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The Jackson Pro Series King V solidbody electric guitar is primed for modern hard rock and metal. The guitar’s fast-playing maple neck boasts a compound-radius ebony fingerboard that enhances comfort and speed. A beveled mahogany body offers up thick, crunchy sound with plenty of bite. Two Seymour Duncan Distortion humbuckers push plenty of punishing power through your rig. You’ll also appreciate the Pro Series King V’s ultra-stable Floyd Rose tremolo. Create your own tonal fireworks with the Jackson Pro Series King V.





Powerful and flexible electronics





The Pro Series King V electric guitar’s muscle comes from a pair of Seymour Duncan Distortion humbucking pickups. In the neck you’ll find the vintage-voiced ’59 model. This lower-output pickup delivers warm lows and a bell-like top end that works equally well with clean and high-gain tones. The JB humbucker in the bridge position ? a favorite of many Sweetwater employees ? is a high-output pickup with a midrange bump that helps cut through a lot of distortion and a loud band with ease.





Serial ISJ2303413


Serial ISJ2303413


Neck-through design for monumental sustain





The Jackson Pro Series King V owes its great tone and sustain in part to something you won’t even notice at first glance: a neck-through-body design. The 1-piece through-body maple neck doesn’t just join the body; it’s actually part of the body. Because this allows Jackson to mount the bridge and pickups directly to the same piece of wood as the neck, this configuration contributes to sustain in a big way. Add in the beveled mahogany wings, and you have a ferocious-sounding instrument that balances aggressive cut with warm punch.





Optimized fretboard provides comfort and serious speed





Not many necks play faster than the Jackson Pro Series King V's ebony fretboard with 12"-16" compound radius ?and not much! The compound-radius fretboard makes it easier to form chords close to the nut and is flatter up the neck for faster lead lines. Down low, your fretting hand will appreciate the 12" radius that keeps things nice and comfortable for natural, relaxed chord work. Up top, a 16" radius lays it all out flat for effortless, low-action, high-speed runs with monumental string bends with no chance of fretting out. In other words, it’s effortless to switch between rhythm and lead playing on the Pro Series King V.





Serial ISJ2303413


Jackson Pro Series King V Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:


A powerful combination of a fast-playing design and full-bodied tone


Classic tonewoods: mahogany body, maple neck, and ebony fretboard


Compound-radius ebony fretboard plays fast and smooth


Stable and versatile Floyd Rose 1000 series double-locking tremolo


2 Seymour Duncan Distortion humbucking pickups cut and punch with ease


One of the most aggressive body styles ever


Fast-feeling oiled neck


Iconic sharkfin fingerboard inlay