“This beast of a guitar is built for speed, equipped for domination”: Jackson refreshes three classics as stripped down single-pickup shred machines – meet the limited edition Pro Plus Pure Metal range

Jackson Pro Plus Pure Metal Series: the new limited range strips the Soloist, Rhoads and Kelly down with a single Fishman bridge humbucker, Floyd Rose and black finishes as standard.

Jackson has launched a new limited edition trio of electric guitars that it is calling the Pro Plus Pure Metal range and it comprises Soloist, Kelly and Rhoads – all in gloss black – with a stripped-down single-pickup configuration and some serious premium specs.

We’re talking 24 jumbo stainless steel frets as standard, ebony fingerboards, sharkfin pearloid inlays, classic Jackson style – with six-in-line pointy headstocks across the board. Jackson logo in Creme, matching the binding on the body, and that’s really the only decorative flourish in what is otherwise gloss black, no messing.