Detail 01
12–16-inch compound-radius bound laurel fingerboard
The radius is designed for chord work near the nut and lead playing farther up the neck.
Product detailSKU #1500000431113
JacksonX Series Soloist SLX DX Electric Guitar Silver Mercury Crackle
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Silver Mercury Crackle gives the Soloist SLX DX its visual identity, while the core design stays focused on high-output electric-guitar work. A basswood body joins a maple neck and a bound 12–16-inch compound-radius laurel fingerboard: the lower area is arranged for chords, with the upper register set up for lead playing. Two Jackson humbuckers feed volume and tone controls, and the three-way blade switch accesses either pickup or both. Its Floyd Rose Special double-locking tremolo is built into the performance-focused layout.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Practice sessions that move between lower-position chords and higher-register lead work.
- Heavy rhythm parts and lead lines using the two Jackson high-output humbuckers.
- Players who use dive bombs and string bends with a Floyd Rose Special tremolo.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players seeking a fixed-bridge guitar; this model uses a Floyd Rose Special double-locking tremolo.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Jackson high-output humbucker pair
The guitar offers bridge, neck, and combined pickup selections.
Detail 03
Floyd Rose Special double-locking tremolo bridge
Fine tuners provide precise intonation adjustment, and the recessed design leaves the bridge area open for picking.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickup controls does it have?
It has a three-way blade switch, plus single volume and tone controls.
02What bridge is fitted?
A Floyd Rose Special double-locking tremolo bridge.
03What is the finish color?
Silver Mercury Crackle.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
3 detailsPlayability
- Number of Frets
- 24
- Number of Strings
- Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.062 Gauges)
- Scale Length
- 26.5" (673 mm)
4 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Satin Black
- Neck Wood
- 3-piece maple
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony
- Color Finish
- Satin color matched
30 detailsOther
- Shape
- Soloist
- Side Dots
- Luminlay®
- Inlays
- Pearloid Sharkfin
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
- Number of Frets
- 24
- Case
- Sold separately
- Tier
- new
- Controls
- Volume, Tone
- Finish
- Satin color matched
- Nut Width
- 1.75" (44.45 mm)
- Category Source
- detail
- Tuning Machines
- Jackson Sealed Die-Cast Locking
- Construction
- Neck-through-body with graphite reinforcement
- Neck Pickup
- Seymour Duncan Jeff Loomis Signature Noumenon
- Color
- Satin Black
- Fret Size
- Jumbo
- Material
- Ebony
- Korena Special
- false
- Truss Rod
- Dual-action head adjust
- Strings
- Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.062 Gauges)
- Hardware Finish
- Black
- Switching
- 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Series
- Artist Signature
- Scale Length
- 26.5" (673 mm)
- Bridge Pickup
- Seymour Duncan Jeff Loomis Signature Noumenon
- Nut Material
- Graph Tech TUSQ XL
- Control Knobs
- Dome-Style
- Source Id
- site51500000431113
- Prop65
- WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
- Bridge
- Hipshot 7 - Fixed .175
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