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The Signature Axe of Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith





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Want to send the meek running to the hills? Then pick up a Jackson USA Signature Adrian Smith San Dimas SDM. This solidbody electric guitar delivers the power and performance Adrian needs to execute Iron Maiden’s galloping palm-muted rhythms and harmonic-laden metallic screams. Build from a solid chunk of alder, this San Dimas yields a balanced sound that’s guaranteed to maximize the tone of your pickups. And when you plug into a British-style high-gain amp, its DiMarzio Super Distortion humbucker delivers paint-peeling tones by the truckload. The Adrian Smith San Dimas also boasts Fender Samarium Cobalt Noiseless single-coil pickups, giving you access to a myriad of in-between sonic textures. This electric guitar’s playability is top-notch, thanks to its quartersawn neck and compound-radius fingerboard. A Floyd Rose Original double-locking tremolo makes dives and harmonic squeals a piece of cake. The USA Signature Adrian Smith San Dimas SDM includes sealed-die cast tuners and an eye-grabbing Strat-style headstock.





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Jackson crafted the USA Signature Adrian Smith San Dimas SDM to be a high-performance solidbody electric with maximum clarity, sustain, and sonic power. Its quartersawn maple neck boasts easy access to the guitar’s upper frets, while a hand-rubbed urethane finish supplies maximum low-drag comfort. This USA Signature San Dimas’s fast-playing compound-radius fingerboard features 22 jumbo frets and is the ideal platform for heavy riffing and high-speed soloing. Down low, your fretting hand will appreciate the 12-inch radius that keeps things nice and comfortable for natural, relaxed chord work. Up top, a 16-inch radius lays it all out flat for effortless, low-action, lightning-fast runs, and wide string bends without fretting out.





The perfect pickup combination for beastly tones





The Jackson USA Signature Adrian Smith San Dimas SDM serves up a number of beastly tones, thanks to its Super Distortion bridge pickup. One of DiMarzio's earliest pickups, the Super Distortion humbucker is designed to send your tube amp straight into overdrive with its muscular, heavy-hitting, ultra-high output ? the kind that’s guaranteed to flatten everyone in the front row. Guitarists at Sweetwater are impressed with the power and tone that this classic pickup delivers ? both single notes and chords are huge, with a mix-annihilating mid boost, searing highs, and fat lows. Augmenting the Super Distortion is a pair of Fender Samarium Cobalt Noiseless single-coils. These pickups maintain a classic Stratocaster sound, but with hotter output and virtually no added noise. The Adrian Smith San Dimas features volume and tone knobs, along with a 5-way blade pickup selector.





Genuine Floyd Rose locking trem ensures rock-solid tuning stability





A Floyd Rose Original double-locking tremolo unlocks squeals and dives in the USA Signature Adrian Smith San Dimas SDM without the tuning headaches. This system is a modern reproduction of a classic Floyd Rose trem, adding to this San Dimas’s immersive, responsive playability. The Adrian Smith San Dimas endeavors to provide the ultimate shred experience. It’s like playing with madness.





Jackson USA Signature Adrian Smith San Dimas SDM Features:


Signature solidbody electric guitar of Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith


Alder body provides a balanced sound that milks every ounce of tone from your pickups


DiMarzio Super Distortion bridge humbucker churns out paint-peeling tones by the truckload


Fender Samarium Cobalt Noiseless single-coils maintain a classic Strat sound with hotter output and low noise


Quartersawn urethane-finished maple neck is effortless to play


12-inch to 16-inch compound-radius fingerboard yields speed and comfort


Floyd Rose Original double-locking tremolo affords tuning-stable twisting, bending, and dive-bombing


Rock-solid sealed die-cast tuners


Eye-catching gloss finish with classic Stratocaster headstock