2020 Jackson X Series WARRIOR Demo and Review 

One of my all time favorite bodies. Right up there with the dean ML

Never got into the extreme metal shapes, but the white with black hardware and the Jackson reverse headstock, hell yeah!

I have the black version with the normal headstock and I upgraded the Floyd to an original and put mick Thomson’s blackouts in it ..it’s by far the heaviest sounding thing I’ve ever touched and I’ve owned/played some jems, but this thing rules

Hey man thanks for the video! I wasn’t really in any “new guitar phase” until I stumbled upon this bad boy, and I gotta tell you, after all I’ve read and seen, and especially now this video, I WANT ONE! It’s got a James Hetfield meets Dimebag Darrell in a back alley way vibe to it that I ABSOLUTELY love, and the price is just right for me. Thank you for a great review, and practical demonstration on how it looks/sounds/feels!! I’m gonna start saving up to get this thing! 🤟🤟🤟

Great stuff dude, just found the channel looking for this guitar. Pretty well done demonstration, not too drawn out, no unimportant stuff, you have a sub :D One thing I would advise, mainly for the second lower angle camera. You need more light on you, so that the second angle isn't that noisy (there's some serious image noise on these shots) and the main gets a tad sharper

I have 2 Jackson X-series so far (Randy Rhoads with EMG 81-85 & KV7 with blackouts) these trems rarely go out of tune and the necks are so easy to play ..just ordered this one and a set of after market pickups, surprised this didn't have better pups as standard like the older X-Series did ...(edit 6mths later) i have this guitar now, the high output jackson pickups sound great, i didn't feel the need to change them, awesome guitar

I just got the red version witha normal headstock, am planning on upgrading to an original floyd rose and possibly changing the pickup

Pretty wicked guitar. I really like what a quality guitar Jackson makes. I have a JS32T Rhoads V and it's awesome, despite a bit of annoying neck dive. It's crazy light and even though I'm not at all a shredder, I do like the necks a lot on Jackson guitars.

Just as I was about to suggest a compare of the pickups you mention, you did it. Great!! Sorry but I can't tell the difference. Both sound great. I probably wouldn't change them out. What about the non-locking tuners? Were they ok?

I may have mentioned this, but I have the same Kelly as you and that thing is a beast! Very heavy, but man... It's a GREAT guitar. And I feel the same way about the reverse headstock. Wish that was an option. That Warrior is phenomenal!

Got one coming Tuesday can’t wait

Thanks for the video I just bought one and can't wait to play it, same one.

I have and love my Warrior. Problem with cool shapes like this is that the case is a pain in the ass to travel with.

Awesome review! Thank you so much

Thank you for the review!

Been really wanting to pick one of these up for a long time but never got the opportunity to pick one up and play it. 😩

Nice Taylor.The Jackson warrior is a comfortable guitar for shredding no doubt.uncle Ben must just upgrade his pickups to EMG 81,85s..then he'll have a monster!🌵🌵🌵

white body with maple fingerboard looks so good !

you mentioned having both this and the X Kelly, which have you grown to prefer of the 2?

Emgs rock I got the snow white Phil demmil demolition fury which is a hardtail but I wish I had the floyd rose one. Oh well I get enough floyd rose out of my charvel. I been considering getting the schecter sun valley super shredder a few times. There is so many guitars I want right now. The new Jackson Kelly is cool looking it says made in America on musicians friend too but they write the wrong specs all the time so who knows

Would it be worth replacing the bridge with a better quality Floyd rose or nah?

agree! those EMG's sound a lot better then those stock pups

Sold my Xiphos a couple years ago (Ibanez XPT700) Was thinking of picking something like this up? Anyone have a comparison or an idea which would be better for brutal death metal with melodic parts/solos? Xiphos never gave me that decrepit birth brutality I wanted so curious. Could have been amp or peddles.

Alright..i love the cleans lol. TF amp is that

Yea the necks are fast and smooth, and the pots are cheap their dime size. But cheap pots don't effect the sound , if they go bad just replace. pots aren't big money. I like the pick ups, but pickups are personal. The trem can be adjusted . The soloist is a great guitar and great pickups. The x series is a stage guitar.

Do you know if these come in lefties, they're awesome looking guitars but I just cant find any lefties. Not just the 2020 x-series, but any warrior.

My local sam ash has one of these and I'm debating it. The floyd and pickups are kind of holding me back

hello Taylor . Is it worth to buy this guitar? please answer..

When I get this one, first thing I'm going to play is Marty Friedman solos

Did you find the action to high out of the box?

Solar guitar doesnt come with Original Floyd Rose, but with 1000 Series Floyd Rose. They look the same, and have very similar quality and specs, but are made in Korea instead of Germany. Are the same floyds that comes with the Pro Series Jackson's. Cheers from Portugal 🍺🤘🇵🇹

That's metal as hell

I was saving up for this guitar but I found a dude near me that’s selling his jackson pickups 😭 he dug em out of a warrior too and swapped his bridge for a black winter

Jackson pickups sounded less digital then those EMGs.

can you essentially jut purchase a floyd original and drop it in any guitar that comes with a floyd special???? tia

That T-shirt hard 🔥🔥

I wish it came in black Also I'd swap that FR Special to an Original asap and pickups to something ballzy

I love this kind of comparison with guitars Time ago I bought a 90s Jackson PS4 with 81/85 and sounds great but I think that pickups aren't for me I change them and put a JB/PafPro and sounds better to my taste My only problem with EMGs is if you put on any guitar they will sound "metal" there's not a lot difference between guitar to guitar with the same EMGs. It's great if you already discovered your tone but people like me who want to try and try different woods/pickups EMG wouldn't work at all

I wish they’d offer it with a kahler option

Literally my dream guitar , and I will command it this week 😭

Nice guitar! For a moment i thought you were going to play the banjo music from Deliverance at 4:52

So do you have a solar? With a real Floyd?

Buy an "X" series warrior. Buy a real floyd rose, 32mm "L" Big brass block from FU-Tones, Seymour duncan pickups, CTS volume, tone, Switchraft switch, and it will perform like an USA Warrior. I did it, and I should know, I own an 2004 Metallic Gray USA Warrior, and couldn't believe it with my own ears!

Which pick up are they?

I wonder if Taylor likes the Evil Dead...

Jackson XT warrior is really a good guitar

The floyd on the Solar must be a 1000 series floyd and not an original floyd

Does it neck dive?

I want 7 string lefty warrior, thats my dream man.

putting in angled 7 string blade humbuckers and floyd rose 1000 or original whatever fits best with tungsten sustain block better quality nut, noiseless temelo springs etc. ratio tuners. Hard epoxy max clr coat back of neck and body. Repainting headstock to match body and making logo black. Dying fretboard a warm dark grey -gray shade lighter than inlays. Changing body color. Painting black-chrome bevels and inlays to match tremelo and hardware. Adding blacked stainless fretwire. Blacking stainless blades on pickups. Black chrome tuners. As shown, you get what you pay for, this is not cheap for what you get. 750 for a base upgradable neck through foundation. This configuration is the best you can get for the price with a greedy market value. Jackson is not greedy, just its not their fault. I got my RGR reverse headstock with green and white abolone inlays neck through all mahogany neck through and layered mahogany body and the direction the layers are like soundboards so yeah it had depth in tone character and still all the cut even with the rosewood fretboard. It was 750 brand new. All satin black everywhere. It wasn't a tremelo guitar though. If i had it to do over again i would choose the jackson for the shape and the floyd rose routing already done just for ease of build. One major upgrade you can do on this before the tremelo is just changing the tremelo studs to original screw studs from floyd rose, the angle is different and doesn't have a notch to chip out your cheap tremelo base plate because it is not hardened steel alloy forging like the original. Now you shall hold tune maybe a few months longer or maybe a few seconds less, before it chips.

The guitar is very beautiful aesthetically, but its price is high to mount Jackson Humbucker pickups, for that price they could offer something better ..

I want one. It is speaking to me.

4:20 Mins sound check for the Guitar

Why do hate sound of EMG81 It sounds like balls

Emg's 81 sound muddy as hell tho, I'm swapping Seymour Duncans in mine

The Warrior aesthetic always spoke to me for some reason.

Playing a very metal looking guitar is like singing along to a Journey song... That said, I love my ESP/LTD Black Metal Arrow.

Is it good for black metal?) I want to buy on ebay for 300 usd, is it good?

I don`t like the fretboard color. Bummed they don`t come in Amaranth or Laurel with alabone inlays

What tuning is this in?

FR Specials dont have a brass block and they have cheaper saddles. That`s the only real difference. You can upgrade the block and it`s cheaper in the long run. Original FR are pricey

I loved the jackson warrior shape, BUT... the thing with Jackson is that they either have high end for the wealthy, or really cheap for the poor, and no in between. Poplar is the same wood used in wood shops for crying out loud. That stuff can dent so easily if not careful. I don't understand why they also went with unmatching paint between the body and the headstock. Seems like if they were going for the cheapest route possible, why not match them? No need to swap out paint cans if that's the case

Cool

That's interesting about the trem, I think I had a Floyd Rose 1000 in an LTD mh1000 years ago, and I didn't like it. Couple of cents off everytime a string was hit was killing me. I gave up on Floyd roses after that. I don't think I ever had experience with legit FR really... Anyone tried all of them? Special, 1000 and the real deal?

Sir best metal juitar under 500 to 600 dollar and love you VIEDO amazing ❤

That's metal as F*ck. Tempted to buy one... but I promised the misses that I woudn't buy anymore guitaarrrssssssssss :( lmfao

Maple is heavy, mahagony is lighter not heavier 😂. Lolololol I also have the Kelly and it's not too heavy, not light either. Lighter than a Les Paul . I prefer the strat style bodies for their comfort. The Kelly and this one are show guitars. Shred inspiration and sound great , but not comfortable and I'm bumping it all the time. Idk I think nice looking and great stage appearance . But not good for home practice.

When I hear Floyd Rose "Special", I cringe. Has the Special gotten (awesome word) any better?

play it through a 6505

there nice but they dont sell them lol

Jesus dude do you have a solar with an official Floyd rose 😂

Got my hands on one of these, new. This one does not stay in tune the floyd is useless and it's all lows, lacks mids and highs does not cut thru good jamming. The strings don't sit properly in the nut, so when you tighten the locks it changes the tuning making a tension imbalance from above and below the nut after correcting by the fine tuning. The tuners are very cheap. With the relief in the neck set and string height at a nice action, this guitar buzzes bad on the low E at the 1st fret and clears up a bit at the 3rd and as you go up the neck so there's a little fret leveling to do. Inside the spring cavity there's a spot that looks like there was a chunky chip out of the wood where the body was glued to the neck (thru) or there was a just a gaping crack in the wood. A pickup swap help a bit with the mids but not enough and the highs more so still lacking. A fat brass block was installed, noiseless springs and during the procedure noticed that the bridge post on the low E side where the floyd blade edge pivots, wiggled/had looseness, the high E side was good. The fat brass block calmed the lows and balanced the mids and highs fairly well. One more thing I noticed, the screws for the claw inside the spring cavity were screwed in crooked and really the claw is too wide. If you wanted say, 3 springs in a straight line, middle and two outer, the spring on the high E side would rub against the cavity wall. The mods and aft setup helped the floyd tuning stability but not much, still unusable. Poplar is not a great tone wood but this guitar was bought because it's so lightweight, it has it's own distinct tone for sure but not very desirable. The jackson gigbag for this guitar is too short, head sticks out the top, bottom fits really tight. IMO Jackson should be ASHAMED of themselves for letting thing this out of the factory, quality has gone downhill (I have an Indonesian made hardtail Kelly from a few years back and it's great, all stock, basswood body, rivals guitars over twice as expensive) . The owner has in interesting tone selection the Warrior now with an alnico 5 in the bridge and ceramic in the neck, ideally upgraded tuners and an original floyd rose would make this guitar respectable now but with the crack in the body and the claws screws screwed in crooked it's not worth the extra money, enough has been spent. If you see one hanging in a music store, leave it hang.

FR specials metal is not solid as originals that sounds Much better

Don't think i like that amp. Or at least the setup of it anyway.

an 800-900 dollar guitar with a floyd special and jackson brand pickups is ridiculous in my opinion. an LTD or Ibanez in the same price range would get you a lot better hardware.

When I here too much metal all I here is nonsense

There must be something demonic about an angry God. Is humanism to be ignorant of wrath?

Meh...

I hate the way he says solar

Metal is what you are playing... Nothing to do with the shape of the guitar... My opinion... Albert King was playing a flying V! nothing to do with metal... Buddy Holly was playing Stratocaster... So do Dave Murray, Yngwie Malmsteen, etc... What I'm saying is that the instrument have nothing to do with the genre...