Jackson Dinky JS11 Electric Guitar - Black Reviews
The shred-ready Jackson JS11 Dinky solidbody electric guitar was made to create sonic mayhem. The amazingly affordable JS11 Dinky serves up massive tone and killer sustain - courtesy of its basswood body, tremolo tailpiece, and two high-output ceramic humbuckers. You'll relish the uber-playability of the maple speed neck and fat-fretted amaranth fingerboard that lets you chord blissfully and shred without the fear of fretting out. Say hello to your new weapon of choice: the Jackson JS11 Dinky.
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What a great guitar
At this price point I just wanted a guitar to practice on at home and stop toting around my more expensive guitars. This arrived almost in tune out of the box. I did change the strings to my usual xl diadarrio and it sounds so good plugged in. I love the bridge pickup for my sound. I'm so happy with this guitar so far, haven't had to set it up or anything. Excellent!
The best cheap metal guitar I've found
I typically look for guitars under $ dollars that are good for metal, which is the style I play. I have played 10-11 guitars under this price range, and this is the best sounding guitar yet. I have played Les Paul copies, other super-strats, anything on the market pretty much but this has simply blown me away.
JACKSON DINKY JS11 IT'S ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!!
I JUST GOT MINE THE OTHER DAY FROM SWEETWATER I WAS ACTUALLY STILL ON THE FENCE ON EVEN BUYING ONE BECAUSE IT'S BEEN OVER 20 YEARS SINCE I HAVE TRULY EVEN PLAYED ONE BUT WITH TALKING TO SPENCER BENNETT HERE AT SWEETWATER MUSIC HE HELPED ME MAKE UP MY MIND ON GOING AHEAD AND GETTING ANOTHER ONE (GUITAR) AND SO I BOUGHT THE JACKSON DINKY JS11 AND FOR THE PRICE OF ONLY ($149.99)+TAX I JUST FELT LIKE I COULDN'T GO WRONG AND TRULY I'M ABSOLUTELY GLAD THAT I DID PULL THE TRIGGER AND BOUGHT IT CUZ I HAVE NOT HAD THIS MUCH FUN IN A LONG LONG TIME AND NOW I WILL ADMIT THAT IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I LAST PLAYED ONE BUT IT IS ABSOLUTELY COMING BACK TO ME SLOWLY BUT SURLY SO I DON'T GIVE IT LONG AT ALL AND I'LL BE VERY VERY CLOSE TO WHERE I WAS JAMMING OUT BEFORE AND IF YOU ARE JUST GETTING INTO PLAYING AND WANTING TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY A GUITAR THEN I'M TELLING YOU THAT YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH GETTING THIS FRIGGIN BADAZZ JACKSON DINKY JS11 IT PLAYS AMAZING AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A BEAST!!! IT JUST SOUNDS AWESOME!!! AND YOU CAN NOT GO WRONG WITH THIS JACKSON DINKY JS11 GUITAR IT'S ABSOLUTELY PERFECT FOR A NEW PLAYER AND A OLDER ONE ALIKE THE BUILD QUALITY IS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!! AND THE AWESOME AND VERY HELPFUL STAFF AT SWEETWATER MUSIC NOT ONLY HELPED ME OUT BIG TIME AND THANK YOU AGAIN SPENCER BENNETT YOU ARE AWESOME MAN!!! I JUST LOVE MY NEW JACKSON DINKY JS11 IT'S ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND SO VERY VERY SMOOTH TO PLAY AND IT SOUNDS GREAT YOU JUST CAN NOT OUT DO A JACKSON GUITAR AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED PERIOD!!! AND I ALSO KNOW THIS THAT WHEN I FEEL LIKE I AM READY TO MOVE UP FROM THE DINKY JS11 I'M GOING TO BE HITTING UP SWEETWATER MUSIC AGAIN AND I'M GOING TO BE TELLING THEM THAT I WANT A BADAZZ JACKSON DINKY JS34 ARCH TOP 6-STRING SO YEAH MAN I'M ALREADY LOOKING AT ANOTHER ONE LOL HA HA HA HA HA HA HA !!! THANK YOU SWEETWATER AND SPENCER BENNETT, FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP IN THE BEGINNING AND I WILL BE IN TOUCH ABOUT THE JACKSON DINKY JS34 ARCH TOP SOON!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU GUYS AND GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS AND FOREVER SINCERELY YOUR BROTHER IN (CHRIST JESUS) CLAY B.
great guitar for the price
Like this little guitar, was not exspecting a whole lot because of the cheap price, plays and sound great it really rocks,
Really good beginner guitar
I got this guitar in black a few months ago, arrived in pristine condition no issues ect. Nice flat comfortable neck fun and easy to play.
I'm 54 just starting out. Guitar was set up ready to play out the box with low action no sharp frets buzzing ect. Tuners stay in tune as I don't use the tremelo arm.Pickups sound good for stock I can get a good thrash and death metal sound from them. For this price you can't go wrong with this one I recommend this guitar to any beginner or anyone wanting a good guitar on a budget.
Great guitar
This is a great guitar. Love playing it great sound.
Great
This is my first guitar. And it feels awesome in my hands. Enjoy playing it.
Great Country Guitar.
Buy this guitar. Works and sounds great. Will not break the bank.
Sweetwater, Trevor, and Jackson
Thank you , Trevor and Sweetwater for the awesome delivery!! I didn't expect my Jackson until tomorrow, thank all of you!!!! I can't wait for my Presonus because I know I can trust you awesome folks!!! There's not enough stars in here to rate all of you!! We are very happy!! We even purchased a ukulele, strings, and picks and of course, everything was perfect!! THANK YOU TREVOR AND SWEETWATER!!!
Surprisingly Great Quality for the Price
This guitar feels and sounds great for the price. If you are reading this, then you are already interested in a Jackson at this price point. JUST BUY IT.
I originally bought this JS11 as a "project guitar" in which I could put an aftermarket scalloped neck.
When the guitar arrived, I was surprised to find that the neck felt so good and the pickups sound pretty good! I have had this for 6-7 weeks now, and have not bothered to order that aftermarket neck yet, because this guitar is so much fun to play.
A couple of things you need to do after you open the box however. First, put new strings on. The strings it comes with do not feel that smooth. Second, take a screwdriver and tighten everything (but not too tight!). I was hearing a slight buzzing/rattling when playing unplugged.
The frets feel a little rough at first (on bends and vibratos), but otherwise the fretwork is very good along the edge of the neck, even smoother than my Gibson Les Paul (which cost 10 times more than this JS11). Another thing better than the Gibson is tuning stability. The angled Jackson headstock is not great for tremolo arm dives, but on normal playing/bending, the JS11 holds its tuning MUCH BETTER than the Gibson.
Eventually I might get around to that new neck and an EVH Wolfgang pickup (which costs more than this Jackson). But for now, I am having too much fun playing this JS11. Five stars all the way.
