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            Best Alder Body Jackson Electric Guitars in 2023

            Here you'll find the best Alder body Jackson electric guitars. This is a lightweight type of wood that was popularized by Fender. According to them, it's a wood that offers a balanced tone but that favors the upper midrange slightly.

            Out of the more than 2000 guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.

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            1. Jackson American Series Soloist SL3

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            Jackson American Series Soloist SL3
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            Playability 83
            Sound 83
            Build quality 82
            Value for money 73
            Overall Score 83

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            • Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
            • Neck profile shape: D (2 votes)
            • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (4 votes)
            • Pickups noise: Noiseless (3 votes)
            • Pickups power: Hot (3 votes)
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            • From Jackson's 2022 American series
            • Made in United States
            • 6 strings
            • 25.5"'' scale
            • 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
            • Alder body
            • 3-piece Maple neck
            • Ebony fretboard
            • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan JB TB-4 (Humbucker/Passive)
            • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan JB TB-4 (Humbucker/Passive)
            • Middle pickup: Seymour Duncan Custom Flat Strat SSL-6 RWRP (Single Coil/Passive)
            • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Custom Flat Strat SSL-6 (Single Coil/Passive)
            • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
            • 5-way Switch
            • Floyd Rose 1500 Series Double-Locking Tremolo bridge
            • Jackson Standard Neck-Through neck
            • 24 Jumbo frets
            • Gotoh MG-T Locking tuners
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            Jackson American Series Soloist SL3
            • Locking Tuners
            • Made in United States
            • Expensive Wood
            • Locking Nut
            • Top Brand Pickups
            • Neck-Through Build
            • Tremolo
            • Luminescent Inlay
            • Compound Radius Fretboard
            • Strap Lock
            • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
            • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
            • No Weight Relief
            • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
            • No Retainer Bar

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            2. Jackson MJ Series Soloist SL2

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            Jackson MJ Series Soloist SL2
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            Playability 83
            Sound 79
            Build quality 79
            Value for money 70
            Overall Score 80

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            • Neck profile shape: D (2 votes)
            • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (4 votes)
            • Pickups noise: Noiseless (3 votes)
            • Pickups power: Hot (3 votes)
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            • From Jackson's 2023 MJ series
            • Made in Japan
            • 6 strings
            • 25.5"'' scale
            • 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
            • Alder body
            • 3-piece Maple neck
            • Ebony fretboard
            • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan JB TB-4 (Humbucker/Passive)
            • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Jazz SH-2 (Humbucker/Passive)
            • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
            • 3-way Switch
            • Gotoh GE1996T Series Double-Locking Tremolo (Recessed) bridge
            • Jackson Standard Neck-Through neck
            • 24 Jumbo frets
            • Gotoh Sealed Die-Cast tuners
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            Jackson MJ Series Soloist SL2
            • Made in Japan
            • Expensive Wood
            • Locking Nut
            • Top Brand Pickups
            • Neck-Through Build
            • Tremolo
            • Luminescent Inlay
            • Compound Radius Fretboard
            • Strap Lock
            • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
            • No Locking Tuners
            • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
            • No Weight Relief
            • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
            • No Retainer Bar

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            3. Jackson MJ Series Dinky DKR

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            Playability 80
            Sound 81
            Build quality 75
            Value for money 69
            Overall Score 79

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            • Neck profile shape: D (19 votes)
            • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (19 votes)
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            • From Jackson's 2023 MJ series
            • Made in Japan
            • 6 strings
            • 25.5"'' scale
            • 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
            • Alder body
            • 5-Piece Maple/Walnut/Maple/Walnut/Maple neck
            • Ebony fretboard
            • Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Super Distortion DP100 (Humbucker/Passive)
            • Neck pickup: DiMarzio PAF Pro DP151 (Humbucker/Passive)
            • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
            • 5-way Switch
            • Gotoh GE1996T Series Double-Locking Tremolo (Recessed) bridge
            • Speed Bolt-On neck
            • 24 Jumbo frets
            • Gotoh Sealed Die-Cast tuners
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            Jackson MJ Series Dinky DKR
            • Made in Japan
            • Expensive Wood
            • Locking Nut
            • Top Brand Pickups
            • Tremolo
            • Luminescent Inlay
            • Compound Radius Fretboard
            • Strap Lock
            • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
            • No Locking Tuners
            • No Neck-Through Build
            • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
            • No Weight Relief
            • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
            • No Retainer Bar

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            4. Jackson Concept Series Rhoads RR24 HS

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            Playability 83
            Sound 79
            Build quality 74
            Value for money 74
            Overall Score 79

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            • Neck access to high frets: Easy (3 votes)
            • Fret edges: Smooth (2 votes)
            • Tuning stability: Holds tune well (3 votes)
            • Weight: Lightweight (3 votes)
            • Neck profile shape: D (19 votes)
            • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (19 votes)
            • Pickups noise: Noiseless (3 votes)
            • Pickups power: Hot (3 votes)
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            • From Jackson's 2022 Concept series
            • Made in South Korea
            • 6 strings
            • 25.5"'' scale
            • 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
            • Alder body
            • 3-piece Maple neck
            • Ebony fretboard
            • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan JB TB-4 (Humbucker/Passive)
            • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Hot Rails Strat SHR-1N (Rail Humbucker/Passive)
            • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
            • 3-way Switch
            • Floyd Rose Original Double-Locking Tremolo bridge
            • Speed Neck-Through neck
            • 24 Jumbo frets
            • Gotoh Sealed Die-Cast tuners
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            Jackson Concept Series Rhoads RR24 HS
            • Expensive Wood
            • Locking Nut
            • Top Brand Pickups
            • Neck-Through Build
            • Tremolo
            • Luminescent Inlay
            • Compound Radius Fretboard
            • Strap Lock
            • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
            • No Locking Tuners
            • Made in South Korea
            • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
            • No Weight Relief
            • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
            • No Retainer Bar

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            5. Jackson USA Select Soloist SL1

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            Playability 83
            Sound 80
            Build quality 74
            Value for money 64
            Overall Score 79

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            • Neck profile shape: D (2 votes)
            • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (4 votes)
            • Pickups noise: Noiseless (3 votes)
            • Pickups power: Hot (3 votes)
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            • From Jackson's 2020 USA Select series
            • Made in United States
            • 6 strings
            • 25.5"'' scale
            • 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
            • Alder body
            • Quartersawn Maple neck
            • Ebony fretboard
            • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan JB TB-4 (Humbucker/Passive)
            • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan JB TB-4 (Humbucker/Passive)
            • Middle pickup: Seymour Duncan Classic Stack (Single Coil/Passive)
            • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Classic Stack (Single Coil/Passive)
            • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
            • 5-way Switch
            • Floyd Rose Original Double-Locking Tremolo bridge
            • Jackson Standard Neck-Through neck
            • 24 Jumbo frets
            • Jackson Sealed Die-Cast tuners
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            Jackson USA Select Soloist SL1
            • Made in United States
            • Expensive Wood
            • Locking Nut
            • Top Brand Pickups
            • Neck-Through Build
            • Tremolo
            • Compound Radius Fretboard
            • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
            • No Locking Tuners
            • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
            • No Weight Relief
            • No Luminescent Inlay
            • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
            • No Retainer Bar
            • No Strap Lock

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            6. Jackson USA Select King V KV2

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            Playability 83
            Sound 79
            Build quality 74
            Value for money 64
            Overall Score 79

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            • Neck profile shape: D (19 votes)
            • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (19 votes)
            • Pickups noise: Noiseless (3 votes)
            • Pickups power: Hot (3 votes)
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            • From Jackson's 2020 USA Select series
            • Made in United States
            • 6 strings
            • 25.5"'' scale
            • 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
            • Alder body
            • Quartersawn Maple neck
            • Ebony fretboard
            • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan JB TB-4 (Humbucker/Passive)
            • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan '59 SH-1N (Humbucker/Passive)
            • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
            • 3-way Switch
            • Floyd Rose Original Double-Locking Tremolo bridge
            • Speed Neck-Through neck
            • 24 Jumbo frets
            • Jackson Sealed Die-Cast tuners
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            Jackson USA Select King V KV2
            • Made in United States
            • Expensive Wood
            • Locking Nut
            • Top Brand Pickups
            • Neck-Through Build
            • Tremolo
            • Compound Radius Fretboard
            • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
            • No Locking Tuners
            • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
            • No Weight Relief
            • No Luminescent Inlay
            • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
            • No Retainer Bar
            • No Strap Lock

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            7. Jackson USA Select Kelly KE2

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            Playability 83
            Sound 79
            Build quality 74
            Value for money 64
            Overall Score 79

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            • Neck profile shape: D (19 votes)
            • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (19 votes)
            • Pickups noise: Noiseless (3 votes)
            • Pickups power: Hot (3 votes)
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            • From Jackson's 2020 USA Select series
            • Made in United States
            • 6 strings
            • 25.5"'' scale
            • 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
            • Alder body
            • Quartersawn Maple neck
            • Ebony fretboard
            • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan JB TB-4 (Humbucker/Passive)
            • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Jazz SH-2 (Humbucker/Passive)
            • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
            • 3-way Switch
            • Floyd Rose Original Double-Locking Tremolo bridge
            • Speed Neck-Through neck
            • 24 Jumbo frets
            • Jackson Sealed Die-Cast tuners
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            Jackson USA Select Kelly KE2
            • Made in United States
            • Expensive Wood
            • Locking Nut
            • Top Brand Pickups
            • Neck-Through Build
            • Tremolo
            • Compound Radius Fretboard
            • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
            • No Locking Tuners
            • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
            • No Weight Relief
            • No Luminescent Inlay
            • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
            • No Retainer Bar
            • No Strap Lock

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            8. Jackson USA Signature Corey Beaulieu King V KV6

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            Playability 83
            Sound 78
            Build quality 75
            Value for money 64
            Overall Score 79

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            • Neck profile shape: D (19 votes)
            • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (19 votes)
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            • From Jackson's 2017 Artist Signature series
            • Made in United States
            • 6 strings
            • 25.5"'' scale
            • 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
            • Alder body
            • Quartersawn Maple neck
            • Ebony fretboard
            • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Blackouts AHB-1B (Humbucker/Active)
            • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Blackouts AHB-1N (Humbucker/Active)
            • 1 volume and 0 tone Dome knobs
            • 3-way Switch
            • Floyd Rose Original Double-Locking Tremolo bridge
            • Speed Neck-Through neck
            • 24 Jumbo frets
            • Jackson Sealed Die-Cast tuners
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            Jackson USA Signature Corey Beaulieu King V KV6
            • Made in United States
            • Expensive Wood
            • Locking Nut
            • Top Brand Pickups
            • Neck-Through Build
            • Tremolo
            • Compound Radius Fretboard
            • Strap Lock
            • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
            • No Locking Tuners
            • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
            • No Weight Relief
            • No Luminescent Inlay
            • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
            • No Retainer Bar

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            9. Jackson USA Signature Corey Beaulieu King V KV7

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            Playability 83
            Sound 78
            Build quality 75
            Value for money 64
            Overall Score 79

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            • Neck profile shape: D (19 votes)
            • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (19 votes)
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            • From Jackson's 2017 Artist Signature series
            • Made in United States
            • 7 strings
            • 25.5"'' scale
            • 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
            • Alder body
            • Quartersawn Maple neck
            • Ebony fretboard
            • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Blackouts AHB-1B 7 (Humbucker/Active)
            • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Blackouts AHB-1N 7 (Humbucker/Active)
            • 1 volume and 0 tone Dome knobs
            • 3-way Switch
            • Floyd Rose Original Double-Locking Tremolo bridge
            • Speed Neck-Through neck
            • 24 Jumbo frets
            • Jackson Sealed Die-Cast tuners
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            Jackson USA Signature Corey Beaulieu King V KV7
            • Made in United States
            • Expensive Wood
            • Locking Nut
            • Top Brand Pickups
            • Neck-Through Build
            • Tremolo
            • Compound Radius Fretboard
            • Strap Lock
            • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
            • No Locking Tuners
            • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
            • No Weight Relief
            • No Luminescent Inlay
            • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
            • No Retainer Bar

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            10. Jackson USA Signature Rob Caggiano Shadowcaster

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            Playability 82
            Sound 76
            Build quality 78
            Value for money 64
            Overall Score 79

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            • Neck profile shape: D (19 votes)
            • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (19 votes)
            • Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
            • Pickups power: Slightly Hot (1 vote)
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            • From Jackson's 2020 Artist Signature series
            • Made in United States
            • 6 strings
            • 25.5"'' scale
            • 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
            • 1/8 Quilt Maple Top top
            • Alder body
            • Quartersawn Maple neck
            • Ebony fretboard
            • Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Rob Caggiano Signature (Humbucker/Passive)
            • Neck pickup: DiMarzio Air Norton (Humbucker/Passive)
            • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
            • 5-way Switch
            • TonePros TOM-Style Adjustable with Anchored Locking Tailpiece bridge
            • Speed Bolt-On neck
            • 24 Jumbo frets
            • Sperzel Die-Cast Locking tuners
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            Jackson USA Signature Rob Caggiano Shadowcaster
            • Locking Tuners
            • Made in United States
            • Expensive Wood
            • Top Brand Pickups
            • Luminescent Inlay
            • Compound Radius Fretboard
            • Strap Lock
            • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
            • No High-Quality Nut
            • No Neck-Through Build
            • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
            • No Weight Relief
            • No Tremolo
            • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio

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