Powerful Player with High-output Growl For high-impact performances with phenomenal command, the Jackson X Series Soloist SLX DX from Sweetwater is a top pick that's equipped to conquer. A perfect ambassador for a multitude of heavier musical spaces, the basswood-bodied Soloist SLX DX sports a twosome of Jackson high-output humbuckers that are tailor-made for hard rockers, from the vintage veins of glam and thrash to modern speed metal, grindcore, and everywhere in between. Reinforced for extraordinarily dependable play, this 6-string houses both a Floyd Rose R3 locking nut and a Special double-locking tremolo, enabling robust, sky-high expressionism that always returns safely back to the earth. All the confident wielding and hasty navigability you could ask for is supplied via a 12- to 16-inch compound radius laurel fingerboard and that iconic Jackson Speed neck profile. Lead guitarist? Virtuosic minstrel of metal? The Soloist SLX DX is more than aptly named —