Pro Series Signature Chris Broderick Soloist™ HT6 Electric Guitar Metallic Black, Pro-SCM setup
There are a few reasons why you may be reading this . . . you like Chris Broderick, you like Megadeth, you like Act of Defience, you’ve never heard of any of these but you like Jackson Guitars, you just like Guitars, you like southcoastmusic . . . .maybe you are simply looking for an exceptional electric guitar, something that ticks all of the boxes – top quality materials, great pickups, pro quality hardware, well made and setup to almost play itself, something inspirational and – at a price that won’t break the bank – well, we invite you to read on . . .
With his dazzling thrash fretwork, former Megadeth and current Act of Defiance guitarist Chris Broderick is heralded as an exacting and modern metal master. A genre defining guitar player, you can be sure that if he plays it – it must be good…seriously good!
When Broderick first came to Jackson to design his own signature model, he had very exacting demands in mind for his take on the venerable Soloist™. Finding a more-than-willing partner up for the challenge, Broderick coined the longstanding high-performance guitar giant as the “company that could.”
The results of the collaboration is a sophisticated riffing machine loaded with the premium features needed to keep up with the most demanding music produced today.
The Pro Series Signature Chris Broderick Soloist HT6 is a six string, 25.5″ scale electric guitar featuring a resonant mahogany body and a one-piece through- body maple neck with scarf joint and graphite reinforcement for rock-solid sustain and stability.
Featuring a 12″-radius fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets, the Chris Broderick Soloist HT6 is no one-trick-pony and ideal for a wide variety of playing styles, comfortable for both low riffing and soaring leads.
Contemporary guitarists require tonal versatility and punchy clarity to keep pace with the rapid twists and turns of today’s metal. Direct mount Broderick-designed custom DiMarzio® humbucking neck and bridge pickups punch well above their weight, cranking out monstrous tone that will pin your ears back. Simply wind the volume control back to tame the beast.
The volume control conceals a push/pull switch for coil- splitting, unlocking even more tonal options while the tone control’s push/pull switch enables the tone circuit.
A mini-toggle killswitch allows for the stuttering effects that have become integral in modern metal.
The Jackson Single-String hardtail bridge – a work of modern industrial art – creates perfect intonation along the entire length of the neck to ensure complex chords ring true, working in harmony with the sealed die-cast locking machines for tuning stability that can withstand a good pick-hand thrashing without shifting.
A magnificent beast featuring a sinister yet classy Metallic Black finish with black hardware, the Chris Broderick Soloist HT6 also gets an added touch of elegance with a matching reverse 3×3 AT-1 headstock and single-ply black body and neck binding. Dunlop® strap locks also ensure your axe won’t go flying during onstage acrobatics.
If you are an experienced player, you will know that few guitars come setup out of the factory. Precision, time and personal preferences all play their part in an exercise that can cost hundreds of dollars. At South Coast Music we have made this “extra” an inclusion. Our price includes a setup that could otherwise cost upwards of $250. Nut height, fret ends, level, polish, string height, intonation are all given close scrutiny and adjusted as required – or requested. If you have a particular string preference, be it brand or gauge, let us know. Simply pay for the strings and we’ll set the guitar up to suit them.
Jackson Chris Broderick Soloist HT6 Specifications
• Series: Pro Series
• SKU: 2914455554
• Body Shape: Soloist
• Model: Chris Broderick Signature Series Soloist™ HT6
• Body Material: Mahogany
• Body Colour/Finish: Gloss Metallic Black
• Neck: 1-Piece Maple Neck-Through-Body with Graphite Reinforcement and Scarf Joint
• Neck Finish: Gloss
• Neck Binding: Single-Ply Black
• Headstock: Reverse Jackson® AT-1 3×3
• Fingerboard Material: Laurel
• Fingerboard Radius: R12” (R305mm)
• Frets: 24, Jumbo
• Nut Material: Black Plastic
• Nut Width: 1.6875″ (42.86 mm)
• Tuning Machines: Jackson®-Branded Die-Cast Locking
• Scale Length: 25.5” (648mm)
• Bridge: Jackson® Single-String Hardtail
• Pickups: Direct Mount DiMarzio® CB6 (Bridge and Neck)
• Pickup Switching: 3-Way Toggle
• Position 1: Bridge Pickup, Position 2: Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3: Neck Pickup
• Kill Switch: Yes – 2 Position Mini-Toggle Kill Switch
• Coil Tap: Yes – Push/Pull Volume Coil Split
• Tone On/Off: Yes – Push/Pull Tone On/Off
• Controls: Volume, Tone
• Control Knobs: Dome Style
• Hardware Finish: Black
• Strap Buttons: Jim Dunlop® Dual-Locking
• Strings: NPS, .010-.046 Gauges
• Setup: Pro-SCM Professional setup
