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Best metal guitars 2025: hell-raising electrics for shredders on any budget
By Jonathan Horsley last updated
From extended-range guitars to Flying Vs, here's our pick of killer metal guitars from Jackson, ESP, Ibanez, and more

Tetrarch’s Diamond Rowe becomes Jackson’s first female signature artist with the launch of her new ground-breaking signature guitar
By Matt Owen published
The metal trailblazer was announced as a Jackson artist earlier this year, and now she's been honored with a history-making signature model

“The neck is twice the thickness of many standard necks”: The making of Phil Collen’s monster new Jackson Tele-style
By Andrew Daly published
Jackson Master Builder Joe Williams shines a light on the process behind the Def Leppard guitarist’s prototype Jackson T-style, which may well enter production as a future signature model…

"Delivers on all fronts heavy and looks phenomenal whilst doing so": Jackson X Series Rhoads RRX24 review
By Matt McCracken published
A purebred shred machine with a Floyd Rose and Seymour Duncans, all for less than a grand

Marty Friedman's rare 1985 Jackson Kelly San Dimas has gone up for sale – and it could go for as much as $125,000
By Janelle Borg published
Friedman's Megadeth-era guitar is also reportedly one of the first 500 guitars Jackson ever built, and was used to record Rust in Peace

Jackson debuts a brand-new baritone body design in its road-warrior signature model for Roman Ibramkhalilov
By Matt Parker published
It’s heavy bevels for heavy metals as Jackson breaks cover with a signature guitar that’s been four years in the making

Jackson Pro Plus Dinky MDK HT7 MS review
By Chris Gill published
Multi-scale madness in a go-faster hot orange colorway, this weaponized 7-string is not for gentle turnarounds and fingerstyle folk. But for metal and shred players? holy moly...

“Playing at the Super Bowl is the easy part. It’s the musical director responsibilities leading up that’s stressful”: Adam Blackstone heads up the biggest gigs on the planet – now with a 5-string Jackson bass named after his grandmother
By Amit Sharma published
The Emmy and Grammy winner has led the musical charge for everyone from Rihanna to Eminem and Justin Timberlake. He explains why he went for Jackson over Fender for his signature bass, what makes five strings essential to his style, and how he leads the band while laying down the groove

“This is a Dinky that lives up to the legacy behind it”: Jackson Pro Plus Series Dinky DKAQ review
By Amit Sharma published
This Seymour Duncan-equipped shredder might be too good to be true, applying top-quality pickups and hardware to Jackson's go-faster design DNA at a sensible price

“Engineered for blazing guitar work”: Jackson brings its Randy Rhoads model to the mid-priced Pro Plus series, with some electrifying finishes
By Jackson Maxwell published
The Pro Plus Series Rhoads RR24 is a head-turner that comes in a pair of loud looks, and is outfitted with two Seymour Duncan Distortion 'buckers – but how do its other features stack up to the rest of Jackson's Rhoads lineup?
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