Umm. Jackson just announced this, an SL4X in snow white:
I've seen them before, but they were in garish 80s colors (not that I'm inherently against that). These are throwbacks to a guitar from back then. Even Jef Beck played a pink one. I think the white with black pickguard looks hawt. I'd have to try to play one or at least another Soloist to see if I could handle the painted neck. The pickups are all Duncan Designed humbuckers, but they sound pretty good in the videos I've seen. Even if I didn't like them, I could still replace them and pay less than the Fender Deluxe. It's at least another datapoint.
Also the white ones have other differences from the original three colors. The body is poplar instead of basswood and the fingerboard is laurel instead of rosewood. I'm surprised they used rosewood at all, what with all the issues with CITES compliance.
Another reason I thought of this is that I seem to be struggling to find a Fender neck I can bond with whereas the Jackson neck just feels right to me. I don't know. I'm not in a hurry. Lots of guitars to try!
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Originally Posted by marnold
