Born in Southern California in 1980, Jackson was the first brand to embrace the needs of hard rock and metal virtuosos by providing instruments with feature sets that catered to high-velocity playing.

Jackson has continued to revolutionize its high-performance craft over the last 40 years, while dominating the metal landscape as the industry's leading shred machines. The all-new Jackson American Series is the next chapter in Jackson's storied legacy, marking the first made-in-Corona flagship product line for the brand.

Equipped with all the essential attributes, the American Series Soloist™ SL2 DX HT leads the way in establishing a new standard in the premium high-performance category as it inspires players across the globe.

The American SL2's alder body is matched with a sustain-enhancing through-body three-piece maple neck that has a pair of graphite-reinforcement rods for the ultimate stability to resist temperature- and humidity-induced bending and warping. Hosting 24 jumbo stainless steel frets and inverse mother of pearl sharkfin inlays, the 12"-16" compound radius rolled ebony fingerboard is designed for highly technical lightspeed playing - more curved by the nut for comfortable chording, it flattens out up the neck for increasingly fast playing and bends without fretting out. Luminlay® glow-in the-dark side dots provide exceptional fingerboard guidance even on the darkest stages, while a heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel allows for quick neck relief tweaks on the fly.

The HH pickup configuration features a Seymour Duncan® JB™ TB-4 humbucking bridge pickup that roars with hot-rodded attitude and a powerful low end, while the Seymour Duncan '59™ SH-1N neck pickup radiates with glassy treble tone and scooped mids that perform well across a multitude of genres. The intuitive control layout consists of a five-way blade switch, and dome-style knobs for volume and tone. Harness the sonic horsepower with a versatile five-way blade pickup switch and single volume and tone controls. Additional premium features include a Hipshot® hardtail bridge, Gotoh® locking tuners, and Dunlop® locking strap buttons.

Designed with our trademark metal style, the American Series Soloist SL2 DX HT comes in striking Sain Black and Satin Porsche Gray finishes with color matched Jackson pointy headstocks and black hardware.

Body Shape: Soloist™
Body Wood: Alder
Body Finish: Satin
Headstock: Jackson® Pointed 6-In-Line
Neck Wood: 3-Piece Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Color Matched
Neck Shape: Jackson® Speed Neck
Neck Construction: Neck-Through-Body with Graphite Reinforcement
Fingerboard Wood: Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 12"–16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm–406.4 mm)
Fingerboard Inlays: Inverted Mother of Pearl Sharkfin
Side Dots: Luminlay®
Number of Frets: 24
Truss Rod: Dual-Action with Wheel
Nut Material: Graph Tech TUSQ XL
Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
Bridge: Hipshot® 6 - Fixed .175
Pickup Covers: Black
Control Knobs: Dome-Style
Switch Tip: Black
Hardware Finish: Black
Tuning Machines: Gotoh® MG-T Locking
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.009–.042 Gauges)
Strap Buttons: Dunlop® Dual-Locking
Pickup Configuration: HH
Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan® '59™ SH-1N
Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan® JB™ TB-4
Controls: Volume, Tone
Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade – Position 1: Bridge, Position 2: Bridge Outer Coil and Neck Inner Coil, Position 3: Bridge and Neck, Position 4: Bridge Inner Coil and Neck Outer Coil, Position 5: Neck