original one, I get from it a HELL OF DIVE BOMBING and this stuff stay tuned like a fixed bridge, really! I love it! About the finish, its a f--king Jackson, I'd spected what I have now, a hell of a finish! // 10

Reliability & Durability: As I sayd before, this guitar seems to stand for a long time playing live to break, it's solid, hard, the only thing is the neck, like all the Jackson's heads; the most simple hit with a wall, floor, amp or any hard thing against the guitar's head, will leave your guitar without head, and that's not good at all. // 9

Impression: Ok, overall impression... I love Jackson, and I love my guitar, I play Metal in the general whole genre and this guitar feets more than perfect for it, I been playing guitar since late 2009, and I bought this guitar 3 months ago from now, I bought it from here (Uruguay) through a chat, so I was so scared of what I was gettin' and I'm very happy for what I get... I was looking for a Flying V / Rand Rhoads but that ones in the store where broken and the only good was the dinky one..

If it were stolen, I call back to the store, and get the same or a Flying V or a RR, Always Jackson! What I love?.. I bought this one because of the FR, and this FR give me lot of fun and no problems at all, I can't find a thing about hate in this machine, I really love it! At the moment of buying this guitar I had to choose between a Dean ML, Jackson JS32 (Dinky, Warrior, Kelly, which ever!) or a Ibanez 350EX... The Dean ML is a 22 frets and no floyd, the Ibanez I didn't played with the edge (bridge) so I didn't want to risk my money, so, I choose the Jackson, and I'm very very happy :D // 10

Comments

[TheBlackening91]

I don't get why novices feel such a need to switch out pickups, if I were you I wouldn't waste my money on changing the pickups in that thing, everything will sound the same through the amp you're using.
At any rate, I'm glad you're enjoying your guitar, although this review isn't going to make me want one.

[wario_mt]

newbies should not review guitar.

[karlisjov118]

this guitar is crap dude >(

[Lennon993]

Um well...see the thing is guys, a review is kind of your own personal opinion. If he thought it was good, then respect that, regardless of if he's a "newbie" or not.

[doive]

This guitar is made in India in 2010 and I know for a fact that Indian made guitars are much more better than the Chinese or the Korean ones

Poor grammar and an unfounded statement... need I read on?

[BlackDeath92]

Indian made guitars are much more better than the Chinese or the Korean ones.

You've just killed whatever credibility you might have had.

[Necrolysis]

I'm not sure about this guitar, and the stability of the trem, but I'm pretty impressed with the stock pickups. They're cvr2 pickups (or something along the line of that name...) and usually are on all of Jackson's entry-level guitars. I use the Jackson Js-30 Dkt Dinky, and the pickups are pretty damned legit considering I paid $190 new for it. Just because it's cheap doesn't mean it's bad. Don't just hop on another "it's cheap so it sucks" or "line 6 sucks hairy monkey balls" bandwagon...they may not be the best, but give them credit it where it's due...the spider is a hell of alot better than no guitar amp...Some of us can't afford to crank out $700+ for music equipment...and a cheap spider is sometimes all we can get

[kodyk666]

BlackDeath92 wrote:

Indian made guitars are much more better than the Chinese or the Korean ones.

You've just killed whatever credibility you might have had.

But he knows it for a FACT!!!!! How can you argue with this logic?

[danceandpretend]

Best part of the whole deal, it comes with a gig bag

That's the best part?!

I would hope the best part would be the guitar not the bag it comes with.

[mydian]

Funny how people always post comments like changing the pickups won't sound any different on a line 6.. or every guitar sounds the same on a line 6. Funny how I have played over a half dozen guitars with different pickups of course through my line 6 and they all sound different and have their different tonal characteristics. Don't post comments like that unless you know what your talking about instead of joining the hate line 6 band wagon.

On topic. The review is ok. I've played this guitar and it seemed like it was worth the price. A bit skeptical on the floyd though.

[cruzinstrater12]

I've played a lot of different guitars over the years and I gotta say for an amp spiders arent the best. That being said there okay with distortion, but there clean tones are awful. I would never hook my strat to one but jackson actually does pretty well with them.

[m3ntalrock]

i own this guitar. got it for $329 cause Sam ash store had the wrong price tag (boy was the manager mad. i love it and its one of my favorite guitar i own. the Floyd rose is no trouble...as long as you know what your doing. i would not recommend it for new players

[MaggaraMarine]

cruzinstrater12 wrote:

I've played a lot of different guitars over the years and I gotta say for an amp spiders arent the best. That being said there okay with distortion, but there clean tones are awful. I would never hook my strat to one but jackson actually does pretty well with them.

Our school has an old Spider 1 and its distortion is just something noise and I hate it but I like its "cold" cleans with chorus. And when you turn up the volume the noise is just annoying. It's better amp when played on low volumes.

TheBlackening91 wrote:

I don't get why novices feel such a need to switch out pickups, if I were you I wouldn't waste my money on changing the pickups in that thing, everything will sound the same through the amp you're using.
At any rate, I'm glad you're enjoying your guitar, although this review isn't going to make me want one.

I agree with the pickup thing. Everybody writes that they want to change the pickups to EMGs or Dimarzios without even knowing what kind of pickups they are. The stock pickups can sometimes be as good and you can't know how the new pickups will sound without testing them. Maybe their sound will be not for your taste. Why do you buy cheap guitar with crappy pickups if you want to change the pickups? You could buy a better guitar that has stock Dimarzios or EMGs. I think my Epi LP's stock pickups did their job but now I have a Charvel that has Dimarzios and the sound is better, more 80's and more punch. (I have a Micro Cube and the sound is different, yea it's a cheap practice amp but I like it.) Through a practice amp the sound won't get much better when changing your pickups.

[1ArmyGuitar]

I own the non trem version of this, and after a good setup it is very good playing guitar. Is it a Jackson Custom, no, but for the price I paid($250) I cant complain. Neck is straight, feels comfortable to play, and I dont have to worry about ruining it here in Afghanistan.

[dopelope]

"much more better" lol

[crackjunior1]

This HAHAAHHA

[robarge00]

Horrible review.

[Darthkp]

danceandpretend wrote:

Best part of the whole deal, it comes with a gig bag

That's the best part?!

I had to laugh XD

I would hope the best part would be the guitar not the bag it comes with.

[Darthkp]

Darthkp wrote:

danceandpretend wrote:

Best part of the whole deal, it comes with a gig bag

That's the best part?!

I would hope the best part would be the guitar not the bag it comes with.

I had to laugh XD

[guitarmazdur]

does anyone else find it funny that the most significant quote they could put at the head of this review says "Indian guitars are much more better than the Chinese or the Korean ones"? LOL

[buddoggydogg]

I don't think the "Indian guitars" thing is a fact. If it's your opinion fine but to set it as fact is a bit much. I have guitars made from all over Asia and they all have their pros and cons. For those constantly ripping on Line 6, yes they aren't the best amp ever, but I have to disagree that all guitars/pups sound the same on them. All of mine sound different thru my Line 6.

[Psycroptipath]

I think he meant to say 'indians make the best sitars' not guitars

[BearCaveEcho]

He knows for a fact, guys! Obviously a sweat shop in India is much better than one in China, or Korea!

Well, there is no credible source for any of this information. Whatsoever. No guitar maker will ever even say anything about their factories abroad, unless they're made in Japan or crafted by master luthiers in some little country like Bulgaria (Kremona makes some damn fine gutiars.) Point blank, he just made an asshat of himself to all of us, and obviously needs to spend a little more time around the block with LUTHIERSHIP and QUALITY before he comes back to save his face.

That's IF he has the balls.

[space_114]

yes

[space_114]

Just picked up my Jackson JS32R here in Toronto for $249.00.. and here's the deal ...Got the first one and the neck had a bump in it and it couldn't be tuned , Returned it and went through 3 new others at the music store until i found one that was perfect. So far the thing Rocks and stays in tune and feels great ! The pu's are fairly decent also , What do you want for $249.00 .. Just take your time when you buy one and find a godd straight one and you will be just fine ...

[mikey.cirabisi]