Jackson RR3

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Just as promised, below is my Jackson RR3 review.

The Jackson Pro RR3 Randy Rhoads model is based on the now classic design that was born in the eighties as a result of a collaboration of the legendary Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarist Randy Rhoads and the Jackson company. Randy wanted something in the vein of the Gibson Flying V but obviously wanted to add his personal touch to it. This is how the RR series of electric guitars was brought to life. Today, the RR line is considered a classic among hard rock and metal players, and features quite a few models at different price tags. The Jackson RR3 model features the high quality associated with the most expensive instruments in its line at a more affordable price.

The RR3 has comes with an alder body with a maple top, a combination that by many experts is considered to be the ultimate as far as tone is concerned. The body has an instantly recognisable shape that looks really “metal”. The only problem with this kind of shapes is that they make it harder to play when sitting, although one can get used to it. Apart from that, the Jackson RR3 guitar looks great in all of the available finish options.

The guitar comes with a pretty slim maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard and 22 jumbo frets – a shredder’s favourite. The shark fin inlays look impressive and certainly contribute to the rather aggressive looks of the RR3. This guitar feels great and plays like butter.

The Jackson Low Profile Tremolo bridge is another neat feature of the Jackson RR3. The guitar stays nicely in tune even after severe abuse of the tremolo, which isn’t always the case with many guitars equipped with Floyd Rose Licensed bridges.

All of those cool features wouldn’t really be enough if the guitar’s tone was bad due to mediocre pickups. Fortunately, the RR3 comes with a pair of original Seymour Duncan humbuckers – JB TB4 at the bridge, and the Jazz SH2N at the neck.  This combination allows enough versatility for the guitar to please those players that not only play metal or hard rock. The clean tones are pretty good and certainly usable in many different musical situations. Obviously, the distorted tone is where the Jackson RR3 guitar really shines. If you wan to kick some serious ass, the RR3 will definitely help you do that. Another thing worth noting is that this guitar sounds good plugged into any amp, and that’s something that characterizes only high quality instruments.

I would recommend the Jackson RR3 electric guitar to all the metal and rock guitar players out there, especially those that from time to time like to play something different than super heavy distorted riffs or screaming solos. The RR3′s versatility can definitely please most guitarists, its looks, however, are rather likely to appear to the hard rockers. All in all, the RR3 is a great instrument and the nice thing is that it’s also available at a relatively affordable price.