1998 Jackson Custom Shannon Soloist SHS1 Blue Ghost Flame
1998 Jackson Custom Shannon Soloist SHS1 Blue Ghost Flame
Serial Number: UO6549
Weight: 7.74 lbs.
Condition: Excellent condition, 1998 model. Guitar shows little to no wear aside from a handful of small scratches/swirls in the clearcoat finish on the body. Aftermarket Seymour Duncan TB-4 Trembucker installed, comes with original Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates. Backplate not installed, included. Comes with original Jackson Hardshell case, tremolo arm.
This 1998 Jackson Custom Shannon Soloist SHS1 in Blue Ghost Flame (Serial #UO6549) was built in the Jackson Custom Shop by master builder Mike Shannon. Shannon was at Charvel alongside Grover Jackson when the Jackson name was born, built the second Concorde for Randy Rhoads, and has gone on to become Jackson’s senior master builder. A Shannon-built Soloist ties straight back to the origins of the brand.
This example is a neck-through Soloist straight from Jackson’s shred-era lineage. The poplar-winged body has a gloss Blue Ghost Flame finish, with flames that come and go as the light hits them. The gloss black headstock has a silk-screened Jackson logo and ivoroid binding, matching the ivoroid binding on the fretboard. It weighs 7.74 lb.
The maple neck runs the full length of the body, with a C carve (.785" at the 1st fret, .840" at the 12th fret) under a gloss finish. Because it’s neck-through, there’s no heel block in the way, so the upper frets are easy to reach. The ebony fretboard has mother of pearl sharkfin inlays and a 12"-16" compound radius, which keeps chords comfortable down low while flattening out for fast, clean soloing up the neck. It has 24 jumbo frets, a 25.5" scale length, and a 1.69" Floyd Rose locking nut. The bridge is a non-recessed Original Floyd Rose with a 42mm sustain block. With the Jackson tuners and chrome hardware, it holds tune through heavy dive-bomb and whammy work.
The pickups are Seymour Duncans in an HSS layout: an SSL-5 single-coil in the neck, an SSL-1 single-coil in the middle, and a TB-4 JB Trembucker in the bridge. Instead of the TB-PG1 Pearly Gates Trembucker it shipped with, this one has the JB, and the original Pearly Gates is included. Controls are volume, tone, and a 5-way blade selector. The JB brings hot, mid-forward crunch for riffs and leads, and the neck and middle singles add glassy cleans and quack. Whether you’re a shredder who wants a fast neck-through, a player chasing ’80s and ’90s metal tone, or a collector of Jackson Custom Shop builds, this Shannon Soloist has you covered. This used example is in excellent condition, with little to no wear aside from a handful of small scratches and swirls in the body’s clearcoat (Serial #UO6549). The backplate is included but not installed. It comes with its original Jackson hardshell case and the tremolo arm. Order today from Brian’s Guitars.
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Body
Type: Solidbody
Shape: Soloist
Body Material: Poplar
Finish: Gloss
Color: Blue Ghost Flame
Neck
Material: Maple
Shape: C
Dimensions: .785" at the 1st fret, .840" at the 12th fret
Joint: Neck-Through
Fretboard Material: Ebony
Neck Finish: Gloss
Headstock: Gloss Black, Silk-Screened Jackson Logo w/ Ivoroid Binding
Inlay: Mother of Pearl Sharkfins
Radius: 12" -16" Compound
Frets: 24, Jumbo
Scale Length: 25.5"
Nut Width: 1.69"
Nut Material: Floyd Rose Locking
Fretboard Binding: Ivoroid
Hardware
Bridge/Tailpiece: Original Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo, Non-Recessed w/ 42mm Sustain Block
Tuners: Jackson
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Electronics
Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan SSL-5 Single-Coil
Middle Pickup: Seymour Duncan SSL-1 Single-Coil
Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan TB-4 JB Trembucker
Controls: Volume and Tone, 5-way Blade Pickup Selector Switch
Other
Case/Gigbag: Hardshell Case