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Guitar World
Guitar World
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Phil Weller

“I could imagine blues players like Joe Bonamassa getting their hands on one of these and shredding it. It's not for metal only”: Scott Ian is in his “Bruce Lee era” and giving his signature King V a solid makeover – complete with the classic Jackson logo

Anthrax’s lovable riff machine Scott Ian has refreshed his Jackson signature guitar, with the X-Series King V KVXT decked out in a gorgeous black-and-gold colorway, and bringing back one of its earliest logos for the headstock.

The core recipe of Ian's signature brew – which was first released in 2010 – remains in place. His preferred trio of tonewoods – a mahogany body, through body maple neck, and rosewood fingerboard – are joined by an adjustable Jackson TOM-style bridge and two “very high output” Jackson humbuckers, making for a weaponized 24.75" scale machine.

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