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Jackson Pro Series King V KV - Deep Black Certified Open Box

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body, Maple Neck, Ebony Fingerboard, 2 Humbucking Pickups, and Floyd Rose Tremolo - Deep Black
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Jackson Pro Series King V KV - Deep Black

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There are stain splashes on the fretboard. There are also fine scratches on the instrument that are not photographed. These scratches do not show in photo well, if at all. The following accessories are included: trem arm, adjustment wrench, strap locks.

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Command the Stage

The Jackson Pro Series King V solidbody electric guitar is primed for modern hard rock and metal. The guitar’s fast-playing maple neck boasts a compound-radius ebony fingerboard that enhances comfort and speed. A beveled mahogany body offers up thick, crunchy sound with plenty of bite. Two Seymour Duncan Distortion humbuckers push plenty of punishing power through your rig. You’ll also appreciate the Pro Series King V’s ultra-stable Floyd Rose tremolo. Create your own tonal fireworks with the Jackson Pro Series King V.

Powerful and flexible electronics

The Pro Series King V electric guitar’s muscle comes from a pair of Seymour Duncan Distortion humbucking pickups. In the neck you’ll find the vintage-voiced ’59 model. This lower-output pickup delivers warm lows and a bell-like top end that works equally well with clean and high-gain tones. The JB humbucker in the bridge position — a favorite of many Sweetwater employees — is a high-output pickup with a midrange bump that helps cut through a lot of distortion and a loud band with ease.

Neck-through design for monumental sustain

The Jackson Pro Series King V owes its great tone and sustain in part to something you won’t even notice at first glance: a neck-through-body design. The 1-piece through-body maple neck doesn’t just join the body; it’s actually part of the body. Because this allows Jackson to mount the bridge and pickups directly to the same piece of wood as the neck, this configuration contributes to sustain in a big way. Add in the beveled mahogany wings, and you have a ferocious-sounding instrument that balances aggressive cut with warm punch.

Optimized fretboard provides comfort and serious speed

Not many necks play faster than the Jackson Pro Series King V's ebony fretboard with 12"–16" compound radius —and not much! The compound-radius fretboard makes it easier to form chords close to the nut and is flatter up the neck for faster lead lines. Down low, your fretting hand will appreciate the 12" radius that keeps things nice and comfortable for natural, relaxed chord work. Up top, a 16" radius lays it all out flat for effortless, low-action, high-speed runs with monumental string bends with no chance of fretting out. In other words, it’s effortless to switch between rhythm and lead playing on the Pro Series King V.

Jackson Pro Series King V Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:

  • A powerful combination of a fast-playing design and full-bodied tone
  • Classic tonewoods: mahogany body, maple neck, and ebony fretboard
  • Compound-radius ebony fretboard plays fast and smooth
  • Stable and versatile Floyd Rose 1000 series double-locking tremolo
  • 2 Seymour Duncan Distortion humbucking pickups cut and punch with ease
  • One of the most aggressive body styles ever
  • Fast-feeling oiled neck
  • Iconic sharkfin fingerboard inlay

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At Sweetwater, we're so picky that what we call "Certified Open Box" is actually better than what most music retailers sell as "new" gear! Our gear hasn't endured hundreds of people a week plunking away at all the keyboards, fumbling through Stairway to Heaven on every guitar or playing with every fader and knob on a mixer or control surface.

Certified Open Box (also known as a demo) means we’ve had it out of the box for our YouTube channel, displayed at events, tested in our studio, or maybe it was in a customer’s hands for a few days and isn’t ‘factory fresh’ as a result. Every Certified Open Box item we sell has Sweetwater’s 2-year Total Confidence Coverage™ warranty and has been tested and verified up to ‘new’ specs by our factory-authorized technicians to make sure it’s in perfect working order before we ship it to you.

Note: While Certified Open Box items from Jackson do not include the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation warranty, you can shop with confidence knowing that this item is backed and covered by Sweetwater’s 2-year Total Confidence Coverage™ warranty.

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape King V
  • Body Material Mahogany
  • Body Finish Gloss
  • Color Deep Black
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Maple
  • Neck Shape Speed
  • Neck Joint Neck-through
  • Radius 12"-16" compound
  • Fingerboard Material Ebony
  • Fingerboard Inlay Alumiloid Sharkfins
  • Number of Frets 24, Jumbo
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Nut Width 1.6875"
  • Nut Material Floyd Rose Locking
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Floyd Rose FRT-O2000 Double-locking Tremolo, 1000 Series
  • Tuners Jackson Sealed Die-cast
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Seymour Duncan Distortion SH-6 Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup Seymour Duncan Distortion TB-6 Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
  • Switching 3-way toggle pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings Nickel Plated Steel, .009-.042
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 2914413503

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Reviews

Awesome!
I have alot of V's. This thing shreds. Neck is so fast and easy with the unfinished back. The pickups sound great and it has the nicest looking ebony fretboard I've ever seen or owned. The Floyd is as good as any original I have. I play this more than any of my other MANY guitars. No negatives..get it!
PS. I did change the pickups but only because I love Deathbuckers. There is certainly no need to change them.
Music background: Playing metal guitar 20 plus years.
It really does rock!

Mine was just delivered today. I am absolutely in love with this guitar. I haven't had much time to play with it yet, but so far, the pickups sound awesome, even on my cheap $ amp.

This guitar ROCKS
When I got this guitar I got the hardware switched out to chrome hardware and EMG pickups on it. This guitar shreds like no other jackson I've had. This guitar is one of the sickest guitars and extremely metal, my recommendation Get this guitar
Music background: Metal
Yep, it shreds.
I had read some negative things from the net on guitars made in Indonesia. I just want to say that mine came in perfect condition. Nothing was wrong with it at all. Absolutely perfect. Everything was as expected.
Music background: Hobbyist
I don't own this guitar(yet), just a comment.
I like that they leave the back of the neck unfinished, but aesthetically I would love to see that back neck at least stained black or darkened somehow while keeping the purpose of the bare neck to a degree.